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| S8E4. Repeat the Sounding Joy: Advent Devotionals with Christopher Ash (part 4) | 18 Dec 2025 | 00:27:06 | |
In the final episode of this Advent series, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about Simeon and Anna meeting the baby Jesus and the impact of their words on Mary. This four-part series for Advent is exploring Luke chapters 1 and 2, which are the focus of Christopher’s book of Advent devotions, Repeat the Sounding Joy (The Good Book Company, 2019). Timings: 00:00 Introduction 01:07 Reading of the passage Luke 2:21-38 3:35 The significance of Jesus’ name 5:18 How does Mary ever manage to get her head around Jesus’ mission? 5:50 The rewarding of long term waiting: Simeon (and Anna) 9:40 Jesus as the consolation of Israel 10:40 Simeon’s prayer, the Psalms and their use in Christian liturgy 13:17 The shadow of the cross 15:30 The rewarding of long term waiting: Anna 16:44 Simeon and Anna as the fixed points in the temple 17:40 A model of long term waiting: Anna 19:15 The significance of Anna’s genealogy 20:25 What can we learn from Simeon and Anna? 24:36 Concluding remarks Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S8E3. Repeat the Sounding Joy: Advent Devotionals with Christopher Ash (part 3) | 11 Dec 2025 | 00:27:40 | |
In the third episode of this Advent series, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about the arrival of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem and the Shepherd's visit to the new baby. This four-part series for Advent is exploring Luke chapters 1 and 2, which are the focus of Christopher’s book of Advent devotions, Repeat the Sounding Joy (The Good Book Company, 2019). Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S6E7: Reading narrative in prophetic books part 2 | 03 Jul 2025 | 00:30:38 | |
In this episode, Francie Cornes continues her conversation with Tony Watkins and Peter Williams about the book of Jonah. Jonah is an unusual prophetic book because it is mostly narrative and has a very small amount of text where Jonah is actually proclaiming God’s word. In this second episode, Tony and Peter share insights into the theological themes we can see in chapters 2—4. In the first episode they looked at chapter 1 which you can catch up with here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1161728/episodes/17330544 Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S6E6: Reading narrative in prophetic books | 19 Jun 2025 | 00:25:38 | |
In this episode, Francie Cornes asks Tony Watkins and Peter Williams about the book of Jonah. Jonah is an unusual prophetic book because it is mostly narrative and has a very small amount of text where Jonah is actually proclaiming God’s word. In this episode, Tony and Peter share some insights into chapter 1, and in the following episode they will look at chapters 2–4. Find out more about the host and guests here: Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S6E5: Making sense of the book of Amos | 05 Jun 2025 | 00:40:06 | |
As we return to our series on ‘How do we read the Prophets?’, Francie Cornes asks Tony Watkins and Peter Williams about the book of Amos. Tony and Peter share insights into the historical context and structure of the book, as well as talking about what it meant for its original hearers and for us reading it today. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| Did Josephus know people who were present at Jesus's trial? Interview with Dr Tom Schmidt (part 2) | 27 May 2025 | 00:26:40 | |
This is part two of Peter Williams's interview with Dr Tom C. Schmidt about his new book, 'Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One they Call Christ'. In this second episode they discuss whether Josephus could have known people who were present at Jesus's trial. In the first episode, they tackled the question of whether Josephus's writing about Jesus was edited by Christians to sound more like the biblical account, or whether it could in fact have been written by Josephus (you can catch up on the previous episode wherever you get your podcasts from or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn1P0krloq0). Tom's book has been published online for free: https://academic.oup.com/book/60034 It will also be available in print from 3rd June 2025. You can find out more on Tom's website at josephusandjesus.com/ Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| Did Josephus really write about Jesus? Interview with Dr Tom Schmidt (part 1) | 20 May 2025 | 00:25:22 | |
Peter Williams interviews Dr Tom C. Schmidt about his new book, 'Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One they Call Christ'. In this episode they tackle the question of whether Josephus's writing about Jesus was edited by Christians to sound more like the biblical account, or whether it could in fact have been written by Josephus. In next week's episode they will discuss whether Josephus could have known people who were present at Jesus's trial. You can find out more on Tom's website at josephusandjesus.com/ Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S6E4: Reading a prophetic book: text and audience | 15 May 2025 | 00:41:03 | |
In the second half of this two-part episode, Tony Watkins and Peter Williams dig into the text of Micah chapter 6 to see what it is actually saying and what it means for us today. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S6E3: Reading a prophetic book: context and structure | 01 May 2025 | 00:35:58 | |
In the first half of this two-part episode, Tony Watkins and Peter Williams begin walking us through the book of Micah, showing how to apply their top tips for reading prophetic books in the Bible. Find out more about the host and guests here: Peter Williams: https://tyndalehouse.com/about/staff/peter-j-williams/ Francie Cornes: https://tyndalehouse.com/about/staff/francie-cornes/ Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S6E2: What were the prophets' theological foundations? | 17 Apr 2025 | 00:31:09 | |
In this episode, Tony Watkins and Francie Cornes explore what the theological foundations of the prophets were by looking at four key themes the prophets draw on in their writings: Exodus/Covenant, Creation/Fall, God’s dwelling place, and Wisdom. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S6E1: Who were the prophets? | 03 Apr 2025 | 00:37:02 | |
In this series Tony Watkins, Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House, will be sharing how we can make sense of the books of the prophets, and providing helpful tips for how to read them for ourselves. In this first episode, Tony Watkins and Francie Cornes discuss why we often find the prophetic books more difficult to read than other parts of the Bible, as well as who the prophets actually were and what their role was. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| Interview with Peter Williams on eighty years of Tyndale House | 27 Mar 2025 | 00:34:19 | |
In this episode, Dr Peter J. Williams, Principal of Tyndale House, walks us through the history of Tyndale House. Starting with the initial conversations about creating an institution for evangelical biblical scholarship that took place in the late 1930s, through to the new library building project starting in 2025. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S8E2. Repeat the Sounding Joy: Advent Devotionals with Christopher Ash (part 2) | 04 Dec 2025 | 00:22:32 | |
In the second episode of this Advent series, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about the visit of the angel Gabriel to Mary. This four-part series for Advent is exploring Luke chapters 1 and 2, which are the focus of Christopher’s book of Advent devotions, Repeat the Sounding Joy (The Good Book Company, 2019). Repeat the Sounding Joy, by Christopher Ash is available from The Good Book Company and other booksellers. Christopher Ash is a preacher, teacher, and writer. After working in telecommunications and as a teacher of maths, Christopher studied theology at Oxford, where he was awarded the Denyer and Johnson prize. He was ordained and served as an Assistant Minister in St. Andrew the Great in Cambridge, before leading a church plant to All Saints, Little Shelford, in 1997. In 2004 he and Carolyn moved to London where Christopher served as Director of the Proclamation Trust’s Cornhill Training Course until July 2015. Christopher and his wife Carolyn have been entrusted with three sons and a daughter (all now grown up) and ten grandchildren. They belong to Cambridge Presbyterian church. As Writer-in-Residence, Christopher hopes to encourage younger scholars to grow in faithful loving loyalty to Jesus, and to use their gifts to serve the church of Christ. Christopher’s writing mostly focuses on the Psalms. Carolyn serves as Chaplain to the women members of Tyndale House staff. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| From flowers to manuscripts: Interview with Dr Dirk Jongkind on his journey into biblical scholarship | 20 Mar 2025 | 00:31:10 | |
Dirk Jongkind, Academic Vice Principal at Tyndale House, shares with Tony Watkins how he went from growing flowers in the Netherlands to editing the Tyndale House Greek New Testament in Cambridge. They discuss Dirk's journey into biblical scholarship with a particular focus on his time working on Codex Sinaiticus at the British Library. Find out more about the host and guest here: Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S5E8: How did chapter divisions get into the New Testament? | 06 Mar 2025 | 00:30:33 | |
In this episode, Nelson Hsieh, Research Associate in New Testament Text and Language at Tyndale House, discusses chapter divisions in Bible manuscripts with Tony Watkins. Nelson has been working on chapter divisions for the second edition of the Tyndale House Greek New Testament, and he explains how the approach he is taking is different to the method used in the first edition. They also reflect on how chapter divisions in our Bibles today can affect how we read the text. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S5E7: How is the Tyndale House Greek New Testament different to other editions? | 27 Feb 2025 | 00:32:49 | |
In this episode Tony, Dirk, and Nelson focus on the Tyndale House Greek New Testament (Crossway, 2017) and discuss how it is different from other editions of the Greek New Testament. They also talk about how the world of textual criticism was changed by the discovery of many more manuscripts in the late nineteenth century. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S5E6: What does textual criticism look like today? | 20 Feb 2025 | 00:33:03 | |
Having discussed how the early church and the reformers handled differences between Bible manuscripts, Tony, Dirk and Nelson now turn to look at how modern-day textual critics approach variation between manuscripts. Find out more about the host and guests here: Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S5E5: What role did textual criticism play in the reformation? | 13 Feb 2025 | 00:30:04 | |
In this episode, Tony Watkins (Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House) hears from Dirk Jongkind (Academic Vice Principal at Tyndale House) and Nelson Hsieh (Research Associate in New Testament Text and Language) about the role of textual criticism in the reformation. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S5E4: How did the early church handle differences between manuscripts? | 06 Feb 2025 | 00:35:33 | |
In this episode, Tony Watkins, Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House, asks Dirk Jongkind and Nelson Hsieh, members of our New Testament team, about how the early church handled differences between Bible manuscripts. At 28:59 Dirk and Nelson are trying to remember a name, they incorrectly say Martianan, they meant Marcellum. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| Interview with Dr David Armitage – Eighty years of the Tyndale Bulletin | 13 Mar 2025 | 00:27:03 | |
Tony Watkins, Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House talks to David Armitage, Academic Administrator at Tyndale House about the Tyndale Bulletin, which is the Academic Journal published by Tyndale House. David shares how the Bulletin has developed since it first began in the 1940s. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S5E3: Major New Testament manuscripts and their impact on modern day Bibles | 30 Jan 2025 | 00:39:10 | |
In this episode, Tony Watkins asks Dirk Jongkind and Nelson Hsieh about some of the major New Testament manuscripts and how they have influenced the Bible translations we have today. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S5E2: What does a manuscript look like? | 23 Jan 2025 | 00:37:41 | |
In this episode Tony Watkins, Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House, talks to Dirk Jongkind, Academic Vice Principal of Tyndale House, about what a manuscript actually looks like, and what features scholars look out for when studying them. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S5E1: What is a manuscript and why should we study them? | 16 Jan 2025 | 00:35:30 | |
In season 5 of the Tyndale House podcast, Tony Watkins speaks to members of our New Testament team to find out about New Testament manuscripts and how studying them can help us with our trust and understanding of the Bible. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S8E1. Repeat the Sounding Joy: Advent Devotionals with Christopher Ash (part 1) | 27 Nov 2025 | 00:26:05 | |
In this four-part series for Advent, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about Luke chapters 1 and 2. These chapters are the focus of Christopher’s book of Advent devotions, Repeat the Sounding Joy (pub. Good Book Company). In this first episode, Christopher and Tony discuss the birth of John the Baptist. Repeat the Sounding Joy, by Christopher Ash is available from The Good Book Company and other booksellers. Christopher Ash is a preacher, teacher, and writer. After working in telecommunications and as a teacher of maths, Christopher studied theology at Oxford, where he was awarded the Denyer and Johnson prize. He was ordained and served as an Assistant Minister in St. Andrew the Great in Cambridge, before leading a church plant to All Saints, Little Shelford, in 1997. In 2004 he moved to London where Christopher served as Director of the Proclamation Trust’s Cornhill Training Course until July 2015. Christopher and his wife Carolyn have been entrusted with three sons and a daughter (all now grown up) and ten grandchildren. They belong to Cambridge Presbyterian church. As Writer-in-Residence, Christopher hopes to encourage younger scholars to grow in faithful loving loyalty to Jesus, and to use their gifts to serve the church of Christ. Christopher’s writing mostly focuses on the Psalms. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| Meet the Scholar: Dr Steve Walton – The book of Acts | 05 Dec 2024 | 00:31:49 | |
In this episode, Tony talks to Dr Steve Walton, Professor of New Testament and Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Bristol. Steve is a frequent visitor to us here at Tyndale House as he's been working on his commentary on Acts for the Word Biblical Commentary series. The first volume of the commentary, on Acts 1–9:42 (volume 37A), was published in the USA in October 2024, and will be out in the UK on 2 January 2025. There will be three volumes in total, and Steve is currently working on volume 2. He and Tony discuss the process of writing the commentary and some key things that Steve has discovered about the book of Acts. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| The Nativity: Fact or Fairytale? – Interview with Dr Peter J. Williams | 29 Nov 2024 | 00:29:50 | |
Is the Nativity a true story? Why are there differences between Matthew and Luke’s accounts of Jesus’s birth? Was Luke historically correct when he wrote about the census? What was the star and is it even possible for the wise men to have followed it? What year was Jesus actually born? Peter Williams answers all these questions and more in this special Christmas podcast episode. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| What is Hebrew poetry and how do we read it? Interview with Ellie Wiener, Megan Alsene-Parker, and Ben Rae | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:37:22 | |
In this episode, Tony is joined by three of our long-term readers who are all working on PhDs at Cambridge University. Ellie Wiener is currently studying the book of Job, Megan Alsene-Parker is studying Lamentations, and Ben Rae is studying Ecclesiastes. Together, they discuss what poetry actually is, the features of Hebrew poetry, and why we should spend time digging into biblical poetry.
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| S4E6: Why did Saul change his name to Paul? (Names in the Bible and Ancient World, part 6) | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:30:21 | |
Steve Walton and Tony Watkins discuss why Saul changed to Paul in the book of Acts. In the book of Acts, the apostle Paul is referred to as Saul up until chapter 13, where he begins to be referred to as Paul. Steve explains how names worked in the Roman world to shed light on this name change. He also shares about some of the research he has done in the book of Acts over several years.
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| S4E5: Are the names in the Gospels historically accurate? (Names in the Bible and Ancient World, part 5) | 07 Nov 2024 | 00:29:25 | |
In this episode, Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale House, explains how names can help us to assess the historical reliability of the Gospels. By looking at name records we can see what the most popular names were outside of the Gospels at the same time and place. Peter then compares these with the names we see in the Gospels to see whether they line up. He and Tony also discuss Jesus calling himself ‘The Son of Man’ and what we should make of that.
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| S4E4: Vapour, illness, fish and other peculiar names in the Bible (Names in the Bible and Ancient World, part 4) | 31 Oct 2024 | 00:38:26 | |
In this episode, Tony chats to James Bejon and Josh Meynell about strange or animal-related names that we find in the Bible. Some of the names in the Bible strike us as having curious meanings. For example, Caleb means ‘dog’, Nun means ‘fish’, and Abel means ‘vapour’. What are we to make of these names? James, Josh, and Tony work through some of these examples and some from the wider ancient Near East to explore how there might be more to the names than we might think at first glance. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S4E3: Why do we have genealogies in the Bible? (Names in the Bible and Ancient World, part 3) | 24 Oct 2024 | 00:36:09 | |
In this episode, Tony asks Caleb Howard and James Bejon why we have genealogies in the Bible and how we should make sense of them. They discuss how the Old Testament is unique in ancient literature in the way it lays out genealogies. They also explore how it can give us a clear account of the people of Israel from Adam through to the exile, by looking at some genealogies in the book of 1 Chronicles. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S4E2: How Were Divine Names Used in the Ancient World? (Names in the Bible and Ancient World, part 2) | 17 Oct 2024 | 00:35:18 | |
In this episode, George Heath-Whyte and James Bejon chat with Tony about the use of divine names in the ancient world and in the Bible. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S4E1: Difficult questions surrounding the book of Daniel (Names in the Bible and Ancient World, part 1) | 10 Oct 2024 | 00:39:22 | |
In this episode, George Heath-Whyte and James Bejon chat with Tony about a range of difficult questions surrounding the book of Daniel: Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| Meet the Scholar: Prof David Tsumura, Professor Emeritus at Japan Bible Seminary | 03 Oct 2024 | 00:30:58 | |
In this episode Tony sits down with David Tsumura, who is a professor emeritus in Old Testament studies at Japan Bible Seminary. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| Growing in Understanding: Interview with Dr Dirk Jongkind on his new book of devotions for Christian academics | 18 Nov 2025 | 00:29:59 | |
Tony Watkins interviews Dr Dirk Jongkind, Vice Principal (Academic) about his new book, ‘Growing in Understanding: Devotions for Christian Academics’ (published by Apollos in 2025). GROWING IN UNDERSTANDING: DEVOTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMICS is available directly from IVP or from your normal bookseller. Dirk Jongkind is probably best known as editor of the Tyndale House Greek New Testament. However, before he ended up in the academy, Dirk worked in the horticultural sector (together with his wife Marion), growing tropical cut-flowers (Heliconia) in greenhouses in his native country, the Netherlands. He enjoyed this hands-on setting, yet decided to follow his life’s fascination with the history and text of the Bible. He completed a M.A. in Old Testament at Tyndale Theological Seminary (1999, Badhoevedorp, nr. Amsterdam), and moved to the United Kingdom for an M.Phil. in New Testament at Cambridge University, where he also completed a PhD in 2005. At this time he was employed for a brief project at the British Library as part of the preparation of the Codex Sinaiticus Digitisation project. At Tyndale House, Dirk does research in the transmission of the text of the New Testament which has resulted in the Tyndale House Edition of the Greek New Testament (2017). He also maintains an interest in lexical and grammatical studies. He is an Associate Editor of the Tyndale Bulletin. Working at Tyndale House gives unique opportunities to contribute to the practice and vision of theological education. He has taught in a wide variety of settings ranging from big conference rooms and university halls to the back rooms of small rural chapels and local village pubs. Dirk is a Fellow of St Edmund’s College and a Member of the Faculty of Divinity. Apart from explaining the Bible and the many ways in which one passage resonates with others, he also enjoys speaking about how Christians can be good scholars and pursue knowledge and truth without compromising their commitment to faith. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| Interview with Christopher Ash: The Psalms (part 2) | 26 Sep 2024 | 00:28:54 | |
In this episode, Tony continues his conversation with writer-in-residence, Christopher Ash, on his new four-volume commentary on the Psalms. They discuss how Christ would have prayed the Psalms during his earthly life, the structure of the 5 books of the Psalms, and how we approach different genres of psalms such as imprecatory psalms. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| Interview with Christopher Ash: The Psalms (part 1) | 19 Sep 2024 | 00:27:08 | |
In this episode, Tony interviews our writer-in-residence, Christopher Ash, on his new 4 volume commentary on the Psalms. Christopher shares how he came to write the commentary, the importance of the psalms, and why he thinks that the Psalms are inseparable from Christ.
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| Meet the Scholar: Dr Ahreum Kim on the cultural context of 1 John | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:25:47 | |
In this episode Tony Watkins sits down with biblical scholar, Ahreum Kim, who has been a reader at Tyndale House on and off since 2019 when she came here during her MPhil. She has since completed her PhD which focused on the letter of 1 John and the Greco-Roman context it was written in. She and Tony discuss her PhD, why it’s so important to understand the context of New Testament letters, and what Ahreum is working on at the moment. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S3E7 Ancient Names – Why did kings in the Old Testament change their names? | 11 Jul 2024 | 00:28:14 | |
In this episode, Tony, James, and Caleb continue discussing name changes in the Bible, but this time with a focus on throne names. They look first at how kings in the ancient world often changed their name when they became king, before then focusing on Old Testament kings and the significance of their throne names. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S3E6: Ancient Names – What's the significance of name changes in the Bible? | 04 Jul 2024 | 00:31:34 | |
Please note: This episode contains a mention of birth trauma within the biblical narrative Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S3E5 Ancient Names – Who are the kings mentioned in Genesis 14? | 27 Jun 2024 | 00:42:34 | |
In this episode, Tony sits down with James and Caleb again to look at the names of the foreign kings mentioned in Genesis 14 and to see how they fit in with what we know of those places from extra-biblical sources. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S3E4 Ancient Names – What do the names of Jacob's sons mean? PART 2 | 19 Jun 2024 | 00:32:39 | |
Content warning: please note this episode contains a brief mention of rape within the biblical narrative, as well as a comment about birth trauma in the Ancient World. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S3E3 Ancient Names – What do the names of Jacob's sons mean? PART 1 | 13 Jun 2024 | 00:26:44 | |
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| S3E2 Ancient Names – Naming practices at birth | 06 Jun 2024 | 00:33:15 | |
Episode 2 of our podcast series on Ancient Names. In this episode, Tony, George, and Caleb discuss naming practices from the Bible and the ancient world and compare them with practices today. Edited by Tyndale House Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S3E1 Ancient Names – Why are names important? | 30 May 2024 | 00:28:07 | |
This new series takes a deep dive into names in the Bible with the help of members of our Old Testament team. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S7E2: The trustworthiness of the Gospels 2 – Dr Peter J. Williams | 30 Oct 2025 | 00:31:58 | |
The second of a two-part interview with Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale House, Cambridge, and author of 'Can We Trust the Gospels?’. In this episode, Tony Watkins and Peter Williams explore what the Gospels DON’T mention. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| Meet the Scholar: Dr Barry Danylak – What's the context of 1 Corinthians 7? | 10 May 2024 | 00:28:52 | |
In this interview Tony Watkins, Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House, interviews Barry Danylak, Executive Director of SEE Global, about his new book, Paul and Secular Singleness in 1 Corinthians 7. Barry shares about the research he has done looking at extra-biblical sources from around the time Paul wrote to the Corinthians. He describes what family structures would have been like, based on ancient census data, and explains how this is relevant to us today as we approach the challenging passage of 1 Corinthians 7. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S2E5 Names & Lists – Making sense of the Old Testament | 26 Apr 2024 | 00:41:50 | |
In this episode Dr Andrew Ollerton is joined by James Bejon to talk about lists, names and genealogies in the Old Testament. Andrew and James take a look at Judges chapters 10 and 12 to talk about messy families, the significance of Biblical names, and to ask: How do we make sense of the Old Testament, particularly in the more unexciting moments? Music – Acoustic Happy Background used with a standard license from Adobe Stock. Edited by Tyndale House | |||
| S2E4 Violence & Horror – How do we read Judges 19? | 26 Apr 2024 | 00:46:57 | |
In this episode Dr Andrew Ollerton is joined by the Revd Dr Helen Paynter to look at horror and violence in the Old Testament. Helen walks us through one of the Old Testament’s “Texts of Terror”—the notorious 19th chapter of the book of Judges and explores how we can bring humility and empathy to the way we read the Bible. Reading list:
The Revd Dr Helen Paynter is a Baptist Minister and the Director of Bristol Baptist College’s Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence. Helen has a Masters in Missional Church Leadership, another Masters in Biblical Studies, and a PhD in Old Testament. Her main research interests are in the narrative portions of the Hebrew Bible.
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| S2E3 Law & Instruction – How do we read Deuteronomy? | 26 Apr 2024 | 00:43:00 | |
In this episode Dr Andrew Ollerton is joined by Dr Daniel Block to look at Old Testament law and instruction. This episode’s text is Deuteronomy Chapter 27 and the instruction to set up the stones on Mount Ebal, as Daniel demonstrates how even after 50 years of study the biblical text might still have surprises for us. Reading list: Music – Acoustic Happy Background used with a standard license from Adobe Stock. Edited by Tyndale House | |||