Unwriting the Bible

Can logic, love, morality, and meaning be real if God does not exist? This is a new cut of the first conversation I had on this podcast. I edited it all so that the conversation jumps straight into the meat of the conversation and keep it flowing. In this conversation, Nick Acker sits down with Fred Beall to explore presuppositional apologetics in a thoughtful, pastoral, and accessible way — askin...

The Art of Biblical Performance Dr. Travis West is a teacher, preacher, writer, speaker, and Sabbath-seeker whose deepest desire is to spread joy, defend delight, promote play, and help people reconnect with their truest selves. He serves as Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Western Theological Seminary, where his passion for Scripture and the Hebrew language helps students encounter God th...

In this video, I share a heartfelt and biblical reflection on why the church’s unwavering political commitment to the modern state of Israel is not faithful to Scripture. For generations, much of American evangelicalism has been shaped by prophecy charts, dispensational teaching, and political alliances that merge faith with nationalism. But is this really consistent with biblical teaching, like i...

We had a few issues with the audio on this one. Dr. Tom Steffen is Professor Emeritus of Intercultural Studies at the Cook School of Intercultural Studies, Biola University. He served with New Tribes Mission (now Ethnos360) for 20 years, including 15 years in the Philippines, where he focused on church planting and cross-cultural ministry. Dr. Steffen specializes in church multiplication, orality,...

Dr. Susan Niditch is the Samuel Green Professor of Religion at Amherst College, where she has taught since 1978. She earned her Ph. D. from Harvard University’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations in 1977. Her scholarship focuses on ancient Israelite literature and early Judaism, with particular interests in oral traditions, folklore, gender and sexuality, material religion, and...

Dr. Raymond F. Person Jr. is Professor of Religion at Ohio Northern University. He holds a Ph. D. in Hebrew Bible and Semitic Studies from Duke University and is widely known for his interdisciplinary work at the intersection of biblical studies, oral tradition, and conversation analysis. Dr. Person’s research explores how oral culture and cognitive-linguistic processes shaped the transmission of...

Paul Rhodes Eddy (PhD, Marquette University) is Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN. He has authored, co-authored, or co-edited a dozen books, including: John Hick's Pluralist Philosophy of World Religions (Ashgate); Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology (with G. A. Boyd, Baker);Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views (with Ja...

Here is a crash course on the history of orality studies and its interaction with biblical studies. This video is meant to provide context for the interviews I will continue to upload in the coming months.

Be sure to check out UnwritingTheBible.com Rafael Rodríguez is Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He received a PhD from the University of Sheffield and has been teaching for over 20 years. He is the author of many works including his book on Oral Tradition and the New Testament ( https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/oral-tradition-and-the-new-testament-9780567626004/) and his...

What does the Bible say about the rulers and authorities, powers and principalities of the world? How should Christians guard their devotions in this life? How should we engage the rulers and authorities in this life? Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/amOIgmasQ0A See more from Scott: samonaz.org

The stories we believe shape who we are and how we live. This episode explores how Scripture invites us beyond the pursuit of mere knowledge into a deeper, relational identity with God. From the garden of Delight to modern struggles with faith, let's reflect on the tension between knowing apart from God and being known by Him. Exegeting Orality is available on Amazon and at Wipf and Stock.

The Triune God of Christian Scripture is the precondition necessary for life as we know it. In this episode of Unwriting the Bible, we highlight the authority of Scripture by discussing how the God of the Bible is necessary for logic, values, and induction.