
Christ Over All
Jesus Christ reigns over all things, and this podcast exists to help people see the reality and ramifications of this truth. We post at least four times a month: Twice, we will read aloud a longform essay from our monthly theme. And twice, we will discuss each essay with its author and another Christian leader. Listen in to live in light of Christ’s Lordship.
Latest episodes

Apr 29, 2024 • 50min
3.21 David Schrock, Trent Hunter, Ardel Caneday • Interview • "Entering Pilate's Unholy of Holies: How Jesus's Cross in John's Gospel Fulfills the Day of Atonement"
Listen in as David Schrock discusses his essay "Entering Pilate's Unholy of Holies: How Jesus's Cross in John's Gospel Fulfills the Day of Atonement" with Trent Hunter and Ardel Caneday.
Timestamps
Intro – 00:44
David Schrock’s and Ardel Caneday’s Backgrounds on the Priesthood - 02:22
Why Should One Say Pilate’s Quarters is Inverted as a ‘Unholy of Holies’? - 05:15
An Argument from Silence - 09:47
Ardel’s Further Thoughts on the Matter - 12:05
An Argument from Irony - 14:15
John’s Movements in Chapters 18 and 19 - 19:53
The Subtleties of John’s Temple Imagery - 26:07
Jesus the True Priest vs. the False Priests - 31:57
Reading John 14 in its Whole-Literary Context -33:39
What are Some Pastoral Takeaways from the Work that Has Been Done? - 38:06
Ardel’s Encouragements - 40:30
“We Can Sense John’s Smile, Even If We Can’t See His Face” – 44:05
Closing Thoughts and Commentary Recommendations - 46:00
Outro - 48:49
Resources to Click
“Entering Pilate’s Unholy of Holies: How Jesus’s Cross in John’s Gospel Fulfills the Day of Atonement” – David Schrock
“How John’s Prologue Placards the Glory of God’s Son: 10 Things About John 1:1-18” – David Schrock
“Seeing New Creation Light in John 2-4: Three Ways Jesus Replaces the Darkness of the Old Covenant” – David Schrock
“Three Literary Mountains; Seeing the Chiastic Structures of John 7” – David Schrock
“Seeing John 9 with New Eyes: A Few Notes on Literary Structure” – David Schrock
“The Clothes Make the Man: Seeing the Priesthood of Christ in John’s Gospel” – David Schrock
Theme of the Month: One Passion, Four Gospels
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Books to Read
The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary Series) – D. A. Carson
John: Jesus Christ is God (Focus on the Bible Series) – William F. Cook
The Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel: A Study in Literary Design – R. Alan Culpepper
John (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary Series) – Edward W. Klink
John: The NIV Application Commentary – Gary M. Burge
Heaven on Earth: The Temple in Biblical Theology – T. Desmond Alexander & Simon Gathercole
Jesus as the Fulfillment of the Temple in the Gospel of John – Paul M. Hoskins
That Scripture Might Be Fulfilled: Typology and the Death of Christ – Paul M. Hoskins
A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters: The Word, the Christ, and the Son of God, (Biblical Theology the New Testament Series) – Andreas J. Köstenberger
Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? A Biblical Theology of the Book of Leviticus (New Studies in Biblical Theology) – L. Michael Morales
The Priesthood of Christ and His Ministers – Andre Feuillet trans. Matthew J. O’Connell
The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God – G.K. Beale
Graded Holiness: A Key to the Priestly Conception of the World – Philip Peter Jenson
“Hebrews,” by George H. Guthrie in Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament – ed. G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson
Jesus the Priest – Nicholas Perrin

Apr 22, 2024 • 49min
3.20 David Schrock • Reading • "Entering Pilate's Unholy of Holies: How Jesus's Cross in John's Gospel Fulfills the Day of Atonement
The temple is a major theme in John's gospel. Yet, the most significant event in temple life—the Day of Atonement—is strikingly absent. That is, until we look more closely.
Resources to Click
“Entering Pilate’s Unholy of Holies: How Jesus’s Cross in John’s Gospel Fulfills the Day of Atonement” – David Schrock
“How John’s Prologue Placards the Glory of God’s Son: 10 Things About John 1:1-18” – David Schrock
“Seeing New Creation Light in John 2-4: Three Ways Jesus Replaces the Darkness of the Old Covenant” – David Schrock
“Three Literary Mountains; Seeing the Chiastic Structures of John 7” – David Schrock
“Seeing John 9 with New Eyes: A Few Notes on Literary Structure” – David Schrock
“The Clothes Make the Man: Seeing the Priesthood of Christ in John’s Gospel” – David Schrock
Theme of the Month: One Passion, Four Gospels
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Books to Read
Heaven on Earth: The Temple in Biblical Theology – T. Desmond Alexander & Simon Gathercole
Jesus as the Fulfillment of the Temple in the Gospel of John – Paul M. Hoskins
That Scripture Might Be Fulfilled: Typology and the Death of Christ – Paul M. Hoskins
A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters: The Word, the Christ, and the Son of God, (Biblical Theology the New Testament Series) – Andreas J. Köstenberger
Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? A Biblical Theology of the Book of Leviticus (New Studies in Biblical Theology) – L. Michael Morales
The Priesthood of Christ and His Ministers – Andre Feuillet trans. Matthew J. O’Connell
The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God – G.K. Beale
Graded Holiness: A Key to the Priestly Conception of the World – Philip Peter Jenson
“Hebrews,” by George H. Guthrie in Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament – ed. G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson
Jesus the Priest – Nicholas Perrin

Apr 15, 2024 • 59min
3.19 Nicholas Piotrowski, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "'The Exodus He Accomplished at Jerusalem': The Gospel's Theology of Exile & Return in the Cross & Resurrection"
Listen in as Nicholas Piotrowski joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longford essay "'The Exodus He Accomplished at Jerusalem': The Gospel's Theology of Exile & Return in the Cross & Resurrection."
Timestamps
Intro – 00:55
Indianapolis Theological Seminary - 03:13
How Did Dr. Piotrowski Start Thinking about the Exile? - 05:53
Dr. Wellum’s Thought’s on Exile - 07:40
Were Israel Still in Exile at the Time of Jesus? - 10:26
Dr. Piotrowski’s View on the Return of Exile vs. N.T. Wright’s Views on Exile - 15:33
What is Helpful and Cautious about N.T. Wright - 18:29
Helpful Resources for The Nature of the Atonement - 20:21
Land, King, & Temple in Typology - 22:52
Countering the Postmillenial & Dispensational Views of the Temple - 32:16
Expanding the Temple to the World with Local Altars - 40:22
Do We Need to Know These Typological Categories to Read the New Testament? – 47:52
Is Biblical Theology Appreciated Today as It Was Ten Years Ago?- 51:24
Closing Thoughts - 55:25
Outro - 57:58
Resources to Click
“’The Exodus He Accomplished at Jerusalem’: The Gospels’ Theology of Exile & Return in the Cross and Resurrection” – Nicholas G. Piotrowski
“’I Will Save My People From Their Sins: The Influence of Ezekiel 36:28B-29A; 37:23B on Matthew 1:21” – Nicholas G. Piotrowski
“”Whatever you Ask” for the Missionary Purposes of the Eschatological Temple: Quotation and Typology in Mark 11-12” – Nicholas G. Piotrowski
“The Structure of Matthew’s Gospel and His Concept of Salvation History” – Jack Dean Kingsbury
“Jesus, The New Temple, and the New Priesthood” – Brant Pitre
“Exodus from Bondage: Luke 9:31 and Acts 12:1-24” – Susan R. Garrett
“The Book of Exodus as a Literary Type for the Gospel of John” – Jacob J. Enz
“The Narrative Strategy and Pragmatics of the Temple Theme in Mark” – John Paul Heil
“Creation’s Renewal in the Gospel of John” – Jeannine K. Brown
“The Descent of the Eschatological Temple in the Form of the Spirit at Pentecost: Part 1: The Clearest Evidence” – G.K. Beale
“The Final Temple” – Edmund Clowney
“”If You Build It, He Will Come”: Seeking First the Altar of God, Not the City of Man (Gen. 4:17-26)” – David Schrock, Occoquan Bible Church
Theme of the Month: One Passion, Four Gospels
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Indianapolis Theological Seminary
Books to Read
The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God (New Studies in Biblical Theology) – G.K. Beale
God Dwells Among Us: A Biblical Theology of the Temple (Essential Studies in Biblical Theology) – G.K. Beale
From Creation to New Creation: Biblical Theology and Exegesis – eds. Daniel M. Gurtner & Benjamin L. Gladd
Exodus Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption (Essential Studies in Biblical Theology) – L. Michael Morales
Theology of the Prophetic Books: The Death & Resurrection of Israel – Donald E. Gowan
Nicholas G. Piotrowski “Exodus” in Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament – eds. G.K Beale, D.A. Carson, Benjamin L. Gladd, & Andrew David Naselli
Roy E. Ciampa, “The History of Redemption,” in Central Themes in Biblical Theology: Mapping Unity in Diversity - eds. Scott J. Hafemann and Paul R. House
The Gospel of Matthew (NICNT) – R.T. France
The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross – Leon Morris
The Torn Veil: Matthew’s Exposition of the Death of Jesus – Daniel M. Gurtner
Jesus as the Eschatological Davidic Shepherd: Studies in the Old Testament, Second Temple Judaism, and in the Gospel of Matthew – Young S. Chae
Lost in Transmission?: What We Can Know about the Words of Jesus – Nicholas Perrin
Echoes of a Prophet: The Use of Ezekiel in the Gospel of John and in Literature of the Second Temple Period – Gary T. Manning
The Gospel of John: A Theological Commentary (Eerdman’s Classic Biblical Commentary) – Herman Ridderbos
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary) – D.A. Carson
Exile: A Conversation with N.T. Wright – N.T. Wright & James M. Scott
The Exile of Adam in Romans: The Reversal of the Curse Against Adam and Israel in the Substructure of Romans 5 and 8 – David P. Barry
Galatians: Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary – Matthew S. Harmon

Apr 8, 2024 • 58min
3.17 Trent Hunter • Sermon • "The Servant's Resurrection"
Listen in as Trent Hunter preaches from Isaiah 53:10–12.
Resources to Click
“The Servant’s Resurrection: Isaiah 53:10-12” – Trent Hunter at Heritage Bible Church
Find the rest of the sermon series here: The Gospel According to Isaiah – Heritage Bible Church
Monthly Theme: One Passion, Four Gospels
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Apr 8, 2024 • 38min
3.18 Nicholas Piotrowski • Reading • "'The Exodus He Accomplished at Jerusalem': The Gospels' Theology of Exile & Return in the Cross & Resurrection"
What does the crucifixion and resurrection have to do with Israel's exile and the exodus?

Mar 29, 2024 • 47min
3.16 Caleb Morell, David Schrock • Interview • "'The Power and Duty of An Association': Have Baptist Associations Historically Disfellowshipped Disorderly Churches?"
Caleb Morell joins David Schrock to discuss his longform essay "'The Power and Duty of An Association': Have Baptist Associations Historically Disfellowshipped Disorderly Churches?"
Timestamps
Intro – 00:37
About Caleb Morrell – 2:23
Why is the History of Baptist Associationalism Important for Today? - 04:01
Walking Through the History of the Philidelphia Association - 06:35
What’s the Connection of the Philidelphia Association and the History of Baptists in America? - 08:18
What is Benjamin Griffith Arguing For with New Testament Churches and Baptist Churches? - 09:56
Stories of Churches that Illustrate Associationalism - 12:20
What are Other Ways Associationalism Played Itself Out? - 14:57
What Can We Learn From Our Baptist Brothers Who Have Gone Before Us? - 18:32
What Was Capitol Hill Baptist Church Waiting For? - 20:18
Is It Possible Now in the SBC to Do What the Earlier Baptist Associations Have Done? - 23:00
Churches Disfellowshipped - 29:10
Having a Tighter or Looser Confession and Commitment - 30:51
James Merritt’s Statement and Where We Are Today - 39:06
Outro – 44:23
Resources to Click
“'The Power and Duty of an Association': Have Baptist Associations Historically Disfellowshipped Disorderly Churches?” – Caleb Morrell
Theme: Creeds, Confessions, and Cooperation
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Mar 27, 2024 • 1h 3min
3.15 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "The Good Confession: Why Southern Baptists Would Do Well to Embrace Their Confession"
Listen in as Tom Nettles joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longford essay "The Good Confession: Why Southern Baptists Would Do Well to Embrace Their Confession."
Timestamps
Intro – 00:50
Keeping Up with Dr. Nettles – 3:00
Being Crystal Clear in Our Confessions - 05:11
Connecting Individual & Corporate Confessions - 09:07
Teaching Systematic Theology Along With Confessions - 16:22
Confessions and Theological Triage - 19:59
B.H. Carroll - 30:38
A History of Baptists Moving Away from Confessions and Associationalism - 32:53
Dr. Wellum’s Summarization of that History - 41:45
Being Open Handed With Our Confession Does Not Bode Well - 46:55
Dr. Nettles’ Current Efforts with Malcom Yarnell & Steven McKinion - 55:42
Defining Cooperation - 58:25
Final Thoughts from Dr. Wellum - 1:00:26
Outro - 1:01:56
Resources to Click
“The Good Confession: Why Southern Baptists Would Do Well to Embrace Their Confession” – Tom J. Nettles
“On Baptist Creedalism” – Malcom B. Yarnell III & Steven A. McKinion
“Creeds, Confessions, and Carroll: An Essay In Defense of Baptist “Creedalism” – Jordan Steffaniak
Theme: Creeds, Confessions, and Cooperation
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Books to Read
Remember Jesus Christ – Tom J. Nettles
An Interpretation of the English Bible Vol. XV: Colossians, Ephesians, Hebrews – B.H. Carroll

Mar 25, 2024 • 40min
3.14 Caleb Morell • Reading • "'The Power and Duty of An Association': Have Baptist Associations Historically Disfellowshipped Disorderly Churches?"
Is local church autonomy at odds with Baptist associations disfellowshipping churches from their membership? This historical study clearly demonstrates that the answer is no.

Mar 20, 2024 • 44min
3.13 Carl Trueman, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "Creeds and Confessions"
Listen in as Carl Trueman joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss the importance of creeds and confessions in the church.
Timestamps
Intro - 00:47
Dr. Wellum’s Appreciation for Dr. Trueman’s Writings - 03:12
How Has Crisis of Confidence Developed? - 04:26
Looking Back to Creeds and Confessions in a time of Rapid Cultural Change - 07:06
Is There a Need for New Confessions? 09:36
Giving ‘Teeth’ to Our Confessions and Supplementary Documents - 14:15
Polity, and The Concern of Binding Consciences - 17:45
Five Different Enemies of Confessionalism - 25:20
Counsel for Living Under a Confession and Why that’s a Good Thing - 27:19
What Happens When Churches Wander from their Confessions? - 31:00
How Does Losing Our Humanity as a Culture Relate to Our Confessions? - 33:33
Anthropological Heresies - 38:54
What is the SBC Misunderstanding with the Removal of Confessionalism? - 40:10
Outro – 42:07
Resources to Click
Theme: Creeds, Confessions, and Cooperation
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Books to Read
Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Christian Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity – Carl R. Trueman

Mar 18, 2024 • 39min
3.12 Tom J. Nettles • Reading • "The Good Confession: Why Southern Baptists Would Do Well to Embrace Their Confession"
Why should Southern Baptists embrace their confession? Here are four good reasons.