Page 29 of 29

Posted on

Jesus the Leper?

Was Jesus a leper? Well, in the Middle Ages you may have thought that he was because of the way Jerome translated Isa 53:4 in the Vulgate (the Latin translation of the Bible that became the main way that people encountered Scripture.

Dr. Andrew Abernethy, Associate Professor of Old Testament and Degree Coordinator for the Master of Arts in Biblical Exegesis Program, joined me on Exegetically Speaking to show us how Isaiah 53:4 was interpreted and translated in the Latin Vulgate by Jerome.  He translated it that Jesus was “like a leper” stricken by God and rejected for the diseases he bore.  As a result artists and paintings from the Middle Ages depict Jesus on the cross as suffering the marks of leprosy.

Exegetically Speaking is a short podcast (about 7 minutes) of the faculty and friends of Wheaton College and the Lanier Theological Library, Houston, TX.

You can cut and paste the following URL to your browser:

https://exegeticallyspeaking.libsyn.com/jesus-the-leper

or click here.

Posted on

Reading Outside the Canon: Aesop’s Fables

Dr. Doug Penney, Associate Professor of Classical Languages, joins me on Exegetically Speaking to discuss how he encourages students to read outside the canon of Scripture in order to sharpen their translation skills. Often, when students read a New Testament book in Greek, they rely on their memory to produce a translation. Reading Aesop’s Fables takes them to a text they do not know. And it alerts them to cultural signals that they would have never known by just reading inside the canon.

Posted on

“Husband” of the New Covenant

Dr. Philip Ryken, president of Wheaton College and Professor of Theology, joins me on Exegetically and draws our attention to the “scrapbook” of Jeremiah (particularly, 31:31-34) to talk about the new covenant.  But, instead of focusing on the obvious, he highlights how God is the “husband” (Baal) of the new covenant.

You can cut and paste the following URL to your browser

http://exegeticallyspeaking.libsyn.com/the-husband-in-jeremiahs-new-covenant

or click here.

Posted on

Author and Perfecter of Faith

Dr. Amy Peeler, Associate Professor of New Testament, joins Dr. Capes on Exegetically Speaking to talk about an important Christological statement in Hebrews 12:1-2.  What does it mean that Jesus is “the author and perfector of the faith”? How does that statement pull together a variety of motifs earlier in the letter?

You can find it on your favorite podcast platform or cut and paste this URL to your browser

http://exegeticallyspeaking.libsyn.com/the-author-and-perfecter-of-the-faith

or click here

.

Posted on

Exegetically Speaking– Season 2

I’m happy to report that Exegetically Speaking–Season 2 has started. It is a podcast I began when I was dean of the School of Biblical and Theological Studies at Wheaton College.

In season 2 we are doing something different. We are partnering with the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, TX, to bring you these podcasts. Some of the same great guests showing us exactly how reading the Bible in the original languages pays off.

Here’s our intro to Season 2!!! You can cut and paste the URL to your browser

http://exegeticallyspeaking.libsyn.com/exegetically-speaking-season-2-intro

or click here

Every week we release a new episode or two!