Theology

Category: Theology

Ep 247: History and Theology in Biblical Interpretation Debate with Jacob Winograd

Hermeneutics

This episode is a recording of a debate I had with Jacob Winograd in the fall of 2025 about whether history or theology should take priority in Biblical interpretation. I ...

Ep 246: Wicked Shepards and Lost Sheep: Luke 15, Jeremiah 23, and Ezekiel 34

Podcast

In this episode I explore the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Luke 15:1-7 in which Jesus, directly responding to his critics, explains how his audience would leave ninety-nine sheep ...

Ep 245: Galatians 4:1-7 and Deliverance from this Evil Age with Cody Cook

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Cody Cook about his new book Delivered from This Present Evil Age where he argues that Galatians 4:1-7 portrays Christ defeating the spiritual powers which ...

Ep 243: Government is God’s Servant? Romans 13, Isaiah 10, and Jeremiah 25

Podcast

In this episode I discuss Paul’s statements in Romans 13:1-7 that governing authorities “are established by God” (Rm. 13:1) and that “rulers are servants of God” (13:6). I explain the ...

Ep 238: Hell Yes or Hell No? Annihilationism vs. ECT with Cody Cook

Podcast

In this episode I am joined once again by the great Cody Cook, this time to discuss the recent controversy regarding Kirk Cameron’s changing views of hell. Cameron defended the ...

Ep 237: The Antichrists

Podcast

In this episode I discuss the antichrists” a group of people who appear exclusively in 1 and 2 John. John describes “the antichrists” in 1 John 2:18-25, 4:1-6, and 2 ...

Ep 235: Ascension, Kingdom, and Eschatology

Podcast

In this episode I reflect on the relationship between the ascension of Jesus, his status as king over all creation, and inaugurated eschatology. The resurrected Jesus was taken up into ...

Ep 233: The Ascension of Jesus with Ross Hastings

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Ross Hastings, Professor of Theology at Regent College, Vancouver, about his brand-new book “The Glory of the Ascension: Celebrating a Doctrine for the ...

Ep 230: Why We Misunderstand Judaism with James McGrath

Theology

In this episode I welcome back Dr. James McGrath. We talk about his contribution to the book Judeophobia and the New Testament, where he discusses contemporary negative attitudes towards Jews and ...

Ep 429: Politics, Economics, and New Testament Interpretation, with Alex Bernardo

Podcast

Doug Stuart welcomes Alex Bernardo—host of The Protestant Libertarian Podcast—to unpack his book-in-progress on politics, economics, and New Testament interpretation. Alex argues that modern readers (and many New Testament scholars) ...

Ep 226: History and Biblical Interpretation with Drew Holland

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Drew Holland about his new book The Place of the Past: Historical Criticism’s Role in Biblical Studies. We explore the role of history ...

Ep 224: John’s Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke with Mark Goodacre

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Mark Goodacre, professor of religious studies at Duke University, about his brand-new book The Fourth Synoptic Problem: John’s Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, ...

Ep 222: Why Christians Should Be Leftists with Phil Christman

Podcast

In this episode Phil Christman. Phil teaches writing at the University of Michigan and is author of the brand-new Why Christians Should Be Leftists, out now on Eerdmans Press. In this ...

Ep 220: Covenant Theology with Jacob Winograd

Podcast

In this episode I talk to Jacob Winograd about covenant theology and its impact on Biblical interpretation. We discussed my recent conversation with Stephen Angliss about dispensationalism, and Jacob argues ...

Ep 219: Judeophobia and Philippians 3 with Mark Nanos

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Mark Nanos about his recent contribution on Philippians to the book Judeophobia and the New Testament, out now on Eerdmans. Dr. Nanos is the ...

Reject the Weapons of Violence

Theology

The recently released horror movie Weapons reminded me of how easily human beings, even the most innocent among us, can be shaped into living instruments of death by the powerful ...

Ep 217: Ancient Slavery and the New Testament with Christy Cobb and Katherine Shaner

History

In this episode I talk with Dr. Christy Cobb and Dr. Katherine Shaner about the new book they coedited entitled Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts, out now on Eerdmans. ...

Ep 216: Jesus the Divine Messiah and Gospel Trajectories

Podcast

In this episode I discuss how the gospel writers develop both the messianic and divine identity of Jesus, building up from their sources. I discuss my preferred theory to the ...

Ep 419: Christian Anarchism at FreedomFest, with Cody Cook

History

In this Freedom Fest 2025 presentation, The Anarchist Anabaptist author Cody Cook explores the historical and philosophical alignment between Christian principles and libertarian anarchism. Rooted in the early church’s and ...

Ep 213: Biblical Dispensationalism with Stephen Angliss

Podcast

In this episode I talk with pastor Stephen Angliss about Biblical dispensationalism. He is both reformed and a dispensationalist, and he makes the Biblical and theological case for dispensational theology. ...

Ep 212: Why Anabaptists Aren’t Like Other Protestants with Cody Cook

Podcast

In this episode I talk yet again with the great anarchist anabaptist Cody Cook. He is the author of two recent books on Anabaptism, The Anarchist Anabaptist and The Pocket Anabaptist. In ...

Threading the Needle: How an Early Christian Writing Made a Way for the Rich to Get Into Heaven

Theology

To say that the New Testament has some negative things to say about the wealthy would be an understatement: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye ...

Anarchy, COVID, and the Church: A Breakout Session that Offended (and Enlightened) Everyone

Appearances

At this year’s FreedomFest, the Libertarian Christian Institute had the pleasure of hosting one of the first breakout sessions of the event, where we highlighted LCI’s 10th anniversary and our ...

Ep 206: Imitation in Early Christianity with Cornelis Bennema

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Cornelis Bennema, professor of New Testament at the London School of Theology. He has written several books, including his brand-new Imitation in Early Christianity: ...

Ep 204: The Political Witness of the Church with Allan Bevere

Podcast

In this episode I talk with pastor and theologian Dr. Allan Bevere. Dr. Bevere wrote the 2011 book The Politics of Witness that played a major role in shaping my understanding ...

Why Non-Christian Libertarians Should (And How They Can) Become Christians

Ep 24 – Why Non-Christian Libertarians Should (And How They Can) Become Christians

Podcast

Summary – Why Non-Christian Libertarians Should (And How They Can) Become Christians We explain what becoming and being a Reformed Christian and a Reformed libertarian is and means in basic ...

Is James Lindsay Right about Just War Theory?

Christian Ethics

James Lindsay often warns about the “woke right”—those aligned with the political right who abandon principle for tribe, trade truth for political advantage, and use the same tactics as the ...

Ep 203: The Second Temple, the Sanhedrin, and 1st Century Jewish Politics

Podcast

In this episode I discuss the inherently political nature of the second Jewish temple and the Sanhedrin, which was the local governing body based out of Jerusalem who were threatened ...

Paul, Apostle of Grace with Frank Thielman

Ep 202: Paul, Apostle of Grace with Frank Thielman

Podcast

Ep 202: Paul, Apostle of Grace with Frank Thielman In this episode I talk with Dr. Frank Thielman, Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, about his brand-new book Paul, Apostle ...

Ep 201: Interpreting Jesus with Dale Allison

Podcast

Ep 201: Interpreting Jesus with Dale Allison In this episode I talk to Dr. Dale Allison, Professor of New Testament Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of ...

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