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The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians is filled with excellent teachings to guide us theologically and practically.We have invited Lynn H. Cohick, PhD, to discuss Ephesians based on her new commentary in the New International Commentary on the New Testament (Eerdmans, 2020).Scroll down to learn more about Dr. Lynn Cohick.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Dr. Lynn H. CohickDr. Cohick is Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Director of Houston Theological Seminary at Houston Christian University. She has been the provost at two seminaries, taught at Wheaton College for eighteen years, and taught at Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology.She is President of the Institute of Biblical Research (IBR), is senior translator on the New Living Translation of the Bible, and serves on the Board of Trustees at Biola University. Dr. Cohick is also the founder and President of Center for Women in Leadership, a principal of the Visual Museum of Women in Christianity.She is also the host of The Alabaster Jar podcast, on which she and her co-hosts discuss issues impacting women at the intersection of faith, theology, and ministry.You can purchase Dr. Lynn Cohick's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.You'll find more episodes at Reintegrate's podcast page. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians is filled with excellent teachings to guide us theologically and practically. We have invited Lynn H. Cohick, PhD, to discuss Ephesians based on her new commentary in the New International Commentary on the New Testament (Eerdmans, 2020). Dr. Cohick is Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Director of Houston Theological Seminary at Houston Christian University. She has been the provost at two seminaries, taught at Wheaton College for eighteen years, and taught at Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology. She is President of the Institute of Biblical Research (IBR), is senior translator on the New Living Translation of the Bible, and serves on the Board of Trustees at Biola University. Dr. Cohick is also the founder and President of Center for Women in Leadership, a principal of the Visual Museum of Women in Christianity. She is also the host of The Alabaster Jar podcast, on which she and her co-hosts discuss issues impacting women at the intersection of faith, theology, and ministry. You can purchase Dr. Lynn Cohick's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. You'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David on Reintegrate's podcast page.
Lynn H. Cohick earned her PhD in NT and Christian Origins from the University of Pennsylvania. She is distinguished professor of NT at Houston Christian University, and director of the Houston Theological Seminary. She has written commentaries on Ephesians and Philippians, and books on women in the NT, including Christian Women in the Patristic World and Women in the World of the Earliest Christians. In this conversations, we talk about Lynn's latest research on freed female slaves in the New Testament world and how this shapes our reading of the household codes, and also the role and impact that women had on the church in the first few hundred years of Christianity. Register for the Austin conference on sexualtiy (Sept 17-18) here: https://www.centerforfaith.com/programs/leadership-forums/faith-sexuality-and-gender-conference-live-in-austin-or-stream-online Register for the Exiles 2 day conference in Denver (Oct 4-5) here: https://theologyintheraw.com/exiles-denver/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is part 14 of the Read the Bible For Yourself. The Pastoral Epistles are letters to church leaders, instructing them how churches should function. Though they are not well read by most Christians today, they remain authoritative for pastors, elders, and deacons. Today we'll cover 1-2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon. We'll explore the major theme of how the church should be a well-run household where godliness prevails. Additionally, we'll consider qualifications for leadership, warnings against false teachers, and the incredible importance of sound teaching. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-zdww6-Udk&list=PLN9jFDsS3QV2TrdUEDtAipF3jy4qYspM_&index=14&t=1004s&pp=iAQB —— Links —— See other episodes in Read the Bible For Yourself Other classes are available here, including How We Got the Bible, which explores the manuscript transmission and translation of the Bible Get the transcript of this episode Support Restitutio by donating here Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Sean Finnegan on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan? Read his bio here —— Notes —— The Pastoral Epistles 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon Philemon is not always included as a pastoral Epistle since it only deals with a specific issue regarding a single person. Household Paul employs the metaphor of a household in the pastorals to illustrate the order he'd like to see in the churches (1 Tim 3:14-15). ZIBBC: “In Xenophon's essay, the husband instructs his fourteen-year-old bride (the average age for marriage among Greek and Roman girls was fourteen to sixteen) on her vital role in managing the household resources, including the care and supervision of household slaves, while he supervised the gathering of produce from the farms. Because of the presence of slaves and freedmen in an average ancient household, management of sometimes large households could be demanding.”[1] Lynn Cohick: “The family in the Greco-Roman world valued the community over the individual and promoted corporate honor and fortune. Those living in the domus (“home”) included parents and children, and perhaps extended family, such as adult siblings, cousins, and grandparents, as well as slaves, freedmen, and freedwomen. Each individual had a specific status within the home, and each family member deemed the social status of the family, including its wealth and social prestige, as of equal or greater value than their personal happiness.”[2] Paul is concerned for how outsiders will perceive the churches (1 Tim 3:7). Everyone has a place and a role. Men's role (1 Tim 2:8), older men (Tit 2:2), younger men (Tit 2:6-8). Women's role (1 Tim 2:9-15), older women (Tit 2:3), younger (Tit 2:4-5) Respect elders (1 Tim 5:1-2, 17-19). Young widows should marry (1 Tim 5:11-15). Take care of your own family (1 Tim 5:7-8, 16). Support real widows (1 Tim 5:3-6, 9-10). Slaves obey & submit (1 Tim 6:2; T 2:9-10) Rich be humble/generous (1 Tim 6:18-19) Godliness (Eusebia) 1 Tim 4:7-8; Tit 2:11-12 (See also 1 Tim 2:1-2; 5:4.) Translated “godliness” but has nothing to do with being like God or imitating God. Showing expected reverence Piety (Latin = pietas) Pious, reverent, dutiful Shown not just to God (or gods) but also to the city and to one's household Church Leadership Overseer's qualifications (1 Tim 3:2-7; T 1:7-9) Elders' qualifications (Tit 1:6) Deacon's qualifications (1 Tim 3:8-13) Standards are high for service in the church. Overseers must manage their own households well (1 Tim 3:4-5). Warnings Against False Teachers Some strange Jewish teachings (1 Tim 1:4, 6-7; Tit 1:10-11, 14) Asceticism (1 Tim 4:1, 3) Proto-gnostics (1 Tim 6:20) Unlabeled false teachings (2 Tim 2:14, 16, 23, 25; Tit 3:9) Warn those who cause divisions (twice), then have nothing more to do with them (Tit 3:10-11) Names individuals: Hymenaeus & Alexander (1 Tim 1:20), Phygelus & Hermogenes (2 Tim 1:15), Hymenaeus & Philetus (2 Tim 2:17-18), Alexander the coppersmith (2 Tim 4:14) Sound Teaching (Healthy Doctrine) Sin is when you live contrary to healthy doctrine (ὑγιαινούση διδασκαλία) (1 Tim 1:10). Sound teaching nourishes you (1 Tim 4:6). Encouraged to hold the standard of sound teaching (2 Tim 1:13) “People will not put up with sound teaching” (2 Tim 4:3). “Rebuke them sharply, so that they become sound in the faith” (Tit 1:14). “Teach what is consistent with sound instruction” (Tit 2:1). Reading the Pastoral Epistles Mostly focused on church leadership Church leaders NEED to read them. The pastorals tell us who is qualified and who is disqualified for church leadership. It's good for everyone to know what they say so you can hold your leaders accountable. Philemon Philemon was a wealthy Christian leader who had a house church. His slave, Onesimus, ran away and later became a Christian. Paul sent Onesimus back to Philemon, asking Philemon to treat him as a brother. This Epistle is a masterful piece of rhetoric, Paul at his finest. Ben Witherington III calls Philemon the emancipation proclamation of the NT. Review Paul wrote the pastoral Epistles toward the end of his life. The metaphor of a household illustrates how the churches should function. Everyone should play their role according to their duty, whether men or women or elderly or young. Godliness is a major concept in the pastoral Epistles. It refers to performing your duty with proper honor. It's important that Christians live respectfully and with proper dignity before a watching and suspicious world. The pastoral Epistles include clear qualifications for church leaders, including that they manage their own households well. The churches in Ephesus and Crete were beset with false teachers from both Jewish and Greco-Roman sources. Paul encourages Timothy and Titus to adhere to sound teaching (healthy doctrine), so that people will escape the dangers of false teachers. Philemon was a wealthy church leader who managed a household that included slaves. Paul sent Philemon his runaway slave, instructing him to accept Onesimus as a brother. Paul told Philemon to charge any debt Onesimus owed him to his account. Such a request radically reconfigured social norms in a way that undermined the system of slavery. [1]Baugh, S. M. “1 Timothy” in Romans to Philemon, vol. 3 of ZIBBCNT-5, ed. Clinton E. Arnold (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002), 444-478. [2] Lynn H. Cohick, "Women, Children, and Families in the Greco-Roman World," in The World of the New Testament, ed. Lee McDonald Joel Green (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2013), 179.
On this episode of The Alabaster Jar, Dr. Lynn Cohick and Sareen Musselman talk with Taylor Yoder and Sam Cho about the martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas, two Christian Saints who were martyred in the Roman Empire in 203 AD. The conversation covers the historical context of their lives and deaths as well as discusses the theological themes around motherhood, embodiment, and finding strength in the stories of the saints.Episode Breakdown:0:00 – Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas5:02 – Perpetua's visions and motherhood10:06 – Martyrdom, motherhood, and grief14:57 – Early Christian martyrs' embodiment of resurrection hope21:00 – Parenting and identity through the lens of early Christian martyrs25:53 – Ancient Christian martyrdom and its relevance to modern faith31:06 – Early Christian women's stories and legacies Episode Resources: Christian Women in the Patristic World: Their Influence, Authority, and Legacy in the Second through Fifth Centuries by Dr. Lynn H. Cohick and Dr. Amy Brown Hughes The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor by Kaitlyn Schiess The Confessions of Saint Augustine Visual Museum of Women in Christianity Episode Sponsor: The Alabaster Jar is brought to you by The Center for Women in Leadership, a newly formed 501©3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to equip women in a context that is biblically rooted, theologically robust, and ethnically diverse to thrive as leaders in the academy and the Church. Follow them on Instagram @leadershipwithoutapology. Learn more about The Center for Women in Leadership by going to: https://www.leadershipwithoutapology.org/.
This is part two of a two-week episode series that I hope expands our understanding of what the Bible has to say about women. Last week, we set the stage with God's intention in the creation of women (ezer kenegdo) and how that is reflected throughout scripture. Today, we dive into specifics about what this practically looks like for women in 2023 – including women in a variety of life seasons and what this means for women in leadership/the church. RESOURCES Circles of Troup County Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women by Carolyn Custis James The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules by Carolyn Custis James Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian: A Kingdom Corrective to the Evangelical Gender Debate by Michelle Lee-Barnewall Women in the World of the Earliest Christians: Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life by Lynn H. Cohick Christian Women in the Patristic World by Lynn H. Cohick and Amy Brown Hughes PARTNERSHIPS Love Does is a nonprofit that fights for human rights, cares for the vulnerable, and provides education in conflict zones around the world. I have been a massive fan of Love Does for the last few years and have been hugely inspired by their fearless leader, Bob Goff. Follow Love Does on social media @lovedoes, visit lovedoes.org for updates, and be inspired by the Dream Big Podcast with (founder) Bob Goff and Friends. ______________________________________ I'd love to hear from you! Email me at hello@nikkidutton.com Nikki Dutton on Instagram: @nikkidutton nikkidutton.com As always, incredible sound editing by Luke Wilson at Veritas Podcasting
Does your approach to theology bring healing and reconciliation? Does it introduce Christianity as a way of life and peace, flourishing, justice, and shalom? Does your theology have space for diverse and difficult questions to occupy the same space? That kind of hospitable theology would indeed make a difference in our world. Today on the show, we're playing a conversation between Matt Croasmun and Amy Brown Hughes, Associate Professor of Theology at Gordon College and author of Christian Women in the Patristic World. Amy and Matt reflect on the promise and hope of a hospitable theology, grounded in a way of life, sensitive to the difference theology makes for the most pressing issues of our lives today.About Amy Brown HughesAmy Brown Hughes is Associate Professor of Theology at Gordon College. She received her Ph.D. in historical theology with an emphasis in early Christianity from Wheaton College and is the author (with Lynn H. Cohick, Wheaton College) of Christian Women in the Patristic World: Their Influence, Authority and Legacy in the Second Through Fifth Centuries (Baker Academic). Amy also received a M.A. in history of Christianity from Wheaton College and her B.A. in theology and historical studies from Oral Roberts University. While at Wheaton, she worked with the Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies, which encourages dialogue about the interplay between our modern world and early Christian texts. The overarching theme of Amy's work as a historical theologian is that early Christian writers continue to be fruitful interlocutors in modern discussions of theology. Her research interests include Eastern Christianity, Trinitarian and Christological thought, Christian asceticism, theological anthropology, the intersection of philosophy and theology, and highlighting the contributions of minority voices to theology, especially those of women. Her dissertation, “‘Chastely I Live for Thee': Virginity as Bondage and Freedom in Origen of Alexandria, Methodius of Olympus, and Gregory of Nyssa,” explores how early Christian virgins contributed substantively to the development of Christology. She regularly presents papers at the annual meeting of the North American Patristics Society.Recently, Amy contributed to an edited volume of essays from a symposium on Methodius of Olympus at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany,Methodius of Olympus: State of the Art and New Perspectives(De Gruyter) and co-authored a series of essays about early Christian writers with George Kalantzis (Wheaton College) for the early Christianity section of a volume for Protestant readers of the Christian tradition (T&T Clark).Production NotesThis podcast featured Amy Brown Hughes and Matt CroasmunEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give
Today I sat down with Dr. Lynn Cohick, Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs at Northern Seminary in Illinois. Dr. Cohick has taught in different venues across the globe for decades, she is an expert on #women in the world of the early church, and she has recently written a wonderful commentary on one of my favorite books of the Bible, Paul's letter to the #Ephesians. I had a delightful time meeting and talking with Dr. Cohick about this short but powerful letter, and I hope you are blessed by what she has to say. Dr. Cohick's personal website is http://lynncohick.com. You can find more information about Dr. Cohick's from Northern Seminary: https://www.seminary.edu/faculty/lynn-cohick-2/ You can also find several of her books here: https://www.amazon.com/Lynn-H-Cohick/e/B001JSCKP0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1643939858&sr=8-1
Married five times and still in search of peace, comfort, and security. Then she met a man who said He would be her Peace, He would be her Comforter and He would be her Provider. That man was Jesus and the woman was a Samaritan whom we know as the Woman at the Well. At one time, she was the object of scorn, but her scorn became her testimony, and those who heard her testimony became Believers in Jesus. Today, we will expound on the truth and destroy another myth about a so-called bad girl of the Bible.Stephanie Wright is the media coordinator for Charles George Missions, Inc. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, attorney, pilot and podcaster. To learn more about Stephanie visit CGM’s website at https://www.cgmissions.com/meet-the-media-director/Scriptures: Joshua 2; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25; Matthew 5:1; Luke 8:21Credit to: Lynn H. Cohick, “Was the Samaritan Woman Really an Adulteress?” Christianity Today, October 12, 2015; Blair G. Van Dyke and Ray L. Huntington, “Sorting Out the Seven Marys in the New Testament,” Religious Educator 5, no. 2 (2004): 53–84.
The most famous siblings of the early church are likely two brothers, Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, and their sister Macrina. “She was deeply precious to them for her love, her insight, and her wisdom; they even called her “Teacher,” wrote David Hutchings for Christianity Today last year. Macrina ultimately died after a long battle with an unknown illness. Her life and suffering inspired several works by Gregory of Nyssa, including the Life of Macrina and On the Soul and the Resurrection. On this episode of Prayer amid Pandemic, Amy Brown Hughes, assistant professor of theology at Gordon College and author of Christian Women in the Patristic World: Their Influence, Authority and Legacy in the Second Through Fifth Centuries, along with Lynn H. Cohick, discusses Basil, Macrina, and Gregory’s remarkable family, why Macrina’s death made such an impression, and what the church needs to hear from them today. Read Christianity Today’s latest coronavirus coverage What is Prayer amid Pandemic? Read more Rate Prayer amid Pandemic on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Twitter Follow the host on Twitter: Morgan Lee Music by Urban Nerd Beats, Prod. Riddiman, and Oliver Dúvel Prayer amid Pandemic is produced by Morgan Lee, Mike Cosper, and Erik Petrik
I sat down with Amy Brown Hughes and Lynn H. Cohick to talk about their book Christian Women in the Patristic World: Their Influence, Authority, and Legacy in the Second through Fifth Centuries (Baker, 2017). We discuss responsible remembering, the emphasis on martyrdom, asceticism, virginity, and the renunciation (or at least creative use) of money during the era, the ways women were impacting the development of the dynamic theology of the early church, how Thecla “becomes what any specific generation of the church needs her to be”, and which woman from the era needs their own, sprawling, high-budget mini-series on whatever streaming platform needs quality content.Lynn H. Cohick is provost and dean of Denver Seminary in Denver, Colorado. She is the author of Women in the World of the Earliest Christians and commentaries on Philippians and Ephesians. She is also coauthor of The New Testament in Antiquity.Amy Brown Hughes is Assistant Professor of Theology at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. She received her Ph.D. in historical theology with an emphasis in early Christianity from Wheaton College, and is the co-host of the On Script Podcast, which has conversations on current biblical scholarship.Buy the BookFollow the Show: @RinseRepeatPod /// Follow me: @liammiller87Music by FyzexFind More
Lynn H. Cohick is associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. She is a specialist on the Origins of Christianity in the Graeco-Roman and Jewish worlds. Her latest book is Women in the World of the Earliest Christians and she came into CPX to speak with John Dickson on that topic.
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