Anime, Manga, and Scripture (w/ Dr. Kaz Hayashi)

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In this episode we welcome Associate Professor of Old Testament, Bethel Seminary, Dr. Kaz Hayashi (not the pro wrestler!) into the Dojo to talk about being a Hebrew Bible scholar, a Japanese Christian, studying the martial arts, and his love of anime & manga! Kaz’s chapter on “YHWH as Tyrant” can be found in the volume “Anime, Religion, and Theology” - https://www.amazon.com/Anime-Religion-Theology-Pop-Culture/dp/1978714912/ Kaz’s ETS presentation “Holograms and Idols: Hatsune Miku and the Image of God” can be seen at: https://youtu.be/PgZ0K3GMgK0?si=L7wgB81oELO6zvcl Kaz can be reached via his faculty page at: https://www.bethel.edu/academics/faculty/kaz-hayashi ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/DiscipleDojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***Dojo Donor Patches: If you are a monthly donor and would like an iron-on DiscipleDojo patch, supplies are limited so message JM directly via the contact page at https://www.discipledojo.org/contact ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

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