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Matthew Bates, Matthew Lynch, Erin Heim, Dru Johnson, Amy Brown Hughes, & Chris Tilling

Bringing you engaging conversations on Bible and theology (hosted by biblical scholars and theologians).

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  • Yesterday · 28 min

    Ilker Mimiroglu – Ancient Lystra

    Episode: Excavations have begun at the New Testament site of Lystra! In this episode, Jason Borges talks with Prof. Ilker Mimiroglu, the lead Turkish archaeologist at Lystra, about the city’s history and The post Ilker Mimiroglu – Ancient Lystra f

  • September 1 · 51 min

    Libby Backfish and Cynthia Shafer-Elliott – Grounded Theology

    Episode: In this episode, Kyle chats with Libby Backfish and Cynthia Shafer-Elliott about bringing archaeology and theology into conversation—the topic of their recent book, Grounded Theology in the Hebrew Bible: Exploring the The post Libby Backfish an

  • July 30 · 1 hr 12 min

    Amy, Jules, and Matt Talk Theology and Biblical Studies

    Episode: Amy, Jules, and Matt get together to talk about their current work on Gregory of Nyssa (Amy), global theology (Jules), and Isaiah (Matt). Matt sounds like he’s in a The post Amy, Jules, and Matt Talk Theology and Biblical Studies first ap

  • July 16 · 1 hr 16 min

    Jonathan Lyonhart – Zeus Was an Atheist

    Episode: Jonathan Lyonhart joins the podcast to discuss his fictional-philosophical exploration of the life of Moses. Somehow Moses manages to climb each major branch of the philosophical tree in this creative The post Jonathan Lyonhart – Zeus Was an At

  • June 22 · 1 hr 2 min

    J. Warren Smith – Early Christian Theology

    Episode: In this episode co-host Amy Brown Hughes nerds out with fellow historical theologian J. Warren Smith about what it would be like if a bunch of early Christian theologians hung The post J. Warren Smith – Early Christian Theology first appeared o

  • May 28 · 1 hr 15 min

    Collin Cornell – God Draws Near

    Episode: Is redemption the Bible’s “big story”? Is salvation THE goal of Scripture’s narrative? Are “story” and “narrative” even helpful ways of conceptualizing the whole Bible? Cornell would answer (a qual

  • May 18 · 42 min

    Kevin Vanhoozer – Mere Christian Hermeneutics (Part 2)

    Episode: In this second part of a two-part episode, Kevin Vanhoozer is interviewed by Matthew Bates, along with his Northern Seminary students, as part of a “live” classroom event. Over The post Kevin Vanhoozer – Mere Christian Hermeneutics

  • May 6 · 42 min

    Kevin Vanhoozer – Mere Christian Hermeneutics (Part 1)

    Episode: In this first part of a two-part episode, Kevin Vanhoozer is interviewed by Matthew Bates, along with his Northern Seminary students, as part of a “live” classroom event. Over The post Kevin Vanhoozer – Mere Christian Hermeneutics (

  • April 7 · 1 hr 6 min

    Malcolm Foley – The Anti-Greed Gospel

    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

  • April 1 · 35 min

    Ervine Sheblazm – The Emotionally Healthy Paul

    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 OnScr

  • March 5 · 1 hr 4 min

    Brian Toews – Voices of the Sages

    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 app

  • February 10 · 57 min

    Carmen Imes – Becoming God’s Family

    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 Ca

  • January 28 · 1 hr 4 min

    Marty Folsom – Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Creation

    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

  • January 8 · 59 min

    Ingrid Faro – Redeeming Eden

    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 o

  • Dec 9, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min

    Mark Scarlata – Wine, Soil, and Salvation in Scripture

    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, So

  • Nov 4, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min

    Paul Sloan – Jesus and the Law of Moses

    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 OnScri

  • Oct 15, 2025 · length unknown

    Dru Johnson – Understanding Biblical Law (with surprise guest)

    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

  • Sep 16, 2025 · 59 min

    Cor Bennema – Imitation in Early Christianity

    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 – I

  • Sep 3, 2025 · 20 min

    Brent Strawn – Shifting Imagery and Psalm 23 (In Parallel)

    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

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