Biblical scholar J Richard Middleton enters the Dojo!

from Disciple Dojo · host JM Smith

The latest Biblical scholar to step into the Dojo is author of "Abraham's Silence" and "A New Heaven and a New Earth", J. Richard Middleton! We were finally able to connect and it was a wonderful discussion! Here are the timestamps for those who want to jump to a specific point...but you really should watch the whole episode! :) 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:19 - Our mutual friend Carmen Imes 00:03:17 - A white dude from Jamaica?? 00:09:24 - From Kingston to Canada to Upstate New York 00:11:56 - The Old Testament and Philosophy 00:13:47 - Teaching in academia before getting a Ph.D?? 00:20:37 - Lament Psalms, Reggae, Bob Marley, and common grace 00:30:44 - Glimpses of God in non-Christian art 00:31:51 - Why churches are terrible at corporate lament in worship! 00:41:02 - Biblical scholarship as spiritual formation 00:43:58 - Grappling with God 00:46:51 - Is the Sinai Covenant unconditional or conditional? 00:55:01 - Does God really "change His mind"?? 01:00:47 - Was Job a historical person? 01:05:48 - Jonah, Job, and literary genre 01:09:44 - Elihu, Behemoth, Leviathan, and "the satan" 01:21:58 - Baal or Anath: who killed the Sea Monster in Canaanite mythology? 01:24:34 - Ancient deities, Abraham's silence, and the "testing" by God 01:35:53 - Thoughts on English Bible translations and study Bibles 01:42:21 - Viewer question: What is the "Image of God"? 01:47:05 - Viewer question: Why does eschatology matter? (and bonus Hal Lindsay anecdote!) 01:53:52 - Viewer question: How do you see technology affecting Biblical studies in the future? 02:00:06 - Where to find Richard's work online and contact him Dr. Middleton's Books and Resources can be found at: Abraham's Silence - https://tinyurl.com/3x94apv6 A New Heaven and New Earth - https://tinyurl.com/zjn74thh The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 - https://tinyurl.com/249zfsm6 Articles and blog - https://www.jrichardmiddleton.com Seminary Now - https://seminarynow.com/ Related Dojo resources: Superhero Seminary: Daredevil Explains 'Lucifer' - https://youtu.be/NFVtIk9A_kw JM's Digital Bible Study Hack - https://youtu.be/f1cQ56GqdD8 Bible for the Rest of Us (video course) - https://www.discipledojo.org/bible Apocalypse Now?? (audio course) - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo/sets/apocalypse-now ***BONUS*** Richard's Reggae Recommendations! "Some of my favorite Bob Marley albums are Exodus; Survival; and Confrontation. The Legend album (best of) is a great place to start for those who don't know his music. The song that the alternative to the Gloria Patri comes from is "One Love": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g I am also partial to the reggae-world music fusion of Third World, possibly the longest still running Jamaican reggae band - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band) Some of their best songs are "96 Degrees in the Shade"; "Try Jah Love"; "Jah Glory"; "Satta Massagana (Give Thanks)"; "Now That We've Found Love." I also love the music of Burning Spear (Winston Rodney), although his lyrics tend to be very simple and the rhythm is hypnotic. There is phenomenal concert footage of the Spear performing in Europe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Ealg2s1jI ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from the videos or podcast at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate

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