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Episode: In this episode, we discuss the god Moses. Yes, you heard that right! It’s there in Exod 7:1. But what does this mean? How can we make sense of the […] The post Amy Balogh – Moses among the Idols first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Michael Bird turns the well-rehearsed scholarly tale about how Jesus came to be described as divine on its head. Jesus didn’t become God through the application of Greek metaphysical […] The post Michael Bird – Jesus Among the Gods first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Here’s the full version of the convo with Collin Cornell, where we discuss Elephantine, divine aggression (beginning at 34:18), and more, including his work on divine look-alikes. If you’ve already […] The post Collin Cornell – Divine Aggression (and other Old Testament matters) first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: The book we’re talking about today is Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church with IVP Academic. In this episode, we explore the data about women […] The post Nijay Gupta – Tell Her Story: Women in the Early Church first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Steven Nemes about his forthcoming book, Theological Authority in the Church (Eugene, Or.: Cascade, forthcoming [2023]). This new book by Steven Nemes argues, […] The post Steven Nemes – Theological Authority in the Church first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Erin speaks with Caryn Reeder about the Samaritan Woman, the reception history of John 4, and its impact on the experiences of women in the church today, which Caryn treats […] The post Caryn Reeder – The Samaritan Woman’s Story after #ChurchToo first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this episode, Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich takes us on an exciting tour of Second Temple Literature, giving us a sense of the stories, personalities, and history that shaped this […] The post Malka Z. Simkovich – Discovering Second Temple Literature first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this episode, co-host Amy Hughes talks with Han-Iuen Kantzer Komline about all things Augustine! We covered it all! Just kidding, we barely scratched the surface of everyone’s favorite […] The post Han-luen Kantzer Komline – Augustine and Turning Points in Christian History first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Erin speaks with Rev. Dr. Andy Byers about John’s Gospel, Jewish Relations, and the “sectarian hermeneutic” that dominates Johannine studies. Andy’s newest book on John’s Gospel, John and the Others, […] The post Andrew Byers – John and the Others first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: How can the way of the kingdom be the way of the dove? How can the way of subversion come through submission? How can the way of the lion […] The post Patrick Schreiner – Political Gospel first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: (Republish) Has the Chalcedonian Definition stood the test of time and theological challenge? Ian McFarland thinks so and advocates for a “Chalcedonianism without reserve” in his newest book, The […] The post Ian McFarland – The Word Made Flesh first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Is God more male than female? Most theologians have hastened to say ‘no’, but still many theologians have urged that the male analogy is more suitable in speaking about […] The post Amy Peeler – Women and the Gender of God first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: This episode takes you to the wilds of Alaska and Florida’s byways to talk about our denial of death as a species. Guest: Dr. Timothy Beal is Distinguished University Professor […] The post Timothy Beal – When Time (for humanity) is Short first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Erin speaks with Dr. Katie Marcar about metaphors of divine regeneration in 1 Peter, metaphors of generation in other Jewish texts from the Second Temple period, seed metaphors, breastmilk metaphors, […] The post Katie Marcar – Divine Regeneration and Ethnic Mapping in 1 Peter first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Erin Heim speaks with Dr. Angela Parker about White Christianity’s tendency to conflate biblical authority with inerrancy and infallibility, gaslighting and women in the Gospels, the Galatians’ experience, and Tobe […] The post Angela Parker – If God Still Breathes, Why Can’t I? first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Marty Folsom about his new book, Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone  (Zondervan Academic). What is it about Barth’s Church Dogmatics that is […] The post Marty Folsom – Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: In this episode, Dru Johnson talks with Australian scholar Christopher Seglenieks about why Greco-Roman devotion practices must be included in discussions about “faith” and “belief” in the Johannine corpus. […] The post Chris Seglenieks – Johannine Belief and Graeco-Roman Devotion first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: What was the sacrifice of Jesus for the NT Jewish authors? A barbaric execution? A violent bloodletting of a scapegoat? Christian Eberhart claims that the NT authors did not conceive […] The post Christian Eberhart – The Sacrifice of Jesus first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Richard Middleton thinks that Abraham should’ve talked back to God when he asked him to sacrifice his son. Today we discuss lament, the example of Job, and Abraham as a […] The post J. Richard Middleton – Abraham’s Silence first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Leviticus might be the only book in the Bible that many Christians will openly and casually admit that they do not like (or, it’s their “least favorite). Dru Johnson […] The post Mark Scarlata – The World of Leviticus first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Paul Spilsbury knew Josephus personally … or at least he’s spent so much time with him that it’s almost as if he did. In this episode we talk about Josephus’ writings, […] The post Paul Spilsbury – Understanding Josephus first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: If you’ve appreciated John Barclay’s monumental work on grace, Paul and the Gift, then you’ll be delighted to see how Enoch Okode’s work presses beyond Barclay into new territory. […] The post Enoch Okode – Christ the Gift and the Giver first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: Matt discusses Aaron’s whopping huge Romans commentary, discussing the book’s rhetorical aims and literary flow, the troubling “hardening” of Israel in Rom 9-11, and why the real deal is in […] The post Aaron Sherwood – Romans first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: These are times of deep division and disruption. Saying so is almost as obvious as saying, “The sky is blue.” But finding a way to dialogue through division and disruption […] The post Bill Brown – Psalms in Dialogue amidst Disruption first appeared on OnScript .

Episode: What happens to us as we read violent stories in the Bible? How do violent stories form us ethically? Amy Cottrill discusses everything from overly violent stories, to places where […] The post Amy Cottrill – Uncovering Violence in Biblical Stories first appeared on OnScript .