Do you every wish you could raise your hand in church to clarify what the pastor just said? Do you need more context? I felt the same way. So I sat down with PhDs, theologians, and scholars and hit "Record."
Biblically Speaking is for curious Christians seeking clear answers to big Bible questions. Each episode unpacks Scripture in context so you can understand the Word as if you were there when it happended, making the Bible easier to understand and God easier to know and love. If you're looking to grow in faith with real insights and a fresh perspective, this podcast is your guide.
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Jared Byas is a former pastor and professor of philosophy and biblical studies who is passionate about helping people explore new ways of engaging with the Christian faith. He specializes in making complex biblical and theological ideas accessible, showing how they can lead to deeper meaning, stronger relationships, and a more thoughtful faith.
He is the co-host of The Bible for Normal People and also works as a Family Business Advisor, where he helps apply big ideas to real-life challenges. Jared enjoys bridging the gap between academic scholarship and everyday life, making thoughtful conversations practical and engaging.
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#95 WOMEN’S ROLE IN CHURCH + Dr. Lynn Cohick PART 2
Season 3 · Episode 95
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 • Duration 01:01:58
What were women doing in gathered worship while men were prophesying?
Is Paul saying women cannot lead?
Is Paul forbidding all speech from women in church?
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#94 WOMEN’S ROLE IN CHURCH + Dr. Lynn Cohick PART 1
Season 3 · Episode 94
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 • Duration 01:04:28
So… is Jesus a feminist?
When people ask, “What does the Bible say about women?” what do you think they are usually really asking?
What were women generally expected to do, not do, say, and not say?
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Dr. Craig Keener is one of the world's leading New Testament scholars. He holds a Ph.D. from Duke University and serves as F.M. and Ada Thompson Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of roughly 40 books, with more than 1.4 million copies in circulation worldwide. His works on biblical backgrounds, miracles, Acts, John, and the historical context of Scripture have earned numerous national and international awards, including multiple Christianity Today Book Awards. Through both his scholarship and ministry, Craig has helped countless readers better understand the Bible within its original cultural setting.
Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener holds a Ph.D. from the University of Paris 7. Born and raised in the Republic of Congo, she survived the Congolese civil war and lived as a refugee for 18 months, enduring displacement, hunger, sickness, and loss while helping care for her family. Her experiences during the war profoundly shaped her understanding of faith, forgiveness, perseverance, and God's presence in suffering. Today, she teaches and speaks internationally alongside Craig on suffering, ethnic reconciliation, and Christianity in both Africa and the United States.
Website: https://craigkeener.com/
Recommended reading from Dr. Craig & Medine Keener:
📘Impossible Love by Craig Keener and Médine Moussounga Keener-
James E. Sedlacek received his BA from God's Bible School & College, his Masters from MDiv Cincinnati Christian University, and his PhD from Nazarene Theological College. James is currently Professor of Biblical Languages at the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies, teaching several levels of Greek and Hebrew and developing exegesis courses. Additionally, James is examining the special syntax of infinitives, certain patterns of repeating conditional clauses, and the lexical meaning of hapax legomena. His interests include examining texts in various languages using linguistic methods and critiquing interpretations of those texts.
James holds a PhD in Biblical Studies that focused on Greek Language and Linguistics
for New Testament, and an MDiv in Biblical Studies that focused on both Hebrew and
Greek languages and text interpretation. James teaches the Hebrew and Greek
languages along with the Bible for Israel Institute of Biblical Studies. James also
teaches Greek Exegesis and Textual Criticism at God’s Bible School and College.
James has scholarly interest in many aspects of interpreting the Bible and is
knowledgeable about the history of its interpretation. Several areas that James has
focused on are Jewish Interpretation of the Bible, 2 nd Temple Jewish Literature,
Grammar, Environment and Theology, Human Nature, and Sanctification. James likes
to do woodworking, gardening, and exploring the outdoors as hobbies.
Website: https://sedlacekj6.wixsite.com/mysite
Recommended by Dr. James Sedlacek:
📘 Reading the Letters to Timothy and Titus — Philip H. Towner
Rev. Dr. Madison N. Pierce is Lecturer in New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews. She is the author of Divine Discourse in the Epistle to the Hebrews (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and the co-author of Reading the Later New Testament as Christian Scripture (Baker Academic, 2026). Madison is ordained in the Reformed Church in America as a Minister of Word and Sacrament. She is also a New Testament Editor at Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies and a co-host of The Two Cities podcast.
Dr. Kevin Grasso is a biblical scholar, author, and linguist. He holds a PhD in Hebrew Language from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as an MA in Linguistics (focusing on the Biblical Hebrew verbal system) and an MA in Comparative Religion (focusing on Paul and second temple Judaism). His academic work has appeared in leading journals and edited volumes, where he applies theoretical linguistics to exegetical problems. His current research focus is on the Messiah, law, faith, and justification in Paul's letters. Alongside his academic career, Kevin is the co-founder and CEO of Biblingo, an innovative and effective way to learn biblical Greek and Hebrew."
You can connect with him at kevin@biblingo.org
Also,one cool thing about Dr. Kevin is that he can actually speak biblical Greek and Hebrew conversationally (something very few people - even scholars - can do). He lived in Israel for several years and knows a lot about the original languages and culture of the Bible.
Dr. Anna Kitko originally a British-trained Cambridge graduate, Anna’s clinical work focuses in the realm of Cults and New Religions by weaving together an eclectic background in Theology, World Religion, Christian Apologetics, and modern Psychology for a therapeutic experience that is spiritually focused and mindful of the boundaries of Holy Scripture.
She carries two undergraduate degrees from the University of Florida in Philosophy and Religion as well as a Master of Biblical Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary. On top of this, Anna is a current Research Associate with the University of Salford, Manchester UK, carrying a Master of Science in the Psychology of Coercive Control and having authored the first psychometric in the world measuring spiritual abuse in demonic deliverance settings. Respectively, she is a member and regular lecturer for the International Cultic Studies Association and the Director of Theological Integrity for Ratio Christi: Campus Apologetics Alliance; an international Christian Apologetics network. Locally, Anna is Theological Director of Integrated Wellness Tennessee, a non-profit mission providing clinical mental health care to those in the community who otherwise could not afford care financially.
Her expertise focuses on cases of spiritual abuse, cultic and coercive control, brainwashing, domestic violence, human trafficking, terrorism, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Dissociation, and spiritual pathologies such as Prelest. She is an unabashed Christian and the center of her therapeutic interventions is housed in an office modeled after a 12 th century monastic cloister.
Anna possesses a knowledge of a vast array of historic therapeutic interventions from Mesopotamian exorcism protocols, to meridian work, and all the way to modern interventions such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR. She also is well versed in the healing of popular and fraudulent mental health interventions such as SOZO and Apostolic Demonic Deliverance.
Dr. Anna Kitko originally a British-trained Cambridge graduate, Anna’s clinical work focuses in the realm of Cults and New Religions by weaving together an eclectic background in Theology, World Religion, Christian Apologetics, and modern Psychology for a therapeutic experience that is spiritually focused and mindful of the boundaries of Holy Scripture.
She carries two undergraduate degrees from the University of Florida in Philosophy and Religion as well as a Master of Biblical Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary. On top of this, Anna is a current Research Associate with the University of Salford, Manchester UK, carrying a Master of Science in the Psychology of Coercive Control and having authored the first psychometric in the world measuring spiritual abuse in demonic deliverance settings. Respectively, she is a member and regular lecturer for the International Cultic Studies Association and the Director of Theological Integrity for Ratio Christi: Campus Apologetics Alliance; an international Christian Apologetics network. Locally, Anna is Theological Director of Integrated Wellness Tennessee, a non-profit mission providing clinical mental health care to those in the community who otherwise could not afford care financially.
Her expertise focuses on cases of spiritual abuse, cultic and coercive control, brainwashing, domestic violence, human trafficking, terrorism, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Dissociation, and spiritual pathologies such as Prelest. She is an unabashed Christian and the center of her therapeutic interventions is housed in an office modeled after a 12 th century monastic cloister.
Anna possesses a knowledge of a vast array of historic therapeutic interventions from Mesopotamian exorcism protocols, to meridian work, and all the way to modern interventions such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR. She also is well versed in the healing of popular and fraudulent mental health interventions such as SOZO and Apostolic Demonic Deliverance.
As the President of CrossExamined.org,Dr. Frank Turek presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools and at secular college campuses that often begin hostile to his message. He has also debated several prominent atheists including Christopher Hitchens and David Silverman, former president of American Atheists.
Dr. Frank is widely featured guest in the media as a leading apologetics expert and cultural commentator. He has appeared on hundreds of radio programs and many top TV programs including: The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity and Colmes, Faith Under Fire, and Politically Incorrect. He also writes a column for Townhall.com.
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Dr. Lynn H. Cohick (PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Houston Christian University. Dr. Cohick currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Biola University and previously served on the board for Langham Partnership.
Dr. Cohick served as president of the Institute of Biblical Research (IBR) for six years, and has previously served as provost for two evangelical seminaries. Dr. Cohick taught at Wheaton College for eighteen years, as well as the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (Africa International University) in Kenya.
Dr. Lynn is the founding president of the Center for Women in Leadership,
a principal with Dr. Sandra Glahn and Dr. George Kalantzis
on the Visual Museum of Women in Christianity project,
and is the host of The Alabaster Jar podcast.
Dr. Lynn Cohick's website:
https://www.lynncohick.com/
Recommended reading from Dr. Lynn Cohick:
Women in the World of the Earliest Christians - Lynn H. Cohick
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Dr. Lynn H. Cohick (PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Houston Christian University. Dr. Cohick currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Biola University and previously served on the board for Langham Partnership.
Dr. Cohick served as president of the Institute of Biblical Research (IBR) for six years, and has previously served as provost for two evangelical seminaries. Dr. Cohick taught at Wheaton College for eighteen years, as well as the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (Africa International University) in Kenya.
Dr. Lynn is the founding president of the Center for Women in Leadership,
a principal with Dr. Sandra Glahn and Dr. George Kalantzis
on the Visual Museum of Women in Christianity project,
and is the host of The Alabaster Jar podcast.
Dr. Lynn Cohick's website:
https://www.lynncohick.com/
Recommended reading from Dr. Lynn Cohick:
Women in the World of the Earliest Christians - Lynn H. Cohick
