Context Matters

We start off our new season of Context Matters with a bag! And all of this will influence the rest of the series. Join for the conversation and then take notes on this mini-masterclass on hermeneutics.  From May 11-31 2023 you can receive 30% the print or ebook and free shipping by going to www.ivpress.com and use the code PLACE23 at checkout.  Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Lea...

We start off our new season of Context Matters with a bag! And all of this will influence the rest of the series. Join for the conversation and then take notes on this mini-masterclass on hermeneutics.  From May 11-31 2023 you can receive 30% the print or ebook and free shipping by going to www.ivpress.com and use the code PLACE23 at checkout.  Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Lea...

Find the full episodes of The Wayside Podcast HERE . Our conversation is in episodes 22 and 23.  Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine. Join Cyndi Parker's   Patreon Team !  

Dr. Wendy Widder is the author of several books, including Living Whole Without a Better Half and two commentaries on the book of Daniel. She is a freelance editor and a teacher with two master’s degrees and a PhD in biblical studies. Her newest book, Every Road Goes Somewhere is a memoir that recounts her journey of trying to follow God when he doesn’t follow the script. You will find Dr. Widder'...

Dr. Wendy Widder is the author of several books, including Living Whole Without a Better Half and two commentaries on the book of Daniel. She is a freelance editor and a teacher with two master’s degrees and a PhD in biblical studies. Her newest book, Every Road Goes Somewhere is a memoir that recounts her journey of trying to follow God when he doesn’t follow the script. You will find Dr. Widder'...

Dr. Constantine Campbell is the Professor and Associate Research Director at the Sydney College of Divinity, and also a jazz saxophonist and a visiting instructor at The Australian National University School of Music. You can find out more about his projects HERE Find his commentary on 1, 2, 3 John HERE Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming...

Dr. Constantine Campbell is the Professor and Associate Research Director at the Sydney College of Divinity, and also a jazz saxophonist and a visiting instructor at The Australian National University School of Music. You can find out more about his projects HERE Find his commentary on 1, 2, 3 John HERE Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming...

Dr. May Young is an Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and the Program Director of Biblical Studies at Taylor University. She has written extensively on the subject of Lament. You can find out more about her HERE . Her upcoming book is Recovering Biblical Lament that will be out later in 2023.  You can explore more about the Psalms of Lament in a Yale Bible Study guide HERE Contact Cyndi Park...

Dr. May Young is an Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and the Program Director of Biblical Studies at Taylor University. She has written extensively on the subject of Lament. You can find out more about her HERE . Her upcoming book is Recovering Biblical Lament that will be out later in 2023.  Dr. Young's book on Reading the Psalms Theologically is found HERE You can explore more about the P...

Dr. Brogdon is executive director of the Institute for Black Church Studies and the Associate Professor of Preaching and of Black Church Studies at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. See his faculty page HERE. Explore Dr. Brogdon's new Book The Bible in the Ashes of Social Chaos . Read his study on Philemon in A Companion to Philemon . Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about...

Dr. Brogdon is executive director of the Institute for Black Church Studies and the Associate Professor of Preaching and of Black Church Studies at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. See his faculty page HERE. Explore Dr. Brogdon's new Book The Bible in the Ashes of Social Chaos . Read his study on Philemon in A Companion to Philemon . Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about...

Dr. Carol Kaminski is the founder and director of Casket Empty which you can find HERE .  See her profile as a Professor of Old Testament and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary Her commentary on 1-2 Chronicles is coming out in late spring or early summer. Explore the commentary series HERE Keep your eyes open this spring for Dr. Kaminski's study   Cultivating Godliness: Lessons from Chronicles An...

Dr. Carol Kaminski is the founder and director of Casket Empty which you can find HERE .  See her profile as a Professor of Old Testament and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary Her commentary on 1-2 Chronicles is coming out in late spring or early summer. Explore the commentary series HERE Keep your eyes open this spring for Dr. Kaminski's study   Cultivating Godliness: Lessons from Chronicles An...

How does knowing what invective speech is help us read Jude? What do we do with the apocalyptic images in Jude?  Find out more about Dr. Robinson HERE Explore her book Jude on the Attack Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine. Join Cyndi Parker's   Patreon Team !

Who is Jude? Why is he referencing the book of Enoch? Dr. Robinson frames the historical and cultural context that helps us understand the book of Jude. Find out more about Dr. Robinson HERE Explore her book Jude on the Attack Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine. Join Cyndi Parker's   Patreon Team !

How do we learn about the story of the Bible if we do not preach sermons from ALL the books of the Bible? Granted, several books are challenging and non-intuitive, but they still offer great value to the modern church. How is 2 Peter different from 1 Peter? What's up with the apocalyptic imagery? Find out more about Dr. Dennis Edwards HERE Explore his commentary on 1 Peter HERE Explore his book Mi...

How do we learn about the story of the Bible if we do not preach sermons from ALL the books of the Bible? Granted, several books are challenging and non-intuitive, but they still offer great value to the modern church. What was the background for Peter's epistles? Did Peter even write these letters? How can a letter written to a specific group of people for a context-specific purpose benefit us no...

Dr. Anna Seiges who is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Gardner-Webb University.  Find out more about her here: https://gardner-webb.edu/people/dr-anna-sieges-beal/ Read a few of her blog posts HERE Please follower her on Tik Tok ! or other social media. I adore her.  Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palest...

Dr. Anna Seiges who is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Gardner-Webb University.  Find out more about her here: https://gardner-webb.edu/people/dr-anna-sieges-beal/ Read a few of her blog posts HERE Please follower her on Tik Tok ! or other social media. I adore her.  Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palest...

Learn more about Dr. Ortiz, his projects, and his writings   HERE Explore the Lanier Center for Archeology HERE Learn about the Tel Burna Excavation Project (with articles, pictures and videos!) HERE Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place  Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine. Join Cyndi Parker's   Patreon Team !

If you missed Part 1, go back one episode and hear the background of how Fr. Neuhaus grew up in a Jewish family in South Africa, was drawn to Christianity through an Orthodox Russian nun, and introduced to Catholicism through his dear Muslim friend.  Learn more about Father David Neuhaus HERE Read an important article recently published by Fr. Neuhaus HERE . You may need to scroll down to page 13...

Learn more about Father David Neuhaus HERE Read an important article recently published by Fr. Neuhaus HERE . You may need to scroll down to page 13 where his article begins. Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place  Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine. Join Cyndi Parker's   Patreon Team !

Rabbi Moshe was on a previous episode in season 4 to talk about rabbinic text and the parables of Jesus. He is a  loved professor at Jerusalem University College where he developed a course titled The Parables of Jesus and Jewish Meshalim, which became a favorite course to teach. You can hear that episode HERE . You can listen to his talk at Spark Church about What Jews and Christians Can Learn fr...

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I like to send my students to talk to Zak and have a chance to listen carefully to how people grow up and what their connection to land is. Zak has a great and complicated history. He clearly tells people how his Christian identity informs who he is as a Palestinian. He also encourages non-locals to remember the conflict over there is not Jewish vs. Muslim but Israeli vs. Palestinian. Listen in to...