This week we are joined by New Testament scholar and professor at Brite Divinity SchoolWarren Carter for the first part of a discussion on the gospel of John’s relationship to the Roman empire. If you are a fan of his previous work on the gospel of Matthew (like me) then even you may have been suspicious of connecting much of anything political to the gospel of John and you may have even kept that gospel as the 4th gospel on your reading list because it is so often associated with escapist spirituality, but Dr. Carter does an awesome job describing the two dominate understandings of John and articulating his own. Having read the book, I can say that it is worth the read if you are familiar the NT studies and the particular issues surrounding John. If the podcast interests you let me suggest a great introduction and resource guide for the average interested reader who wants to discover more about the Roman empire’s relationship to the NT. Warren Carter’s “The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An Essential Guide” does it better than any other book I have read. If you are interested in his work on Matthew check out his commentary here. I really hope you all listen, enjoy, and share this podcast.
Have you ever wondered what kind of Father and Son conversation took place after Abe was interrupted when sacrificing Issac? I have. Now we have the answer….
Steve Knight pointed me to the video of Don Miller doing the benediction at the Democratic National Convention on its opening night. I thought his prayer did a good job giving voice to the many passionate Christians in America who dream of a different country and world because of our actions as individuals, churches, and citizens. Compare his words to those who sent Richard Dawkins’ some edifying emails on behalf of God and I am sure you will be grateful that Don did it and that Shawn Hannity didn’t cut Cameron Strang off when he wouldn’t go into the conservative talking points for evangelicals as he explained why he declined. I believe this would be two scores for Christians looking less like political tools this election.
This week author and blogger Daniel Radosh joins us to discuss his new book ‘Rapture Ready.’ It is an outsiders journey to understand America’s evangelical subculture. I can’t overstate how much fun the interview was and the book is even better. I started reading it and couldn’t put it down. Not only is it hilarious, fun, and flat out surprising, but Daniel has a keen eye and sincere heart when he responds to his experiences. Listen to it, get the book, and tell a friend.
I got a message from a blogger asking if I was ever going to share my responses to all my previous blogging on Pannenberg, so since that means at least one person presumably wants them I share some of them. The first is Pannenberg’s decision to use lordship as a primary category. I’ll look at it broadly today and then next how it shows up in his Christology developed in his Systematic Theology. Read the rest of this entry »
My best buddy from High School, James Beikmohamadi, was part of creating the Jingle Generator and let me tell you it is very entertaining. Go check it out, but first listen to the new Homebrewed Christianity jingle. Where else can you get an award winning producer like Tommy Silk to do your jingle? Enjoy.
This week all-star philosopher John Caputo is our guest as he shares his philosophical and theological journey through his career. If you are already a Caputo fan you will hear how he managed to make his more recent theological turn. If you aren’t a fan yet, then you will be. He shares how an early love for Heidegger and Aquinas got him into philosophy and eventually it was Kierkegaard that helped him figure out how to read Derrida. From there he explores a couple theological doctrines inlight of his philosophical reflection. Here is a list of all his books. I would suggest ‘What Would Jesus Deconstruct,’ ‘On Religion,’ or ‘Philosophy and Theology‘ for a new Caputoite and ‘The Weakness of God‘ for the more theologically engaged.
August 27, 2008 
This week we are joined by New Testament scholar and professor at Brite Divinity School Warren Carter for the first part of a discussion on the gospel of John’s relationship to the Roman empire. If you are a fan of his previous work on the gospel of Matthew (like me) then even you may have been suspicious of connecting much of anything political to the gospel of John and you may have even kept that gospel as the 4th gospel on your reading list because it is so often associated with escapist spirituality, but Dr. Carter does an awesome job describing the two dominate understandings of John and articulating his own. Having read the book, I can say that it is worth the read if you are familiar the NT studies and the particular issues surrounding John. If the podcast interests you let me suggest a great introduction and resource guide for the average interested reader who wants to discover more about the Roman empire’s relationship to the NT. Warren Carter’s “The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An Essential Guide” does it better than any other book I have read. If you are interested in his work on Matthew check out his commentary here. I really hope you all listen, enjoy, and share this podcast.
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