Thoughts on the New Testament . . . and Other Stuff by David B Capes
Author: David B. Capes
David B. Capes is the Director of Academic Programming at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, TX. Prior to that he was Dean of the School of Biblical & Theological Studies Department and Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. From 1990 to 2017 he served in faculty and administrative positions at Houston Graduate School of Theology and Houston Baptist University. He is the author, co-author, editor, and co-editor of fourteen books including The Divine Christ: Paul, the Lord Jesus, and the Scriptures of Israel (Baker Academic, 2018), Old Testament Yahweh Texts in Paul's Christology (Baylor University Press, 2017), Rediscovering Paul: An Introduction to His World, Letters and Theology, 2nd edition (InterVarsity Press, 2017), and Slow to Judge: Sometimes It's OK to Listen (Thomas Nelson, 2014). For the last 14 years he has co-hosted a popular weekend radio show in Houston on AM 1070 KNTH called "A Show of Faith." He and his wife, Cathy, have been married for forty-seven years. They have three sons and three grandchildren. His middle son, Daniel, died in 2019; he was 36 years old. They make their home in Houston, TX
Dr. Tremper Longman III, Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies and Distinguished Scholar of Biblical Studies at Westmont College, has written more than 20 books, including Revelation Through Old Testament Eyes and Intimate Allies. He was one of the main translators for the New Living Translation and has served as a consultant on other popular translations of the Bible including the Message, the New Century Version, and the Holman Standard Bible. Tremper helps us reconsider the Hebrew wording of Genesis 2:18 usually translated as “a helper suitable to him” or “a help meet.”
Dr. Randy Richards is the retiring Provost and Chief Academic Officer and will be the Research Professor of New Testament at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He has authored several books and articles, including Inscriptions and Papyri in the forthcoming ALNTS series (with James Harrison) and Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes(with Richard James). Luke 12:20 is often translated something like, “Your soul will be required of you.” But the Greek verb is active and plural: “They will demand your soul from you.” Who or what is “they”?
Dr. Steve Walton is Professor of New Testament at Trinity College in Bristol, U.K., an ordained priest/presbyter in the Church of England, and former Secretary of the British New Testament Society. His many publications include (with David Wenham), Exploring the New Testament, vol. 1: The Gospels and Acts. He is currently working on a major critical commentary on Acts for the Word Biblical Commentary Series. Luke directs the opening words of his Gospel to one “most excellent Theophilus.” Is Theophilus a real person’s name (probably) and is there anything more we can infer about him and his significance for Luke from the little said in the first verses of Luke’s Gospel combined with knowledge of the surrounding world?
Recently, David Capes was in London and visited mission-central for Book-Aid. This UK charitable trust has been around 35 years and provides quality Christian books at “affordable, local prices” in the United Kingdom as well as countries in Africa. Christine Pulsford, daughter of the founders and now director, joins David to talk about the history and mission of this unique ministry.
Book-Aid collects books from hundreds of supporters at collection sites across England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Then they sort them in their headquarters and ship them. Book-Aid supplies Bibles and Christian literature to their partners living around the world where books are wanted but not easily found or affordable.
The books are sold and not given away. This ensures the dignity of the books as well as those who receive them. Also, they are sold in bookshops. This creates jobs in places where jobs are scarce. Book-Aid staff are keen on sending the right kind of books to their partners. Books that are too “academic” or in the wrong languages are sold online to provide income for the charity.
If you find yourself in London, make your way to south London to see their incredible book shop. If you’re not in London, you too can help by donating to the charity at their website www.book-aid.org. David toured the book shop and saw hundreds of great books he wanted to buy.
Joining Christine and David on the podcast is Rob Bradshaw, librarian at Spurgeon’s College in London. He is one of their trustees at Book-Aid. In addition to all his volunteer work, Rob runs a website called “Theology on the Web” (https://theologyontheweb.org.uk). Rob does in the digital world what Book-Aid does in the print world. Rob and David did a podcast together in January 2021. To hear the podcast (20 minutes) click here.
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