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Crucified with Christ, with Michael Bird: Galatians 2:19-20
Season 6 Episode 31
In this 300th episode of Exegetically Speaking, we hear once again from Dr. Michael Bird. This time he is highlighting how the knowledge of Greek enables us to understand alternative interpretations …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Lord is an Avenger and the Lord is Good, with Mario Tafferner: Nahum 1:7
Season 6 Episode 30
The poem in Nahum 1 breaks its stride in 1:7, in terms of both the Hebrew poetic structure and thematic emphasis. In part by this means, it implicitly asks its Israelite readers, some of whom may hav…
Published on 5 months ago
Wine, Vineyards, Hebrew, and Greek, with Gisela Kreglinger
Season 6 Episode 29
Dr. Gisela Kreglinger, who grew up on a family-owned winery in Franconia, Germany, is an independent researcher who long ago noticed the peculiar prominence of wine and vineyards in both the Old and …
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Biblical Languages for a Church Historian, with Jennifer Powell McNutt
Season 6 Episode 28
Jennifer Powell McNutt, PhD, is the Franklin S. Dyrness Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies, Professor of Theology and History of Christianity, Director of M.A. in History of Christianity,…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Biblical Languages for Pastoring, with Mike Woodruff
Season 6 Episode 27
Mike Woodruff is the lead pastor at Christ Church (Chicago) and chairs the board for the Lakelight Institute. In this episode, he talks about taking Greek and Hebrew as a student preparing for minist…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
A Hebrew Pun on Elevation, with Mark Lanier: 2 Chronicles 17:6
Season 6 Episode 26
In 2 Chr. 17:3-6, remarkable things are said of King Jehoshaphat, culminating in a Hebrew word play that correlates the state of Jehoshaphat’s heart with the Asherim that he tears down while seeking …
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Moses Sings Amazing Grace, with Lawson Younger: Exodus 34:6-7
Season 6 Episode 25
Both Moses and God are popularly thought of as the opposite of grace as portrayed in the Old Testament. Exodus 34 tells the story of a God who does measure out justice to his creation, but magnifies …
Published on 6 months ago
Who Has God’s Attention?, with Andrew Abernethy: Isaiah 66:2
Season 6 Episode 24
In the laments of Isaiah 63 and 64, God is asked to look down at his people in salvation. In Isaiah 66 a response comes, declaring at whom the Lord will look: Those in Israel afflicted by this world,…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Art and Truth in a Psalm, with Rico Villanueva: Psalm 1
Season 6 Episode 23
Even in translation, Psalm 1, a favorite of many, can be appreciated for its art and truth. All the more in Hebrew, through which we can see and hear how the psalmist employs letters, repetition of w…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Because He Was in the Form of God, with Michael Gorman: Philippians 2:6
Season 6 Episode 22
Phil. 2:6-11 is and deserves to be one of the most studied passages on Christ in the biblical writings. One grammatical question concerns a participle in v. 6, which is usually understood as concessi…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago