With All Your Mind

What is your relationship with the Old Testament?  Is it just the required reading for the class of Christianity, or the prequel to the New Testament that nobody really wants to care about?  Or is it something better?   Also, my fruit trees died.   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

What does the God of the Bible allow, and better yet, what does he enjoy?  We'll look at an odd little story in the book of Kings to see how God collaborates with people, and if you listen long enough, a rabbit trail on divine prerogatives.   Gotta love you some Heiser: Brief Insights on Mastering Bible Doctrine by Dr. Michael Heiser has a chapter on this topic!  Chapter 19.   Contact me at: witha...

What happens if you don't know the personal characteristics of God?  Does it matter?     Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

If God is supreme in the universe, (and he is!), what does that mean?  How do we know?  What else is there in the spiritual world?   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

We've talked a lot before about God and his titles... the messiah, Lord vs. LORD, but we've never talked about God's characteristics.  This is especially fitting after talking about other ancient gods and their characteristics.  We'll start discussing God's personhood and character in this episode, though it's only scratching the surface!   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com  

I've always resisted learning about Egyptian mythology because it seems overwhelming... and it is!  But it can really help with understanding nuance and how some of the things in the Old Testament really make much better sense with it in mind.  Listen in as we talk about how Egyptian mythology makes the golden calf story of Exodus just a little less weird.     Resources: One of The Ancients podcas...

Have you ever wondered what a Leviathan or Behemoth is?  Is there a place for chaos in God's kingdom?  We'll look at some Ancient Near Eastern mythology to compare with what the God of the Bible does with chaos.   Some resources: The Ancients podcast about Set An article about Set/Seth Chaos Monster article Biblical Cosmos book   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com  

The empires and cultures in the ancient near east had a significant impact on the world of the Bible, and on the Israelites themselves.  Yahweh, the God of the Bible, is distinct from the gods of these cultures and we won't know how he's different unless we know how the other gods and their legacies were characterized.  Join me in looking at creation myths from Babylon, Sumeria and Egypt, and what...

I thought I could just take some flights and run around the country without problems, and also thought starting another language on my break was an easy side quest.  I was wrong on both counts.   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

Welcome back to season 4 (and year 4) of the podcast!  We're just going to catch up on my classes and what I'm learning, and what's next.   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

If you've ever wanted an inside look on the nitty gritty of translation, check this one out!  Make sure to listen to the last episode where we read the whole book that I'm talking about here.   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

Part of making biblical Hebrew more accessible and easier to learn (especially for Bible translators) is making more easy reading materials to learn it.  You don't pick up Shakespeare to learn English, and starting in the Old Testament to learn biblical Hebrew is pretty hard.  It can be very discouraging and it's part of why (one part!) only 1% of people who learn biblical Hebrew in seminary or co...

John's last book and the Bible's last book is an apocalypse, a revelation by God through Jesus.  But how does it relate to other apocalyptic literature and how does that inform our reading of it?     The Bible Project's Revelation Video, Part 1 The Bible Project's Revelation Video, Part 2   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

I'm back at it with my (Ryan's) ESV Study Bible to the rescue... Rescuing me from getting cranky at Paul for other people's misinterpretations of him.   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

The gospels are the most taught about, talked about and arguably the easiest to understand part of the Bible.  What more could I possibly say about them that you might not know??   The Michael Heiser book that I feel like everyone should read and own: Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

Everyone has a junk drawer, including the Bible.  That doesn't mean it has junk in it though, just a whole collection of interesting things that might be the Bible's art collection.  Find out more about how art functions and why it's important for us as Christians.   Resources used: A Hurrian Hymn Literary Analysis of Ben Sirach   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

Why are prophets so weird?  Well God told them to be weird.  But were they really weird?     Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

We're starting a little summer series on genres of books in the Bible!  Context is king my friends, so let's learn about the context of our Bible books including similar extra-biblical literature, key facts about the genre and how to read it better.   I trust the Bible Project so if they have something to say about genre... of course I'm going to link it!  Bible Project podcast episode from June 2...

I was planning on doing a series this month, but university classes are kind of getting in the way!  So here's an update on what's going on with my classes, my plans and a current project.  We'll have a few more episodes this summer so stay tuned!   Don't forget to send me your children's book ideas!   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

What culture did Jesus most identify with and how can we see that?  How did he interact with and view other cultures?  And what does that say about him?   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

You might not realize all the examples of Greco-Roman culture that we see in the Bible, including how the Bible quotes itself, where and how it quotes extra-biblical books and philosophers, and ancient apartment buildings.  Join us for me using a baby voice and using the word ghetto way too many times.   Resources Used for this Episode: Epimenides in the Bible Letter Writing in the Ancient World E...

When you hear that the New Testament is in a Greek/Roman time period, what does that mean to you?  How do you imagine those cultures affect the Bible and the people that lived at that time?  In this episode, we'll explore some tangible ways that Greek and Roman culture affected both the Bible and the people of Israel.   Resources Used in this Episode: A Getty Blog about Triclinium NIV Archaologica...

What are the differences in how emotions are expressed in modern English vs. biblical Hebrew?  Do we have any ways in common?  And what are some other unique expressions in Biblical Hebrew?     Some resources used in this episode: Their Eyes Swell Out With Fatness: Metaphor and Emotion in Psalm 73: Richard Liantonio   Article Here A Few Metaphorical Source Domains For Emotions In The Old Testament...

Language is so diverse!  The basic building blocks of language that we can all take for granted... shouldn't be.  Learn how Biblical Hebrew says yes, and how it doesn't.  It matters!   Resources Used for Today's Episode: Christo H. J. van der Merwe, Jacobus A. Naudé, and Jan H. Kroeze, A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar, Second Edition. (London; Oxford; New York; New Delhi; Sydney: Bloomsbury; Bl...

Have you ever thought that Bible characters must be pretty boring and formal?  That maybe they were always serious and made speeches?  There actually may be a few reasons for that, and we'll explore a few in today's episode, including how the Hebrew verb system isn't as fun sounding as English speakers might accidentally expect it to be.   Resources for this episode: “The change in Hebrew from a V...