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In this new four-part series called "Audio Tours," Ron and John visit some important archaeological sites related directly to the Bible. This first episode begins with a brief discussion of archaeology itself, then they take the audience to Galilee for a look around a key location in the life and ministry of Jesus: the city of Capernaum.

John and Ron conclude their series on Old Testament quotes and allusions in the New.  This time they look at John and Revelation.

In this encore wrap-up session, Ron and John conclude their survey of the Bible with a review of the final books of the New Testament and a brief look at the process by which the Christian Bible was recognized as scripture by Christians.

The prophet Jeremiah used the phrase "new covenant" to describe God's restored relationship with Israel. That phrase was crucial to the way Jesus described what God was doing through him, and the apostles picked it up. It has come to represent the documents of the New Testament itself. In this third installment of their series "Old in the New," John and Ron turn their atte...

This is the fourth episode in the Introduction to the Bible series John and Ron first released several years ago.  In this episode, they turn their attention to the New Testament for the first time. When they first released this episode several years ago, John and Ron solicited ideas for series.  The series they suggested, the Sermon on the Mount, actually happened!  You can find it on their websi...

"No New Testament without the Old" ... John and Ron have repeated it over and over. In this episode they look at how the apostle Paul quoted the Old Testament in his first letter to the Corinthians.   According to them, Paul's point was intellectual humility, although he had a point to make about hope, too. He reached for the Old Testament multiple times to support his argument.

John and Ron tackle the majority of the Old Testament in this third of the series where they introduce the Bible in just five episodes! From the Historical Books to the Writings to the Prophets ... they cover it all in a whirlwind tour.  The goal, though, is the big picture, and they argue the Old Testament sets up a problem the New has to solve.

John and Ron open their new series,  Old in the New , with a study of Peter's sermon at Pentecost, Acts 2. How did Peter rely on his Bible, the Old Testament, to interpret what they had seen up to that day?

This is the second installment in John and Ron's whirlwind five episode introduction to the Bible as a whole.  Here they conclude their discussion of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible. In the next episode, John and Ron will begin their series on the Old Testament in the New.

John and Ron conclude their series on Faith and Reason with this episode. In a wide ranging discussion, they cover everything from Galileo's discoveries to modern biblical criticism.

As we enter the summer of 2024, John and Ron are wrapping up a series on Faith and Reason . They will finish that series in the episode after this one. Through the summer they plan to release a series of episodes called The Old Testament in the New . They will examine places where the New Testament quotes or alludes to the Old.  When they do that, it will help to have the big picture of how the Bi...

What does it mean to "bet on God"?! That's the question as John and Ron read through portions of the classic argument called "Pascal's Wager." They introduce Pascal himself, and they tease out what he was trying to say.

In this episode, John and Ron turn their attention to Anselm, a medieval archbishop of Canterbury.  They walk through Anselm's "ontological proof" for the existence of God -- and then argue the proof isn't really what mattered to Anselm!

This is the second episode in the Faith and Reason series, and John and Ron consider an ancient figure named Irenaeus.  Irenaeus argued that Christian faith is far more reasonable than alternatives being offered by the Gnostics. Did you ever wonder when Christians started calling the New Testament "scripture"?  What was the Gnostics' big secret?  These and other questions crop up in...

In this new series, John and Ron argue that Christian faith is reasonable. Christians have reasons for what they believe, and those reasons are defensible. Perhaps most surprising, they insist there is no virtue in a "blind leap of faith"!

In this episode, John and Ron conclude their series on Ruth. The story is ultimately a story of redemption, a story where God provides hope where there was none before.

In episode 3 of their series on Ruth, John and Ron discuss the famous -- some would say infamous! -- threshing floor scene. As always, though, the focus is on the original context. Naomi and Ruth still have pressing needs. How will God provide?

Ron and John continue into chapter 2 of the Book of Ruth as the picture begins to change dramatically for the two main characters, Naomi and Ruth.  God's providential guidance emerges along with hope in God's redemptive work.

Season five opens with a new series on the book of Ruth. Ruth is a masterful example of Hebrew narrative and a favorite story of many. In this episode, John and Ron discuss the background of the book and work their way through chapter 1 and the setup to the story.

John and Ron conclude their survey of the Gospel of John in this episode.  They look closely at the remarkable opening chapter of the book.

In this episode, John and Ron work their way through John 9, where Jesus heals a man born blind. This fascinating mini-drama yields crucial clues to the context in which the Gospel was likely written.

John and Ron revisit an episode from a few years ago where they address John 2, the story of Jesus turning water into wine.  Why is that story so important?  Why does the Gospel of John place it first among the miracles Jesus performs?

In this second episode on the Gospel of John, Ron and John survey the "march to the cross," and they examine John's unique emphases in the story of the crucifixion.

John and Ron introduce a new series on the Gospel of John.  In this first episode they examine how John tells the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000.  They compare it to the way Mark tells the same story, and they uncover several of the features that make the Gospel of John so distinct.

John and Ron conclude their series on throne room scenes throughout scripture. In this episode, they address the baffling book of Revelation, chapters 4-5. The author of Revelation sees himself in direct line with the prophets of the Old Testament, and the throne room scene of Revelation bears remarkable similarities to experiences that the prophets reported.