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Episode: We all understand that statues were considered divine in the ancient Near East. But what about a god’s sword, or concepts about a god? Could they also be divine? […] The post Jen Singletary – When Things Become Deities (in the ancient Near East) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode, “follow the money” takes on a whole new (and old) significance. Co-host Amy Hughes talks with Malcolm Foley about his book The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why The Love of […] The post Malcolm Foley – The Anti-Greed Gospel first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Gird your emotional loins! Dr. Sheblazm takes us on a journey inward, to those painful places that few want to go, in order to retrieve what no one thought existed, […] The post Ervine Sheblazm – The Emotionally Healthy Paul first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Imagine the writers of Scripture around a table discussing, sometimes arguing about, and ultimately seeking deeper wisdom about God, humanity, and the world. In his recent book, Voices of the […] The post Brian Toews – Voices of the Sages first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Matt L. talks with Carmen about the third in her “Bearing” > “Being” > “Becoming” series with IVP. Her subtitle, “Why the Church Still Matters” explains the (ambitious) goal of […] The post Carmen Imes – Becoming God’s Family first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this third conversation with Marty Folsom, we turn to the Doctrine of Creation in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone, Volume 3. Having explored Barth’s theological method and doctrine […] The post Marty Folsom – Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Creation first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Ingrid Faro talks with Matt Bates about overlooked, less-known, vilified, and misunderstood women in the Old Testament. Like … Jehosheba (did you know about her?). She argues that the […] The post Ingrid Faro – Redeeming Eden first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Mark Scarlata’s new book Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament (CUP, 2025) explores the intricate dance between earth and sustenance. Scarlata argues that wine becomes the unique […] The post Mark Scarlata – Wine, Soil, and Salvation in Scripture first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Did Jesus offer a radical reworking of the law? Did he subvert the Jewish law of his day? Was he exposing legalism, nationalism, or ritualism in favor of compassion? Paul […] The post Paul Sloan – Jesus and the Law of Moses first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Dru suggests that biblical law is something to think with and not just about. Matt and Dru discuss this idea and its many implications that were articulated in Dru’s recent book Understanding Biblical […] The post Dru Johnson – Understanding Biblical Law (with surprise guest) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Cor Bennema about his new book, Imitation in Early Christianity: Mimesis and Religious-Ethical Formation (Eerdmans, 2023). What does it mean to say that early Christians imitated […] The post Cor Bennema – Imitation in Early Christianity first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: With a biblical poem that shifts imagery (Ps 23), and another (Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”) that provides perspective, Brent Strawn takes us into an “uber-famous” biblical poem-this “nightingale of […] The post Brent Strawn – Shifting Imagery and Psalm 23 (In Parallel) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: At a live event at Wycliffe Hall, Erin once again sat down with Matthew Novenson to discuss his latest monograph: Paul and Judaism at the End of History (Cambridge University Press, 2024). […] The post Matthew Novenson – Paul and Judaism at the End of History first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Gregory Lee talks with Amy Brown Hughes about one of the more well-known but little-understood books in theology, Augustine’s The City of God! This episode covers everything from political theology, […] The post Gregory Lee – The Essential City of God first appeared on OnScript.

Join us for a live recording with Dr. Gary Schnittjer at Nashotah House Theological Seminary, WI. When? Thurs, July 24 (2025), 7:15-9:15pm CST (optional dinner at 6:30pm) Where? Nashotah House […] The post Announcement! Upcoming Live Event with Gary Schnittjer first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Timothy Brookins wants to challenge the scholarly consensus about the conflict behind the book of 1 Corinthians. Listen in as Brookins discusses with Chris Tilling the importance of Stoicism for […] The post Timothy Brookins – Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Corinthians first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode we welcome back Fr John Behr! Long-time listeners will be familiar with Fr John’s delightful live two-part episode on Origen of Alexandria (Part 1 & Part 2).  […] The post John Behr – Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: We’re sharing another great podcast with you this week that we hope you’ll enjoy. Blue Note Theology is hosted by Mark Glanville (visit HERE). This may be the only podcast […] The post Blue Note Theology – Mark Glanville first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Matt and Dru go on a myth-busting spree of Josianic proportions. The topic? Sacrifice in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, and several ways that modern readers “butcher” the subject. Enjoy the […] The post Matt Lynch and Dru Johnson – Misunderstanding Sacrifice first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: How did Paul understand time? Was it an adaptation of the “two ages” of Judaism? Is there really an “already-not-yet” in Paul’s letters? To the last two questions, Ann […] The post Ann Jervis – Paul and Time first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Has the quest for the historical Jesus been plagued by an anti-liturgical sentiment? Michael Barber joins OnScript to discuss the historical Jesus, best method, and Jesus’s mysterious engagement with […] The post Michael Barber – The Historical Jesus and the Temple first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this three-part series – Chris and Kyle discuss the year’s top ten archaeological discoveries and stories related to the Bible. Part 1 discusses the most important finds related […] The post Best Archaeological Finds of 2023 (pt 1) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Recorded live in San Antonio at the Little Rhein Prost Haus with Sandra Glahn, Dru and Erin discuss the cult of Artemis in Ephesus and the way it transforms our […] The post Sandra Glahn – Nobody’s Mother (Live Event!) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Lynn Cohick speaks with Jason Staples about concepts of Israel, Judaism, and Jewishness that emerged in the Second Temple period, and their implications for understanding the early Judaism. Staples […] The post Jason Staples – The Idea of Israel in Second Temple Judaism first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Matt speaks with Carmen about her latest book Being God’s Image, why “being” (not necessarily “bearing”) matters to this subject, what we often misunderstand about the Image of God, and […] The post Carmen Imes – Being God’s Image first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: What do we know about children in ancient Israel, about who they were, the lives they led, and the people in their lives? Kristine Garroway is at the forefront of […] The post Kristine Garroway – Growing Up in Ancient Israel first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: What happens if you read Ruth and Judges together? What might Ruth say to the violence against women in Judges? Jenny Matheny discusses these questions and more (like how not […] The post Jenny Matheny – The Violence of Judges and Ruth’s Response first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Lisa Powell discusses the Trinity and eschatological body through the lens of disability. The episode discusses insights from her book The Disabled God Revisited (T&T Clark). Guest: Lisa Powell is Professor […] The post Lisa Powell – The Disabled God first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode, co-host Amy Hughes speaks with Erin Raffety about her ethnographic and practical theological research into what it looks like for congregations to move away from an “inclusion” model for people with […] The post Erin Raffety – From Inclusion to Justice first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Erin sits down with Matthew Novenson for a lively conversation on the weirdness of Paul, theological and historical approaches, first-century Judaism, and a range of other topics covered in […] The post Matthew Novenson – Paul, Then and Now first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Gruner’s work explores the lives of ordinary Jewish people who lived in Nazi Germany and resisted persecution. From defacing Nazi symbols to bold defiance Gruner explores the complex and fraught […] The post Wolf Gruner – Jewish Resistance in Hitler’s Germany first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Chris Tilling talks with Matt Lynch about Old Testament violence. They take a deep dive into … the flood story in Genesis then traverse the Promised Land to consider the […] The post Matt Lynch – Flood and Fury (on Old Testament Violence) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Who is this man? Questions about Jesus are fascinating and perennial. Stanley Porter and Bryan Dyer team up to explore how the New Testament deployed diverse traditions–Jesus as passover […] The post Stanley Porter and Bryan Dyer – Origins of New Testament Christology first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: “We’re in the midst of an unraveling”. So argues Ted Smith about the shift in the ways that people relate and the end of theological education as it’s typically conceived. […] The post Ted Smith – The End of Theological Education first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Biblical World co-host Kyle Keimer discusses his research on King Hezekiah’s preparations for the Assyrian attack in 701 BCE. How do archaeologists determine the nature and extent of Hezekiah’s defensive […] The post Kyle Keimer – Hezekiah Prepares for War first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Is it anachronistic to call Jesus a refugee? Does the story of Jesus’ family fleeing persecution carry modern political relevance? Would the holy family receive protection in modern society? Listen […] The post Glenn Butner – Jesus the Refugee first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode, Erin sits down with David Moffitt and a live audience at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford to talk about David’s latest book on the atonement. This was […] The post David Moffitt – Rethinking the Atonement first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Jonathan Lyonhart about his new book, MonoThreeism: An Absurdly Arrogant Attempt to Answer All the Problems of the Last 2000 Years in One […] The post Jonathan Lyonhart – Monothreeism (Trinity at the Pub) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Brent Strawn is back for the 4th time, to discuss his new book The Incomparable God. This book is rich, rangey, and full of biblical-theological insight. The discussion is also rangey, […] The post Brent Strawn – The Incomparable God first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: This episode covers a wide swathe of the Torah’s terrain, including reading the Torah as a story (even Leviticus), reading laws that come into conflict with each other, The Cat […] The post Gary Schnittjer – Torah Story first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: This wide-ranging conversation follows this wide-ranging book, covering topics such as the “is God the same as Allah” question to Filipino views of reciprocity to Thai philosophical views informing aniconism. From the publisher: “Christianity is […] The post Jerry Hwang – Contextualization and the Old Testament first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: This episode is the final installment in the 3-part archaeology of Passion Week discussion. Chris and Kyle take a detailed look at how archaeological finds in Jerusalem can help […] The post Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer – The Archaeology of Passion Week (Pt 3) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: This episode is part two of the three-part series on the archaeology of Passion Week. Chris and Kyle take a detailed look at how archaeological finds in Jerusalem can […] The post Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer – The Archaeology of Passion Week (Pt 2) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: This episode is the first of a three-part series on the archaeology of the Passion week. Chris and Kyle take a detailed look at how archaeological finds in Jerusalem […] The post Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer – The Archaeology of Passion Week (Pt 1) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: What is a life living theologically? Prof. Dr. Ervine Sheblazm has walked through life with theology on his mind for over 25 years. Hear him unload a ton of theological […] The post Ervine Sheblazm – A Life Living (a theological memoir) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Father Isaac Morales about his book, The Bible and Baptism: The Fountain of Salvation (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic 2022), published as part of […] The post Isaac Morales – The Bible and Baptism first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode, we discuss the god Moses. Yes, you heard that right! It’s there in Exod 7:1. But what does this mean? How can we make sense of the […] The post Amy Balogh – Moses among the Idols first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Michael Bird turns the well-rehearsed scholarly tale about how Jesus came to be described as divine on its head. Jesus didn’t become God through the application of Greek metaphysical […] The post Michael Bird – Jesus Among the Gods first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: Here’s the full version of the convo with Collin Cornell, where we discuss Elephantine, divine aggression (beginning at 34:18), and more, including his work on divine look-alikes. If you’ve already […] The post Collin Cornell – Divine Aggression (and other Old Testament matters) first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: The book we’re talking about today is Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church with IVP Academic. In this episode, we explore the data about women […] The post Nijay Gupta – Tell Her Story: Women in the Early Church first appeared on OnScript.