Thinking Theologically

Romans is probably Paul's most well-known and read letter, but how is it supposed to be read? What is Paul's purpose for writing the letter? Have our interpretations of Romans been more influenced by Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation than by Paul and the early church? Check out additional content on our website, ⁠thinkingtheologically.org ⁠ Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Ses...

As Christians, we believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God. So, Bible reading is important. However, there are a multiplicity of English Bible versions from which to choose. Which version should you choose? Which is the best? Check out additional content on our website, ⁠thinkingtheologically.org ⁠Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

Perhaps you have been reading through your Bible and noticed that a verse was missing, or seen a footnote that says that a particular verse is not in the oldest and best manuscripts, or even seen an image on social media calling out a particular Bible version for taking out verses. What are we to do with these "missing verses?" Should they be there or not? Check out additional content on...

How did the Gospel of Mark originally end? What does the manuscript evidence suggest? Where do the additional endings come from? Check out additional content on our website, ⁠ thinkingtheologically.org⁠ Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

In biblical scholarship, the science of determining what the original books of the Bible said is textual criticism. In this episode, we dive into how that process works and why we can have confidence in our modern Bibles. Check out additional content on our website, thinkingtheologically.org Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

The 27 books of the New Testament became scripture through a long process of the church's recognition of these books as life-giving for God's people. Check out additional content on our website, ⁠ thinkingtheologically.org ⁠Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

When you place the books of the New Testament in chronological order based on date of composition, you will find a snowballing theological development from one work or group of works to the next. Check out additional content on our website, thinkingtheologically.org Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

A casual reader of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke notices that the stories they tell are quite similar. However, the connection goes deeper as there are entire sections that agree word for word in Greek. In this conversation, I speak with Dr. Mark Goodacre of Duke University about why the Gospels are so similar, the Synoptic Problem, Q, and other questions related to the Gospels. Find addi...

The Gospel of John is typically thought to have been written by John the Apostle, but is this the case? Who is the Beloved Disciple in the story? Did the Beloved Disciple write the Gospel or just tell the stories that became the Gospel of John? Check out our additional content, thinkingtheologically.org Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

Was the author of Luke-Acts a traveling companion of Paul? Is there any connection between Luke-Acts and Paul's letters? What do we know about the author? Check out our additional content, thinkingtheologically.org Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

In John, Jesus's resurrection is the means by which God brings about new creation. Find our additional content at our website, thinkingtheologically.org .

Luke's version of Jesus's resurrection invites all humanity to take part in a journey with Jesus on the road to redemption. Find our additional content on our website, thinkingtheologically.org .

Matthew's Gospel presents Jesus's resurrection as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy because Jesus is Israel's Messiah. Find our additional content on our website, thinkingtheologically.org .

In the gospel of Mark, Jesus's resurrection is connected to his identity as the suffering Messiah and the importance of discipleship. Check out our additional content on our website, thinkingtheologically.org

The authorship of Mattew's Gospel raises a few interesting questions. Who was Matthew the disciple? In what language was the Gospel originally written? What is the likelihood that Matthew actually wrote it? Check out our additional content, thinkingtheologically.org Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

Were the Gospels originally anonymous? Where do we get the name Mark from? What internal evidence in the Gospel might suggest an author? Find additional content on our website, thinkingtheologically.org Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

How are we to understand God passing the animals before Adam in Genesis 2:19–20? Find the written article and additional content on our website, thinkingtheologically.org

The best and easiest way to study and interpret the Bible, especially the problematic passages most of us don't know what to do with, is by seeing it as the story of God. Check out all of our content on our website, thinkingtheologically.org Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

Our world/culture is shifting. This is nothing new; it is inevitably a part of the nature of culture. So, as the people of God have always been forced to do, we must figure out what it means to be God’s people in our new and shifting world. In this conversation, Dr. Grady King talks about what church leadership looks like in these shifting times. Find additional content on our website, thinkingthe...

Currently, it seems that our country and even many Christians are struggling to figure out how to love their neighbor. What does it look like to love the poor or the immigrant? Who is my neighbor? Is there a hierarchy of love determining whom I am to love first? Find additional content on our website, thinkingtheologically.org Music:"Kid Kodi"Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue

In this conversation, we discuss Dr. Walton's influential book, "The Lost World of Genesis One." In the book, he argues that Genesis 1, read in its Ancient Near Eastern Context, is not about material origins (how did everyone come to exist from nothing?) but functional origins. Genesis 1 is the story of God's ordering of creation as his temple where, on the seventh day, God comes...

What does Paul mean when he tells the Corinthians that they are to "discern the body" before taking the Lord's Supper or risk taking it in an "unworthy manner?" Find the article on our website, thinkingtheologically.org . Also, check out our YouTube Channel

Apocalypticism was the worldview of Jesus, the New Testament authors, and the first Christians, which gave rise to the stories and language used to tell the story of Jesus.

Jesus came to earth as "the way" to the fullness of life in relationship with God. Check out the article and the rest of our content on our website thinkingtheologically.org

If the Lord's Supper was originally open to non-believers, as seems to be suggested in Luke's Gospel and perhaps in Paul's letters, then how did it shift to a closed communion by the time of the second century? Read the article and check out our additional content at thinkingtheologically.org