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300th episode of “Exegetically Speaking”

We just released the 300th episode of “Exegetically Speaking.” We are in the sixth season, and we release about 50 per year.

I invited Mike Bird (or Dr. Michael Bird) from Ridley College in Melbourne to be our special guest for this episode. Mike is always fun and insightful. He’s been on the podcast several times before and Mike is a veteran podcasting and running his own media.

Here’s a link to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exegetically-speaking/id1439933895?i=1000704315959

Mike wanted to talk about one of his favorite passages from Scripture: Galatians 2:19-20. I have to admit it is one of mine too. And there are lots of insights that come from the Greek. This episode is 8-10 minutes in length. It is well worth the investment of time.

“Exegetically Speaking” is a podcast of the Lanier Theological Library & Learning Center in Houston, TX, and Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. It is Wheaton’s #1 podcast. If you want to study Greek or Hebrew,, there is no better place than Wheaton College

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Endurance in Non-Retaliation with Darian Lockett: 1 Peter 3:23

To hear the podcast (12 min) click here.

1 Peter 2:23 is translated in the NIV as, “When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.” Close attention to the Greek grammar can illuminate that Christ’s non-retaliation was an enduring one, outlasting the repeated attacks made on him. Dr. Darian Lockett is Professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, and a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America.

Among his publications are, Letters for the Church: Reading James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, and Jude as Canon and Letters from the Pillar Apostles: The Formation of the Catholic Epistles as a Canonical Collection.

Check out related programs at Wheaton College:

B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/3yeGTfX 

M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/4d6MGmV 

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Elevation to Apostolic Status with John Dickson: Philippians

To hear the podcast (13 minutes) click here.

In the first lines of Paul’s letter to the Philippian church he says he is praying in joy because of their “partnership in the gospel” (NIV). From the end of the same letter we learn what this means (material support of Paul’s mission) and its implications. Rev. Dr. John Dickson is Jean Kvamme Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies and Public Christianity at Wheaton College. He previously taught at Macquarie University, University of Sydney, and Ridley Theological College, Melbourne. Since 2015 he has held the research position of Visiting Academic in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Oxford. His many publications include Mission-Commitment in Ancient Judaism and in the Pauline Communities: the shape, extent and background of early Christian mission.

Check out related programs at Wheaton College:

B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/3JPabE2 

M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/44B8iEp 

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Ignatius and John on the Spirit

To hear the podcast (10 minutes) click here.

The Church Father, Ignatius (likely died within the first two decades of the 2nd century), in his Letter to the Philadelphians, uses wording that suggests dependence on the Gospel of John (likely written in the last decade of the 1st century), and also reveals something of Ignatius’ own dependence on the Spirit in his preaching. Dr. Jonathon Lookadoo is Assistant Professor at Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, Seoul, South Korea. His publications include The Epistle of Barnabas: A Commentary (Apostolic Fathers Commentary Series) and The Christology of Ignatius of Antioch (Studies in Early Christology, ed. Michael Bird, David Capes, and Scott Harrower).

Check out related programs at Wheaton College:

B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/3Wc2vms

M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/3JRocRx 

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A Singular Seed, An Ancient Interpretation

with Christian Brady

To hear the podcast click here.

In Galatians 3, Paul makes the grammatically singular form of the noun “seed” (σπέρμα) load bearing for his argument. But the singular form of that word doesn’t necessarily denote one individual. Paul is employing contemporary Jewish exegetical practices, and the understanding of that and Paul’s wider aims can be helpful here. Dr. Christian Brady is T. W. Lewis Dean of the Lewis Honors College and Professor of Ancient Hebrew and Jewish Literature at the University of Kentucky. He completed an M.A. degree in Biblical and Theological Studies at Wheaton College (1994), before earning his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford (2000). His publications include The Proselyte and the Prophet: Character Development in Targum Ruth and Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Christian Struggle with Suffering, Grief, and Hope.

Check out related programs at Wheaton College:

B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/3Wc2vms

M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/3W9AFr1