

Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast from Yale Bible Study
Yale Divinity School Faculty
Writing a fresh, meaningful sermon every week can be challenging. Start your weekly sermon prep by listening to two Yale Divinity School professors chat about one of the upcoming Revised Common Lectionary texts.
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Jul 8, 2024 • 12min
The Mystery and the Good Pleasure (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost)
Bruce Gordon and Felicity Harley-McGowan discuss color, invitation, and the embodiment of language in Ephesians 1:3-14. The text is appointed for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastBruce Gordon is Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School. Felicity Harley-McGowan is Lecturer in the History of Art at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study: Facebook: @YDSCCE Twitter: @BibleYale YouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-education Thank you for listening!

Jul 1, 2024 • 14min
A Thorn in the Flesh (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)
Awet Andemicael and Greg Sterling discuss strength, grace, and theories of power in 2 Corinthians 12:2-10. The text is appointed for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, in year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastAwet Andemicael is Associate Dean of Marquand Chapel at Yale Divinity School. Gregory Sterling is the Reverend Henry L. Slack Dean and Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study: Facebook: @YDSCCE Twitter: @BibleYale YouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-education Thank you for listening!

Jun 24, 2024 • 12min
Wait (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)
Willie James Jennings and Adrián Hernández-Acosta discuss steadfastness, alignment, and the depths opening inside repetition in Psalm 130. The text is appointed for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastWillie James Jennings is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School, and Adrián Hernández-Acosta, Assistant Professor of Religion and Literature at Yale Divinity School. Connect with Yale Bible Study: Facebook: @YDSCCE Twitter: @BibleYale YouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-education Thank you for listening!

Jun 17, 2024 • 10min
To Rebuke the Wind and the Waves (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)
Professors Erika Helgen and Chloë Starr dive into fear, sleep, prayer, and sine waves in Mark 4:35-41. They discuss the disciples' fear, lack of faith, and the significance of Jesus calming a storm. The conversation explores themes of trust, courage, and the awe-inspiring fear of God in the presence of Jesus.

Jun 10, 2024 • 10min
Subtlety and Smallness (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss gardening, the lectionary, and the impact of little things in reference to Mark 4:26-34. The text is appointed for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastBrandon Nappi is Executive Director of Leadership Programs and Lecturer in Homiletics at Yale Divinity School and Ned Parker is Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement at Andover-Newton Seminary at Yale and a Lecturer in Homiletics at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study: Facebook: @YDSCCE Twitter: @BibleYale YouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-education Thank you for listening!

Jun 3, 2024 • 13min
Accused of Insanity (Third Sunday after Pentecost)
Kyama Mugambi and John Pittard discuss blasphemy, forgiveness, and Satan in Mark 3:20-35. The text is appointed for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastKyama Mugambi is Assistant Professor of World Christianity at Yale Divinity School. John Pittard is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study: Facebook: @YDSCCE Twitter: @BibleYale YouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-education Thank you for listening!

May 27, 2024 • 14min
Lord of the Sabbath (Second Sunday after Pentecost)
Teresa Morgan and Molly Zahn discuss law, Judaism, and how Jesus engages these topics in Mark 2:23–3:6. The text is appointed for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastTeresa Morgan is McDonald Agape Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Yale Divinity School. Molly Zahn is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study: Facebook: @YDSCCE Twitter: @BibleYale YouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-education Thank you for listening!

May 20, 2024 • 12min
To Be Born Twice (Trinity Sunday)
Linn Tonstad and Yii-Jan Lin discuss secrets, stupidity, revelation, and belief in John 3:1-17. The text is appointed for Trinity Sunday, the First Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastLinn Tonstad is Associate Professor of Theology, Religion, and Sexuality at Yale Divinity School. Yii-Jan Lin is Associate Professor of New Testament at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study: Facebook: @YDSCCE Twitter: @BibleYale YouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-education Thank you for listening!

May 13, 2024 • 13min
Bone, Wind, Breath, God (Pentecost)
Adrián Hernández-Acosta and Willie James Jennings discuss colonial wounds, prophecy, resurrection, and exile in Ezekiel 37:1-14. The text is appointed for the Day of Pentecost in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastAdrián Hernández-Acosta is Assistant Professor of Religion and Literature at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Willie James Jennings is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study: Facebook: @YDSCCE Twitter: @BibleYale YouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-education Thank you for listening!

May 6, 2024 • 10min
Trees by Streams of Water (Seventh Sunday of Easter)
Bruce Gordon and Felicity Harley-McGowan discuss warning, delight, and the rhythms of life in Psalm 1. The text is appointed for the Seventh Sunday of Easter in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastBruce Gordon is Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School. Felicity Harley-McGowan is Lecturer in the History of Art at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study: Facebook: @YDSCCE Twitter: @BibleYale YouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudy LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-education Thank you for listening!