The Stone Chapel Podcast

Why did God give the gospel to the church? In his book Dr. Bates says that if it's just to deal with our sin problem, then that is not the complete story. The post Episode 160 Why the Gospel? with Matthew Bates first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.

Jesus among the Gods asks the question: what does it mean to call Jesus “God” or “god”? That may seem self-evident 2000 later, but the question is more complex. The post Episode 159 Jesus among the Gods with Michael Bird first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.

Dr. Gupta’s current book explores the stories and contributions of women in the earliest churches. Paul commends women right alongside men as fellow workers, apostles, deacons, and fellow prisoner. The post Episode 158 Tell Her Story with Nijay Gupta first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.

Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again. The post Episode 157 The Surprising Rebirth of Belief, J. Brierley first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.

The Virtual Museum is about gathering images showing women at high levels of leadership in the church both in the medieval era an in earlier centuries as well. The post Episode 156 The Visual Museum, Women in Early Christian Art first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.

The mission of the AWKNG School of Theology is to awaken Christians to a deeper understanding of the Bible. They would like to bridge the gaps between the academy and the church. The post Episode 155 AWKNG School of Theology with Karla Adcox first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.

Father Mario Arroyo describes a sacrament as an encounter with the real presence of God. He emphasizes the notion of “common-union” with Christ. He describes all the sacraments as God-initiated. The post Episode 154 Sacraments of the Catholic Church, Father Arroyo first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.

About seventy years ago, the first of eleven caves was found containing scrolls from the first century BC to the first century AD. This is about the time the Jesus movement started. Today, and this is controversial, a 12th cave appears to have been found. More about this on another podcast. These scrolls are significant in many ways because they give us a window into that period like no other. The post Episode 153 The Dead Sea Scrolls, Part 2 with Timothy Lim first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.

About seventy years ago, the first of eleven caves was found containing scrolls from the first century BC to the first century AD. This is about the time the Jesus movement started. Today, and this is controversial, a 12th cave appears to have been found. More about this on another podcast. These scrolls are significant in many ways because they give us a window into that period like no other. The post Episode 152 The Dead Sea Scrolls Part 1 with Timothy Lim first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.

For many years some scholars have regarded the word “Christ” as just another name for Jesus in the earliest writings of the New Testament, namely, the letters of Paul. But Matthew makes a cogent case that the word “Christ” in Paul means “Messiah.” The post Episode 151 Christ Among the Messiahs with Matthew Novenson first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.