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In this episode, Biblical Historical Books scholar Paul Evans steps into the Dojo! Paul and I met at SBL last year and he has focused extensively on the Historical Books in the Hebrew Bible. Paul’s commentary on 1-2 Samuel is available at: https://www.amazon.com/1-2-Samuel-Story-Bible-Commentary/dp/0310490936/ His latest book, "Sennacherib and the War of 1812" is available at: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/sennacherib-and-the-war-of-1812-9780567708960/ Paul’s scholarly work can be found over on his Academia page: https://mcmaster.academia.edu/PaulEvans Including: * Satan in 1 Chronicles 21:1 https://www.academia.edu/4560390/Divine_Intermediaries_in_1_Chronicles_21_An_Overlooked_Aspect_of_the_Chronicler_s_Theology * Saul’s character and his flaw of low self-esteem - https://www.academia.edu/97002940/From_a_Head_above_the_Rest_to_No_Head_at_All_Transformations_in_the_Life_of_Saul Paul can be reached via his faculty page at: https://mcmasterdivinity.ca/faculty-and-administration/paul-s-evans/ ***Disciple Dojo swag (such as the hoodie JM is wearing in this video) and gifts (such as our Hebrew Bible timeline mug!) are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Matthew Halsted, Professor of Biblical Studies at Eternity Bible college, to discuss his new book from Lexham Press, “It’s the End of the World As You Know It” and why what we believe about the “end times” really does matter today! The book is available at https://www.amazon.com/End-World-You-Know-Really/dp/1683597125/ Matthew can be reached via his website: https://matthewhalsted.com/ 

Resources on Eschatology…

 Doctor Strange’s Intro to Revelation - https://youtu.be/XOY1F7QMjEM 
BeastMan explains 666 - https://youtu.be/mzv_V-PO6HE 
Lion-O explains the Lion of Judah - https://youtu.be/EDDixHU--_c Apocalypse Now podcast - https://www.discipledojo.org/podcast 
Revelation course - https://www.discipledojo.org/revelation 
Revelation playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc7EU_xYjeI1WP1ubcusVdf6 Talking Revelation: Sean McDonough enters the Dojo! - https://youtu.be/uIk8f9VfPok You Want to be Left Behind - https://www.amazon.com/You-WANT-Left-Behind-Discussions-ebook/dp/B00A8PD9DM/ Craig Keener’s Revelation commentary - https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Application-Commentary-Revelation/dp/0310231922/ David DeSilva: Unholy Allegiances - https://www.amazon.com/Unholy-Allegiances-Heeding-Revelations-Warning/dp/1619701413 Michael Gorman: Reading Revelation Responsibly - https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Revelation-Responsibly-Following-Creation/dp/1606085603/ Nelson Kraybill: Apocalypse and Allegiance - https://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Allegiance-Politics-Devotion-Revelation/dp/1587432617/ Greg Beale: Revelation: A Shorter Commentary - https://www.amazon.com/Revelation-Commentary-G-K-Beale-ebook/dp/B018XZAGY8/ Craig Koester: Revelation and the End of All Things - https://www.amazon.com/Revelation-End-Things-Craig-Koester-ebook/dp/B08W89FM5P/ Wright Suprised by Hope - https://www.amazon.com/Surprised-Hope-Rethinking-Resurrection-Mission-ebook/dp/B0010SIPOY/ ***Disciple Dojo swag (such as the shirt JM is wearing in this video) and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

"What are the 'spiritual gifts'?" "Did the supernatural gifts of the Spirit cease after the Bible was completed?" "How do I know what my spiritual gifts are and how to best use them?" In this Dojo Discussion we welcome back our friend Dr. Kenneth Berding, New Testament scholar from Talbot School of Theology in Los Angeles to discuss an area of passion for him for over 20 years now: The charismata (aka. Spiritual Gifts) in the New Testament. Books and articles mentioned: *What Are Spiritual Gifts? Rethinking the Conventional View - https://www.amazon.com/What-Are-Spiritual-Gifts-Conventional/dp/0825421241/ *Walking in the Spirit - https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Spirit-Kenneth-Berding/dp/1433524104/ *Confusing Word and Concept in "Spiritual Gifts" - https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/43/43-1/43-1-pp037-051_JETS.pdf *"Gifts" and Ministries in the Apostolic Fathers - https://kennethberding.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/berding_wtj_gifts_and_ministries_final.pdf *Romans 12:4-8 - https://kennethberding.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/romans-124-8-nts-berding.pdf Dojo videos mentioned: * Paul’s “Thorn in the Flesh” video (Ken’s first appearance here in the Dojo!) - https://youtu.be/eJy0vXChcro?si=6ArfQTotZSM9Nfxm * JM’s Bible Teacher Rant video - https://youtu.be/GNJD4tcvAro ***DiscipleDojo gifts are available in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor at - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

Does Jeremiah 10 condemn Christmas Trees? Every year memes claiming this are passed around social media by people who think Christmas is really a pagan festival. So let's take a look at what Jeremiah is ACTUALLY referring to and see how it may or may not apply to Christmas decorations. ——— Here’s how you can submit your own question to DiscipleDojo: https://youtu.be/_bEUVpTSWLs Resources mentioned: Why Idols are ‘Crap’! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOhtVLZGgkk Christmas Trees (Encyclopedia Britannica) - https://www.britannica.com/plant/Christmas-tree#ref106886 Can a Christian Celebrate Halloween? - https://youtu.be/xkBCVUnSQ4o?si=elJkJSPkIpvYSGub ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this Dojo Discussion we welcome back our friend Dr. Dru Johnson. Dru has a new book coming out entitled “What Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture?” which deals with the intersection of science and faith and attempts to push past the typical polemics and caricatures that often arise when evolutionary biology and Biblical theology cross paths! We also discuss Dru’s online teaching ministry “Bible Dojo”…and why you should be a part of it! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:50 - Dru’s return and what is “Bible Dojo”? 00:10:22 - What Hath Darwin to do with Scripture? 00:17:50 - the Darwin Fish bumper sticker culture war 00:24:01 - What about the Dinosaurs? 00:54:00 - The desire to ‘fill in the gaps’ of Scripture 01:03:53 - Generational thinking and unexpected outcomes 01:11:30 - “as it was in the beginning and ever more shall be” 01:25:53 - What resources would Dru recommend for people interested in science & Scripture? 01:38:46 - Outro

The first chapter of “What Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture?” is available to read online for free at: https://www.ivpress.com/Media/Default/Downloads/Excerpts-and-Samples/A0361-excerpt.pdf 

Resources mentioned: DiscipleDojo’s “Bible & Science: Friends or Foes??” Video course - http://www.discipledojo.org/bible-science 

The Days of Genesis 1 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc50LWG93RvwiwO5GbkAn0q0 Bible Dojo - www.enterthebibledojo.com John Polkinghorne “Science and the Trinity: The Christian Encounter with Reality” - https://www.amazon.com/Science-Trinity-Christian-Encounter-Reality-ebook/dp/B00142APTE/ Josh Swamidass “The Genealogical Adam and Eve” - https://www.amazon.com/Genealogical-Adam-Eve-Surprising-Universal/dp/151400383X/ Ian Barbour “When Science Meets Religion” - https://www.amazon.com/When-Science-Meets-Religion-Strangers/dp/006060381X/ Nicholas Spencer - Magisterial: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion - https://www.amazon.com/Magisteria-Entangled-Histories-Science-Religion/dp/0861544617/ Nancy Pearcey - The Soul of Science - https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Science-Christian-Natural-Philosophy/dp/0891077669/ ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org