In this episode I finish talking about interpreting New Testament letters as occasional literature.

Reading New Testament Letters, Pt. 3

In this episode, I recommend my friend Max Botner's book, Beyond the Greek New Testament: Advanced Readings for Students of Biblical Studies (Baker Academic), and I talk about New Testament letters as occasional literature.

Reading New Testament Letters, Pt. 2

In this episode, I recommend Louis Menand's new book, The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021), and I begin talking about reading and interpreting New Testament letters.

Reading New Testament Letters, Pt. 1

In this episode, I catch up with the 17 listeners on what I've been up to the last few months, I recommend Beth Moore's new memoir, called All My Knotted Up Life (Tyndale Momentum), and I finish talking about some features of biblical narratives.

Reading Biblical Narratives, Pt. 3

In this episode, I recommend a brilliant new book by Daniel G. Hummel, The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation (Eerdmans, 2023), and I talk a bit more about reading biblical narratives.

Reading Biblical Narratives, Pt. 2

In this episode, I catch all 17 listeners up on what I’ve been doing the last month or so, and I talk a little about reading biblical narratives.

Reading Biblical Narratives

In this episode, I recommend Nijay Gupta's new book, Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church (IVP Academic, 2023), and I talk a bit more about why it’s so important to understand the different kinds of literature in the Bible.

The Bible Is a Library, Pt. 2

In this episode, I recommend Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past, edited by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer (Basic Books, 2023), and I talk about how important it is to reckon with the various kinds of literature found in the Bible.

The Bible Is a Library

In this episode, I recommend Gabor Maté's brilliant new book on trauma and healing, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture Avery, 2022), and I address some of the questions raised by the series on the big story of the Bible.

The Questions the Bible Asks of Us

In this episode, I talk about the current moment of the biblical story in a sub-series on engaging with Scripture that went on a whole lot longer than I thought it would.

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 15

Exploring what it means to be faithfully Christian in our always-changing world with its challenges and opportunities. I like to think out loud and talk with friends about biblical texts, books, politics, sports, music, films, and basically anything that interests me. This is all an attempt to be fully alive in God’s good world and to enjoy the liberating reality of the Christian gospel.

In this episode, I talk about the early church and how that fits into the biblical story.

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 14

In this episode, I talk about Jesus and how he fits into the biblical story.

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 13

In this episode, I try to provide some backdrop to the historical dynamics that shaped the culture to which Jesus arrived.

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 12

In this episode, I finish talking about God’s call of Israel and what that means for God’s aim to reclaim the world for his glory.

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 11

I recommend Bono’s new memoir called Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story (Knopf, 2022), and I talk about God’s call of Israel and what that means for God’s aim to reclaim the world for his glory.

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 10

In this episode, I talk about God’s call of Israel and what that means for God’s aim to reclaim the world for his glory.

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 9

I begin talking about God's plan to reclaim what was lost when humans failed in their commission to manage creation's flourishing.

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 8

I recommend the book by Justin E. H. Smith, The Internet is Not What You Think It Is: A History, A Philosophy, A Warning (Princeton University Press, 2022), and I talk a bit more about the big story of the Bible.I also mention the soon-to-be-released book by Isaac B. Sharp, The Other Evangelicals: A Story of Liberal, Black, Progressirve, Feminist, and Gay Christians--and the Movement that Pushed Them Out (Eerdmans: 2023).

I recommend the book by Justin E. H. Smith, The Internet is Not What You Think It Is: A History, A Philosophy, A Warning (Princeton University Press, 2022), and I talk a bit more about the big story of the Bible.<br>I also mention the soon-to-be-released book by Isaac B. Sharp, The Other Evangelicals: A Story of Liberal, Black, Progressirve, Feminist, and Gay Christians--and the Movement that Pushed Them Out (Eerdmans: 2023).

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 7

I relay some of the excellent meals I've enjoyed recently, and I continue talking about the big story of the Bible and how humans made a mess of things in Genesis 3.

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 6

I recommend Jenny Odell's wonderful book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (Melville House, 2020), and I draw out some implications about humanity from Genesis 1-2.

The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 5

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