Episodes
July 5, 2024
The Genesis of Exodus, with Caleb Lewis - Episode 082
Exodus begins in Genesis 1. Caleb Lewis joins me to discuss the many exoduses of Genesis. I can almost guarantee you'll find something here that you never thought about before that will shed light on the continuity of the …
June 28, 2024
Mesopotamian Flood Stories - Episode 081
The first and primary parallel flood accounts to Genesis are the flood stories from Mesopotamia. Seeing how close these stories are to the narrative in Genesis will give us plenty to discuss in the future, and this will als…
June 21, 2024
Flood Overview: JEDP to Chiasm, with Troy Yurchak - Episode 080
The more I study the Bible, the more I come back to the same question: Who is God, and what does the Bible tell us about Him? Looking at the flood narrative from the common paradigm and flipping it on its head to include a…
June 14, 2024
The Liturgical Chiasm of Genesis 1, with Troy Yurchak - Episode 079
How does the structure of Genesis 1 work as a chiasm, and what does that mean for our view of liturgy--what it is and why we do it? Troy Yurchak joins me for this great discussion that unexpectedly combines literary design …
June 7, 2024
Flood Your Bible Study with Good Note-Taking - Episode 078
It's time to discuss two important things: the flood, and note-taking. Broad points about the flood are brought up, and then we do a deep dive into my method of note-taking and why you should do it, too.
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May 31, 2024
Lifting the Curtain of Figurative Language - Episode 077
Is Genesis 1 poetry? A look at biblical poetry and elements of metaphor, ending on the question of what it means to be "blotted out."
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May 24, 2024
The Impossibility of Calculating the Date of Creation - Episode 076
Apologies to Bishop Ussher, but it is impossible to calculate the age of the earth using biblical statistics. I don't care if you are a young earth creationist or an old earth creationist or somewhere in between or nowhere …
May 17, 2024
Never Go in Against a Serpent When Death is on the Line - Episode 075
Death before the fall? It began when Eve decided and they both ate...or did it? It might not be that simple. Plus, in studying, you must have learned that man is mortal, but what about animals? If they weren't immortal, …
May 10, 2024
The Names of God, Part 2: YHWH - Episode 074
BONUS questions this week: is Jesus Yahweh and what is the filioque? Because I had some extra time on my hands after not finishing last week's episode properly, those seemed some fun additions to the conversation. Talking …
May 3, 2024
A Survey on the Names of God: The Fear of Isaac - Episode 073
A survey on the names, titles, and designations of God in the Old Testament. What do they mean? What do they reveal about the character and nature of God? In particular, why is God called The Fear of Isaac?
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April 26, 2024
Exile: Life During Death - Episode 072
Genesis 3, the Passover, the exile, and Jesus. How do these relate to the wilderness, Babylon, Assyria, and why one always goes "down" to Egypt? Each of us can relate to the theme of exile in some way, and yet the prevalen…
April 19, 2024
The Cautions of Chiasms, with Mike Chu - Episode 071
Part two of the conversation from episode 70, we discuss the theodicies that Job's friends provide, the idea of Job as a member of the divine council, the structure of the book of Job, and a caution about structuring Scriptu…
April 12, 2024
Who is Leviathan: Chaos Monster, Satan, or Job? with Mike Chu - Episode 070
If Job is a second Adam, then the satan in Job must be the serpent from the Garden, right? In our previous conversation about Job as a second Adam, we didn't get into nearly enough talk about the satan reflecting or being t…
April 5, 2024
Divine Council Worldview: Comparing Translations with Mike Chu - Episode 069
Comparing translations of passages that touch on the Divine Council Worldview. Why do some Bible translations have "sons of God" in Deut. 32:8 and others have "sons of Israel"? Can humans be elohim? What's with the "so-ca…
March 29, 2024
Exile and Forging Identity - Episode 068
We hear it, and it's true: we are made to be kings on the earth, and then we lost our dominion, exiled from our true home. But there is hope in our Messianic King who sets all to right! But being reconciled to our true hom…
March 22, 2024
Torah Marks the Spot, with Lois Tverberg - Episode 067
A conversation with Dr. Lois Tverberg about reading the Bible in Jesus' Jewish context: haftara, the importance of the prophetic literature, and the theme of kingship in the Bible.
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March 15, 2024
Job, a Righteous Dude (with Mike Chu) - Episode 066
Continuing a conversation about Job with Mike Chu about the message of the book of Job, its application to us, and vindication in speaking to God honestly.
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March 8, 2024
Job as a Second Adam (with Mike Chu) - Episode 065
Job as a second Adam and other fascinating things like the dating of Job's trials, what's up with "the fear of the Lord," and a new look at the satan in Job; you won't want to miss this conversation with Mike Chu!
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March 1, 2024
The Sin Offering, with Spencer Owen - Episode 064
What is "the sin offering"? What does it do? Why don't we see it in Genesis? What does it mean for the work of Jesus? Spencer Owen joins me for a discussion about this oft-misunderstood offering.
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Feb. 23, 2024
Is the LSB a Good Bible Translation? - Episode 063
Bible translations: why do we have so many of them and how do we vet them for our use? One of the newest translations out there is the LSB, the Legacy Standard Bible. Both John MacArthur and Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis (…
Feb. 16, 2024
The Narrative Arc of the Hebrew Bible - Episode 062
The main theme and story of the Hebrew Bible, seen in the order of the Tanakh, gives us an even clearer picture than do individual prophecies of who the Messiah is and of his mission. This isn't to discount Messianic prophe…
Feb. 9, 2024
The Textual Unity of the Bible - Episode 061
The Bible is a book made up of many books. Each individual book of the Bible has its own context and meaning and purpose, but the Bible also has a unified story and meaning. We can't simply tear the text into pieces becaus…
Feb. 2, 2024
Who Causes Sickness? - Episode 060
Who causes sickness, Satan or God? And should we expect to be healed if we pray with enough faith?
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Jan. 26, 2024
Jesus and the Cosmic Powers - Episode 059
The gospel is more than "the Romans Road." It is not a mere story about forgiveness of sin. It is a battle of cosmic proportions. Part of this begins to dismantle the common depiction of atonement as an appeasement of God…