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The Split Frame of Reference Podcast
by Nicholas and Allison Quient
A podcast dedicated to exploring Christian theology from an evangelical perspective.
Episodes
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55: Singleness, Expectations & Stereotypes in the Church with Sarah Wiltfong
55: Singleness, Expectations & Stereotypes in the Church with Sarah Wiltfong
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54: An Egalitarian Response to Mike Winger - "Introduction"
Hi friends. This one is long. We decided that, after numerous requests, that it was time to do up a response to Mike Winger on this subject. His series has had some impact in the popular Christian sphere and we felt his work merited some correction and faithful push back. While we try to be fair,...
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53: "What is a Woman?" - A Critical Review
Nick and Allison discuss their thoughts on the recent Matt Walsh (The Daily Wire) film, "What is a Woman?"
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52: Life Update & Egalitarian Parenting
We talk life and parenting from an egalitarian perspective.
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Grudem on the Trinity and Women: A Critical Review of Systematic Theology (2nd Ed)
Hi all! Here is a new episode of our review concernign Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology (2nd ed). We published this critical review in the peer-review journal Priscilla Papers 35.2 (2020): 19-22. You can read our more extensive review right here.
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Episode 50: Say No to Abuse and Yes to Diversity: The M3ND Project and CBE International
Hi all! Just a quick episode in support of two great organizations and their upcoming gatherings and conferences! Check out the M3ND Project HERE and the CBE Conference HERE!
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49: Symbolism and Gender in the Book of Revelation with Rev. Dr. Dan Morrison
“When you read Revelation, you should read it like a political cartoon.” “The harlot rides the Beast … the Bride of Christ does not.” If either phrase intrigues you, then you are in for a beast of a good time with us! In this episode with our good friend Rev. Dr. Dan Morrison, we talk about...
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48: Early Christians, Aspiring Young Scholars, and Twitter with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta
We are back, and we have on our new friend and fellow theology geek Dr. Nijay K. Gupta. Nijay is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and is currently writing a book on the subject of women in the New Testament world. He has also penned numerous books and journal articles on Pauline...
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47: Are Women to be Silent in the Church? Discussing 1 Cor 14:34-35 with Dr. Philip B. Payne
Well, this episode is a deep dive into some really fascinating and complex issues! Dr. Payne is a major influence on our thinking and we were delighted to host him as he shared some stories of his life and a lot about his work in textual criticism. Please find available for free download Phil...
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46: Double Abuse & Mending the Church with Annette Oltmans
Allison and Nick talk with Annette Oltmans of THE M3ND PROJECT about double abuse in the church. If you like what we are doing and want to support this podcast, help us out on Patreon!
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45: Wives Submit to Your Husbands? Colossians 3:18-4:1
In this episode, Allison and Nick complete their brief series on Colossians 3 with a precise exegesis of Col 3:18-4:1. Apologies in advance for Nolan's chirping and screaming at various points. He is a baby, after all. Thank you for your support during this time. If you want to support us on...
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44: True Unity and the Peace of Christ in Col 3:1-17
Nick and Allison and Nugs are back! Join us for a verse-by-verse walk through of Colossians 3:1-17. Usually 3:18-19 is the focus in the evangelical gender debate, but we felt like vv.1-17 had a lot more to offer contextually and spiritually. So, join us for the first part of a two-parter as we...
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43: Egalitarian Co-Pastoring with Ines Velásquez-McBryde and Bobby Harrison
Hi everyone! In this episode we talk with Pastora Ines Velásquez-McBryde and Pastor Bobby Harrison, co-pastors of The Church We Hope For about co-pastoring, egalitarianism, and ministry during COVID. You can follow both Ines and Bobby on twitter!
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42: Aimee Byrd on Bridge Building & Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Hi everyone! We have a cracka-lackin’ episode for you this week, featuring our friend Aimee Byrd. Aimee has written a great new book called Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and joins us to talk about it! Along the way we talk about friendship, partnership, and the other 98% of folks...
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41: A Biblical Vision of Evil and Suffering in Genesis with Ingrid Faro
In this episode, Allison and Nick talk with their friend Dr. Ingrid Faro. Dr. Faro is an Old Testament scholar and theologian who has done extensive work on the problem of evil in Genesis. She has Old Testament studies and Hebrew taught at Northern Seminary, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,...
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40: Gender, Priesthood and the Imago Dei with Christa McKirland
We are so excited to welcome Dr. Christa McKirland onto our show! Christa is a longtime friend of ours from our time at Biola and she is now Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Carey Baptist College in New Zealand. In this episode we talk about gender, priesthood, analytic theology, human desire…
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39: Violence Prevention at Churches and Schools with Eugene Hung
In this episode, Nick and Allison are joined by Eugene Hung (Feminist Asian Dad). Eugene is a former evangelical pastor and Dallas Seminary graduate, Eugene currently writes and speaks on a freelance basis about issues of gender, race, and parenting. He has also served as an educator for...
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38: Boz Tchividjian: Godly Responses to Abuse in the Church
In this episode, Nick and Allison interview Boz Tchividjian, founder of G.R.A.C.E. (Godly Responses to Abuse in the Church), to talk about the state of the church as it relates to abuse. We also talk about Boz’s speech at the Southern Baptist Convention and the impact that had. For a snapshot of...
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37 Linguistics, Word Studies, and 1 Timothy 2:12 with Dr. Cynthia Long Westfall
In this episode (clocking in at over 90 minutes!!!) Nick and Allison are joined by Dr. Cynthia Long Westfall. Dr. Westfall is Associate Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College and an expert in linguistics, discourse analysis, word studies, Hebrews, and Paul and gender. She joins…
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36: Women, Calling and Theology with Kristen Padilla
Allison and Nick are overjoyed to have on Kristen Padilla. Kristen is a graduate of Beeson Divinity School and and is a mother, wife, and minister of the Gospel and we talk about a lot of really interesting this! More specifically, we talk about her book Now that I am Called: A Guide for Women...
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35: Bonus Quarantine & Answer (Q&A) Episode part 2!
In this episode, Nick and Allison answer a few more listener questions. Specifically, we talk about Junia in Romans 16:7, our hopes and dreams about raising our son in an egalitarian household and church, and how egalitarianism is winning the day in seminaries. We also spend some time addressing…
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34: Bonus Quarantine & Answer (Q&A) Episode part 1
Hi everyone! We answer four specific questions in this episode and also talk about the birth of our newborn baby boy, Nolan! Some on 1 Timothy 2:12 and the history of interpretation and other questions about Allison’s experience as a female theologian. We hope you enjoy it! If you have questions...
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33: Warrior, Mother, Creator: Biblical Metaphors for God in Scripture with Ron Pierce
Dr. Ron Pierce (Ph.D, Fuller Theological Seminary) is Professor of Old Testament at Biola University and has written and edited numerous books and articles on the topic of women in ministry and the evangelical gender debate. Ron is also a personal friend of ours and we are just over the moon that...
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32: The History & Future of Egalitarianism with Mimi Haddad
In this episode, Nick and Allison talk with Dr. Mimi Haddad, president of Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE). Dr. Haddad is a personal friend of ours and we are so excited to welcome her onto our small podcast! We talk about the history of egalitarianism and the future of egalitarianism…
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31: Women and Old Testament Law with Mary Conway
In this episode, Nick and Allison talk with Dr. Mary Conway, a contributor to the upcoming and highly anticipated third edition of Discovering Biblical Equality (DBE3). Dr. Conway is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Specifically, Dr....
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30: Kate Wallace Nunneley of The Junia Project
Kate is the Lead Pastor at Wellspring Free Methodist Church in Bakersfield, California & Co-Founder of The Junia Project. As a Christian & feminist, Kate enjoys writing & speaking at the intersection of theology & gender. She loves living in Bakersfield with her husband Leif & their 2 dogs. Kate…
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29: N.T. Wright on The New Testament in its World and Women in Leadership
Yes. You read that correctly. N.T. Wright stopped by for a few minutes to talk about his new mammoth masterpiece (co-written with Mike Bird) The New Testament in its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians. It is a wonderful work that both Allison…
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28: Communal Complicity, Gender, and Race with Rev. Gricel Medina
Well hey y’all! It’s been a time! In this episode Nick and Allison talk about communal complicity, gender, and abuse with Rev. Gricel Medina. You can find her on social media on Twitter and Instagram. Pastor Gricel is involved in church planting, theological education, community development, and…
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27: Bible Translations & Gender
In this mega super yuge episode totally nearly 2 hours (!), Nick and Allison explore the complexities of bible translations, and how modern English translations impact gender. We look especially at the ESV and give a brief response to Mike Winger, a Christian apologist who did an entire video on...
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26: CBE Conference #2 and Our Texas Road Trip
Hi everyone! We made it around the Texas triangle (Houston - San Antonio - Austin - Waco - DFW - Houston) and during this trip we talked about our time at the Christians for Biblical Equality conference in Houston and answered listener questions. Questions about 1 Tim 2:12, ‘authority,’ abuse,...
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25: Huldah and Hermeneutics
In this episode Nick and Allison talk about the Prophetess Huldah and about basic hermeneutics as they relate to the evangelical gender debate. Much could be said but we limited ourselves to the discussion simply to make things a bit breezy. They also include a discount code at the end of the...
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24: Deborah and #MeToo
Follow Nick and Allison on twitter! Also, for the few who are interested in Allison’s story about a certain unnamed movie star in this episode, see this episode of The Sinnergists Podcast for the full story. Also, subscribe to that podcast if you like it!
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23: Genesis 3 and the Fall
Nick and Allison tackle the patriarchal reading of Genesis 3, arguing for an egalitarian understanding. Follow us on twitter (@NickQuient and @AllisonQuient)!
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22: The Incarnation & the Iconoclast
Allison's re-recorded presentation at the CATA conference in Toronto!
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21: In the Image of God: Gender, Genesis and Creation
Nick and Allison tackle complementarian readings of Genesis 1-3 as they relate to creation. Follow them on twitter (@NickQuient) and (@AllisonQuient). Hit us up with questions there if you want them answered in the next episode!
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20: Jesus, Coffee & Gender with Michael Bird
This week we talk with Dr. Michael F. Bird, who is Academic Dean and Lecturer in Theology at Ridley College in Australia about Jesus and his view of gender. Mike is a former complementarian who has recently changed his mind on the bible's view of women and we talk about many things in this…
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19: Gender Myths, Friendship & Stray Cats?
Nick and Allison have been for a ride! In this episode, they tackle various elements of evangelical culture and marriage, talking about how we relate to one another as friends, peers and sexual beings in the church.
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18: Junia
Follow us on twitter (@NickQuient and @AllisonQuient) and check out our website for blog posts and our patreon! Feel free to share our work if you are moved to do so, and give us an honest 5 star review! Nick & Allison
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17: Women in and beyond Romans 16
Follow us on twitter (@NickQuient and @AllisonQuient) and check out our website for blog posts and our patreon! Feel free to share our work if you are moved to do so, and give us an honest 5 star review! Blessings! Nick and Allison--
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16: Hope, Suffering and Gender in Romans 5
Allison leads us through the terrain of Romans 5, and the Adam/Christ typology. Although gender is nor our primary concern here, it does come up in regards to how we understand Adam as "anthropos." What will we conclude? You will have to listen and find out!
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15: Gender, Glory and Egalitarianism in Romans 1
Romans 1 is often the key text for affirming or disallowing same-sex eroticism in the Christian church. While our reading does have implications for a conservative reading of Romans 1 (which we both affirm), we seek to allow the text to speak for itself. What Romans 1 is doing is illustrating a...
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14: Eve Christology: Embodiment, Gender & Salvation
This episode is a recording of Allison's presentation at Duke Divinity School. She covers the issue of Eve in relation to Christ, especially since Eve is most often delegated to a subordinate position in Paul's Christology. She shows that Eve is far more important to Paul's Christology, and aids…
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13: Bonus Episode with Road Trip Q&A!
Nick and Allison take a road trip and answer some listener questions.
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12: CBE Conferences & Reflections on the Future of Egalitarianism
Boy, we are exhausted in this episode. We talk about the Christians for Biblical Equality conference in Orlando, and muse about the future of egalitarianism.
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11: Red Wine, Narrative Hermeneutics, and Women in Luke/Acts
In this episode, we touch on the doctrine of God, the Holy Spirit, and how we read narratives. Women, as it has been shown, are at the very forefront of Scripture's revelation, and why reading narrative well matters.
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10: Galatians 3:28 and 'Should I leave my Complementarian Church?'
We've gotten some epic and provocative emails from various listeners, and so in addition to our exegesis of Galatians 3:28, we answered those questions! For more notes, see the link in the blog description. Allison wrote a killer article on this passage!
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9: The Future of "Male Headship" with Jamin Hübner and A Response to John Piper
Pastor John Piper recently responded to a question about the future of 'male headship.' In this episode, Nick and Allison are joined by Dr. Jamin Hübner and they respond to Pastor John's comments, showing that Scirpture not only supports women in ministry, but that Pastor Piper is deeply…
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8: 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, Textual Problems, and Women being Silent
Nick and Allison talk about 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, textual criticism, interpolations, prophesy and Allison drinks a beer she hates! Expect a short primer on textual criticism and manuscripts, plus Allison threatens Nick.
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7: Christian Identity and Stories of Sexism
In this episode, Allison and Nick discuss book corner, Christian identity and Allison tell us stories of sexism she has experienced. Persona, mildly funny, and full of surprises.
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6: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, Beanboozled, and "Headship"
In this episode, Allison and Nick take a certain challenge and then exegete the entirety of one of Paul's most contested oassages: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. They conclude that Paul affirms gender differences and not gender hierarchy.
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A podcast dedicated to exploring Christian theology from an evangelical perspective.
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