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Paul and Plato? Two Errors in Pagan Parallels | Tool Talk with Joseph Dodson

October 20, 2019

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What does philosophy have to do with the New Testament? In Acts 17, Paul answered, “Plenty!” In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis chats with Joseph Dodson about two common errors when it comes to studying extrabiblical parallels to Scripture, especially in Greco-Roman philosophy. Dodson (PhD, Aberdeen) is associate professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary and co-editor (with David Briones) of Paul and the Giants of Philosophy: Reading the Apostle in Greco-Roman Context (IVP Academic, 2019).

Meeting God in the Bible: Devotions and Academics | John Linebarger

October 1, 2019

Travis Montgomery

How is so-called “devotional” reading of the Bible different from so-called “academic” reading of the Bible? Why must the serious student of Scripture make time for both? How can the methodical and inquisitive reader make Scripture reading a time of worship? In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis asks these questions and more of John Linebarger, a “collector of degrees,” bivocational minister, and author of Meeting God in the Bible: How to Read Scripture Devotionally (Fontes Press, 2019).

How Does Christ Fulfill the Law? Kingship and Matthew 5

September 6, 2019

Travis Montgomery

In what way did Jesus “fulfill the Law,” as He said in the Sermon on the Mount? Patrick Schreiner, author of Matthew, Disciple and Scribe, gives an explanation: Jesus is the ideal Davidic King, who embodies wisdom by living the Law.

More than Citation: Matthew’s Use of the OT | Patrick Schreiner

September 2, 2019

Travis Montgomery

Matthew’s use of the Old Testament portrays Jesus as the ultimate fulfillment of the Old Testament story. But Matthew doesn’t do this with just citations and quotations of specific OT texts. In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis chats with Patrick Schreiner (Assistant Professor at Western Seminary) about Matthew’s narrative allusions and Schreiner’s new book on the first Gospel.

Jonah as Literature | Sam Bierig

July 30, 2019

Travis Montgomery

What does the book of Jonah want readers to think and do? Beyond the history and apologetics involved, many readers are unaware of the important literary cues in Jonah. Sam Bierig, Dean of Spurgeon College at Midwestern Seminary, has been studying, writing, and preaching Jonah and wants Christians to hear the cues and see the book as it is.

Dispensational Hermeneutics | Cory Marsh

July 9, 2019

Travis Montgomery

Dispensationalism: It’s not just about the end times; it’s also about exegesis. As Cory Marsh, Associate Professor of New Testament at the College at Southern California Seminary, points out, it’s largely about hermeneutics. In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis chats with Cory about the exegetical commitments of dispensational thought.

Devotional Reading: A Diverse List

June 6, 2019

Todd Scacewater

Need a break from reading for work? Devotional reading is good for your soul. Here’s some top recommended readings from a variety of backgrounds.

Intertextuality: What and When?

June 2, 2019

Travis Montgomery

Throughout Scripture, one author will recall the words or themes of an earlier author, whether through a quotation, allusion, or echo. How do exegetes identify these cases of intertextuality? What is their importance? On this episode of Tool Talk, Travis talks with Brian Koning, an adjunct professor of theology at Grand Canyon University researching Habakkuk’s allusions to Job. Travis and Brian also discuss the role of an adjunct professor and how that responsibility meshes with doctoral studies

A Life of Missionary Scholarship | Todd Scacewater

May 13, 2019

Travis Montgomery

The story of one Bible translator who integrated his mission work with his scholarship, and became the most prolific contributor in a journal’s history.

Bible Translation and Linguistics: Formal vs. Functional? | Todd Scacewater

April 8, 2019

Travis Montgomery

What are “formal” and “functional” Bible translation? Which is better, and in which context?