Interrogating an Actual Old Testament scholar - A discussion with Dr. Carmen Imes

from Disciple Dojo · host JM Smith

For our very first Disciple Dojo long-form interview, I am THRILLED to have my good friend Carmen Joy Imes, author of “Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters” and one of the most winsome Hebrew Bible scholars writing today! We had a blast and discussed so many important topics! This is a full-length podcast interview, so for those who can't watch the entire thing, the timestamps below will be helpful: 00:00:00 - Intro banter 00:00:17 - Why Dr. Carmen Imes had to be my first ever guest! 00:01:38 - How the Ph.D sausage gets made! 00:04:12 - Why Carmen owes everything to JM! (Not really!) 00:04:26 - Daniel Block is RIDICULOUSLY nice! 00:04:45 - Ph.D process in U.K. vs. Ph.D process in America 00:05:58 - How Ph.D work differs from college/seminary 00:10:22 - Who are the “Blockheads”? 00:11:26 - What are the language requirements for Ph.D in Hebrew Bible? 00:14:10 - The decline of German as the primary Bible scholar language 00:15:29 - How do you learn *HOW* to actually teach a college class? 00:19:40 - How Carmen chooses classroom reading assignment books 00:21:13 - Why Carmen chose OT over NT as a focus 0025:21 - How Carmen sees her work as "a bridge" 00:27:48 - JM and Carmen’s mutual love of Christopher Wright! 00:32:05 - Carmen’s favorite movie & TV show 00:33:32 - Carmen’s & JM’s thoughts on @The Chosen TV show 00:35:10 - Carmen’s favorite band/musician 00:35:54 - Carmen’s favorite novels 00:38:07 - Carmen’s love of Caramel 00:38:48 - JM’s deep dark Preacher’s Kid confession! 00:39:58 - Thoughts on Beth Moore, Esau McCaulley, and Sandra Richter 00:45:26 - Carmen’s most-recommended study Bible 00:47:29 - Carmen’s inside scoop on John Walton! 00:48:32 - JM & Carmen discuss women in ministry 01:09:52 - The growing number of women Biblical scholars 01:10:50 - Women’s Study Bibles 01:15:07 - The gift of women scholars who actually believe Scripture! 01:18:11 - Why the OT law is actually ALL ABOUT grace! 01:22: 28 - How do we honor the OT without keeping all the OT laws? 01:29:42 - Sinai as the center of the entire Torah 01:31:52 - The Priestly garments being an “inside out tabernacle” 01:34:57 - Carmen’s views on the date and location of the Exodus? 01:40:21 - Carmen’s thoughts on @Dr. Michael S. Heiser ? 01:45:13 - What is going on with the “bridegroom of blood” in Exodus 4?? 01:57:09 - where people can find Carmen online 02:00:27 - Question from Carmen to JM: "Why didn't you do your Ph.D?" ------- Follow Carmen on Twitter: @carmenjoyimes Carmen's blog: http://www.carmenjoyimes.blogspot.com https://www.ivpress.com/carmen-joy-imes Carmen's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Carmen-Joy-Imes/e/B07BNPY56Q Carmen's books can be found at: * Bearing God’s Name - https://tinyurl.com/v39syn5v * Carmen's published dissertation - https://tinyurl.com/48ab2uad * Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends - https://tinyurl.com/2xwtb4f4 Disciple Dojo related resources: * Superhero Seminary: Wonder Woman on being a 'helper' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQUHlNJAAaQ * Bible for the Rest of Us (video curriculum) - http://www.discipledojo.org/bible * Disciple Dojo review of the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dNTdceIYvc&t=20s ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

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