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OnScript
Bringing you engaging conversations on Bible and theology (hosted by biblical scholars and theologians).
Episodes
OnScriptNathan MacDonald – The Tabernacle and Priestly Power
Episode: Nathan MacDonald argues that four versions of the Tabernacle can be traced through ancient versions of the Old Testament. This episode explores those…
OnScriptBest Archaeological Finds of 2023 (pt 1)
Episode: In this three-part series – Chris and Kyle discuss the year’s top ten archaeological discoveries and stories related to the Bible. Part 1…
OnScriptSandra Glahn – Nobody’s Mother (Live Event!)
Episode: Recorded live in San Antonio at the Little Rhein Prost Haus with Sandra Glahn, Dru and Erin discuss the cult of Artemis in Ephesus and the way it…
OnScriptJason Staples – The Idea of Israel in Second Temple Judaism
Episode: Lynn Cohick speaks with Jason Staples about concepts of Israel, Judaism, and Jewishness that emerged in the Second Temple period, and their…
OnScriptCarmen Imes – Being God’s Image
Episode: Matt speaks with Carmen about her latest book Being God’s Image, why “being” (not necessarily “bearing”) matters to this…
OnScriptKristine Garroway – Growing Up in Ancient Israel
Episode: What do we know about children in ancient Israel, about who they were, the lives they led, and the people in their lives? Kristine Garroway is at the…
OnScriptJenny Matheny – The Violence of Judges and Ruth’s Response
Episode: What happens if you read Ruth and Judges together? What might Ruth say to the violence against women in Judges? Jenny Matheny discusses these…
OnScriptLisa Powell – The Disabled God
Episode: Lisa Powell discusses the Trinity and eschatological body through the lens of disability. The episode discusses insights from her book The Disabled…
OnScriptErin Raffety – From Inclusion to Justice
Episode: In this episode, co-host Amy Hughes speaks with Erin Raffety about her ethnographic and practical theological research into what it looks like for…
OnScriptMatthew Novenson – Paul, Then and Now
Episode: Erin sits down with Matthew Novenson for a lively conversation on the weirdness of Paul, theological and historical approaches, first-century Judaism…
OnScriptWolf Gruner – Jewish Resistance in Hitler’s Germany
Episode: Gruner’s work explores the lives of ordinary Jewish people who lived in Nazi Germany and resisted persecution. From defacing Nazi symbols to…
OnScriptMatt Lynch – Flood and Fury (on Old Testament Violence)
Episode: Chris Tilling talks with Matt Lynch about Old Testament violence. They take a deep dive into … the flood story in Genesis then traverse the…
OnScriptStanley Porter and Bryan Dyer – Origins of New Testament Christology
Episode: Who is this man? Questions about Jesus are fascinating and perennial. Stanley Porter and Bryan Dyer team up to explore how the New Testament deployed…
OnScriptTed Smith – The End of Theological Education
Episode: “We’re in the midst of an unraveling”. So argues Ted Smith about the shift in the ways that people relate and the end of theological…
OnScriptBrandon Smith – The Trinity in the Book of Revelation
Episode: Revelation is a mysterious book, shrouded in symbol and rich in Old Testament allusions. What does it mean for our present and future? And more…
OnScriptKyle Keimer – Hezekiah Prepares for War
Episode: Biblical World co-host Kyle Keimer discusses his research on King Hezekiah’s preparations for the Assyrian attack in 701 BCE. How do…
OnScriptGlenn Butner – Jesus the Refugee
Episode: Is it anachronistic to call Jesus a refugee? Does the story of Jesus’ family fleeing persecution carry modern political relevance? Would the…
OnScriptDavid Moffitt – Rethinking the Atonement
Episode: In this episode, Erin sits down with David Moffitt and a live audience at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford to talk about David’s latest book…
OnScriptJonathan Lyonhart – Monothreeism (Trinity at the Pub)
Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Jonathan Lyonhart about his new book, MonoThreeism: An Absurdly Arrogant Attempt to Answer All the Problems…
OnScriptBrent Strawn – The Incomparable God
Episode: Brent Strawn is back for the 4th time, to discuss his new book The Incomparable God. This book is rich, rangey, and full of biblical-theological…
OnScriptGary Schnittjer – Torah Story
Episode: This episode covers a wide swathe of the Torah’s terrain, including reading the Torah as a story (even Leviticus), reading laws that come into…
OnScriptJerry Hwang – Contextualization and the Old Testament
Episode: This wide-ranging conversation follows this wide-ranging book, covering topics such as the “is God the same as Allah” question to Filipino…
OnScriptChris McKinny and Kyle Keimer – The Archaeology of Passion Week (Pt 3)
Episode: This episode is the final installment in the 3-part archaeology of Passion Week discussion. Chris and Kyle take a detailed look at how archaeological…
OnScriptChris McKinny and Kyle Keimer – The Archaeology of Passion Week (Pt 2)
Episode: This episode is part two of the three-part series on the archaeology of Passion Week. Chris and Kyle take a detailed look at how archaeological finds…
OnScriptChris McKinny and Kyle Keimer – The Archaeology of Passion Week (Pt 1)
Episode: This episode is the first of a three-part series on the archaeology of the Passion week. Chris and Kyle take a detailed look at how archaeological…
OnScriptErvine Sheblazm – A Life Living (a theological memoir)
Episode: What is a life living theologically? Prof. Dr. Ervine Sheblazm has walked through life with theology on his mind for over 25 years. Hear him unload a…
OnScriptIsaac Morales – The Bible and Baptism
Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Father Isaac Morales about his book, The Bible and Baptism: The Fountain of Salvation (Grand Rapids: Baker…
OnScriptAmy Balogh – Moses among the Idols
Episode: In this episode, we discuss the god Moses. Yes, you heard that right! It’s there in Exod 7:1. But what does this mean? How can we make sense of…
OnScriptMichael Bird – Jesus Among the Gods
Episode: Michael Bird turns the well-rehearsed scholarly tale about how Jesus came to be described as divine on its head. Jesus didn’t become God through…
OnScriptCollin Cornell – Divine Aggression (and other Old Testament matters)
Episode: Here’s the full version of the convo with Collin Cornell, where we discuss Elephantine, divine aggression (beginning at 34:18), and more…
OnScriptNijay Gupta – Tell Her Story: Women in the Early Church
Episode: The book we’re talking about today is Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church with IVP Academic. In this episode, we…
OnScriptElephantine – Collin Cornell
Episode: Elephantine continues to fascinate scholars of Second Temple Judaism, in part, because it shows that there wasn’t just one Jewish temple after…
OnScriptSteven Nemes – Theological Authority in the Church
Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Steven Nemes about his forthcoming book, Theological Authority in the Church (Eugene, Or.: Cascade…
OnScriptCaryn Reeder – The Samaritan Woman’s Story after #ChurchToo
Episode: Erin speaks with Caryn Reeder about the Samaritan Woman, the reception history of John 4, and its impact on the experiences of women in the church…
OnScriptMalka Z. Simkovich – Discovering Second Temple Literature
Episode: In this episode, Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich takes us on an exciting tour of Second Temple Literature, giving us a sense of the stories, personalities, and…
OnScriptHan-luen Kantzer Komline – Augustine and Turning Points in Christian History
Episode: In this episode, co-host Amy Hughes talks with Han-Iuen Kantzer Komline about all things Augustine! We covered it all! Just kidding, we barely…
OnScriptAndrew Byers – John and the Others
Episode: Erin speaks with Rev. Dr. Andy Byers about John’s Gospel, Jewish Relations, and the “sectarian hermeneutic” that dominates Johannine…
OnScriptPatrick Schreiner – Political Gospel
Episode: How can the way of the kingdom be the way of the dove? How can the way of subversion come through submission? How can the way of the lion […]…
OnScriptIan McFarland – The Word Made Flesh
Episode: (Republish) Has the Chalcedonian Definition stood the test of time and theological challenge? Ian McFarland thinks so and advocates for a…
OnScriptAmy Peeler – Women and the Gender of God
Episode: Is God more male than female? Most theologians have hastened to say ‘no’, but still many theologians have urged that the male analogy is…
OnScriptTimothy Beal – When Time (for humanity) is Short
Episode: This episode takes you to the wilds of Alaska and Florida’s byways to talk about our denial of death as a species. Guest: Dr. Timothy Beal is…
OnScriptKatie Marcar – Divine Regeneration and Ethnic Mapping in 1 Peter
Episode: Erin speaks with Dr. Katie Marcar about metaphors of divine regeneration in 1 Peter, metaphors of generation in other Jewish texts from the Second…
OnScriptAngela Parker – If God Still Breathes, Why Can’t I?
Episode: Erin Heim speaks with Dr. Angela Parker about White Christianity’s tendency to conflate biblical authority with inerrancy and infallibility…
OnScriptMarty Folsom – Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone
Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Marty Folsom about his new book, Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone (Zondervan Academic). What is it…
OnScriptChris Seglenieks – Johannine Belief and Graeco-Roman Devotion
Episode: In this episode, Dru Johnson talks with Australian scholar Christopher Seglenieks about why Greco-Roman devotion practices must be included in…
OnScriptChristian Eberhart – The Sacrifice of Jesus
Episode: What was the sacrifice of Jesus for the NT Jewish authors? A barbaric execution? A violent bloodletting of a scapegoat? Christian Eberhart claims that…
OnScriptJ. Richard Middleton – Abraham’s Silence
Episode: Richard Middleton thinks that Abraham should’ve talked back to God when he asked him to sacrifice his son. Today we discuss lament, the example…
OnScriptMark Scarlata – The World of Leviticus
Episode: Leviticus might be the only book in the Bible that many Christians will openly and casually admit that they do not like (or, it’s their “least…
OnScriptPaul Spilsbury – Understanding Josephus
Episode: Paul Spilsbury knew Josephus personally … or at least he’s spent so much time with him that it’s almost as if he did. In this…
OnScriptEnoch Okode – Christ the Gift and the Giver
Episode: If you’ve appreciated John Barclay’s monumental work on grace, Paul and the Gift, then you’ll be delighted to see how Enoch…
OnScriptAaron Sherwood – Romans
Episode: Matt discusses Aaron’s whopping huge Romans commentary, discussing the book’s rhetorical aims and literary flow, the troubling…
OnScriptBill Brown – Psalms in Dialogue amidst Disruption
Episode: These are times of deep division and disruption. Saying so is almost as obvious as saying, “The sky is blue.” But finding a way to…
OnScriptAmy Cottrill – Uncovering Violence in Biblical Stories
Episode: What happens to us as we read violent stories in the Bible? How do violent stories form us ethically? Amy Cottrill discusses everything from overly…
OnScriptLisa Bowens – African American Readings of Paul
Episode: Dru and Erin chat with Lisa Bowens about her groundbreaking work on African American reception of the Pauline epistles from the early 18th to the…
OnScriptMichael Gorman – Romans in Pastoral and Theological Perspectives
Episode: Michael Gorman, renowned Pauline scholar, has now penned a commentary on Romans. The commentary is for a diverse audience, including pastors and…
OnScriptReed Carlson – Possession and the Spirit in the Hebrew Bible
Episode: Matt talks with Reed Carlson about conceptions of the person in the Old Testament and Second Temple literature, and specifically, the significance of…
OnScriptKaren O’Donnell – The Dark Womb: Reconceiving Theology Through Reproductive Loss
Episode: In this episode, co-host Amy Hughes talks with Karen O‘Donnell about her new book, The Dark Womb: Reconceiving Theology Through Reproductive…
OnScriptJustus Geilhufe – Gnade als trinitarisches Sein
In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Justus Geilhufe about his book, the Gnade als trinitarisches Sein: Bruce McCormacks Theologie in ihrer Entwicklung aus…
OnScriptOld Testament Theology, Isaiah’s Metaphors, and Canaanite Genocide: A Conversation with Brittany Kim and Charlie Trimm
This episode involves a rich discussion with Brittany Kim and Charlie Trimm about three book's they've written. We first discuss their co-authored book about…
OnScriptErvine Sheblazm – Child Rearing with the Apostle Paul and the Book of Revelation
Have you ever longed for a biblically-rooted theology of child-rearing but didn't know where to turn? Prof. Ervine Sheblazm understands the pain that parents…