Hoi Polloi Podcast with Abidan Paul Shah

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Hoi Polloi is a podcast channel for the average church goer to gain deeper insight into todays current issues and topics.  Pastor Abidan Shah interviews different experts on different topics, bringing questions from common Christians.

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    • Jul 27, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Hoi Polloi Podcast with Abidan Paul Shah

    Hoi Polloi – Clearview Apologetics Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 38:52


    On this episode of Hoi Polloi, Dr. Shah sits down with Dr. David Alan Black to discuss the upcoming Apologetics Conference here at Clearview Church!

    Hoi Polloi–Interview with Dr. David Alan Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021


    On this episode of Hoi Polloi, Dr. Abidan Shah sits down with Dr. David Alan Black to discuss new works and what’s on the horizon!

    Episode 22: Christian-Archy (ft. Dr. David Alan Black)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020


    In this episode, Dr. Abidan Shah will be discussing “Christian-Archy” by Dr. David Alan Black. If you have any questions or topics you would like to be discussed, please tweet them to @hoipolloiradio.

    Episode 21: New Testament Textual Critisism (ft. Dr Peter Gurry)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019


    In this episode Dr. Abidan Shah will be discussing the topic of the New Testament and why we should study it with Dr. Peter Gurry. If you have any questions or topics you would like to be discussed, please tweet them to @hoipolloiradio.

    Episode 20: Old Testament Canon (ft. Dr John Meade)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019


    In this episode Dr. Abidan Shah will be discussing the topic of the Old Testament and why we should study it with Dr. John Meade. If you have any questions or topics you would like to be discussed, please tweet them to @hoipolloiradio.  

    Episode 19: New Testament Biblical Theology

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018


    In this episode, Abidan Paul Shah will be discussing the subject of New Testament Biblical Theology.  If you have any questions or topics you would like to be discussed, please tweet them to @hoipolloiradio.

    Episode 18: The Authorship of Hebrews (ft. Dr David Alan Black)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018


    In this episode, Abidan Paul Shah will be talking with Dr. David Alan Black about his book on the Authorship of Hebrews. This is a subject that has divided scholars for many years. If you have any questions or topics you would like to be discussed, please tweet them to @hoipolloiradio.

    Episode 17: Running the Race (ft. Dr David Alan Black)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2016


    In this episode, Abidan Paul Shah will be talking with Dr. David Alan Black about his newest book "Running My Race: Reflections on Life, Loss, Aging, and Forty Years of Teaching." It's about learning to deal with the pains of life in a way that draws us closer to the heart of God. Both laypeople and scholars will benefit from this book.

    Episode 16: Old Testament Biblical Theology

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2016


    In this episode, Abidan Paul Shah will be discussing the importance of the Biblical Theology of the Old Testament. You will learn how biblical theology keeps the study of the OT from being fragmented by biblical exegesis and even discover the key to the OT.

    Episode 15: Reasons to Study the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2016


    In this episode, Abidan Paul Shah will be discussing the reasons for stuyding the Bible. Many people don't study the Bible or stay consistent in their bible study is because they don't take the time to consider the marvelous benefits found in digging deep in God's Word.

    Episode 14: Logical Fallacies (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2016


    In this episode, Abidan Paul Shah will be discussing the second half of the basics of Logic and Logical Fallacies. It is based on D.A. Carson's seminal work "Exegetical Fallacies."

    Episode 13: Logical Fallacies (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016


    In this episode, Abidan Paul Shah will be discussing the basics of Logic and Logical Fallacies. It is based on D.A. Carson's seminal work "Exegetical Fallacies."

    Episode 12: Visiting Israel!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016


    In this episode, Abidan Paul Shah will be recounting his trips to Israel from 2015 and 2016. The topic is - "Does visiting the land enhance our study of the Bible?"

    Episode 11: Biblical Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2016


    In this episode, Abidan Paul Shah focuses on biblical words and their meanings. Often people do poor word studies and misinterpret passages. This episode will teach you to study words in their proper contexts.

    Episode 10: How I Prepare My Sermons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2016


    In this episode, Abidan Shah focuses on his method of sermon preparation. These are questions that people have been asking for a long time. Here are his answers. For more information on Digging Deep, Clearview Church’s summer Bible study, check out the Facebook page at facebook.com/ClearviewDiggingDeep. You can also find the notes from each week on Pastor Shah’s blog.

    Episode 9: History of Biblical Interpretation (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016


    In this episode, Pastor Abidan Shah focuses on first century techniques for interpreting Scripture. He addresses the three schools of thought related to biblical interpretation and how these are utilized today.

    Episode 8: History of Biblical Interpretation (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2016


    In this episode of Hoi Polloi, Pastor Shah tackles the history of biblical interpretation. In this first part, he focuses on early Jewish interpretation and how it was influenced by various traditions and schools of thought.

    Episode 7: The Nature of the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2016


    In this first episode Pastor Shah is interviewed by Renee Jackson and explores what it means for the Bible to be God’s inspired, inerrant, revealed Word to us.

    Episode 6: NT Textual Criticism (ft. Dr David A. Black)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2015


    In this sixth episode of Hoi Polloi, Abidan Shah interviews Dr. David Alan Black, professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest. Te focus of this episode is New Testament textual criticism. Dr. Black studied under text-critic Harry Sturz. The Sturzian approach favors the reading that has the most text-type support. We will discuss 3 examples under this approach. If you have any questions or topics you would like to be discussed, tweet them to @hoipolloiradio.

    Episode 5: New Testament Canon (ft. Dr L. Scott Kellum)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2015


    In this fifth episode of Hoi Polloi, Abidan Shah interviews Dr. L. Scott Kellum, professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest. In this episode we discuss the issue of the New Testament Canon. In recent years the view that has found much publicity is that the NT canon developed much later and after a process of great struggle. Is this historically true? This episode will cover this and related issues. If you have any questions or topics you would like to be discussed, tweet them to @hoipolloiradio.

    Episode 4: Why Four Gospels? (ft. Dr David Alan Black)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2014


    In this fourth episode of HoiHoi Polloi Pod Cast Image Polloi, Abidan Shah interviews Dr. David Alan Black, a noted New Testament scholar and the Dr. M. O. Owens Jr., professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest. In this episode we discuss Dr. Black's book "Why Four Gospels?: The Historical Origins of the Gospels." Along with a brief intro to the synoptic problem, Black introduces us to the Four-fold Gospel hypothesis. If you have any questions or topics you would like to be discussed, tweet them to @hoipolloiradio.

    Episode 3: Dr. Maurice A. Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2014


    In this third episode of Hoi Polloi, Abidan Shah interviews Dr. Maurice A. Robinson, a noted New Testament textual critic and Research Professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Robinson is the co-editor of the "The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform" and many other books and articles. In 2014, he was awarded a Festschrift by his friends and students for all his contributions in the field. In this interview we will chat with him about his reflection over the past four decades in New Testament Textual Criticism.

    Episode 2: Dr. David Alan Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2014


    In this second episode of Hoi Polloi, Abidan Shah interviews Dr. David Alan Black.  Dr. Black is a noted Greek scholar and also teaches at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.  In the interview Pastor Shah asks about Dr. Black’s new book entitled, “It’s All Greek to Me”.  If you have any questions or topics you would like […]

    Episode 1: Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2014


      In this first episode of Hoi Polloi, Pastor Abidan Shah introduces himself and covers what Hoi Polloi is all about.  If you have any questions or topics you would like to be discussed, tweet them to @hoipolloiradio.

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