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The Biblical Unitarian Podcast
A weekly podcast examining what the Bible says about the oneness and unity of God and about the humanity of Jesus Christ. By Dustin R. Smith, PhD.
Episodes
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278: What Sort of Preexistence is in the New Testament?
This week's episode surveys six NT authors in order to see what sort of preexistence they attribute to Jesus. Do these authors (the four Evangelists, Paul, 1…
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277: Different Types of Jewish Preexistence
This week's episode explores how Jews described the concept of preexistence. We note that "preexistence" is not a single concept, but rather we observe from…
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276: Wisdom and the Preexistent Rock (1 Cor. 10:4)
Did Jesus Christ preexist as a rock? In this week's episode, we explain what Paul means in 1 Cor. 10:4 by first identifying the wisdom Christology in his…
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275: “Is Jesus Yahweh?” Debate (Closing Statements)
This week's episode gives another listen to our recent debate's closing statements. If you do not have time to listen to the debate in its entirety, my closing…
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274: “Is Jesus Yahweh?” Debate (2nd Cross-Examination)
In this week's episode, we listen to the second round of cross-examination from our recent debate on whether Jesus is Yahweh (to which we argued the negative…
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273: “Is Jesus Yahweh?” Debate (1st Cross-Examination)
This week's episode explores the first round of cross-examination questions from our recent debate on whether Jesus is Yahweh. My partner Will took the lead in…
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272: “Is Jesus Yahweh?” Debate (Rebuttals)
In this episode, we will listen to the rebuttal round of our recent debate on whether the Bible teaches that Jesus is Yahweh. We argued against the…
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271: “Is Jesus Yahweh?” Debate (Opening Statements)
Pastor Will Barlow and I recently participated in a live debate on whether the Bible teaches that Jesus is Yahweh. Will and I argued for the negative, while…
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270: Micah’s Messianic Ruler
In our final episode exploring the messianic expectations set forth in the Hebrew Bible, we dive deep into Micah chapter 5. This passage talks about a coming…
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269: Daniel’s Messianic Rock
As we continue to explore the passages in the Old Testament that shaped the expectation of the Jewish messiah, we come to the Book of Daniel. In this work, the…
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268: Ezekiel’s Messianic Shepherd-King
As we continue to look into the Hebrew Bible for clues about the promised Messiah's description, role, and relationship with the God of Israel, we come across…
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267: Isaiah’s Fourth Servant Song
This week we examine the fourth of Isaiah's servant songs, often deemed the Suffering Servant Song (Isaiah 52-53). We look closely at how this figure interacts…
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266: Isaiah’s Third Servant Song
This week's episode explores the third Isaianic Servant Song, located in Isaiah 50. This passage describes both the obedient nature of the servant to Yahweh…
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265: Isaiah’s Second Servant Song
This week's episode of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast explores the second Isaianic Servant Song, located within Isaiah 49. This passage speaks of a servant…
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264: Isaiah’s First Servant Song
In the first of Isaiah's famous Servant Songs, the chosen servant of Yahweh has a spirit-enabled mission to be a covenant to the people and a light to the…
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263: Isaiah’s Messianic Cornerstone
This week's episode explores the ways in which Isaiah 28:16 and its portrayal of the cornerstone in Zion was interpreted in Judaism and early Christianity to…
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262: Isaiah’s Messianic Branch
This week's episode explores the "Branch" imagery used for the royal Davidic king within the Book of Isaiah. Our first reference illustrates this figure as a…
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261: Immanuel in Isaiah and Matthew
This week's episode looks at the prophet Isaiah and his oracle concerning Immanuel. We explore the meaning of Immanuel in Isaiah's context and in Matthew's…
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260: Did Song of Solomon Influence NT Christology?
This week's episode of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast asks if the erotic Song of Solomon had any influence on Jesus' self-understanding and on the NT portrayal…
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259: How Proverbs 9 Influenced NT Christology
This episode of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast explores how the Jewish sages portrayed personified wisdom alongside personified folly in Proverbs chapter 9. We…
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258: How Proverbs 8 Influenced NT Christology
Proverbs chapter eight contains the most heightened picture of personified wisdom within the Hebrew Bible. This episode of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast…
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257: How Proverbs 3 Influenced NT Christology
Proverbs chapter three had a massive impact on Jesus himself and on the NT writers who portrayed him as the locus of God's wisdom. This episode of the Biblical…
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256: How Proverbs 1 Influenced NT Christology
Little do most readers of the Bible know, the Book of Proverbs significantly shaped the way that the New Testament writers characterized Jesus Christ. This…
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255: The Messiah in Psalm 132
Psalm 132 longs for a time when the Davidic kingship will be restored by God. This episode of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast looks at the contents of this…
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254: The Messiah in Psalm 118
Psalm 118 was deeply influential upon the New Testament writers in portraying Jesus as the rejected Son of God, but originally it was a temple psalm that…
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253: The Messiah in Psalm 110
Psalm 110 is arguably the most impactful passage upon New Testament Christology. This episode examines the psalm and its contents and discusses the differences…
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252: The Messiah in Psalm 89
This episode examines the messianic implications contained within Psalm 89--a psalm that expounds the Davidic covenant between Israel's God and the regent…
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251: The Messiah in Psalm 72
Psalm 72 impacted the expectation of the Israelite Messiah in many noteworthy ways. This episode of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast explores the contents of…
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250: The Messiah in Psalm 69
Psalm 69 might not be the most popular psalm in the collection, but it was highly influential upon early Christians as they framed Jesus Christ as the…
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249: The Messiah in Psalm 45
Psalm 45 proves to be yet another remarkable passage that inspired early interpreters in their understanding of the Messiah. This psalm is a love song sung…
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248: The Messiah in Psalm 40
This week's episode looks at Psalm 40 and the ways in which the New Testament authors drew upon this psalm to portray Jesus Christ as one who was faithful to…
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247: The Messiah in Psalm 22
Psalm 22 was a highly influential passage for early Christians as they tried to understand the death of Jesus as well as the God who delivered Jesus from the…
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246: The Messiah in Psalm 16
This week's episode examines the contents of Psalm 16 and the ways in which it influences the NT author's christological understanding of Jesus. While the…
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245: The Messiah in Psalm 8
As we turn to Psalm 8 in order to explore how it shaped the messianic expectations of early Jews and Christians, we note in this episode the various ways in…
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244: The Messiah in Psalm 2
This week's episode explores the highly influential Psalm 2. This psalm introduces "the Christ" as Yahweh's anointed king, the son of God. These titles proved…
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243: The Davidic Son of God
The Davidic covenant is arguably the most influential OT passage for New Testament Christology. This episode explores the contents of God's treaty with King…
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242: The Prophet Like Moses
This week's episode explores the "Prophet like Moses" from Deuteronomy. This authorized and empowered spokesman for God is a member of the children of Israel…
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241: The Scepter and the Star
In our ongoing study of messianic references within the Hebrew Bible, we explore Numbers 24:17, which speaks of a promised star and scepter coming forth from…
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240: The Lion From the Tribe of Judah
In this week's episode, we explore the messianic implications of the promised Lion from the Tribe of Judah. We look closely at this figure, noting his…
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239: Who is The Seed of Abraham?
Who is the promised seed of Abraham? Is Abraham's seed a reference to his family or to the promised Jewish messiah? This episode explores the messianic…
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238: Who is The Seed of The Woman?
In a new series exploring the contents of various messianic prophecies within the Hebrew Bible, we begin with the so-called Protoevangelion in Gen. 3:15. We…
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237: Does Jeremiah Call the Messiah “Yahweh”?
The prophet Jeremiah apparently designates the promised Davidic king as bearing the name Yahweh. This episode explores what this means in light of the Davidic…
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236: What is a Mediator?
The noun "mediator" appears six times in the New Testament, most famously in 1 Tim 2:5, which depicts the human being Jesus as the mediator between the one God…
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235: In What Way is Jesus the Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever?
In Hebrews 13:8, we read that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. What exactly does it mean? Theologians on the internet are convinced…
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234: Is Melchizedek Jesus?
Who is Melchizedek, King of Salem? Some have argued that this figure from Genesis 14 is actually a pre-incarnate appearance of the Son of God. This week's…
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233: Did Isaiah See Jesus (According to John 12)?
In John chapter 12, two citations from Isaiah are offered to explain the rejection of Jesus' signs. Many have argued that the citations from Isaiah also prove…
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232: The Suffering Human Servant in Isaiah
There is no denying that the New Testament authors portrayed Jesus in terms drawn from Isaiah's Suffering Servant. It is rarely asked, however, who the servant…
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231: Atonement and Jesus’ Humanity
Is a human being sufficient to atone for the sins of humanity? In this week's episode, we explore how the New Testament authors portray Jesus as man--a member…
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230: Jesus’ Sonship Verified at His Resurrection
While New Testament authors portray Jesus as the Son of God in light of his birth and baptism, the resurrection-exaltation to God's right hand confirms this…
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229: Jesus’ Sonship Announced at His Baptism
Although Jesus is the Son of God in light of his begetting by the Father, the four New Testament gospels also attribute "Son of God" as a title to Jesus at his…
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228: The Son of God’s Birth
Having noted that New Testament authors depict Jesus as "Son of God" in distinct ways, we set out to further explore how this designation relates to Jesus'…
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227: Different Ways that Jesus is Son of God
New Testament authors regularly portray Jesus Christ as the Son of God. However, not all manners of designating Jesus with this vital description are alike…
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226: Did God Change From the OT to the NT?
This episode examines the NT to see if its authors reimagined the God of Israel or reaffirmed him as he is portrayed in the Hebrew Bible. Please consider…
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225: Defining Adonai
This week's episode explores the popular noun Adonai as it describes the God of Israel. We define its meaning and show how its form is plural but singular in…
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224: Defining Elohim
After Yahweh, the Hebrew word elohim is the most common noun in the Hebrew Bible. This episode explores the word elohim in its relation to the one true God of…
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223: Defining Yahweh
The true God has a name, and that name is Yahweh. This episode explores the person of Yahweh and the ways in which he is portrayed in the Hebrew Bible. We…
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222: The Final Misunderstanding in John’s Gospel
In this final episode dealing with the instances of misunderstanding in the Fourth Gospel, we see Jesus telling his disciples about the forthcoming time of…
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221: The Father’s Agent, Misunderstood (John 14)
In this week's episode, we explore the confusion surrounding the role and function of the Jewish agent. Jesus tells his disciples in John chapter 14 that they…
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220: The Way to the Father, Misunderstood in John 14
In this episode, we explore the misunderstanding that arises when Jesus speaks about the way to the Father. Thomas, a well-known doubter, fails to grasp that…
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219: Misunderstood Discipleship in John 13
In this week's episode, we explore the conversation on the topic of discipleship that takes place between Jesus and Peter. Peter, who makes a bold statement…