

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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Mar 11, 2024 • 16min
A Psalm from the Depths (Fifth Sunday in Lent)
Greg Mobley and Jerry Streets discuss penitence, self-reflection, and love in Psalm 51:1-12. The text is appointed for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastGregory Mobley is Visiting Professor of Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Congregational Settings at Yale Divinity School. Frederick J. (Jerry) Streets is Adjunct Professor of Divinity and Social Work 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!

Mar 4, 2024 • 18min
The Serpent and the Cross (Fourth Sunday in Lent)
Awet Andemicael and Adam Eitel discuss typological hermeneutics, the virtue of patience, and the theology of Irenaeus in relation to Numbers 21:4b-9 and John 3:13-17. The text is appointed for Holy Cross Day, 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. Adam Eitel is Assistant Professor of Ethics 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!

Feb 26, 2024 • 14min
The Ten Commandments (Third Sunday in Lent)
Joel Baden and Andrew McGowan discuss textual criticism, reception history, and genre in Exodus 20:1-17. The text is appointed for the Third Sunday in Lent in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastJoel Baden is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Director of the Center for Continuing Education at Yale Divinity School. Andrew McGowan is Dean and President of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and McFaddin Professor of Anglican Studies and Pastoral Theology 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!

Feb 19, 2024 • 17min
Father Abraham (Second Sunday in Lent)
Mark Heim and Abdul-Rehman Malik discuss faith, righteousness, and the interfaith legacy of Abraham in Romans 4:1-5, 13-17. The text is appointed for the Second Sunday in Lent, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastMark Heim is Samuel Abbot Professor of Christian Theology at Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School. Abdul-Rehman Malik is Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Islamic 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!

Feb 12, 2024 • 13min
Who Broke the Covenant? (First Sunday in Lent)
Kate Ott and Almeda Wright discuss rainbows, natural disasters, and ecological justice in Genesis 9:8-17. The text is appointed for the First Sunday in Lent, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastKate Ott is Lecturer in Practical Theology at Yale Divinity School. Almeda Wright is Associate Professor of Religious Education 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!

Feb 5, 2024 • 10min
A Story About Glory (Transfiguration)
Gregory Mobley and Frederick “Jerry” Streets discuss Godshine, what to do with the moments that illuminate, and the beauty that surrounds all of us in Mark 9:2-9. The text is appointed for Transfiguration, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastGregory Mobley is Visiting Professor of Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Congregational Settings at Yale Divinity School and Frederick J. (Jerry) Streets is Adjunct Professor of Divinity and Social Work 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!

Jan 29, 2024 • 13min
The Power of God Within You (Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany)
Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss rejoicing, pain, and surrendering power to find joy in Psalm 147:1-11, 20c. The text is appointed for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany 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!

Jan 22, 2024 • 12min
The Deeper Reality Underneath (Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany)
Greg Mobley and Jerry Streets discuss the prophetic message of the Hebrew Bible, Jesus, and the nature of the prophetic in our time in Deuteronomy 18:15-20. The text is appointed for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastGregory Mobley is Visiting Professor of Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Congregational Settings, and Frederick “Jerry” Streets is Adjunct Associate Professor of Divinity and Social Work 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!

Jan 15, 2024 • 12min
The Unwilling Prophet (Third Sunday after the Epiphany)
Kate Ott and Almeda Wright discuss justice work, prophecy, and God changing God’s mind in Jonah 3:1-5, 10. The text is appointed for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastKate Ott is Lecturer in Practical Theology at Yale Divinity School. Almeda Wright is Associate Professor of Religious Education 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!

Jan 8, 2024 • 13min
Between Prophet and Judge (Second Sunday after the Epiphany)
Joel Baden and Andrew McGowan discuss wordplay, prophecy, and numinous experience in 1 Samuel 3:1-10. The text is appointed for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastJoel Baden is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Director of the Center for Continuing Education at Yale Divinity School. Andrew McGowan is Dean and President of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and McFaddin Professor of Anglican Studies and Pastoral Theology 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!