In this episode Tony sits down with David Tsumura, who is a professor emeritus in Old Testament studies at Japan Bible Seminary.  

David is a familiar face at Tyndale House having visited several times over nearly 40 years. He lived on site for two years from 1986 while working on a Tyndale House research project on Genesis 1–11. In this interview he shares how he went from studying economics to the Old Testament, and how his involvement at Tyndale House has influenced his work back in Japan. 

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In this episode, Tony continues his conversation with writer-in-residence, Christopher Ash, on his new four-volume commentary on the Psalms. They discuss how Christ would have prayed the Psalms during his earthly life, the structure of the 5 books of the Psalms, and how we approach different genres of psalms such as imprecatory psalms. 

This is part 2 of the interview and you can catch up on part 1 wherever you get your podcasts from.


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In this episode, Tony interviews our writer-in-residence, Christopher Ash, on his new 4 volume commentary on the Psalms. Christopher shares how he came to write the commentary, the importance of the psalms, and why he thinks that the Psalms are inseparable from Christ.

This is part 1 of the interview and part 2 will be released next week.

The Commentary is available to order now:
The Psalms: A Christ-Centred Commentary (Crossway, 2024) https://www.crossway.org/books/the-psalms-hcj-5/

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In this episode Tony Watkins sits down with biblical scholar, Ahreum Kim, who has been a reader at Tyndale House on and off since 2019 when she came here during her MPhil. She has since completed her PhD which focused on the letter of 1 John and the Greco-Roman context it was written in. She and Tony discuss her PhD, why it’s so important to understand the context of New Testament letters, and what Ahreum is working on at the moment.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the episode so please do get in touch either on X @tyndale_house or email us at [email protected]. 

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In this episode, Tony, James, and Caleb continue discussing name changes in the Bible, but this time with a focus on throne names. They look first at how kings in the ancient world often changed their name when they became king, before then focusing on Old Testament kings and the significance of their throne names.

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Please note: This episode contains a mention of birth trauma within the biblical narrative

In this episode, Tony, James, and Caleb discuss name changes in the patriarchal narratives. They look at how common it was for names to be changed in the ancient world, as well as the significance of the name changes within the biblical narrative. 

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In this episode, Tony sits down with James and Caleb again to look at the names of the foreign kings mentioned in Genesis 14 and to see how they fit in with what we know of those places from extra-biblical sources. 

At 10:44 Caleb says Southeastern Iran but he meant Southwestern Iran.
At 19:06 Tony meant Genesis 9 but he meant Genesis 11.

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Content warning: please note this episode contains a brief mention of rape within the biblical narrative, as well as a comment about birth trauma in the Ancient World. 

In this episode, Tony Watkins continues working through the biblical narrative of Jacob's sons being born, with Caleb Howard and James Bejon. They discuss what the sons' names mean and how they relate to their birth context. In the previous episode, they covered the first four sons, and in this episode, they cover the next seven sons.

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In this episode, Tony Watkins digs into the names of Jacob’s sons with Caleb Howard and James Bejon, who are both working on the Tyndale House Old Testament project. Starting at Genesis 29 they work through the biblical narrative of the sons being born and discuss the meaning of their names. In this episode, they cover the first four sons, and in the following episode they will cover the next seven names.


Please note: 
At 10:59 James mentions Genesis 31:43, he meant to say Genesis 30:43.
At 24:59 James says Joseph but he meant to say Jacob.

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Episode 2 of our podcast series on Ancient Names.

In this episode, Tony, George, and Caleb discuss naming practices from the Bible and the ancient world and compare them with practices today.

Please note: at 17:34 Tony Watkins says 'one of Aaron's children is Eliezer'. This is incorrect, Aaron has a son called Eleazar, and Moses has a son named Eliezer (see Exodus 18:1-4). 

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