Theology Curator with Kurt Willems: Recent Episodes
Kurt Willems
Theology Curator is hosted by Kurt Willems (formerly, The Paulcast). Each episode reflects on a theological, formational, or cultural theme. We might dig into the life and letters of a radical Jewish teacher named Paul; converse about a pressing contemporary issue; reflect on the nature of following Jesus today; or even remedy doom-and-gloom preaching with a good old fashioned dose of hope.
This show is an invitation to build bridges between the first century world of the earliest Christ-followers into the twenty-first century reality we now inhabit. The Jesus we excavate from the rubble of tradition might just surprise us all.
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Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain is available right now. It is a manifesto about how the life of Jesus offers hope as it intersects with the real pain of the world and in our lives. Email Kurt feedback as well!
In this episode, Kurt discusses spiritual formation and the love of God with Jonathan Puddle. This was personally a powerful experience. I felt the touch of the Spirit at several moments of our conversation. Get Jonathan's book, You Are Enough: Learning to Love Yourself the Way God Loves You!
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Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain is available right now. It is a manifesto about how the life of Jesus offers hope as it intersects with the real pain of the world and in our lives. Email Kurt feedback as well!
In this episode, Kurt discusses death and formation with Christiana Peterson. She is the author of Awakened by Death: Life Giving Lessons from the Mystics.
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Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain is available right now. It is a manifesto about how the life of Jesus offers hope as it intersects with the real pain of the world and in our lives. Email Kurt feedback as well!
In this episode, Kurt chats with Phil Collins, the director of Taylor University's Center for Scripture Engagement and the editor of the Abide Bible.
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SUBSCRIBE VIA ITUNES | SPOTIFY | GOOGLE | STITCHER | AUDIBLE Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain launched into the world today. In this episode, Kurt reflects on the big ideas of the book and offers a few brief audio samples from the book.
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SUBSCRIBE VIA ITUNES | SPOTIFY | GOOGLE | STITCHER | AUDIBLE In this conversation, Kurt chats with Sean Palmer about his book, Forty Days on Being a 3. It is a series of formation books based on the numbering system of the Enneagram. He discusses the Enneagram as a whole and his particular number, enneagram 3.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Audible Kurt Willems has a conversation with Tara Beth Leach about her important new book, Radiant Church: Restoring the Credibility of Our Witness. Here's what Kurt said in his endorsement:
"No doubt about it, Christianity has a bad reputation problem in the USA. But that is not how it is supposed to be. The Scriptures offer us a vocation: to be people who bear the loving light of God. In Radiant Church, Tara Beth Leach does something radical: she looks to Jesus first, the light of the world in human flesh. Jesus calls us to know him and live like him in such a way that radical love should be what we are known for, not bigotry, hypocrisy, patriarchy, polarization, racism, political ideology, or any other negatively loaded label. Rather than watering down the Bible to make Christianity more palatable for our culture, she invites us to drink deeply of its story, to become people known for radiating God's beauty and goodness to our world. Read this prophetic book, and let's take up the abundant resources of Jesus together so we can put his vision of a Radiant Church on full display."
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Audible Kurt Willems sits down with pastor and author J.R. Briggs about his book The Sacred Overlap.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Audible In this episode, Kurt Willems sits down with Dr. Dennis Edwards (associate professor of New Testament, North Park) to discuss his book, Might From the Margins: The Gospel's Power to Turn the Tables on Injustice.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Audible In this episode, Kurt Willems chats with his former professor, Valerie Rempel to discuss her new book, Why Do We Suffer and Where is God When We Do?. The problem of suffering and evil, sadly, are quite timely. She offers wisdom in this episode.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Audible Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
This episode is part of a mini-series on major themes in Revelation as they pertain to politics today!
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Rich Villodas joins the show to discuss his new book, The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus. This is one of Kurt's favorite books this year and this conversation doesn't disappoint! Get the book, here: https://amzn.to/37oFFxc
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Bruxy Cavey chats with Kurt Willems about the re-release of his book, The End of Religion. They talk about how this book is really a whole new book and say some words about what we talk about when we talk about "religion." Get the book here: https://amzn.to/38XieNQ
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Ben Higgins and Kurt Willems chat about his journey on and beyond ABC's The Bachelor. They discuss themes of his new book, Alone in Plain Sight: Searching for Connection When You're Seen but Not Known. This powerful and helpful book is available here: https://amzn.to/2ULj8oh
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Daniel Hill chats with Kurt Willems about his latest book, White Lies: Nine Ways to Expose and Resist the Racial Systems That Divide Us. During a year that did some exposing of racial systems, this book offers wisdom and practical steps to step into the needed work of racial justice and reconciliation.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Shane Claiborne chats with Kurt Willems about a bit of his story and his work as an author, speaker, activist, and overall human. They chat about the election, and the ongoing work of Jesus-followers no matter the outcome. They also wrestle with the role of voting and if we should endorse candidates or not.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher In this episode of Theology Curator podcast, Kurt Willems interviews N.T. Wright about his latest book, Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World. Order Broken Signposts, here: https://amzn.to/3eLMSdK
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Kurt Willems chats with Jonathan Walton, Suzie Lahoud, and Sy Hoekstra about the election and following Jesus during the age of Trump and beyond. They are the editors of a new book: Keeping the Faith - Reflections on Politics and Christianity in the Era of Trump and Beyond. Check out: Keepingthefaithbook.com
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
This episode is part of a mini-series on major themes in Revelation as they pertain to politics today!
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
This episode begins a mini-series on major themes in Revelation as they pertain to politics today!
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
In this episode, Kurt and Tony look at the justice system and how it emphasizes retribution rather than restoration. They also discuss systemic racism.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Scot McKnight joins Kurt Willems to discuss a book he co-authored with his daughter, Laura Barringer, called: A Church Called Tov - Forming a Goodness Culture that Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. This book comes as a response to the abuses that came to light about Willow Creek. The conversation is rich.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Kurt chats with Brian Zahnd about every single book he has written to date ... and the new book he's secretly working on. Check out BZ at BrianZand.com.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Kurt chats with Jared Byas about his new book, Love Matters More. Love, not "truth" is what matters as we seek to follow Jesus, Jared persuasively argues. Listen along!
Get the book here: https://amzn.to/3duPU5D
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
In this episode, Kurt and Tony explore Jesus' temptation in the desert to have the power of the kingdoms of this world and Judas' betrayal from God's kingdom to those kingdoms. How did Jesus respond? As a servant-King. He models 'power under' rather than the power of the sword. The church in the USA often misses the mark in this regard. Judas betrays Jesus just like we betray his call to engage in politics in a radically different way.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Jesus Politics is a series of teachings and reflections from Kurt Willems leading up to the election. Each teaching is followed up by a conversation between Kurt and Tony Scarcello. This series explores topics such as: allegiance, nationalism, kingdom of God, dominion and stewardship, Revelation and 'end times,' citizenship, creation care, war, and much more.
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Subscribe via iTunes | Spotify | Google | Stitcher Kurt Willems welcomes Nijay Gupta back to the show. They talk about his book, Beginner's Guide to the New Testament and about theology in general.
The New Testament has several issues that are considered key debates. Some of these include: the synoptic problem, the historical Jesus, Paul and the Law, the book of Revelation, women and leadership, and so many others. His book covers these and several others. We are able to discuss a few of them in this interview as well. A great conversation!
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Welcome to a series called, The Bible. This series is both podcast and newsletter based. For the newsletter version go to https://TheologyCurator.com/newsletter. Subscribe there and get every text-based version of this ongoing series as they release.
Series: The Bible is a confusing book, without a doubt. There are simple truths that can be easily distilled from the New Testament (God is love, Jesus died to heal the world, we can know God through the Spirit, etc.), but it is ultimately a book that came into being 2,000+ years ago. This series explores the "why," "what," and "how" questions about the Scriptures. This isn’t so we can become filled with more information alone, but so that we can step into our own unique place in the story of God.
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Tony Scarcello shares about his new book, Regenerate: Following Jesus after Deconstruction. Kurt Willems wrote the forward, so this is a personal episode you won't want to miss!
Kurt said the following about this book: "In Regenerate, you not only get Tony’s tragically hope-filled story, but you’re invited to encounter the gift of the Jesus he’s discovered under the wrappings of legalism and shame. Tony isn’t only an example of someone following Jesus after deconstruction, but shows us that God is gently calling each of us to be regenerated through our pain, doubts, and questions. I’m so grateful he wrote this book and couldn’t be more excited for you to read it too!"
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Welcome to a series called, The Bible. This series is both podcast and newsletter based. For the newsletter version go to https://TheologyCurator.com/newsletter. Subscribe there and get every text-based version of this ongoing series as they release.
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Prof. Drew Hart comes on the show to talk with Kurt about his latest book, Who Will be a Witness? - Igniting Activism for God's Justice, Love, and Deliverance. Racial justice is Kingdom of God work and part of our witness as followers of Jesus. Drew discusses how and why.
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Steve Dancause, author of What is the Trinity and Why does it Matter?, joins Kurt to talk about all things pertaining to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 3 in 1? and so much more!
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Lee Camp discusses the political season and what it means to follow Jesus as representatives of his kingdom.
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Banning Liebscher invites Christians to not sit on the sidelines when God has called them to change the world. Kurt Willems and Banning discuss Jesus Culture, charismatic Christianity, church planting, church unity, and his new book, The Three-Mile Walk, which is available on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/2PuRWaT
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The Bible resounds with affirmations of the faithfulness and trustworthiness of God. But might God also exhibit faith and trust? Kurt Willems interviews Curtis Holtzen, to find out the answer to that question. Holtzen's new book, The God Who Trusts, is available on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/2WGtyXO
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In this episode of Theology Curator, Kurt Willems chats with Kevin Grasso, co-founder of Biblingo, an immersive Biblical languages training software. Amazing for seminary students or pastors or anyone who wants to learn Greek or Hebrew. Go to https://biblingo.org to sign up and use the code THEOLOGYCURATOR for a 20% discount.
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In this episode of Theology Curator, Kurt Willems finishes a two part series on Jesus’ prediction that the Temple would be destroyed and End Times stuff. Part one is available as EP-83 and published back in January of 2020. Find it here: https://theologycurator.com/the-end-doom-gloom-jesus-1/
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Did Paul remain Jewish after his transforming experience of the resurrected Jesus? Scholars disagree about how best to think about the nature of Paul’s Judaism after Jesus. There are several approaches. Kurt briefly outlines the traditional, new perspective, and Paul within Judaism approaches.
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Kurt Willems chats with Jason Thacker about all things faith and artificial intelligence. His new book, The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity, is available now.
Order it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3cDshG0
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Kurt Willems gives reflections on how to interpret Romans 13 in light of the current season of protests after the unjust murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery (and others).
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Jay Kim, pastor and author, chats with Kurt Willems about his book, Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age. Jay's book looks at the importance of incarnation and human to human engagement in church communities. He then, after the first interview (which took place just prior to the pandemic) he returns with some additional thoughts on how to apply his wisdom in a pandemic.
Get it at Amazon: https://amzn.to/2AgeY0u
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Dan Kent, the host of Apologies and Explanations with Greg Boyd, talks about his book, Confident Humility. Beyond the podcast and authorship, Dan is the editor at ReKnew.org, and a teaching pastor at Woodland Hills Church.
Get it at Amazon: https://amzn.to/2SzWJtc
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This interview with Dennis Edwards about his new book, What is the Bible and How Do We Understand it?, was fun. It is a short, helpful, and comprehensive guide for how to step wisely into the study of the Scriptures. Also check out his Twitter account here: https://twitter.com/RevDrDre
Get it at Amazon: https://amzn.to/2VyfNdy
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Cara Meredith joins the show to discuss her book, The Color of Life: A Journey Toward Love and Racial Justice. This book explores her journey of falling in love with the son of a civil rights icon, as well as expanding her awareness of what it means to truly love others with different racial identities.
Get it at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3cdcyi3
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Scholar Walter Brueggemann joins Kurt to discuss his new book, Materiality as Resistance. Here's what Kurt said in his endorsement: "Materiality as Resistance, if we put into practice its wise and radical vision of human flourishing, has the power to transform persons, churches, communities, and our world."
Get it at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3cdcyi3
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Prolific author and biblical scholar, Nijay Gupta, joins Kurt to discuss his book, Paul and the Language of Faith - https://amzn.to/2SLmZBJ
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In this episode of Theology Curator, Kurt Willems begins a two part series on Jesus' prediction that the Temple would be destroyed and End Times stuff.
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In this episode of Theology Curator, Kurt Willems has a conversation with bishop and professor, N.T. Wright about his latest book. Co-authored with Michael Bird, The New Testament in Its World is a larger volume that brings together many of Wright's works in a volume designed for students. The conversation talks about this book and other projects, as well as Jesus' humanity, the importance of history, writing as an act of spiritual formation, and much more.
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Sarah Bessey chats with Kurt Willems about her latest book, Miracles and Other Reasonable Things: A Story of Unlearning and Relearning God. It is the book she never expected to write but is the outpouring of God's love and work in her very difficult past few years. Listen along as she shares her story and powerful insights with us.
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Mary Jo Sharp talks to us about her journey from atheism to Christianity. She brings insight to how to have the apologetics dialogue and why as Christians we have good reasons to trust the God of the Bible. Her new book is called, Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist's Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God.
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WHY I STILL BELIEVE
- Is available on Amazon and wherever Christian books are sold.
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Welcome to a series called, The Bible. This series is both podcast and newsletter based. For the newsletter version go to https://TheologyCurator.com/newsletter. Subscribe there and get every text-based version of this ongoing series as they release.
Series: The Bible is a confusing book, without a doubt. There are simple truths that can be easily distilled from the New Testament (God is love, Jesus died to heal the world, we can know God through the Spirit, etc.), but it is ultimately a book that came into being 2,000+ years ago. This series explores the "why," "what," and "how" questions about the Scriptures. This isn’t so we can become filled with more information alone, but so that we can step into our own unique place in the story of God.
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Welcome to a series called, The Bible. This series is both podcast and newsletter based. For the newsletter version go to https://TheologyCurator.com/newsletter. Subscribe there and get every text-based version of this ongoing series as they release.
Series: The Bible is a confusing book, without a doubt. There are simple truths that can be easily distilled from the New Testament (God is love, Jesus died to heal the world, we can know God through the Spirit, etc.), but it is ultimately a book that came into being 2,000+ years ago. This series explores the "why," "what," and "how" questions about the Scriptures. This isn’t so we can become filled with more information alone, but so that we can step into our own unique place in the story of God.
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Welcome to a series called, The Bible. This series is both podcast and newsletter based. For the newsletter version go to https://TheologyCurator.com/newsletter. Subscribe there and get every text-based version of this ongoing series as they release.
Series: The Bible is a confusing book, without a doubt. There are simple truths that can be easily distilled from the New Testament (God is love, Jesus died to heal the world, we can know God through the Spirit, etc.), but it is ultimately a book that came into being 2,000+ years ago. This series explores the "why," "what," and "how" questions about the Scriptures. This isn’t so we can become filled with more information alone, but so that we can step into our own unique place in the story of God.
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Welcome to a new series called, The Bible. This series is both podcast and newsletter based. For the Newsletter version go to https://TheologyCurator.com/newsletter. Subscribe there and get every text-based version of this ongoing series as they release.
Series: The Bible is a confusing book, without a doubt. There are simple truths that can be easily distilled from the New Testament (God is love, Jesus died to heal the world, we can know God through the Spirit, etc.), but it is ultimately a book that came into being 2,000+ years ago. This series explores the "why," "what," and "how" questions about the Scriptures. This isn’t so we can become filled with more information alone, but so that we can step into our own unique place in the story of God.
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Scot McKnight talks about his book, Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire. He says "The operative terms for Paul ... are Welcome one another to the table as siblings! The whole letter is found in that imperative." He also says "Ethnicity ... is at the heart of both the tension in Romans and the gospel message itself." Listen in as he describes why he reads Romans from back to front and why he thinks you should try it too.
- READING ROMANS BACKWARD
- Is available on Amazon and wherever Christian books are sold.
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Matthew Bates discusses his new book, Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ with Kurt. They talk about what the word "gospel" would have meant for the earliest Christians and the many problems we have in explaining this word in the church today. Gospel is, in short, a royal announcement that Jesus is Lord.
- GOSPEL ALLEGIANCE
- Is available on Amazon and wherever Christian books are sold.
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PREVIOUS INTERVIEW FOR SALVATION BY ALLEGIANCE ALONE
- Episode is here. Book is available on Amazon and wherever Christian books are sold.
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Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales, talks with Kurt about his spiritual journey as it pertains to creating, bankrupting, and coming back to his beloved show. This conversation is full of wisdom and fun. Here's a few resources from Phil to check out:
- THE LAUGH AND LEARN BIBLE FOR KIDS
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- Is available on Amazon and wherever Christian books are sold.
- PRESS RELEASE—check it out here
- IMAGES FOR YOUR STORY—here and here
- NEW VEGGIE EPISODES—There are 18 new episodes of Veggie Tales being produced. The first new show—The Best Christmas Gift—will be available starting 10/22 (see details below)
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- ON TV, YOU CAN SEE THEM ON TBN—TBN is the world’s largest faith and family broadcaster reaching over 175 nations on 32 global networks - TBN’s US reach is over 100 million households. The air date has not yet been announced.
- IN STREAMING & DVD—Available on DVD in WalMart, Target, CBA channel retail stores, on JellyTelly, and on most digital platforms and multiple SVOD platforms.
- VEGGIE TALES/PHIL VISCHER IMAGES—https://bit.ly/2kmFgXG
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What does Paul have to say about anxiety? What does he have to say about following Jesus during painful seasons? Is it possible to find contentment in the midst of it all? What if love is worth the embrace of pain?
Paul shows us that inner peace can be imagined with Jesus and experienced.
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An introduction.....
The Paulcast isn't dead, but it is evolving. In this episode, Kurt explains the change in branding to Theology Curator. The essence of the show will remain the same, but the areas that get covered will include and go beyond studying Paul.
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Season 2, Episode 2 (2018)
The audience and purpose of Romans is a foundational matter of debate in the study of Paul's letters. In this episode, Kurt Willems 1) gives a broad background to the issues, 2) looks at the Romans Road as something that is an example of the wrong grid for the book, and 3) offers a 'within Judaism' approach to the audience and purpose of Romans.
Resources:
- For a brief summary of the various approaches to Romans, see: Runar M. Thorsteinsson, Paul’s Interlocutor in Romans 2: Function and Identity in the Context of Ancient Epistolography, 114-121 and Neil Elliot, The Arrogance of Nation: Reading Romans in the Shadow of Empire, 13ff.
- Also Read: Mark D. Nanos, “To the Churches in the Synagogues of Rome,” in Reading Paul's Letter to the Romans, ed. Jerry L. Sumney, ed., Resources for biblical study, edited by number, 73 (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2012), 19–20. See also, Nanos, The Mystery of Romans, 372-387.
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Season 2, Episode 1 (2018)
What in the world is "a gentile?" This term gets used in the Bible but where did it come from? In this episode, Kurt argues that it actually isn't a biblical term and we need to get it out of our English translations.
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Season 1, Episode 10 (Spring Season, 2018)
In the last episode of the season, Kurt chats with Ronald Herms, co-editor of Early Jewish Literature: An Anthology. They talk apocrypha, second temple Judaism, and Jesus. This is a conversation that will help orient us towards the world and narratives that shaped the thinking of Paul, Jesus, and the entire early church.
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Season 1, Episode 9 (Spring Season, 2018)
In this episode, Kurt chats with biblical scholar and classicist Craig Keener. He has done extensive research on the book of Acts including producing a massive four volume commentary, which some have said may be the largest commentary ever produced on the book! Listen in as Kurt asks him questions about how Acts relates to the study of Paul.
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Season 1, Episode 8 (Spring Season, 2018)
In this episode, Kurt chats with Rachel Held Evans. She has written numerous books on faith and her latest is called: Inspired - Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again. It is a fun conversation full of great insights from Rachel. This episode zooms out a bit to look at major themes in the Bible that Rachel focused on in her book. We talk a little bit about Paul too. :-)
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Season 1, Episode 7 (Spring Season, 2018)
Andy Stanley. He said that "Peter, James, Paul elected to unhitch the Christian faith from their Jewish scriptures, and my friends, we must as well." And, taken on its own, that is a radical statement that has caused a bit of a dust up. But, in this episode, Kurt both defends him as not a heretic, but also points toward a better path of understanding the relationship between second temple Judaism and the New Testament. Here's the sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pShxFTNRCWI
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Season 1, Episode 6 (Spring Season, 2018)
Paul's view of women in the church and home is one of the most challenging teachings to understand. In this interview, Lucy Peppiatt helps us to demystify 1 Corinthians 11.2-16 where Paul speaks of headship. Check out her book, Unveiling Paul's Women, which we talk about in this conversation.
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Season 1, Episode 5 (Spring Season, 2018)
This conversation is with Prof. Paula Fredriksen. She is a well-known scholar of early Christianity and Judaism. She discusses themes from her latest book, Paul: The Pagans' Apostle.
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Season 1, Episode 4 (Spring Season, 2018)
This conversation with Mark D. Nanos explores some of the broad themes of Paul within Judaism. How does it contrast with the New Perspective on Paul? What do they share in common? Why is it important for Paul to remain Jewish? Why is he critical of circumcision, then? In a new series of books, Mark Nanos address these issue. Here we focus on Reading Paul within Judaism.
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Season 1, Episode 3 (Spring Season, 2018)
This is a conversation with Andrew Hyatt, writer and director of Paul, Apostle of Christ, a new film from Sony. We talk about the background of the film, major themes, and why he was compelled to tell part of Paul's story.
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Consider going to your podcast manager of choice and subscribing to Rapture Drill. Please, if you are a fan of The Paulcast, consider leaving a positive review.
This is a brief introduction to Rapture Drill, prior to the first episode dropping. I share a quick clip of N.T. Wright, from a conversation we had recently and frame out some of the things to expect from the podcast as a whole. Support Rapture Drill here: https://patreon.com/rapturedrill
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rapture-drill-reframing-revelation-end-times-our-weird/id1364189397
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Season 1, Episode 2 (Spring Season, 2018)
Scot McKnight comes back to the podcast to discuss his new commentary on Philemon. Also, hit up a free book giveaway: Every Book By NT Wright, Ever!
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Season 1, Episode 1 (Spring Season, 2018)
N.T. Wright talks about his new book, Paul: A Biography. He discusses the sources we need to do good historical biographical work on Paul. You won't want to miss this interview! Also, hit up a free book giveaway: Every Book By NT Wright, Ever!
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What's in a name? When it comes to Paul the Apostle, quite a bit. It's likely that you've heard that Paul the lover of Jesus used to be Saul the hater of Christians. The name change was an identity shift. In this episode, Kurt confronts this idea as a myth.
Resource Cited: https://glanier.wordpress.com/2017/02/23/no-saul-the-persecutor-did-not-become-paul-the-apostle/
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In this series, Kurt will explore Paul’s worldview concerning God and creation. What did Paul have in the background? How did this affect how he would think about Adam and Eve? Then, we will end our series looking at Romans 5 and its compatibility with evolution (or lack there of).
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This is an interview episode with emerging biblical scholar, Christoph Heilig. We spend much of our time discussing a new volume, which engages the work of NT Wright, called God and the Faithfulness of Paul. Seriously, get this book!
Here's a full bio:
Together with his wife Theresa, Christoph Heilig has studied theology in Gießen, St Andrews and Göttingen from 2009-2014 with a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. He has received a Master of Letters in “Biblical Languages and Literature” from St Mary’s College (University of St Andrews) with a work on lexical semantics of the New Testament. His research aims at combining insights from the philosophy of science with the study of the New Testament books within their cultural contexts. Since October 2014, he has been working at the University of Zurich on a research project funded by the Swiss National Fond on narrative structures in Paul's letters. His publications include Hidden Criticism? Methodology and Plausibility of the Search for a Counter-Imperial Subtext in Paul (Mohr Siebeck 2015 and Fortress 2017) and Paul’s Triumph: Reassessing 2 Corinthians 2:14 in Its Literary and Historical Context, (Peeters 2016). He blogs about his research on the "Zurich New Testament Blog," which can be followed on Facebook. Some of his works can be accessed on his academia-page.
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This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
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In this series, Kurt will explore Paul’s worldview concerning God and creation. What did Paul have in the background? How did this affect how he would think about Adam and Eve? Then, we will end our series looking at Romans 5 and its compatibility with evolution (or lack there of).
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EPISODE SPONSORS This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
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In this series, Kurt will explore Paul’s worldview concerning God and creation. What did Paul have in the background? How did this affect how he would think about Adam and Eve? Then, we will end our series looking at Romans 5 and its compatibility with evolution (or lack there of).
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In this episode, Kurt talks about empire criticism. Some scholars are skeptics. Others are over-sold. So, how do we engage Paul and empire in a way Paul would recognize?
This episode offers 4 guiding principles for discerning imperial echoes in Paul's letters.
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In this series, Kurt will explore Paul’s worldview concerning God and creation. What did Paul have in the background? How did this affect how he would think about Adam and Eve? Then, we will end our series looking at Romans 5 and its compatibility with evolution (or lack there of).
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EPISODE SPONSORS This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
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In this series, Kurt will explore Paul’s worldview concerning God and creation. What did Paul have in the background? How did this affect how he would think about Adam and Eve? Then, we will end our series looking at Romans 5 and its compatibility with evolution (or lack there of).
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Dr. Angela N. Parker has a Ph.D. in Bible, Culture, and Hermeneutics (New Testament focus) from Chicago Theological Seminary. Angela’s book entitled Bodies, Violence, and Emotions: A Womanist Study of σῶμα (body) and πτῶμα (fallen body) in the Gospel of Mark is currently under contract with Wipf & Stock. Reading through the lens of womanist and postcolonial thought, Angela’s work addresses the issue of bodies falling as a result of imperial violence in the Gospel of Mark. The issue of fallen bodies is especially important for contemporary Christian communities who witness police violence against black and brown bodies.
Prior to receiving her Ph.D., Angela earned the Master of Theological Studies degree from Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Shaw University, a historically black institution in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ordained as a Baptist minister and well-versed as a teacher in the church, Angela’s academic teaching experience comprises courses in New Testament and Biblical Greek. When not teaching or writing, Angela enjoys time spent with her husband, Victor, as they explore all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. When not in the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Parker often travels to North Carolina to spend time with her children and grandchildren.
Areas of Research
New Testament Text and Context, The Gospel of Mark, Pauline Epistles and Theology, Womanist Biblical Interpretation, Theology and Ethics, Contemporary Hermeneutical Strategies, and Postcolonial Theory
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This is a conversation with scholar and author Matthew Bates. We talk about a little word with a big meaning: pistis. This Greek word is often translated "faith" or "faithfulness" but we discuss how it might be better to translate it as "allegiance."
Matthew W. Bates is Associate Professor of Theology at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois. Bates holds a Ph.D. from The University of Notre Dame in theology with a specialization is New Testament and early Christianity. His books include Salvation by Allegiance Alone (Baker Academic), The Birth of the Trinity (Oxford University Press, 2015), and The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation (Baylor University Press, 2012). He also hosts OnScript, a popular biblical studies podcast.
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In this series, Kurt will explore Paul's worldview concerning God and creation. What did Paul have in the background? How did this affect how he would think about Adam and Eve? Then, we will end our series looking at Romans 5 and its compatibility with evolution (or lack there of).
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EPISODE SPONSORS This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
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In this episode, I chat with Daniel Kirk. He's written books on both Paul and Jesus and has an excellent blog. We chat Paul versus Jesus and about some other good stuff. Track him down...
Daniel Kirk is a writer, speaker, and blogger who lives in San Francisco, CA where he is currently Pastoral Director for the Newbigin House of Studies. His third book A Man Attested by God: the Human Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels, is hot off the presses. Daniel holds a Ph.D. in New Testament from Duke University and is the author of, Unlocking Romans: Resurrection and the Justification of God and Jesus Have I Loved, but Paul? He blogs regularly at StoriedTheology.com (http://patheos.com/blogs/storiedtheology). You can follow him on Twitter @jrdkirk and on Facebook at Facebook.com/jrdkirk.
Two Birthday Gifts to Give Us 1) If you would be so kind to hop on iTunes (or your feed of choice) and leave The Paulcast a review there, that would be amazing. The more reviews we can get will lead to greater visibility in iTunes. And I (Kurt) LOVE reading your comments!
2) Also, please consider hitting up The Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). For $3 per month, or more, you can make a direct impact on this show. Financial partners like you really do make this all possible! Through Patreon, you make a tangible difference in this show's sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
This is a fun episode. We talk science, scripture, Jesus, and Paul. Also, there's a new book coming out that you want to know about: Dictionary of Christianity and Science: The Definitive Reference for the Intersection of Christian Faith and Contemporary Science.
Here's a bit more information about Dr. Michael Strauss:
Dr. Mike Strauss is a David Ross Boyd Professor of Physics at the University of Oklahoma. He conducts research in high-energy collider physics, currently with data from the ATLAS detector at CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland where he studies the fundamental particles and forces that make up the universe. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in physical science from Biola University and his Ph.D. in experimental elementary particle physics from the University of California in Los Angeles. His previous research was done at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Dr. Strauss has spoken about the intersection of science and Christianity at universities, schools and churches throughout the world. He has the ability to explain complex topics in easily understandable language and to offer life applications based on scientific and Biblical ideas. He is one of the general editors of the Dictionary of Christianity and Science, published by Zondervan.
Two Birthday Gifts to Give Us 1) If you would be so kind to hop on iTunes (or your feed of choice) and leave The Paulcast a review there, that would be amazing. The more reviews we can get will lead to greater visibility in iTunes. And I (Kurt) LOVE reading your comments!
2) Also, please consider hitting up The Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). For $3 per month, or more, you can make a direct impact on this show. Financial partners like you really do make this all possible! Through Patreon, you make a tangible difference in this show's sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
What a journey this has been! One full year of podcasting. One full year of reflecting on this guy named Paul the Apostle. One full year of seeking to talk about him and Jesus in intellegent and humanizing ways. This episode will look back and forward. Many exciting things on the horizon.
Two Birthday Gifts to Give Us 1) If you would be so kind to hop on iTunes (or your feed of choice) and leave The Paulcast a review there, that would be amazing. The more reviews we can get will lead to greater visibility in iTunes. And I (Kurt) LOVE reading your comments!
2) Also, please consider hitting up The Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). For $3 per month, or more, you can make a sustainable impact on this show. Financial partners like you really do make this all possible! Through Patreon, you make a tangible difference in this show's sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
This series explores Paul's vision for how women fit into the announcement that Jesus is Lord. It argues that Paul was an egalitarian, believing that women should be included (without distinction) in leadership roles within the church and home. Paul did not believe that women were "the same" as men, but that they equally offer gifts to the community as leaders, teachers, pastors, bishops, etc. This series will demonstrate why Paul was pro-women.
Join the Paulcast Revolution: Give Via Patreon Also, this episode is the launch of the Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). In order to make this show sustainable, I (Kurt) need like-minded folks to come alongside it as financial partners. For as little as $3 per month, you can make a tangible difference in this shows sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
This is an interview with Kate Wallace Nunneley, Co-Founder of The Junia Project and part of a church planting team in Bakersfield, CA. A committed Christian and millennial feminist, Kate enjoys writing and speaking on the intersection of politics, religion, and gender. She holds a Master of Science from London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Arts from Azusa Pacific University, and is currently studying to get her Masters of Divinity at Azusa Pacific Seminary.
Join the Paulcast Revolution: Give Via Patreon Also, this episode is the launch of the Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). In order to make this show sustainable, I (Kurt) need like-minded folks to come alongside it as financial partners. For as little as $3 per month, you can make a tangible difference in this shows sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
This is the second of two episodes in this series that will deal with 1 Corinthians 14.34-45.
This series explores Paul's vision for how women fit into the announcement that Jesus is Lord. It argues that Paul was an egalitarian, believing that women should be included (without distinction) in leadership roles within the church and home. Paul did not believe that women were "the same" as men, but that they equally offer gifts to the community as leaders, teachers, pastors, bishops, etc. This series will demonstrate why Paul was pro-women.
Join the Paulcast Revolution: Give Via Patreon Also, this episode is the launch of the Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). In order to make this show sustainable, I (Kurt) need like-minded folks to come alongside it as financial partners. For as little as $3 per month, you can make a tangible difference in this shows sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
This is an interview with new author, Alice Connor. Her book, Fierce: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom, Sex, and Salvation, seeks to excavate the neglected stories of women in biblical tradition.
Walter Brueggemann says that... "The “old, old story” concerns “All the king’s men” or “All the president’s men.” The “new, new song” is about all the women who belong to the coming realm of liberty and justice. Alice Connor is a skillful artist who knows how to transpose old, old stories into new, new songs. In her lively imagination the old old stories do not stay old. They are powerfully and accessibly new and contemporary for our time and place. Connor knows that “feminism” is about power. She shows how these ancient stories are filled with powerful futures."
We chat about Paul's church ladies and other biblical themes, as well as the journey from idea to book.
Catch up with Alice at her website: Fierce Ass Women.
Join the Paulcast Revolution: Give Via Patreon Also, this episode is produced with the help of patrons who contribute to my online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). In order to make this show sustainable, I (Kurt) need like-minded folks to come alongside it as financial partners. For as little as $3 per month, you can make a tangible difference in this shows sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
In this series of occasional episodes, Kurt discusses some practical tools for learning biblical Greek on your own. You don't have to attend seminary or enter a "classics" program to learn this language. You do need a plan.
In this first episode, Kurt maps out what he thinks is the most accessible approach to learning Greek, if you are a self determined learner.
It won't be easy. You will have to build Greek into your life. Perhaps build out appointments with Greek that you keep nearly legalistically :-) But it will be worth it.
In this episode, Kurt gave an inside look at William Mounce's Greek resources in his 'Basics of Biblical Greek' series.
Kurt recommends going 'all in' and purchasing the Basics of Biblical Greek Pack, which includes: the BBG textbook, workbook, flashcard set, Get an A! study guide, vocabulary audio CD, and full chapter lectures DVD.
*For just the book: BBG
*For the workbook: Workbook
*For the entire course: BBG Pack
*Also, Kurt forgot to mention, but the BBG Pack works great with the free course that the author, Mounce, offers on his website here: Greek 1 Course. Utilize his free vocab software, built into the class format, called "Flashworks"!!!!
*Other tips include carving out time in your schedule and mapping out a plan to go through each chapter in a reasonable amount of time. If this is your "second shot" at Greek, you may be able to go through this book quicker than the average first time student. To "refresh" your Greek might take two months, where to learn Greek for the first time might take closer to 4-6 months (or less, depending on the time you can invest).
*Also, Kurt highly recommends the Sing and Learn New Testament Greek CD resource as a companion to this curriculum pack.
*Lastly, I mentioned a "conversational" learning method as well which I will return to in future episodes. But the best option of this approach of self-learners is Conversational Koine.
Join the Paulcast Revolution: Give Via Patreon Also, this episode is the launch of the Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). In order to make this show sustainable, I (Kurt) need like-minded folks to come alongside it as financial partners. For as little as $3 per month, you can make a tangible difference in this shows sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
This series explores Paul's vision for how women fit into the announcement that Jesus is Lord. It argues that Paul was an egalitarian, believing that women should be included (without distinction) in leadership roles within the church and home. Paul did not believe that women were "the same" as men, but that they equally offer gifts to the community as leaders, teachers, pastors, bishops, etc. This series will demonstrate why Paul was pro-women.
Join the Paulcast Revolution: Give Via Patreon Also, this episode is the launch of the Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). In order to make this show sustainable, I (Kurt) need like-minded folks to come alongside it as financial partners. For as little as $3 per month, you can make a tangible difference in this shows sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
This series explores Paul's vision for how women fit into the announcement that Jesus is Lord. It argues that Paul was an egalitarian, believing that women should be included (without distinction) in leadership roles within the church and home. Paul did not believe that women were "the same" as men, but that they equally offer gifts to the community as leaders, teachers, pastors, bishops, etc. This series will demonstrate why Paul was pro-women.
Join the Paulcast Revolution: Give Via Patreon
Also, this episode is the launch of the Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). In order to make this show sustainable, I (Kurt) need like-minded folks to come alongside it as financial partners. For as little as $3 per month, you can make a tangible difference in this shows sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
This series explores Paul's vision for how women fit into the announcement that Jesus is Lord. It argues that Paul was an egalitarian, believing that women should be included (without distinction) in leadership roles within the church and home. Paul did not believe that women were "the same" as men, but that they equally offer gifts to the community as leaders, teachers, pastors, bishops, etc. This series will demonstrate why Paul was pro-women.
Join the Paulcast Revolution: Give Via Patreon
Also, this episode is the launch of the Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). In order to make this show sustainable, I (Kurt) need like-minded folks to come alongside it as financial partners. For as little as $3 per month, you can make a tangible difference in this shows sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
In this episode, I look at a book resource that I like quite a bit. There's some great stuff in this one. There's some stuff I disagree with. I'll tell you why I recommend it!
Here's the link to the book: The Real Paul: Recovering His Radical Challenge by Bernard Brandon Scott.
Join the Paulcast Revolution: Give Via Patreon
Also, this episode is the launch of the Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). In order to make this show sustainable, I (Kurt) need like-minded folks to come alongside it as financial partners. For as little as $3 per month, you can make a tangible difference in this shows sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
This episode asks the question: What is "covenantal nomism?" It is possible you have never heard of this phrase before, but for anyone studying Paul, it is crucial that you have a basic understanding of this concept as it pertains to second temple Judaism. This episode give a "101" version of covenantal nomism, a sort of introduction to why it is significant for the study of Paul.
Join the Paulcast Revolution: Give Via Patreon
Also, this episode is the launch of the Paulcast Patreon online tip-jar (think Kickstarter for ongoing content creators). In order to make this show sustainable, I (Kurt) need like-minded folks to come alongside it as financial partners. For as little as $3 per month, you can make a tangible difference in this shows sustainability and quality!
http://patreon.com/kurtwillems
Episode Sponsors
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
Download the Guide (This a free book buying guide for last minute Christmas shoppers!)
This is the final episode in this series. In one hour (a long episode!) you will get an immersion into the book of Revelation, including how to deal with the question of violence!
The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
Episode Sponsors
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
Download the Guide (This a free book buying guide for last minute Christmas shoppers!)
The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
Episode Sponsors
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
Here, I hook you up with a direct download of The Paulcast's last minute book buying guide. Great books for gifts. Easy way to support the podcast.
If you want to buy a great gift for the armchair theologian in your life, especially if they are interested in Paul (who isn't?! hahah), then this guide will be your friend.I want to save you trouble. You don’t have to guess. If your significant other, friend, or family member loves to read up on theology, these books on Paul will most-likely be a “win!"
I've created this free resource for you, all I ask is that you share this link on social media to help spread the word to all the last minute shoppers out there!
In this free pdf guide, you will find three types of books:
Introduction Level Books on Paul
These are books that an average reader of Paul can pick up and enjoy. At the same time, because I picked them, you can be sure that they are loaded with insights and aren’t weak on content.
Accessible but More Academic
Here’s the deal, the only thing separating the first two sections is that this category assumes some prior knowledge about the conversation about Paul. Still highly readable.
Scholarly Books
This is for the “heavy-hitter” armchair theologians in your life. These likely include more Greek words and are longer. If they are on my list, however, I guarantee that they aren’t dry and boring.
Download the Guide
The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
Episode Sponsors
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
This special edition episode of The Paulcast is a sermon that Kurt gave at Pangea (Seattle, WA) the Sunday after the 2016 Elections. He looks at the way social media and life filter us from authenticity and God's glory. His texts come out of Exodus and 2 Corinthians as he explores Paul and unveiled Christianity. It is not a "historical" or "theological" episode, per se, but more of a pastoral approach with those scholastic things running in the background.
Episode Sponsors
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/paulcast.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
In this brief video, Kurt gives an update about the Paulcast and takes some time to engage Philippians 2 in light of the election season.
The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
Episode Sponsors
1) This episode is sponsored by Logos Mobile Education, providing theological education and practical ministry training for pastors and leaders. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Logos Mobile Education Lecture Hall. This online learning community is designed to provide free lectures and access to free Logos Mobile Education courses and will help your ministry. Join the Lecture Hall today for resources and information about seminary-level courses! Logos has gathered worldclass scholars to teach in this unique digital format. Learn more at www.logos.com/lecturehall.
2) This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the newMaster of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
Episode Sponsors
1) This episode is sponsored by Logos Mobile Education, providing theological education and practical ministry training for pastors and leaders. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Logos Mobile Education Lecture Hall. This online learning community is designed to provide free lectures and access to free Logos Mobile Education courses and will help your ministry. Join the Lecture Hall today for free access to Dr. Robert Sloan’sNT344 Paul's Theology and the Letter to the Philippians. In this course, Dr. Robert Sloan explores the theological concepts and terminology in Philippians moves you beyond a book-level understanding to understanding Paul’s theology as whole. Learn more atwww.logos.com/lecture hall.
2) This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the newMaster of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
Episode Sponsors
1) This episode is sponsored by Logos Mobile Education, providing theological education and practical ministry training for pastors and leaders. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Logos Mobile Education Lecture Hall. This online learning community is designed to provide free lectures and access to free Logos Mobile Education courses and will help your ministry. Join the Lecture Hall today for free access to Dr. Robert Sloan’s NT344 Paul's Theology and the Letter to the Philippians. In this course, Dr. Robert Sloan explores the theological concepts and terminology in Philippians moves you beyond a book-level understanding to understanding Paul’s theology as whole. Learn more atwww.logos.com/lecture hall.
2) This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the newMaster of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
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The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
Episode Sponsors
1) This episode is sponsored by Logos Mobile Education, providing theological education and practical ministry training for pastors and leaders. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Logos Mobile Education Lecture Hall. This online learning community is designed to provide free lectures and access to free Logos Mobile Education courses and will help your ministry. Join the Lecture Hall today for free access to Dr. Robert Sloan’s NT344 Paul's Theology and the Letter to the Philippians. In this course, Dr. Robert Sloan explores the theological concepts and terminology in Philippians moves you beyond a book-level understanding to understanding Paul’s theology as whole. Learn more at www.logos.com/lecture hall.
2) This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
Episode Sponsors
1) This episode is sponsored by Logos Mobile Education, providing theological education and practical ministry training for pastors and leaders. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Logos Mobile Education Lecture Hall. This online learning community is designed to provide free lectures and access to free Logos Mobile Education courses and will help your ministry. Join the Lecture Hall today for free access to Dr. Robert Sloan’s NT344 Paul's Theology and the Letter to the Philippians. In this course, Dr. Robert Sloan explores the theological concepts and terminology in Philippians moves you beyond a book-level understanding to understanding Paul’s theology as whole. Learn more at www.logos.com/lecture hall.
2) This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
In this episode, Greg Boyd chats with Kurt Willems about spiritual warfare in Paul and others. This is a pastoral and theological conversation, more so than an issue focused only on the historical Paul. But, from time to time, these conversations are fun as well!
Episode Sponsors
1) This episode is sponsored by Logos Mobile Education, providing theological education and practical ministry training for pastors and leaders. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Logos Mobile Education Lecture Hall. This online learning community is designed to provide free lectures and access to free Logos Mobile Education courses and will help your ministry. Join the Lecture Hall today for free access to Dr. Robert Sloan’s NT344 Paul's Theology and the Letter to the Philippians. In this course, Dr. Robert Sloan explores the theological concepts and terminology in Philippians moves you beyond a book-level understanding to understanding Paul’s theology as whole. Learn more at www.logos.com/lecture hall.
2) This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
In this episode, Kurt Willems interviews Professor Mark D. Baker of Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. Mark studied with Richard Hays at Duke and did a contextual project spurred on by his experience as a missionary in Honduras. His work focuses on Galatians, which he breaks down in this episode. Check out his website to see more of his work.
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
The end of the world. The end of the ages. The rapture. The Great 7 Year Tribulation. The Anti-Christ. The second coming. All of these themes come out of various versions of Christian theology. Some of them were embraced by Paul. Many of them would seem absurd to him.
In The End Times in Paul and Others, Kurt Willems examines Paul's "end times" theology, seeking to understand his own expectations of the Second Coming through a historical lens. Then, Kurt compares various other New Testament authors' perspectives on the end as well. Do they line up? Does Paul envision a future tribulation and a rapture? What about Jesus? Revelation? And others?
If you are tired of end times madness but want to know what the historical Paul believed and taught, this series is for you. But it doesn't stop there, in an uncharacteristic move for The Paulcast, we will devote full episodes to other relevant texts from outside of the Pauline epistles!
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
Paul didn't just sit around and pontificate lofty theological ideas from a chamber flowing with the finest wines and grains of abundance. Not even close. Paul, although an intellectual, was a practitioner. For him, theology is always practical.
In Paul's short letter to Philemon, he challenges power structures of the day by contending for peace between a slave owner (Philemon) and a runaway slave (Onesimus). According to our friends at The Global Immersion Project, peacemaking in the way Jesus involves several practices: SEE, IMMERSE, and CONTEND—with the dream of eventual restoration. In this letter, Paul has clearly taken time to SEE the humanity of both of these men, he has IMMERSED in their stories, and now must contend for the life of Onesimus. This letter is peacemaking 101, folks! So good!
In light of the current challenges we see in social media land, family relationships, and church dynamics in the aftermath of the Orlando mass shooting of 49+ LGBTQ persons, peacemaking couldn't be more relevant today. Listen along as we learn from Paul how to enter spaces of conflict.
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
In this special edition of The Paulcast, Kurt explores a topic that is on the hearts and minds of many people in the aftermath of the horrific shooting that took place in Orlando. 50 lives were lost. 49 lives were lost because of one thing: their identity. LGBTQ persons continue to struggle to find equal footing in our society, and this tragedy is another reminder of how far our culture has to go to make a safer and more humanizing world.
Questions are often raised, during times like this, about how the Scriptures speak to issues pertaining to sexuality. In this episode of The Paulcast, Kurt explores the Roman vision of sexuality and virtue and how Paul confronted such ideals of hierarchy with a better way: the way of love. Is Paul homophobic? Doubtful. Was Paul speaking to issues of same-sex practices that are the same as what LGBTQ folks advocate for today as blessed before God in the context of covenantal marriage? That is a "debatable matter." What isn't up for debate, however, is Paul's insistence that Christ-followers of differing convictions belong at the same table. Without solving the "who is right?" question, Kurt offers some observations about gender in the ancient world that 'traditionalists' and 'progressives' tend to interpret differently.
This episode is sponsored by Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. They are excited to announce the launch of the new Master of Arts in Ministry, Leadership and Culture. This online program, designed for practicing pastors and ministry entrepreneurs, will help you understand and integrate sub-cultures, theology, and leadership into practice. Guest faculty like Bruxy Cavey, Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd model practical integration of Anabaptist theology and 21st century kingdom work. Learn more at fpu.edu/mlc.
*Show sponsors do not endorse every word or idea discussed on The Paulcast.
In this episode, Kurt talks with Mark Nanos, one of the key voices in the Paul within Judaism school of scholarship (sometimes called the "Radical New Perspective"). We chat about Paul, Amish people, Judaism, and Jesus.
In Getting to Know the Real Paul, we explore various issues about Paul's own identity. From questioning whether or not the letters attributed to him are authentic, to wondering out loud about his posture toward the Roman Empire, this series attempts to give an overview of the important questions and ideas that emerge when we look at Paul and his first century world.
This was my introduction to Chad Thornhill and I think I made a friend. His work on election sounds important and since recording this episode, I got my hands on a copy of his book! Listen in as we discuss election in Paul!
In Getting to Know the Real Paul, we explore various issues about Paul's own identity. From questioning whether or not the letters attributed to him are authentic, to wondering out loud about his posture toward the Roman Empire, this series attempts to give an overview of the important questions and ideas that emerge when we look at Paul and his first century world.
In Getting to Know the Real Paul, we explore various issues about Paul's own identity. From questioning whether or not the letters attributed to him are authentic, to wondering out loud about his posture toward the Roman Empire, this series attempts to give an overview of the important questions and ideas that emerge when we look at Paul and his first century world.
Kurt has a conversation with Michael Bird all about Paul. It is both insightful and funny, all the way through.
In this ongoing series, Kurt walks through Paul's letter tothe Galatians chunk by chunk. This is a freestyle, which means thatalthough it is informed by scholarship, it is mostly focused ondiving into the text and processing it out loud. It is designed tobe a resource for personal bible study, sermon prep, small groupdiscussion, armchair theologians, and bible nerds of allvarieties.
For 2,000 years, people have tried to understand Paul's writings. His influence on love and hate can't be overestimated. How we read and interpret Paul matters. In this series, Kurt Willems lays out the 'big picture' of Pauline scholarship. This is a series of podcasts to listen to in order to become oriented and 'caught up' on the broad issues pertaining to Paul and Judaism.
In this episode, we jump into our first interview ever. This one is with Pastor and Theologian, Greg Boyd. Kurt chats with him about how he (Greg) reconciles Paul with Jesus and nonviolence versus common "just war" approaches. They even spend some time chatting about the 'problem' of violence in the Hebrew Scriptures. This one is GOOD!
For 2,000 years, people have tried to understand Paul's writings. His influence on love and hate can't be overestimated. How we read and interpret Paul matters. In this series, Kurt Willems lays out the 'big picture' of Pauline scholarship. This is a series of podcasts to listen to in order to become oriented and 'caught up' on the broad issues pertaining to Paul and Judaism.
For 2,000 years, people have tried to understand Paul's writings. His influence on love and hate can't be overestimated. How we read and interpret Paul matters. In this series, Kurt Willems lays out the 'big picture' of Pauline scholarship. This is a series of podcasts to listen to in order to become oriented and 'caught up' on the broad issues pertaining to Paul and Judaism.
For 2,000 years, people have tried to understand Paul's writings. His influence on love and hate can't be overestimated. How we read and interpret Paul matters. In this series, Kurt Willems lays out the 'big picture' of Pauline scholarship. This is a series of podcasts to listen to in order to become oriented and 'caught up' on the broad issues pertaining to Paul and Judaism.