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Feb 8, 2023 • 1h 53min

Revelation and the Beauty of Creation (Dr. Sean McDonough)

00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:49 - Dr. McDonough’s legacy in the Dojo! 00:07:30 - What it’s like teaching at Gordon-Conwell 00:11:30 - Scholars who bridge the gap between Biblical scholarship, theological/philosophical reflection, the greatest commentary ever written, and thoughts on Richard Bauckham! 00:13:57 - Teaching in Fiji 00:22:22 - 3 Years of Ph.D work on ONE BIBLE VERSE?!? 00:30:26 - Tolkien, Myth, and Apocalyptic imagination 00:36:34 - Thoughts on LOTR, Hobbit, and Rings of Power film adaptations 00:44:15 - Breaking Bad and modern Greek tragedy 00:46:33 - Andy Goldsworthy and the art of Apocalyptic 00:56:19 - The error in seeing the created order as antithetical to God (and the profound beauty of “Spirited Away”!) 01:02:45 - Finding theological connections in non-Christian cultural contexts 01:07:36 - Revelation’s legacy in the Church 01:11:02 - What is 666 all about? 01:16:04 - Who are the 144,000? 0:1:19:08 - Jesus: LION or LAMB? 01:24:21 - The Trinity in Revelation 01:27:03 - Revelation’s use of the Hebrew Scriptures 01:32:57 - How do we get Christians to see the necessity of studying the Old Testament? 01:37:17 - Biblical Theology vs. Systematic Theology 01:48:28 - The Preacher’s Greek Companion series 
Dr. McDonough’s books:

* The Preacher’s Greek Companion to Philippians - https://smile.amazon.com/Preachers-Greek-Companion-Philippians-Preparation/dp/1683073533/ * Creation and New Creation: Understanding God’s Creation Project - https://smile.amazon.com/Creation-New-Understanding-Gods-Project/dp/1683070267/ * A Time for Sorrow: Recovering the Practice of Lament in the Life of the Church - https://smile.amazon.com/Time-Sorrow-Recovering-Practice-Lament/dp/1683072065/ 
Revelation, Apocalyptic, and Eschatology resources:

* Revelation: A Guided Tour of the Apocalypse (Video series and workbook) - https://www.discipledojo.org/revelation 

* Apocalypse Now?? What the Bible Teaches About the End Times (Podcast series) - www.discipledojo.org/podcast 
Other Disciple Dojo Revelation videos: What is "Apocalyptic"? - https://youtu.be/RN8-B2B0NEQ Revelation's Structure - https://youtu.be/DWt9Tx171hE Martyrs and Conquering in Revelation - https://youtu.be/EX0cS6-CY-E The Unholy Trinity - https://youtu.be/HPhKkXZ5Uyk What is the Mark of the Beast? - https://youtu.be/B-qyjEeD-rc Resources for reading Revelation - https://youtu.be/V-T7KkoVpW0 
Superhero Seminary videos on eschatology: Beastman Explains 666 - https://youtu.be/mzv_V-PO6HE Lion-O Explains the Lion and the Lamb - https://youtu.be/EDDixHU--_c Goku Explains the Rapture - https://youtu.be/WAJ8DtIV71s Thanos Explains why you WANT to be ‘left behind’ - https://youtu.be/O9DF0YJb8mo Dr. Strange’s intro to Revelation - https://youtu.be/XOY1F7QMjEM Aquaman Explains Biblical dragon imagery and the Sea - https://youtu.be/DLuljp4QuYY Master Chief Explains Angel Halos - https://youtu.be/aQpfblvlqnw ** Visit the Disciple Dojo online store for Bible-nerd gift ideas! https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor at - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions: SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7 iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=181458&refid=stpr Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from the videos or podcast at http://www.discipledojo.org
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Dec 29, 2022 • 2h 41min

What is Biblical Text-Criticism (and why does it matter)?

Our final Dojo Dialogue of 2022 is an epic one! I wanted to talk to someone who’s an even bigger Hebrew Bible nerd than I am—so I brought in an ACTUAL text-critic and Hebrew expert, Dr. Christopher Dost! 

Chris has multiple post-graduate degrees from Jewish Theological Seminary and has taught text criticism, Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Palestinian Arabic, and Spanish. He is the author of “Jesus’ Bible: A Concise History of the Hebrew Scriptures” and has worked on the Biblica Hebraica Quinta (BHQ). Chris’ book, “Jesus’ Bible: A Concise History of the Hebrew Scriptures”, is available at: https://tinyurl.com/4bspwdfv For more info on Sabra’s online educational courses, visit www.sabraedu.com Be sure to subscribe to Chris’ YouTube channel (with TONS of Biblical languages videos!) at: https://www.youtube.com/biblicallanguagesliteratur5079 ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from the videos or podcast at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate
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Dec 10, 2022 • 1h 54min

Reading Hebrew Poetry (with J. Richard Middleton)

Biblical Poetry is….well…pretty hard to understand sometimes! And when you compare translations, they don’t always say the same thing! What is going on?? 

I invited my good friend J. Richard Middleton back into the Dojo for a discussion of Hebrew poetry, and the hauntingly beautiful Psalm 77 in particular. Sit back and enjoy the discussion, friends! 
 Dr. Middleton's Books and Resources can be found at: Articles and blog - https://www.jrichardmiddleton.com Abraham's Silence - https://tinyurl.com/3x94apv6 A New Heaven and New Earth - https://tinyurl.com/zjn74thh The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 - https://tinyurl.com/249zfsm6 Seminary Now - https://seminarynow.com/ Related Dojo resources: “To Know and Be Known: Forming a Thoughtful Christian Sexual Ethic” - https://www.discipledojo.org/to-know 

“Bible for the Rest of us” - https://www.discipledojo.org/bible 

Ancient Near East Bible Backgrounds playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc5TnFfdyxI0ZELx0JVjLgbA 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:49 - What has Dr. Middleton been up to lately? 00:06:13 - How to present an academic paper without being boring! 00:10:13 - Is academia an “ivory tower’? 00:12:30 - How do you speak on biblical faith in a scholarly setting among non-believing colleagues? 00:14:14 - The importance of reading Scripture out loud in corporate worship…and why it’s usually done poorly! 00:24:20 - How do we safeguard against reading our own ideas into the text? 00:30:24 - The problem with theological “deconstruction” 00:36:50 - Is Richard a heretic?? 00:38:34 - Let’s look at Psalm 77 in Hebrew… 00:41:15 - Opening observations on “crying out” and “meditating” 00:43:25 - Hebrew tenses…and why Biblical poetry is so hard 00:47:56 - What if you can’t read Hebrew? 00:49:57 - Why the A.C.T.S. model of prayer is actually kinda backwards! 00:52:54 - Psalm 77:4, Insomnia, A Clockwork Orange, and Bird Box 00:56:53 - Hebrew poetic imagery and Israel’s geography 00:59:12 - ‘Olam: “forever” or “a long duration”? 01:00:40 - Rhetorical questions and the effectiveness of ending an if/then statement with “…” 01:04:57 - The difference knowing Hebrew makes in our depth of understanding 01:07:30 - Does God “change”?? 01:15:16 - When theology and experience don’t match…you get Lament! 01:17:37 - God’s mighty deeds and echoes of Exodus 15’s triumph hymn 01:24:25 - Singing the “big picture” and why we should do WAYYYY more of it in church worship! 01:28:12 - Ancient Near East stock imagery: Deep/Waters/Thunder/Lightning 01:36:04 - Seeing Israel’s story as OUR story too, and why that matters so much! 01:38:13 - God’s “footprints are not known”? 01:39:26 - Why does Psalm 77 seem to end unfinished? 01:45:00 - The danger of prooftexting from Hebrew poetry 01:46:43 - Final recap of Psalm 77 and what it means to us today 01:49:40 - Closing remarks and how to access Richard’s work online 01:50:45 - Richard’s upcoming books! ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions: SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7 iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=181458&refid=stpr Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from the videos or podcast at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate
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Nov 5, 2022 • 2h 10min

What does the Bible ACTUALLY teach about Women in Ministry (Dr. Carmen Joy Imes)

Dr. Carmen Joy Imes returns to the Dojo!! Pre-order Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters at https://www.amazon.com/Being-Gods-Image-Creation-Matters-ebook/dp/B0BLD43TVC/ Follow Carmen on Twitter: @carmenjoyimes Carmen's blog: http://www.carmenjoyimes.blogspot.com https://www.ivpress.com/carmen-joy-imes Carmen's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Carmen-Joy-Imes/e/B07BNPY56Q Carmen's books can be found at: * Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters - https://tinyurl.com/v39syn5v * Carmen's published dissertation - https://tinyurl.com/48ab2uad * Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends - https://tinyurl.com/2xwtb4f4 Other Resources on Women in ministry from both Complementarian and Egalitarian perspectives: Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (edited by Wayne Grudem & John Piper) - https://tinyurl.com/mr4cc539 Women and Men in Ministry: A Complementary Perspective (Robert Saucy and Judy Tenelshof) - https://tinyurl.com/m78fc77e Discovering Biblical Equality (edited by Ron Pierce, Cynthia Westfall, and Christa McKirland) * 3rd edition - https://tinyurl.com/2kbwmrap * 2nd edition - https://tinyurl.com/7kf3t75f Paul and Gender (Cynthia Westfall) - https://tinyurl.com/mrxfbsza 40 Questions about Women in Ministry (Sue Edwards and Kelley Mathews) - https://tinyurl.com/5b6busx6 Paul, Women & Wives (Craig Keener) - https://tinyurl.com/4729axj4 Is God a Misogynist? (David Hilber) - https://tinyurl.com/yfhmes3r Women and the Gender of God (Amy Peeler) - https://tinyurl.com/ms9f623f Two Views on Women in Ministry - https://tinyurl.com/ywzju9rx Women in the Ministry of Jesus - (Ben Witherington III) - https://tinyurl.com/yck77zef Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from the videos or podcast at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate
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Nov 3, 2022 • 20min

5 Lessons Churches can learn from Brazilian Jiujitsu

I live my life in two worlds—the world of a Brazilian Jiujitsu instructor and the world of Christian Discipleship ministry. Over the years I have seen so much overlap between these two passions of mine. So I wanted to take a few minutes to reflect on lessons I’ve learned through Jiujitsu that I believe Christians (particularly those in local church ministry) could benefit from as well. 00:00 - Intro 02:18 - Lesson 1 06:14 - Lesson 2 08:11 - Lesson 3 10:46 - Lesson 4 14:35 - Lesson 5 17:03 - Followup resources If you would like to learn more about our #RefugeeJitsu program and how you can help support us, please visit https://www.discipledojo.org/refugee Check out our Disciple Dojo shirts and gifts over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 “Bible For the Rest of Us” course and materials are freely available at: https://www.discipledojo.org/bible Contact JM via the form at https://www.discipledojo.org/contact ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from our free resources at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate
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Oct 31, 2022 • 2h 21min

*Blind* Black Belt Carlos Alvarez steps into the Dojo!

Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Silencing the phone! 00:00:54 - A ‘Biblical Dojo’? 00:02:28 - Carlos’ story about losing his eyesight due to Congenital Glaucoma 00:14:17 - Training at Renzo Gracie Charlotte …and the misunderstood Ezequiel Choke! 00:20:42 - Closed guard and how Carlos fell in love with armbars 00:30:23 - Jiujitsu learning styles: Seeing, Hearing, Feeling (and JM’s white belt level understanding of Lasso guard) 00:37:41 - Carlos’ Blind Warriors organization and the challenges of teaching Jiujitsu to the visually impaired 00:41:21 - How can sighted people make life easier for blind people in general? 00:45:20 - Since becoming blind, what techniques has Carlos gravitated toward? (And a discussion of leglocks, striking, and self-defense vs. sport BJJ) 00:55:01 - How can a Christian do something violent like train martial arts?? 00:59:03 - The problem of violence in the Old Testament 01:04:41 - How Jiujitsu creates bonds of friendship across cultural, religious, racial, and ideological boundaries 01:10:00 - Lessons from the life of King David 01:17:55 - Black belts and complacency in training 01:21:16 - Tapping to lower belts 01:30:00 - They myth of the “all-knowing Black Belt” 01:31:36 - Carlos’ goals and the challenges of IBJJF competition life 01:40:00 - How Carlos’ Mom and JM’s parents have supported and encouraged us and made us who we are today! 01:42:20 - A TKD black belt preacher, a Rabbi, and how that shaped the outlook of #RefugeeJitsu 01:45:55 - What famous BJJ competitors has Carlos trained with? (Fabio Gurgel, Michael Langhi, Cobrinha, Matheus Diniz, Leo Nogueira, Mario Sperry, and more!) 01:54:15 - Carlos’ experience teaching at #RefugeeJitsu 02:10:00 - A plea to all BJJ Instructors! 02:14:43 - Carlos is single, ladies! 02:16:16 - How to connect with Carlos 02:17:16 - Calling out Gordon Ryan!! 02:19:04 - A quick trip over to Lucas Lepri’s academy! Be sure to follow Carlos on Instagram or Facebook! He is doing amazing work, particularly among the visually-impaired and blind community in Miami! If you would like to support him, consider buying something from his online store at: https://pppgear.myshopify.com/collections/blind-warriors Thank you https://matmade.com/ for connecting us with Carlos! Go follow @matmade_show on Instagram to see more inspiring stories from the Jiujitsu world! If you would like to learn more about our #RefugeeJitsu program and how you can help support us, please visit https://www.discipledojo.org/refugee Check out our Disciple Dojo shirts and gifts over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 For more on the concept of warfare in the Hebrew Bible and how to interpret the “genocide” passages, see the following playlists: * Numbers: Into the Wild - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc4kq23CHSr37_epN-is0nft * Deuteronomy: The Heart of God’s People - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc5zSHUY7yhQnm86vgcbTk3d * The Book of Joshua - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc56JxiMto9TPmNa4o_FtkMf * Judges: Dark Days in Israel - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc5gZzTRU5Qp0H8cNqWlwg6s ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from our free resources at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate
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Oct 26, 2022 • 28min

Black Belt Bible Tips: Exodus

Reading the Bible can be a really daunting challenge…kind of like becoming a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! Fortunately, these are two of the subjects that we are most acquainted with here at Disciple Dojo! Here are 7 tips from JM on how to read the book of Exodus! 00:00 - Intro 02:26 - Tip 1 03:37 - Tip 2 06:34 - Tip 3 10:37 - Tip 4 13:10 - Tip 5 15:58 - Tip 6 21:14 - Tip 7 For more on our #RefugeeJitsu outreach head over to www.discipledojo.org/refugee and see what we’re doing here in Charlotte and how you can help! Check out our Disciple Dojo shirts and gifts (including rash guard JM is wearing in this video!) over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 Recommended resources mentioned in this video: * Bible for the Rest of Us course: https://www.discipledojo.org/bible * Exodus: God IS King podcast series can be found at: https://www.discipledojo.org/podcast and the video version is here on the channel at: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc6XK58ZDlADBCYjN-LQvfYb * Bible Backgrounds Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc5TnFfdyxI0ZELx0JVjLgbA * For our interview with Carmen Imes, see: https://youtu.be/44RqvPjsgQM * For more on the Geography of the Exodus and the location of Mt. Sinai, see: https://youtu.be/dvTTx6PYVao * Exodus Commentaries and resources mentioned: * Currid, “Against the Gods” - https://tinyurl.com/ym79v3es * Imes, “Bearing God’s Name” - https://tinyurl.com/v39syn5v * Fretheim (Interpretation) - https://tinyurl.com/mrycayj2 * Poythress, “Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses” - https://tinyurl.com/52bceja7 * Sailhamer - https://tinyurl.com/39437t7h * Stuart (NAC) - https://tinyurl.com/eky2a66d * Wright (SGBC) - https://tinyurl.com/ycx9et9h ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions:  SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=181458&refid=stpr   Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet   Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from our free resources at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate
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Oct 26, 2022 • 27min

Black Belt Bible Tips: Genesis

Reading the Bible can be a really daunting challenge…kind of like becoming a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! Fortunately, these are two of the subjects that we are most acquainted with here at Disciple Dojo! Here are 7 tips from JM on how to read the book of Genesis! 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - Tip 1 05:12 - Tip 2 09:17 - Tip 3 12:22 - Tip 4 14:28 - Tip 5 17:33 - Tip 6 21:00 - Tip 7 For more on our #RefugeeJitsu outreach head over to www.discipledojo.org/refugee and see what we’re doing here in Charlotte and how you can help! Check out our Disciple Dojo shirts and gifts (including rash guard JM is wearing in this video!) over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 Recommended resources mentioned in this video: * Genesis 1-11: The Primordial Preface podcast series can be found at: https://www.discipledojo.org/podcast * The four study Bibles mentioned in this video have all been reviewed over on our DiscipleDojo Study Bible Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc7nIxU9OhCD1-krAb9aDoza * SupeheroSeminary: Johnny Lawrence explains ‘Hesed’: https://youtu.be/yfsZwmtmVEc * Carmen Imes’ Torah Tuesday series can be found on her channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarmenJoyImesPhD * Bible Jargon Explained: Recapitulation - https://youtu.be/x--5EYPpGfs * For more on ‘Polemical Theology’ see our Bible Backgrounds Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc5TnFfdyxI0ZELx0JVjLgbA * Genesis Commentaries mentioned: * Atkinson - https://tinyurl.com/4mj22mdn * Baldwin - https://tinyurl.com/yc8xeecd * Hamilton * Vol.1 - https://tinyurl.com/y2nb3bn9 * Vol.2 - https://tinyurl.com/3u98jycb * Hartley - https://tinyurl.com/4w82dden * Sailhamer - https://tinyurl.com/39437t7h ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions:  SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=181458&refid=stpr   Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet   Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from our free resources at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate
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Oct 26, 2022 • 28min

7 Bible Reading Tips (from a BJJ Black Belt)

Reading the Bible can be a really daunting challenge…kind of like becoming a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! Fortunately, these are two of the subjects that we are most acquainted with here at Disciple Dojo! Here are 7 tips from JM on how to begin your Bible reading journey—which, like Jiu-Jitsu, is a lifelong journey that you can never truly master! For more on our #RefugeeJitsu outreach head over to www.discipledojo.org/refugee and see what we’re doing here in Charlotte and how you can help! Check out our Disciple Dojo shirts and gifts (including the OT Timeline mug!) over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 Recommended resources mentioned in this video: * Disciple Dojo video courses (including Bible for the Rest of Us): https://www.discipledojo.org/video * DiscipleDojo Study Bible Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc7nIxU9OhCD1-krAb9aDoza * The Old Testament in Under and Hour: https://youtu.be/Q1_YDszB9Yo * Write in Your Bible: https://youtu.be/3y3jmlqeskM * My Top 7 Study Bibles: https://youtu.be/KHCzZ0hjYAU * Bible Speaks Today commentary series: https://tinyurl.com/35fhh2y6 * How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: https://tinyurl.com/2pn8znkz * How to Read the Bible Book by Book: https://tinyurl.com/mrx92w66 * Bible Dictionaries: * Nelson’s: https://tinyurl.com/9w2u55uz * Holman’s: https://tinyurl.com/ybfrepd8 * Zondervan’s: https://tinyurl.com/y7frbe26 * Tyndale’s: https://tinyurl.com/8th8pjpn * Eerdman’s: https://tinyurl.com/5666x6z7 * Baker’s: https://tinyurl.com/2s35pzjt * IVP’s: https://tinyurl.com/4my4thsm ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions:  SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=181458&refid=stpr   Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet   Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from our free resources at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate
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Sep 2, 2022 • 2h 4min

Patriarchy and BIBLICAL Manhood - A discussion with Carolyn Custis James

Years ago I read the book "The Gospel of Ruth" and was blown away by how good of a study it was on an often-misread or overlooked book tucked away in the Hebrew Bible. So when Carolyn agreed to step into the Dojo for a discussion, I was thrilled to have her! For those who are meeting her for the first time, Carolyn Custis James is an author, speaker, and adjunct faculty member at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia. She is a consulting editor for Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament and in 2013, Christianity Today named her one of the 50 evangelical women to watch. She can be reached via her website at https://carolyncustisjames.com or on Twitter at @carolynezer Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:56 - Carolyn & Wonder Woman 00:03:29 - The best book on Ruth I've ever read 00:05:38 - Put some respect on Boaz's name 00:09:06 - Ruth and female initiative in leadership 00:12:37 - Patriarchy in the Biblical world 00:18:29 - How Christians misread the book of Ruth 00:33:04 - The Law as an opportunity for "hesed" 00:39:48 - Finding God in the Margins 00:43:20 - Mistranslating the Hebrew term 'Ezer 00:52:21 - One of the funniest texts in the Bible 00:54:12 - "Malestrom" as a Biblical response to patriarchy 01:01:51 - "Patriarchy" as a controversial culture war term 01:05:22 - "Mandalorian vs. She-Hulk" - Pop-feminism and denigrating men 01:17:53 - Reading the Bible with our cultural blindspots 01:25:59 - How does Carolyn respond to Complementarian views on "benevolent patriarchy"? 01:29:09 - Trump's Access Hollywood interview and various Christian leaders' responses 01:33:28 - Living as Christians with political disagreements 01:36:25 - "I do not permit a woman to teach..." - Thoughts on 1Timothy 2 01:45:06 - What does "dressing modestly" ACTUALLY refer to? 01:50:09 - Gender, patriarchy, and Bible translations 01:53:22 - Carolyn's thoughts on the ESV 01:59:46 - How to contact Carolyn 02:00:48 - The purpose of these "Dojo Discussion" episodes

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