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Enter the Bible from Luther Seminary
The Enter the Bible podcast is where you can get answers (or at least reflections) on everything you wanted to know about the Bible but were afraid to ask.
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Feb 28, 2023 • 25min
Ep 99: Is it BCE and CE, or BC and AD?
In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston gather to answer the listener submitted questions. Guest, Shively Smith, is the Assistant Professor of New Testament at Boston University School of Theology and Affiliate faculty for the PhD Concentration in Homiletics. She is also Resident Scholar and an itinerant elder at the historic Metropolitan AME Church of Washington DC. Watch the video version on Youtube. This episode was recorded on January 4, 2023 over Zoom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 22, 2023 • 23min
Ep 98: Is Peter the Rock on which the Church Is Built?
In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston gather to answer the listener submitted questions. Watch the video version on Youtube. Guest, Shively Smith, is the Assistant Professor of New Testament at Boston University School of Theology and Affiliate faculty for the PhD Concentration in Homiletics. She is also Resident Scholar and an itinerant elder at the historic Metropolitan AME Church of Washington DC. This episode was recorded on January 4, 2023 over Zoom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 8, 2023 • 29min
Ep 97: Is There Hope for Creation?
In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston gather to answer the listener submitted questions. Guest, Ellen F. Davis, is Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School. Notes: Ellen F. Davis, "Scripture, Culture and Agriculture" (Cambridge University Press, 2012). Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/scripture-culture-and-agriculture/641066F1E857A986F8A6D37BC5EF3... Avery Davis-Lamb, author and founder of https://sojo.net/biography/avery-davis-lamb Amy Peterson, Episcopal priest and author: http://www.amypeterson.net/writing This episode was recorded on December 20, 2022 over Zoom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 31, 2023 • 28min
Ep 96: Why Do Christians Need to Read the Old Testament?
In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston gather to answer the listener submitted questions. Watch the video version on Youtube. Guest, Ellen F. Davis, is Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School. Notes: Link to "The Art of Reading Scripture" edited by Ellen F. Davis and Richard B. Hays, link: https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/1269/the-art-of-reading-scripture.aspx This episode was recorded on December 20, 2022 over Riverside.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 30, 2022 • 27min
Ep 95: Lightning Round Part Four
In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston gather to answer the listener submitted questions. Watch the video version on Youtube. This episode was recorded on November 3, 2022 over Zoom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 23, 2022 • 23min
Ep 94: Lightning Round Part Three
In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston gather to answer the listener submitted questions. This episode was recorded on November 3, 2022 over Zoom. Watch the video version on Youtube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 25, 2022 • 18min
Ep 93: What Help Can Frustrated Parents Get from the Bible?
In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston speak with guest, intentional interim pastor in the Southwestern Minnesota Synod and adjunct professor at Luther Seminary, Hollie Holt-Woehl.They gather to answer the listener submitted question, "What help can frustrated parents get from the Bible?"This episode was recorded on October 14, 2022 over Zoom.Watch the video version on Youtube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 19, 2022 • 25min
Ep 92: How Is Suicide Treated in the Bible?
In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston speak with guest, intentional interim pastor in the Southwestern Minnesota Synod and adjunct professor at Luther Seminary, Hollie Holt-Woehl. They gather to answer the listener submitted question, "How is suicide treated in the Bible?" This episode was recorded on October 14, 2022 over Zoom. Watch the video version on Youtube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 11, 2022 • 22min
Ep 91: What Were Conditions Like for a Family in Ancient Israel?
In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston speak with guest, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Cameron B. R. Howard. They gather to answer the listener submitted question, "What were conditions like for a family in ancient Israel?" This episode was recorded on August 4, 2022 over Zoom. Watch the video version on Youtube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 4, 2022 • 26min
Ep 90: Which Version of 2 Chronicles Is "Correct"?
In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston speak with guest, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Cameron B. R. Howard. They gather to answer the listener submitted question, "Which version of 2 Chronicles is 'correct'?" This episode was recorded on August 4, 2022 over Zoom. Watch the video version on Youtube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.