Enter the Bible

In the premier episode of season 4, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston speak with Professor and Olin and Amanda Fjelstad Registad Chair for Systematic Theology of Luther Seminary, Lois Malcolm. They gather to answer the listener submitted question, "what does 'eternal life' mean and when does it start?" This episode was recorded on July 28, 2022 over Zoom. Watch the video version on Y...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Eric D. Barreto, the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. Together, they explore the question, "Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?" Recorded via Zoom on April 28, 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Mentioned in this episod...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Eric D. Barreto, the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. Together, they explore the question, "What does it mean to pray in the holy spirit?" Recorded via Zoom on April 28, 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Mentioned in this...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Professor of Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary, Joy J. Moore. Together, they explore the question, "What does it mean to bless?" Recorded via Zoom on April 7, 2022. Watch the video version on Youtube at https://youtu.be/KzqtqzALOZI See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Mentioned in this episode: The Bible...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Professor of Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary, Joy J. Moore. Together, they explore the question, "In John 8: women were caught in adultery - where was the man?" Recorded via Zoom on April 7, 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Mentioned in this episode: The Bible in a Year Podcast from Luther Se...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Michael J. Chan exploring the question, what on Earth is the story of Tamar supposed to mean? Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/3-12-what-on-earth-is-the-story-of-tamar-supposed-to-mean Watch the video version at https://youtu.be/GbLK6__GM8s See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Ment...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Michael J. Chan exploring the question, what does the Bible say about resurrection? Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/3-11-what-does-the-bible-say-about-resurrection Watch the video version at https://youtu.be/8rM7GKx3j_0 Mentioned in this episode: The Bible in a Year Podcast from Luther Seminary

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with American biblical scholar and Assistant Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in Illinois, Esau McCaulley, exploring the question, do people of color read the Bible differently than white people? Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/3-10-do-people-of-color-read-the-bible-differently-than-white...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Esau McCaulley, exploring the listener posed questions: Can you help biblically explain why nationalism is not a Christian narrative. In this country, Christian Nationalism has taken center stage. How can we teach Jesus's view of nationalistic rhetoric? Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/3-9-can-you...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Jon D. Levenson exploring the question, what would be lost theologically by discarding troubling parts of the Bible? Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/3-8-why-not-throw-out-parts-of-the-bible-that-are-troubling-like-genesis-22 Watch the video version at https://youtu.be/2v_4hmBP0J0 See omnystudio.c...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with John D. Levenson answering the question, "is the practice of Christians reading the Hebrew Bible a case of "reading someone else's mail?" (And related to that - what is the relationship between Judaism and Christianity and how are they each related to ancient Israel?) Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/au...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Sarah Hinlicky Wilson about where to begin when you feel disconnected or stuck in your faith journey. Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/3-6-i-feel-disconnected-where-do-i-begin Watch the video version at: https://youtu.be/O-I-m1u6ohk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Mentioned in...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, discuss why Paul doesn't mention the Holy Spirit? Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/3-5-why-doesnt-paul-mention-the-holy-spirit Watch the video version at: https://youtu.be/pHCIFvihwqo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Mentioned in this episode: The Bible i...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Kristofer Phan Coffman about the different between the Catholic and Protestant Bible. Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/3-4-whats-the-difference-between-the-catholic-and-protestant-bible Watch the video version at https://youtu.be/npFiChUVPVg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Men...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Kristofer Phan Coffman about why some Christians might refer to God's Kin-dom instead of Kingdom. Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/3-3-why-kin-dom-instead-of-kingdom Watch the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn6KPm8C6IE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Mentione...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston answer listener submitted questions. Questions addressed in this episode: Numbers in the Bible: What is their meaning? What is the best way to explain the binding of sins to an elementary Sunday school class? My question is about the bible passages found in Isaiah chapter 53, verses 4-12. Who is Isaiah referring to in those passages?...

In the first episode of season 3, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston answer listener submitted questions. How old is the earth? Were there people before Adam and Eve? When Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden by listening to Satan, was God angry? Didn’t God know this was going to happen and consequences for their sin had to be paid? Show notes are available at https:...

This discussion with Jennifer Kaalund, Associate Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, centers on a question submitted by an Enter the Bible podcast listener: Is Jesus the same as God? Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/2-13-is-jesus-the-same-as-god Watch the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_NqU-ZiGZE See omnystudio.com/listener f...

This discussion with John J. Collins covers the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient biblical manuscripts, and the community at Qumran. In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Prof. Collins, Holmes Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School, about the question: What are the Dead Sea Scrolls and why do they matter? Show notes are available at https://enterth...

This discussion with John J. Collins covers abortion, the U.S. Supreme Court, human rights, and biblical values. In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Prof. Collins, Holmes Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School, about the question: What does the Bible say about abortion? Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/2-11-what...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Jennifer Kaalund, Associate Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, about hope at the end of time. This discussion starts with TikTok, coronavirus, climate change, Revelation and pivots toward what the Bible really has to say about the end times.  Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.org/...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Alan Padgett, Professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary, about miracles: Is it outrageous to believe in them? This discussion focuses on the miraculous as found in the Bible (Old and New Testament) and approaches to inexplicable events in Christian history and in contemporary life. Show notes are available at http...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Alan Padgett, Professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary, about the demons: Is it absurd to believe in them? This discussion focuses on the demonic as found in the Bible (Old and New Testament) and approaches to evil in Christian history and in contemporary life. Show notes are available at https://enterthebible.or...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Alan Padgett, Professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary, about the question, Can we believe in the Bible and science? In this discussion on the nature of truth (scientific and spiritual) the podcasters talk about the 6000-year-old earth, the veracity of the resurrection, and the end of time. Show notes for this ep...

In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Prof. Richard Nysse about the question, Why is there baby eating in the Bible? And the bigger question, why does God allow terrible things to happen? Show notes for this episode available at https://enterthebible.org/audio/2-6-baby-eating-in-the-bible Watch the video version at https://youtu.be/KKwTOymUzOs See omnystudio.co...