Context Matters
Dr. Cyndi Parker
This podcast is for people who are curious about the ancient context that influenced the final shape of the Bible…AND ALSO…how our modern context influences the way we understand the Bible and God and all things spiritual.
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Feb 23, 2023 • 24min
The Circular Beauty in John's Epistles
Dr. Constantine Campbell is the Professor and Associate Research Director at the Sydney College of Divinity, and also a jazz saxophonist and a visiting instructor at The Australian National University School of Music.You can find out more about his projects HEREFind his commentary on 1, 2, 3 John HEREContact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team!
Feb 16, 2023 • 30min
John's Epistles in All Their Strangeness
Dr. Constantine Campbell is the Professor and Associate Research Director at the Sydney College of Divinity, and also a jazz saxophonist and a visiting instructor at The Australian National University School of Music.You can find out more about his projects HEREFind his commentary on 1, 2, 3 John HEREContact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team!
Feb 9, 2023 • 29min
Lamentations for the Modern Church
Dr. May Young is an Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and the Program Director of Biblical Studies at Taylor University. She has written extensively on the subject of Lament. You can find out more about her HERE.Her upcoming book is Recovering Biblical Lament that will be out later in 2023. You can explore more about the Psalms of Lament in a Yale Bible Study guide HEREContact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team!
Feb 2, 2023 • 25min
Walking through Grief and Pain
Dr. May Young is an Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and the Program Director of Biblical Studies at Taylor University. She has written extensively on the subject of Lament. You can find out more about her HERE.Her upcoming book is Recovering Biblical Lament that will be out later in 2023. Dr. Young's book on Reading the Psalms Theologically is found HEREYou can explore more about the Psalms of Lament in a Yale Bible Study guide HEREContact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team!
Jan 26, 2023 • 27min
Community, Christianity, and Slavery
Dr. Brogdon is executive director of the Institute for Black Church Studies and the Associate Professor of Preaching and of Black Church Studies at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. See his faculty page HERE.Explore Dr. Brogdon's new Book The Bible in the Ashes of Social Chaos.Read his study on Philemon in A Companion to Philemon.Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team!
Jan 19, 2023 • 32min
Philemon: Master, Host, and Christian
Dr. Brogdon is executive director of the Institute for Black Church Studies and the Associate Professor of Preaching and of Black Church Studies at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. See his faculty page HERE.Explore Dr. Brogdon's new Book The Bible in the Ashes of Social Chaos.Read his study on Philemon in A Companion to Philemon.Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team!
Jan 12, 2023 • 24min
Gems in Genealogy
Dr. Carol Kaminski is the founder and director of Casket Empty which you can find HERE. See her profile as a Professor of Old Testament and Gordon Conwell Theological SeminaryHer commentary on 1-2 Chronicles is coming out in late spring or early summer. Explore the commentary series HEREKeep your eyes open this spring for Dr. Kaminski's study Cultivating Godliness: Lessons from ChroniclesAnd a deep dive into Noah HEREContact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team!
Jan 5, 2023 • 25min
Beauty in Chronicles
Dr. Carol Kaminski is the founder and director of Casket Empty which you can find HERE. See her profile as a Professor of Old Testament and Gordon Conwell Theological SeminaryHer commentary on 1-2 Chronicles is coming out in late spring or early summer. Explore the commentary series HEREKeep your eyes open this spring for Dr. Kaminski's study Cultivating Godliness: Lessons from ChroniclesAnd a deep dive into Noah HEREContact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team!
Dec 22, 2022 • 28min
The Surprise Twist in Jude
How does knowing what invective speech is help us read Jude? What do we do with the apocalyptic images in Jude? Find out more about Dr. Robinson HEREExplore her book Jude on the AttackContact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team!
Dec 15, 2022 • 32min
Why Jude?
Who is Jude? Why is he referencing the book of Enoch? Dr. Robinson frames the historical and cultural context that helps us understand the book of Jude.Find out more about Dr. Robinson HEREExplore her book Jude on the AttackContact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place.Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine.Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team!
