Podcast Episodes

603. Did Jesus Really Receive Divine Honors? (Brandon Duke)

This is part 1 of our response series on The Incarnate Christ and His Critics.

Today we’re shifting gears. We’ve had an eighteen-episode class delving into biblical and contextual study of 1 Corinthi…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

602. Abused, Kidnapped, and Suicidal—Finding Hope After a Lifetime of Trauma (Sheila Kalpakidis)

Suicide is such a sad part of our world today. The latest stats from the CDC indicate someone dies of suicide every eleven minutes in the United States. 30 times more people attempt suicide than die …

Published on 7 months ago

601. 1 Corinthians in Context 18: Concluding Thoughts

We’ll begin by reviewing what we’ve covered in this class before asking the question, “What happened after Paul sent 1 Corinthians?” Did the church receive his instruction? Did they reject it? How do…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

600. 1 Corinthians in Context 17: Eschatology and the Afterlife

We’ll begin by surveying what 1 Corinthians tells us about the end times. Then we’ll consider why Paul spent so much time in chapter fifteen making a case for the resurrection of the saints when Chri…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

599. 1 Corinthians in Context 16: Love and Edification in the Assembly

Today we’re going to look at chapters 12, 13, and 14 of 1 Corinthians as a unit. We’ll see that the body analogy in 12, the love poem in 13, and the repeated concern for upbuilding in 14 are all slig…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

598 1 Corinthians in Context 15: Speaking in Tongues

Last time we looked at how Greco-Roman people talked about inspired speech. Today we turn to 1 Corinthians and the book of Acts to focus on speaking in tongues. We’ll consider the idea that tongues a…

Published on 8 months ago

597 1 Corinthians in Context 14: Inspiration and Divine Speech

This episode is a deep dive into the world of prophetic utterances, frenzied manifestations, divine possession, and all other sorts of inspired speech that I could find in Greco-Roman literature. Hon…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

596 1 Corinthians in Context 13: Communion

So much was going on at the communion meal in Corinth. Some people were overdoing it, even getting drunk, while others went hungry. In order to better understand Paul’s instructions in 1 Corinthians …

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

595 1 Corinthians in Context 12: Women

What was life like for women in the Roman empire? How did Christianity challenge cultural norms about the role of women? In today’s episode we’ll see what life was like for a range of women from weal…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

594 1 Corinthians in Context 11: Money and Benefaction

1 Corinthians 9 is a fascinating chapter. Paul masterfully lays out five arguments for why ministers should be paid for their work before telling the church of Corinth that he has chosen not to make …

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago