The Book of HoseaDr. Bo Lim (Seattle Pacific University) guides us through the book of Hosea. We discuss:* When, where, by whom Hosea was written* Main themes of Hosea* How Hosea relates to the Book of the Twelve* The significance of Hosea's marriage and children* The difficult metaphor of God's marriage to Israel and if the metaphor sanctions violence.* God's judgment upon Israel as temporary discipline* The father-son image that depicts God's relationship to Israel, and the tricky theological issue of if God's heart changes (11:8)* Hosea as an enduring exhortation to subsequent generationsWorks by Bo Lim* Hosea. Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary. With D. Castelo. Eerdmans, 2015* The 'Way of the LORD' in the Book of Isaiah. T&T Clark, 2010This Week’s BlurbBo Lim recommends:* Korean sunscreen* the spiritually transformative effects of exerciseNext Week Next week, Dr. Robyn Whitaker (Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity) guides us through Revelation 1Subscribe and don't miss an episodeThe Two Testaments takes you on a guided journey through Scripture with leading experts on the Bible, hosted by Rony Kozman and Will KynesVisit our website at thetwotestaments.com, where you can subscribe, access all episodes, and meet our guides through Scripture. Sign up now so you don’t miss an episode.Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Vurbl, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts.You can also watch us on Youtube.This episode is co-sponsored by Samford University and the Alabama Humanities Alliance, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this episode do not necessarily represent those of the Alabama Humanities Alliance, the National Endowment for the Humanities or Samford University This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwotestaments.substack.com

The podcast explores the introduction of the Book of Revelation, including when and by whom it was written. It discusses the importance of Revelation's imagery and its genre as an apocalypse. The chapter also delves into the challenges of interpreting Revelation and its contemporary significance. Additionally, it recommends movies like 'Memento' and 'Inception' for gaining insights into understanding the Book of Revelation.

Dr. James Nogalski from Baylor University discusses the Book of the Twelve, exploring its titles, historical context, canonical placements, catchwords, and favorite book within the collection. They also touch on the genre of prophetic literature and the challenge of relating historical crises to God's judgment.

Dr. James Strange, an archaeologist and professor at Samford University, discusses archaeology and the gospels. Topics include the Shikhin excavation project, oil lamp production, relating archaeology to the text of the gospels, interpreting Matthew 5:14-15, the significance of synagogues, and more.

Matthew 28 (Resurrection and the Great Commission) with Dr. Terry DonaldsonDr. Terry Donaldson (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) talks to us about Matthew 28. We discuss:* The Great Commission scene as Matthew's narrative conclusion* How Matthew's ending compares with Mark's ending* Matthew's apologetic concern in the presentation of Jesus' resurrection* Whether to translate the Greek term "Ioudaiois" (in 28:15) as "Judeans" or "Jews"* The significance of mountains in Matthew, and Zion traditions* Whether Jesus instructs his disciples to disciple "all the nations" or "all the Gentiles" (28:19)* What the triadic formula (“the name of Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”) and the promise of Jesus' ongoing presence (vv. 19–20) suggests about Matthew's christologyEnter the GiveawayThis post contains affiliate links* Gentile Christian Identity from Cornelius to Constantine: The Nations, the Parting of the Ways, and Roman Imperial Ideology. Eerdmans, 2020.To enter, look out for the giveaway posts on social media. Follow us, like, and share/retweet the giveaway post on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Giveaway closes Sunday, April 16. USA only.Other Relevant Works* Jesus on the Mountain: A Study in Matthean Theology. T&T Clark, 1987.Other Works Mentioned* James Parkes, The Conflict of the Church and the Synagogue: A Study in the Origins of Antisemitism. World Publishing; Jewish Publication Society, 1961.* Jules Isaac, Jesus and Israel. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971.This Week’s BlurbIn this episode, Terry Donaldson recommends:* John Kloppenborg, Christ's Associations: Connecting and Belonging in the Ancient City. Yale University Press, 2019.Next Week Next week, we have a bonus—and final—episode of the season. Dr. James Strange (Samford University) talks to us about archaeology and the gospels.Click here to meet our guides through Deuteronomy and Matthew. Subscribe and don't miss an episodeThe Two Testaments takes you on a guided journey through Scripture with leading experts on the Bible, hosted by Rony Kozman and Will Kynes.Visit our website at thetwotestaments.com, where you can subscribe, access all episodes, and meet our guides through Scripture. Sign up now so you don’t miss an episode.Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Vurbl, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts.You can also watch us on Youtube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwotestaments.substack.com

Dr. Rebekah Eklund (Loyola University Maryland) talks to us about Matthew 26–27. We discuss:* Matthew's use of the Passover festival* Jesus' prayer of lament at Gethsemane* Peter's denials of Jesus and his restoration* why Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man* Judas' betrayal of Jesus* Matthew's use of the theme of blood* the meaning of "his blood be upon us and on our children" (27:25)* Matthew's use of Psalm 22 when Jesus prays, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"* the eschatological signs that occur at the death of JesusRelevant Works by Rebekah EklundThis post contains affiliate links* Jesus Wept: The Significance of Jesus’ Laments in the NT. T&T Clark, 2015. * The Beatitudes through the Ages. Eerdmans, 2021.* "Matthew, the Cross, and the Cruciform Life," in Cruciform Scripture: Cross, Participation, and Mission. Eerdmans, 2021.This Week’s BlurbIn this episode, Rebekah Eklund:* Dale C. Allison, Jr. The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History. T&T Clark, 2021.* Amy Peeler. Women and the Gender of God. Eerdmans, 2021.* Andor (TV Series)Next Week Next week, we finish our journey through Matthew as we talk to Dr. Terence Donaldson (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) about Matthew 28 (the Resurrection).Click here to meet our guides through Deuteronomy and Matthew. Subscribe and don't miss an episodeThe Two Testaments takes you on a guided journey through Scripture with leading experts on the Bible, hosted by Rony Kozman and Will KynesVisit our website at thetwotestaments.com, where you can subscribe, access all episodes, and meet our guides through Scripture. Sign up now so you don’t miss an episode.Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Vurbl, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts.You can also watch us on Youtube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwotestaments.substack.com

Dr. Daniel Block (Wheaton College) talks to us about Deuteronomy 31–34. We discuss:* these chapters as a death narratives* their rhetorical purpose* why Moses is barred from the land* the Song of Moses* how to translate 32:8 (gods/sons of Israel/angels)* Moses's final blessings on the tribes of IsraelBooks by Daniel BlockThis post contains affiliate links* The Triumph of Grace: Literary and Theological Studies in Deuteronomic Themes. Cascade, 2017.* Lexham Context Commentary: Volume 1: The Pentateuch. Lexham, 2021. [This book is available only as an ebook on the Logos platform]* Covenant: The Foundation of God’s Grand Plan of Redemption. Baker Academic, 2021.* Deuteronomy. NIV Application Commentary. Zondervan, 2012.* The Gospel According to Moses: Theological and Ethical Reflections on the Book of Deuteronomy. Cascade, 2012.* How I Love Your Torah O LORD! Studies in the Book of Deuteronomy. Cascade, 2012.This Week’s BlurbIn this episode, Daniel Block Recommends:* Amy Jill Levine, Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent. Abingdon, 2019.Next Week Next week, Dr. Rebekah Eklund (Loyola University Marymount) talks to us about Matthew 26–27 (Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus).Click here to meet our guides through Deuteronomy and Matthew. Subscribe and don't miss an episodeThe Two Testaments takes you on a guided journey through Scripture with leading experts on the Bible, hosted by Rony Kozman and Will KynesVisit our website at thetwotestaments.com, where you can subscribe, access all episodes, and meet our guides through Scripture. Sign up now so you don’t miss an episode.Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Vurbl, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts.You can also watch us on Youtube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwotestaments.substack.com

Matthew 24–25 (God's Judgment; the Coming of the Son of Man) with Dr. Anders RunessonListen here as Dr. Anders Runesson (University of Oslo) talks to us about Matthew 24–25. We discuss:* God's wrath and judgment* the significance of the destruction of the temple* the relationship between the destruction of the temple and the death of Jesus* signs of the coming of the Son of Man* the meaning of "the abomination of desolation"* the parable of the talents* the judgment of the sheep and the goats* the meaning of "eternal fire" and "eternal punishment" and the purpose of Matthew's judgment imageryEnter the GiveawayThis post contains affiliate links* Divine Wrath and Salvation. Fortress, 2016* Matthew within Judaism: Israel and the Nations in the First Gospel, ed. with Daniel Gurtner. Society of Biblical Literature, 2020. To enter, look out for the giveaway posts on social media. Follow us and like and share/retweet the giveaway post on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Giveaway closes Sunday, March 26 at 11:59 pm. USA only.Other Works Mentioned* John S. Kloppenborg, "The Representation of Violence in Synoptic Parables." Pages 323–51 in Mark and Matthew I: Comparative Readings: Understanding the Earliest Gospels in Their First Century Settings. Ed. Eve-Marie Becker and Anders Runesson. WUNT 271. Mohr Siebeck, 2011.This Week’s BlurbIn this episode, Anders Runesson Recommends:* Journal of the Jesus Movement in its Jewish Setting (a free and open access academic journal)* A Comparative Handbook to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke: Comparisons with Pseudepigrapha, the Qumran Scrolls, and Rabbinic Literature. Brill, 2021.Next Week Next week, we finish our journey through Deuteronomy as we talk to Dr. Daniel Block (Wheaton College) about Deuteronomy 31–34.Click here to meet our guides through Deuteronomy and Matthew. Subscribe and don't miss an episodeThe Two Testaments takes you on a guided journey through Scripture with leading experts on the Bible, hosted by Rony Kozman and Will KynesVisit our website at thetwotestaments.com, where you can subscribe, access all episodes, and meet our guides through Scripture. Sign up now so you don’t miss an episode.Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Vurbl, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts.You can also watch us on Youtube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwotestaments.substack.com

Deuteronomy 27–30 (Covenant Ritual) with Dr. Melissa RamosListen here as Dr. Melissa Ramos (Portland Seminary) talks to us about Deuteronomy 27–30. We discuss:* the relationship with ancient Near Eastern rituals* the stones as witnesses to the covenant* the tribes' roles in the ritual* the ethical vision of the blessings and curses* the distinctive nature of Deuteronomy's inclusion of blessings* Deuteronomy's view of human ability to keep the law in relationship to Paul's in Romans* whether Deuteronomy is fairly characterized as "retribution theology"Enter the GiveawayThis post contains affiliate links* Ritual in Deuteronomy: The Performance of Doom. Routledge, 2021.To enter, look out for the giveaway posts on social media. Follow us and like and share/retweet the giveaway post on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Giveaway closes Sunday, March 19 at 11:59 pm. USA only.Other Relevant Work by Melissa Ramos* Laura Quick and Melissa Ramos (eds.). New Perspectives on Ritual in the Biblical World. Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2022.This Week’s BlurbIn this episode, Melissa Ramos Recommends:* bacon saltNext Week Next week, we talk to Dr. Anders Runesson (University of Oslo) about Matthew 24–25 (God's Wrath and the Coming of the Son of Man)Click here to meet our guides through Deuteronomy and Matthew.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwotestaments.substack.com

It’s spring break here at Samford University, so we’re re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from our archives. Providing a fittingly profound conclusion to our journey through Job last season, Carol A. Newsom (Candler School of Theology) talked to us about Job’s response and the epilogue in Job 42. We discussed a number of things including: * how to understand Job’s enigmatic response to God* why the translation of 42:6 in your English Bible is likely wrong* God’s surprising approval of Job’s speech* how the epilogue fits (or doesn’t) with the rest of the book* why readers find it disturbing, Job’s re-embrace of life* the significance of Job’s daughtersRelevant Work by Carol NewsomThis post contains affiliate linksCarol Newsom is the author of numerous influential works, including two particularly relevant to our discussion:* “The Book of Job.” Pages 317–637 in 1 & 2 Maccabees, Introduction to Hebrew Poetry, Job, Psalms. New Interpreters Bible 4. Abingdon, 1996. * The Book of Job: A Contest of Moral Imaginations. Oxford University Press, 2003.This Week’s BlurbIn this episode, Carol Newsom recommends:* Chödrön, Pema. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times. Shambhala, 2016. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwotestaments.substack.com