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In Episode 3 of Sabbatical Insider, Dr. Fredrick J. Long reflects on the calling of biblical scholarship and the often unseen work of faculty life. He shares how research, writing, teaching, and publishing function as stewardship in service of the church, the academy, and the mission of God. #bible #jesus #teacher #education #biblestudy #bibleverse #teaching #scholar #faith #learning #christ #chur...

How should Christians read Scripture today? And can we really encounter God in the biblical text? In this episode of the ProveText Podcast, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb sits down with Rev. Dr. Michael Niebauer to explore ancient Christian exegesis, typology, imagination, and the question of whether Christ is present throughout the Old Testament. We discuss: - What exegesis really is (and how it diffe...

In Episode 2 of Sabbatical Insider, Dr. Fredrick J. Long reflects on the pressures and decisions that shape a sabbatical. From personal fatigue and disruption to competing scholarly opportunities, he shares the real challenge of choosing a focus when multiple meaningful projects demand attention. ***GlossaHouse resources are available at our website! - https://glossahouse.com/✏️ ***Sign up for cla...

In this first episode of Sabbatical Insider, Dr. Fredrick J. Long explains what a sabbatical is, why faculty take them, and why extended time for rest, research, and writing is essential for biblical scholarship. He introduces his sabbatical journey and the projects he’ll be working on in the months ahead. Subscribe to follow along his journey! ***GlossaHouse resources are available at our website...

What is apologetics really for in today’s cultural moment? In this episode of ProveText, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb sits down with Christian apologist and doctoral candidate Ryan Pauly to discuss deconstruction, Gen Z apathy, cultural engagement, and how the church can cultivate a faith that actually endures. Ryan shares insights from his academic research, teaching experience, and public apologeti...

In the first episode of our Cultural Keys to Reading the New Testament mini-series on the ProveText Podcast, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb introduces the patronage system—the social and economic backbone of the ancient Greco-Roman world. Patronage shaped everything from politics and economics to daily relationships of loyalty, honor, and obligation. It also shaped how early audiences heard words like...

Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb sits down with historian and pastor theologian Joey Cochran to unpack Jonathan Edwards’ “harmony of the Word of God,” the history of redemption, typology, and why biblical fluency in America is far weaker than we think. They explore how Edwards understood Scripture, how the Holy Spirit shapes interpretation, and why deep, communal immersion in the Bible is urgently needed...

In this episode of Bible Scholar Reacts, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb responds to a viral Instagram video from a female pastor who claims that “Bible-based church” is just code for biblicism, fundamentalism, and elevating the text above Jesus. Link to the Instagram video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DP4xBtokiQA/ #bible #faith #viral #reaction ***GlossaHouse resources are available at our website! - h...

What does Deuteronomy really say about children—and what does that mean for the church today? In this episode of the ProveText Podcast, Dr. Michael Halcomb talks with Dr. Harold Shank about his essay on “Children in Deuteronomy” from the GlossaHouse Festschrift Teaching God’fs Sons and Daughters . They explore: Why Deuteronomy mentions children so often Children as full members of the covenant com...

A Swiss church just created an AI-powered “digital Jesus” for people to confess to — and Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb has thoughts. In this episode of Bible Scholar Reacts, Dr. Halcomb breaks down the theology, the tech, and the deeper cultural issues behind this experiment called Deus in Machina. Why are we so quick to replace real human connection — and even sacred practices — with machines? What d...

Elizabeth Woning, co-founder of the CHANGED Movement, joins Dr. Michael Halcomb for a powerful and deeply thoughtful conversation on identity, sexuality, queer theology, political engagement, discipleship, trauma, and what real spiritual transformation looks like. Elizabeth shares her personal journey out of LGBTQ culture, her encounters with the Holy Spirit, how Scripture reshaped her understandi...

Have you ever wondered why God doesn’t seem to move as fast as you want? In Scripture, God rarely works in the timeline of a single life. He works in generations. From Abraham to Mary, from Lois to Timothy, the Bible teaches us that faith is something received, nurtured, and passed on. In this episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb breaks down the “Generation Lens”—a way of reading Scripture that help...

In this episode of the ProveText Podcast, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb sits down with Dr. Paul D. Miller—professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, veteran of the war in Afghanistan, and author of The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism—to talk about Christian nationalism, patriotism, and faithful public engagement. What is Christian nationalism,...

Most of us were taught to read the Bible as a story about me —my faith, my salvation, my walk with God. But Scripture wasn’t written to individuals. It was written to communities . In this episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb unpacks the Group Lens —revealing how covenant, calling, identity, and even salvation were understood as we , not me . Once you see this lens, it changes how you read nearly ev...

Did the Gospel exist before Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb sits down with Dr. Clint Burnett to trace the earliest Christian use of “gospel” in Paul’s letters—as a singular proclamation from God that is apocalyptic, centered on the Messiah event (death, burial, resurrection, ascension), eschatological, grounded in the Old Testament, and tied to Paul’s calling as apostle to...

Most of us skip the maps in our Bibles—but what if where things happen is just as important as what happens? In this episode, Dr. Michael Halcomb unpacks the Geography Lens and shows how place, terrain, and distance reveal God’s story—from the wilderness to Galilee, from exile to resurrection. 👉 Watch more from The Lenses of Scripture playlist to see the Bible in color 📍 Subscribe for weekly epi...

What did Paul actually mean in 1 Timothy 2:9–15—adornment, “quietness,” authority, and being “saved through childbearing”? In this conversation, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb and Dr. Anessa Westbrook put the text back in Ephesus—with Artemis and the “new Roman wife”—to show how context changes everything. Order Teaching God’s Sons & Daughters: Essays in Honor of Allen Black, here: https://glossaho...

Why does the Bible include so many genealogies? In this episode of The Lenses of Scripture , Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb shows how these ancient “family trees” aren’t filler — they’re theology. Through the Genealogy Lens , we see that God’s promises run through imperfect people, messy stories, and forgotten names — all woven into His plan of redemption. 👁️‍🗨️ Don’t skip the lists — look closer. 📖 D...

This is Part 2 of 3 of our discussion with Phil Bray on Jesus’ relationship to the Two Goats motif and the Levitical system. Check out Phil’s book Leviticus on the Butcher's Block! https://www.amazon.com/Leviticus-Butc... Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.com The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church ( https://www.mercyhillshep.org/the-bib... ) Passages re...

What if gender in the Bible isn’t something God argues about—but something He reveals through? Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb explores how gender shapes the stories of Scripture, showing how God lifts up the overlooked and uses both men and women to move His redemptive story forward. See the Bible through the Gender Lens—where Hagar names God, women proclaim the resurrection, and the powerful are humbl...

This is Part 2 of 3 of our discussion with Phil Bray on Jesus’ relationship to the Two Goats motif and the Levitical system. Check out Phil’s book Leviticus on the Butcher's Block! https://www.amazon.com/Leviticus-Butc... Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.com The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church ( https://www.mercyhillshep.org/the-bib... ) Passage...

Most of us read the Bible like it’s timeless and placeless — but what if there’s more to see? In this video from The Lenses of Scripture series, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb explores five key “G’s” that can transform the way you read the Bible. By learning to see Scripture through the right lenses — Gender, Geography, Generation, Group, and Genealogy — we begin to uncover layers of meaning that bring...

This is Part 1 of 3 of our discussion with Phil Bray on Jesus’ relationship to the Two Goats motif and the Levitical system. Check out Phil’s book Leviticus on the Butcher's Block! https://www.amazon.com/Leviticus-Butc... Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.com The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (https://www.mercyhillshep.org/the-bib...) Passages...

Most of us think we’re just reading the Bible — but we’re really reading it through our own lenses: our culture, language, assumptions, and time. Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb invites you to see Scripture the way the original readers did. In this intro to The Lenses of Scripture series, discover why changing your lens changes everything about how you see God’s Word. When you see the Bible through its...

Nate and Caleb have a conversation with Matthew Halsted about texts that supposedly teach the rapture. Those texts are discussed in light of their historical context in order to help us reorient our hope on Jesus. Check out Matt's book on a proper understanding of the end times, "The End of the World as You Know It" (https://amzn.to/3U9bbbL affiliate link).Email us your questions and...