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He's back! And this time with ideas about science, theology, and philosophy that will blow your mind! Prof. Ervine Sheblatzm has been "rethinking everything" and "sequencing out" several innovative new theories that he believes will usher in "encounters of the fourth kind" in the study of Paul's letters and in science. Listen in as Matt talks with Ervine about his groundbreaking new book Faultine...

Dru Johnson and Matt Lynch talk to Robert Alter about his new Princeton University Press book The Art of Bible Translation and his newly released translation of the Hebrew Bible into English. Robert explains how the translation came about and how The Art of Bible Translation acts as a methodological introduction to his translation of the Hebrew Bible. The post Robert Alter—The Art of Bible Transla...

Chris Tilling chats with Jeff McSwain about his new book Simul Sanctification: Barth's Hidden Vision for Human Transformation (Wipf & Stock, 2018). The post Jeff McSwain – Simul Sanctification first appeared on OnScript .

Jon Levenson's Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel (Yale, 2006) is one of the books I (Matt) most recommend to my students and colleagues. It models biblical scholarship that is exegetically adept, holds the big picture, understands the history of interpretation, and is genuinely creative. Dru and I had the privilege of sitting down with Jon Levenson--a favorite on the show--to talk through...

Episode: In our latest Theology Stream episode, Amy Hughes talks with practical theologian Michael Bruner about Flannery O’Connor, a “theology of the grotesque,” and why literature and art in church […] The post (Theology) Michael Bruner – A Subversive Gospel first appeared on OnScript .

In this episode, Michael Carasik (pronounced like "Jurassic") and I discuss the wonderful world of Jewish commentary and his translation of the medieval Jewish commentators. The post Michael Carasik – Medieval Jewish Commentary first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: New Perspective on Paul versus Old Perspective. The debate rages because a proper understanding of Christian salvation is at stake. Matthew Thomas has a novel angle that brings fresh evidence–the […] The post Matthew Thomas – Paul’s ‘Works of the Law’ first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Welcome to the inaugural episode of OnScript's new Theology Stream. OnScript's newest co-host Amy Brown Hughes talks with Natalie Carnes of Baylor University about icons, iconophilia, iconophobia, and iconoclasm. This topic has loomed large in church history, and carries important theological implications. The post (Theology) Natalie Carnes – Image and Presence first appeared on OnScript...

Sandra Richter discusses the Bible and ecology, her love for Deuteronomy, teaching the Old Testament, women in academia, and much more. We've also got a big announcement in this episode, so tune in! The post Sandra Richter – Ecology and the Bible first appeared on OnScript .

OnScript Podcast interview with Lucy Peppiatt on Paul and Gender. We focus on all the troublesome issues in 1 Corinthians 11. The post Gender and Hermeneutics in Paul (Pt 2) – Lucy Peppiatt first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: This is the first of a two part episode on gender and hermeneutics in the letters of Paul. Our focus text is 1 Cor 11, a text that poses […] The post Gender & Hermeneutics in Paul (Pt 1) – Michael Lakey first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this episode, Erin interviews Beverly Roberts Gaventa on Pauline theology, her thoughts on pedagogy, and on why Matt Bates is wrong about Karl Barth.  Guest:  Beverly Roberts Gaventa is Distinguished Professor of […] The post Beverly Gaventa – Reflections on Pauline Scholarship and Teaching first appeared on OnScript .

Canon, theology, and Trinity are brought together in this episode featuring guest Chris Seitz The post Christopher Seitz – The Elder Testament first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Matt, Matt, Erin, & Dru discuss your questions. And YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAY NEXT! Listen to find out. Help Support OnScript: Visit our Donate Page if you want to join […] The post Q&A Episode – October 2018 first appeared on OnScript .

Dru and Joshua Berman discuss his bold claims in his book—Inconsistency in the Torah—that suggest source-criticism might erroneously ignore cognate literary forms in the ancient Near East, favoring notoriously slippery histories behind each source in the Torah instead. Working through Egyptian and Mesopotamian parallels, Berman discusses how the old paradigm of sources might be insufficient in the...

Episode:  Erin and Dru host Douglas Groothuis for an episode that breaks from our typical Onscript fare. Doug’s newest book, Walking through Twilight is a memoir about his journey alongside his […] The post Douglas Groothuis – Walking through Twilight first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Tim Mackie and Jon Collins chat with Matt L. and Dru J. about how the Bible Project started, their thesis that the Bible is a unified story, P967, and a […] The post Tim Mackie & Jon Collins – The Bible Project first appeared on OnScript .

Scot McKnight is back, bringing a cosmic Christological vision and wisdom about how the church should handle the topics of slavery and racial reconciliation.  The post Scot McKnight – Colossians and Philemon first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Live from Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Wisconsin! OnScript host Matt Lynch interviews Stephen Chester. We talk about how Luther & Calvin have taken a whipping by some proponents […] The post Stephen Chester – Reading Paul with the Reformers first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Marc Turnage lives and breathes the world of the New Testament, through literature, archaeology, and geography. He’s an expert in biblical Galilee, and comes to us live from the Galilee, […] The post Marc Turnage – The Bible in its Ancient World first appeared on OnScript .

Episode:  In this episode, Susan Eastman talks with Erin and Matt about her new book on Pauline Anthropology. The book is a fascinating three-way dialogue between the Apostle Paul, Epictetus, and […] The post Susan Eastman – Paul and the Person first appeared on OnScript .

In this episode, Matthias Henze maps out how people approaching the biblical texts from the NT lens can hop into the world of Hellenistic Judaism to better understand the NT literature. The post Matthias Henze – Mind the Gap (Jewish Writings Between the OT & NT) first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Dr. Mary Hom returns to the show to talk about her soon-to-be-released book The Characterization of an Empire: The Portrayal of the Assyrians in Kings and Chronicles (Wipf & Stock, 2018). But […] The post Mary Katherine Hom – The Characterization of an Empire first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: It was half an hour before coffee and cake with the Campbell family, so Chris sits down with Douglas Campbell to interview him on his new book on the […] The post Douglas Campbell – Paul: An Apostle’s Journey first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Matt interviews Christian Hofreiter (RZIM) on one of the most vexed issues in biblical studies … genocide in the Old Testament. Christian Hofreiter has been pondering this question for […] The post Christian Hofreiter – Making Sense of Old Testament Genocide first appeared on OnScript .