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Episode: Matt speaks with Brent Strawn about the person and legacy of Walter Brueggemann and their co-authored book on Isaiah (Unwavering Faithfulness). Guest: Brent Strawn is D. Moody Smith Distinguished Professor of […] The post Brent Strawn – Walter Brueggemann and Isaiah first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this on-location episode, Chris McKinny interviews Steven Notley about identifying and exploring the ancient city of Bethsaida/Julias. This is a crossover episode with OnScript and the new In Context […] The post Steve Notley – Locating Bethsaida, the Last Lost City of the New Testament first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Excavations have begun at the New Testament site of Lystra! In this episode, Jason Borges talks with Prof. Ilker Mimiroglu, the lead Turkish archaeologist at Lystra, about the city’s history and […] The post Ilker Mimiroglu – Ancient Lystra first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this episode, Kyle chats with Libby Backfish and Cynthia Shafer-Elliott about bringing archaeology and theology into conversation—the topic of their recent book, Grounded Theology in the Hebrew Bible: Exploring the […] The post Libby Backfish and Cynthia Shafer-Elliott – Grounded Theology first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Amy, Jules, and Matt get together to talk about their current work on Gregory of Nyssa (Amy), global theology (Jules), and Isaiah (Matt). Matt sounds like he’s in a […] The post Amy, Jules, and Matt Talk Theology and Biblical Studies first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Jonathan Lyonhart joins the podcast to discuss his fictional-philosophical exploration of the life of Moses. Somehow Moses manages to climb each major branch of the philosophical tree in this creative […] The post Jonathan Lyonhart – Zeus Was an Atheist first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this episode co-host Amy Brown Hughes nerds out with fellow historical theologian J. Warren Smith about what it would be like if a bunch of early Christian theologians hung […] The post J. Warren Smith – Early Christian Theology first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Is redemption the Bible’s “big story”? Is salvation THE goal of Scripture’s narrative? Are “story” and “narrative” even helpful ways of conceptualizing the whole Bible? Cornell would answer (a qualified) […] The post Collin Cornell – God Draws Near first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this second part of a two-part episode, Kevin Vanhoozer is interviewed by Matthew Bates, along with his Northern Seminary students, as part of a “live” classroom event. Over […] The post Kevin Vanhoozer – Mere Christian Hermeneutics (Part 2) first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this first part of a two-part episode, Kevin Vanhoozer is interviewed by Matthew Bates, along with his Northern Seminary students, as part of a “live” classroom event. Over […] The post Kevin Vanhoozer – Mere Christian Hermeneutics (Part 1) first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: We all understand that statues were considered divine in the ancient Near East. But what about a god’s sword, or concepts about a god? Could they also be divine? […] The post Jen Singletary – When Things Become Deities (in the ancient Near East) first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this episode, “follow the money” takes on a whole new (and old) significance. Co-host Amy Hughes talks with Malcolm Foley about his book The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why The Love of […] The post Malcolm Foley – The Anti-Greed Gospel first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Gird your emotional loins! Dr. Sheblazm takes us on a journey inward, to those painful places that few want to go, in order to retrieve what no one thought existed, […] The post Ervine Sheblazm – The Emotionally Healthy Paul first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Imagine the writers of Scripture around a table discussing, sometimes arguing about, and ultimately seeking deeper wisdom about God, humanity, and the world. In his recent book, Voices of the […] The post Brian Toews – Voices of the Sages first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Matt L. talks with Carmen about the third in her “Bearing” > “Being” > “Becoming” series with IVP. Her subtitle, “Why the Church Still Matters” explains the (ambitious) goal of […] The post Carmen Imes – Becoming God’s Family first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this third conversation with Marty Folsom, we turn to the Doctrine of Creation in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone, Volume 3. Having explored Barth’s theological method and doctrine […] The post Marty Folsom – Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Creation first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Ingrid Faro talks with Matt Bates about overlooked, less-known, vilified, and misunderstood women in the Old Testament. Like … Jehosheba (did you know about her?). She argues that the […] The post Ingrid Faro – Redeeming Eden first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Mark Scarlata’s new book Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament (CUP, 2025) explores the intricate dance between earth and sustenance. Scarlata argues that wine becomes the unique […] The post Mark Scarlata – Wine, Soil, and Salvation in Scripture first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Did Jesus offer a radical reworking of the law? Did he subvert the Jewish law of his day? Was he exposing legalism, nationalism, or ritualism in favor of compassion? Paul […] The post Paul Sloan – Jesus and the Law of Moses first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Dru suggests that biblical law is something to think with and not just about. Matt and Dru discuss this idea and its many implications that were articulated in Dru’s recent book Understanding Biblical […] The post Dru Johnson – Understanding Biblical Law (with surprise guest) first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Cor Bennema about his new book, Imitation in Early Christianity: Mimesis and Religious-Ethical Formation (Eerdmans, 2023). What does it mean to say that early Christians imitated […] The post Cor Bennema – Imitation in Early Christianity first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: With a biblical poem that shifts imagery (Ps 23), and another (Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”) that provides perspective, Brent Strawn takes us into an “uber-famous” biblical poem-this “nightingale of […] The post Brent Strawn – Shifting Imagery and Psalm 23 (In Parallel) first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: At a live event at Wycliffe Hall, Erin once again sat down with Matthew Novenson to discuss his latest monograph: Paul and Judaism at the End of History (Cambridge University Press, 2024). […] The post Matthew Novenson – Paul and Judaism at the End of History first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: For our sixth live event at Nashotah House, Wisconsin, Matt sat down with his teacher and friend, Gary Schnittjer, to discuss his fascinating new co-authored book, How To Study […] The post Gary Schnittjer – How To Study the Bible’s Use of the Bible (Live) first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Biblical World host Chris McKinny has been researching the Ark of the Covenant for years now. He discusses the hunt for the ark, its ancient Egyptian predecessors, its biblical significance, […] The post Chris McKinny – Finding the Ark of the Covenant first appeared on OnScript .