One of the more interesting things about how the Bible treats alcohol is how ordinary and mundane it seems.
From our latest episode with @johnnypepper2 from @the_two_cities .
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My NEW BOOK on Wine in the Bible is OUT NOW! 🥳 🥂
Order your copy here: /Mountains-Shall-Drip-Sweet-Wine/dp/0310516099
So very honored by Dr. Patrick McGovern’s endorsement of The Mountains Shall Drip Sweet Wine (@zondervan_academic )!
Sadly Dr McGovern passed away just a few weeks before the book came out in print. As chemist and an archeologist from the University of Pennsylvania (@uofpenn ), he was called “The Indiana Jones of ancient fermented beverages.” He’s the author of my favorite books on wine and beer in antiquity. He collaborated with my favorite brewery (@dogfishhead ) to create some of my favorite beers. And he was a really charitable conversation partner to me. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from him through our correspondences, and I will continue to learn as much as I can from him through his top quality scholarship. Cheers to Pat! 🍻
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NEW EPISODE of The Two Cities podcast (@the_two_cities )!
In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Elizabeth Backfish (@libbybackfish ), who is associate professor of biblical studies at William Jessup University (@jessupu ), and Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott (@cshaferelliott ), who is associate professor of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament at Baylor University (@bayloruniversity ). And together they're the authors of Grounded Theology in the Hebrew Bible: Exploring the Cultural Context That Formed Ancient Israel (@bakeracademic ).
In our conversation we discuss the relationship between our biblical texts and material culture on a whole host of issues, highlighting how the two need to be understood together for proper interpretation.
Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne (@johnnypepper2 ) and Dr. Brandon Hurlbert (@brandonhurlbert ).
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NEW EPISODE of The Two Cities podcast (@the_two_cities )!
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Jennifer KMatheny (@jennykennymatheny ), who is associate professor of Christian Scriptures at George W. Truett Seminary, Baylor University, in Waco, Texas (@bayloruniversity ), and the author of Hesed, the Seed of the Biblical Story: New Life for Old Testament Theology (published by @bakeracademic ).
As we discuss, the term Hesed is notoriously difficult to translate, but by situating its variegated meanings within the stories and the Story of scripture, Dr. Matheny helps to shed new light on its significance.
Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne (@johnnypepper2 ) and Dr. Brandon Hurlbert (@brandonhurlbert ).
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NEW EPISODE of The Two Cities podcast (@the_two_cities )!
In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Andrew Rillera, who is assistant professor of biblical studies and theology at The King's University in Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada, and the author of Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus's Death (Cascade).
Over the course of our conversation, we discuss what the sacrificial death of Jesus means in the NT, how it relates to sacrifices in the Torah, and why Dr. Rillera finds Penal Substitutionary Atonement to be unbiblical and theologically problematic.
Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Adishian (@n8adishian ), Dr. John Anthony Dunne (@johnnypepper2 ), Rev. Daniel Parham (@daniel_parham ), and Dr. Logan Williams (@lllogaannnnn ).
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Excited to see my article on Faith-Learning Integration in print in the latest edition of Christian Scholar’s Review!
“The Stories at Work in the Classroom: Towards an Affective Worldview Approach to Faith-Learning Integration for Biblical Studies.”
So thrilled to see my new article on the reception of the story of Gethsemane in Harry Potter as mediated through art and tradition now out in print with the journal Mythlore! 🥳
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol44/iss2/6/
NEW EPISODE of The Two Cities podcast (@the_two_cities )!
In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Andrew Root (@aroot ), who is Professor and Carrie Olson Baalson Chair of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, MN (@lutherseminary ). He’s the author of several books, including: Baal and the gods of More: Rescuing Church Growth from Idolatry (published by @bakeracademic ). In our conversation, we discuss how capitalism has co-opted church growth discussions and turned it into a fertility idol.
Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Adishian (@n8adishian ), Dr. Josh Carroll (@pastorcoolguy ), Dr. John Anthony Dunne (@johnnypepper2 ), and Dr. Grace Ng (@gsangala.ng ).
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NEW EPISODE of The Two Cities podcast (@the_two_cities )!
In this episode, we're joined by Prof. Cor Bennema, Professor of New Testament at London School of Theology and the author of Imitation in Early Christianity: Mimesis and Religious-Ethical Formation (published by @eerdmans ). Prof. Bennema talks about the distinctives of mimesis relative to other kinds of ethical formation/development, and where early Christianity is situated relative to mimesis in Greco-Roman philosophy.
Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Adishian (@n8adishian ), Rev. Dr. Chris Porter (@porterblepeople ), and Dr. Sydney Tooth (@sydneytooth ).
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Excited to see my new chapter in print in the volume, Purpose & Joy (w/ the press of Abilene Christian University), edited by Beth Evans Lefebvre and Kristin VanEyk. The book offers advice on how to navigate Christian Higher Ed, and my article focuses on the value of teaching new content as much as possible (despite standard advice for early career faculty).
🎉 So excited that my article on what it means to be a “Death Eater” in Harry Potter, entitled, “Eating Death: Divine Activity in the Ancient Near East and the Hubris of Immortality in Harry Potter,” is finally out with the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture! 🤓 ⚡️ 🥳
