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Episode 182 Conquerors Not Captives with Joey Dodson Dr. Joey Dodson is a good friend and a former student of mine. He was traveling through Houston and I grabbed him, forced him to each lunch, and asked him to be a part of this podcast. Who Is Joey Dodson? Joey Dodson is the Craig L. Blomberg Chair of New Testament at Denver Seminary.  He married his first-grade sweetheart . . . seriously.  They have five children, two grandchildren and one grandchild on the way. Dodson attended Ouachita Baptist University, and then came to Houston where he studied under David Capes at Houston Baptist University. He then moved overseas to do his PhD at the University of Aberdeen with Simon Gathercole and Francis Watson.  From there he studied at the University of Tubingen. After his PhD Dodson taught for a time at Houston Baptist University.  Later at Ouachita Baptist University.  For the last five years he and his family have made their home in Denver where Joey learned the secret to contentment: move to Colorado.  He loves hiking and the outdoors. Conquerors Not Captives Conquerors Not Captives: Reframing Romans 7 for the Christian Life (Lexham, 2024) is Joey Dodson's latest book. He co-wrote it with his daughter, Mattie Mae Motl.  It's part of a series by Lexham Press whose goal is to take what is standard in the academy to the church. His basic argument is that we must read Romans 7 in context, thus as part of Romans 6-8.  It must not be read in isolation. Nor should it be read over against our experience.  It's Exegesis not Narci-gesis.  Accordingly, the “I” of Romans 7 is not the normative Christian Life. Other Resources by Joseph Dodson Paul and the Giants of Philosophy: Reading the Apostle in Greco-Roman Context  A Little Book for New Bible Scholars (Little Books), E.R. Richards Want more on Romans? Here's a link to N. T. Wright's Podcast on the Romans Road. And here's a link to Wright's lecture at LTL on Romans. Click here for a transcript of this podcast. More Resources Want more Stone Chapel Podcasts on some great topics? Just click here. You can get information on upcoming lectures at Lanier Theological Library by clicking here Subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss any of the great conversations with scholars and church leaders from around the world. The post Episode 182 Conquerors Not Captives with Joey Dodson first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.

Dr. Ben Reynolds has an MDiv and ThM from Gordon-Conwell Theological seminary and a Ph.D. in New Testament from Aberdeen University--which is where I met Ben. We both studied together under Simon Gathercole at Aberdeen and have been friends ever since. Ben is currently a professor of Bible and Theology at Tyndale University (Toronto) where he's been since 2009, and he enjoys teaching courses on the Gospels, Jesus, Second Temple Judaism, Greek, and hermeneutics. He's written and edited several scholarly works including his latest book: John Among the Apocalypses: Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition and the "Apocalyptic" Gospel. In this podcast conversation, Ben walks us through some theological themes in the narrative of John's gospel and helps us understand the meaning of Jesus' "Son of Man" language.  Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw

Bart Ehrman claims that the Gospels are anonymous because the names attached to them are too convenient and were added a century later, and because the disciples of Jesus were too illiterate to write such exquisite Greek texts. Has Dr. Ehrman overstated the case? This episode is in response to the comments that critical New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman has made in writing and to interviewers, such as in the video highlighted in our episode: Bart Ehrman on the Bible's Authors ( https://youtu.be/pDfYA21lDic ). Also mentioned in this episode was Simon Gathercole's article "The Alleged Anonymity of the Canonical Gospels" in The Journal of Theological Studies (2018), Craig Evans' Jesus and the Manuscripts (Hendrickson Academic, 2020), and Brant Pitre's The Case for Jesus (Image: 2016). All Rise is a listener and donor-supported presentation from Embrace the Truth. If you would like to see more content like this, prayerfully consider supporting us by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/ and clicking on the "Donate" button.    

Bible Study Don't just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon: 1 Corinthians 15:1–11; Mark 16:1–8. Sermon Outline What Do You Most Fear? For What Do You Most Hope? Sermon Questions How would you contrast human anger with divine anger? Why, according to the sermon, does Mark end his gospel the fear of the women (Mark 16:8)? What are the four elements of the gospel message that Paul received from the Jerusalem disciples, and Paul handed on to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 15:3–4)? If you died tonight and (hey-presto!) suddenly found yourself standing before God: what would you say to him? Our readings suggest that the comfort of restoration to God's favor only makes sense against the background of divine wrath. Which element do you mute or play down in your own life: God's justice, or His love? According to the Bible, can you have one without the other? Select Resources Consulted Christopher Ash and Steve Midgley, The Heart of Anger: How the Bible Transforms Anger in Our Understanding and Experience (Wheaton: Crossway, 2021). Simon Gathercole, The Gospel and the Gospels: Christian Proclamation and Early Jesus Books (Eerdman's, 2022) Richard Hays, The Moral Vision of the New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics (HarperCollins, 1996) Peter Bolt, “The Philosopher in the Hands of an Angry God,” in Peter Bolt and Mark Thompson (eds.), The Gospel to the Nations: Perspectives on Paul's Mission (IVP, 2000), 327–43. Do you have a question about today's sermon? Email Sam Fornecker (SFornecker@StAndrews.Church).

Have you heard of the Gospel of Thomas? What about the Gospel of Philip or Judas? Although most Christians are only familiar with the four Gospels contained in the Bible, ancient Christians wrote quite a few other Gospels as well. How do we know which Gospels are to be trusted? My guest today is Dr. Simon Gathercole, professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the University of Cambridge. His new book, The Gospel and the Gospels, puts forward a commonsense historical methodology to determine which Gospels are most reliable. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsGhQVsPdvs —— Links —— Get your copy of The Gospel and the Gospels from Eerdmans or on Amazon More about Simon Gathercole here. See also my interview with Aaron Shelenberger: Episode 444 Resurrection Objection 1: Unreliable Gospels? More podcasts on apologetics here Support Restitutio by donating here Designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases 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 —— Interview Questions —— Dr. Gathercole is professor of NT and early Christianity at the University of Cambridge. He's got degrees from Cambridge and Durham university, where he studied under James Dunn. Before we jump into the book, what was that like studying under Dunn?Well, today, we're talking about your book The Gospel in the Gospels. Writing this book must have been a monumental task. It's 576 pages, hundreds of footnotes, published by Eerdmans, how long were you working on this project? Share a little about the process.Many don't know there were other Gospels that didn't make it into the New Testament. Outside of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, what other Gospels are there? What are they like?How can someone access these other Gospels? Would you recommend the Lost Scriptures by Bart Ehrman or The Complete Gospels by Robert Miller? or your own volume?You've done a lot of work on non-canonical Gospels over the years. What drew you to them? What about them makes them worth studying?Some say the four canonical Gospels--Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John--are not special or authoritative, but merely the ones favored by one group of Christians who managed to seize power and suppress all others. How common is this belief in the academy today? What is the central thesis of your book?How have others made the case that the canonical Gospels are best? (1 early composition, 2 massive popularity, 3 literary type of ancient biography, 4 attractiveness of worldview)You focused on theological content. You talk a lot about the kerygma as the comparator (or measuring stick against which each of the Gospels should be evaluated). What is the kerygma?What are the elements of the kerygma? (1 Jesus as Christ, 2 vicarious death, 3 resurrection, 4 crucifixion and resurrection as fulfillment of scripture). Why not include Jesus healing people or other events like his Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem?Let's go through each of these briefly. What did you find with respect to Jesus as the Christ? When you compared the canonical vs. non-canonical gospels?Now, the other Gospels, the non-canonical ones, do not have all four of these components. Why do you think that is? What do you think motivated them to edit or silence these elements of the kerygma?Let's talk briefly about the charge sometimes leveled against John as untrustworthy because it's later or too theological or whatever. How does John fare in comparison to the synoptics?How has your work on this been received in the academy so far?What do you hope to see in the future?Thanks for taking the time to talk with me today. Where can people go to find out more about you and the book?

Many Gospels circulated in early Christianity. Everyone knows about Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, but what about the Gospel of Peter or the Gospel of Thomas? Why were some Gospels included in the New Testament but not others? Scholars such as Bart Ehrman reduce the debate to politics: “one of the competing groups in Christianity succeeded in overwhelming all the others,” he writes. “This group became ‘orthodox,' and once it had sealed its victory over all of its opponents, it rewrote the history of the engagement — claiming that it had always been the majority opinion of Christianity, that its views had always been the views of the apostolic Churches and of the apostles, that its creeds were rooted directly in in the teachings of Jesus. The books that it accepted as Scripture proved the point, for Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all tell the story as the proto-orthodox had grown accustomed to hearing it.” But is politics the real explanation for why those four Gospels were canonized? Or is there a deeper reason? That's what I'm discussing with Prof. Simon Gathercole in this episode of the Influence Podcast. I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. Simon Gathercole is professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the University of Cambridge, editor of New Testament Studies, and coeditor of Early Christianity. His new book is The Gospel and the Gospels: Christian Proclamation and Early Jesus Books, recently published by Eerdmans. ----- This episode of the Influence Podcast is brought to you by My Healthy Church, distributors of Bible Engagement Project. Bible Engagement Project gives churches access to a library of kids curriculum and small group resources all in one subscription. Visit BibleEngagementProject.com to download sample lessons.

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Simon Gathercole about his recent book, The Gospel and the Gospels: Christian Proclamation and Early Jesus Books (Eerdmans, 2022). In our discussion, he shares some of the core claims of his book about the distinctiveness of the canonical Gospels, the value and relevance of non-canonical texts in early Christianity, and the role of theological analysis in NT studies.  Gathercole is professor of NT and early Christianity at the University of Cambridge and is the editor of New Testament Studies.    Both The Gospel and the Gospels and his collection of The Apocryphal Gospels (Penguin Classics) are now available.    This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman). Thanks for listening! Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.

Sam speaks with Simon Gathercole, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Cambridge University, on early Christian gospel literature, the theological message uniting the gospels of the New Testament canon, and why The Da Vinci Code is probably not the ideal source for information on Jesus Christ (or, ahem, New Testament scholarship). Gathercole's latest book on the gospels, discussed throughout this conversation, can be found here. Listeners can access the lectures mentioned toward the end of the episode by clicking here.

Sam speaks with Simon Gathercole, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Cambridge University, on early Christian gospel literature, the theological message uniting the gospels of the New Testament canon, and why The Da Vinci Code is probably not the ideal source for information on Jesus Christ (or, ahem, New Testament scholarship). Gathercole's latest book on the gospels, discussed throughout this conversation, can be found here. Listeners can access the lectures mentioned toward the end of the episode by clicking here.

. . . and we are back! After summer hiatus, Everyday Theology is back with Season 4, a great line up of new guest, and some familiar voices / faces. It is incredible to kick Season 4 of with Dr. Chris Tilling. Chris and Aaron take time to discuss Paul's view of Jesus. Who did Paul think Jesus was and what did that mean for him, the church, and for us today? From his bio located on St. Mellitus College's website: "Dr Chris Tilling is Graduate Tutor and Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies at St Mellitus College. Chris co-authored How God Became Jesus (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2014) with Michael Bird (ed.), Craig Evans, Simon Gathercole, and Charles Hill. He is also the editor of Beyond Old and New Perspectives on Paul (Eugene, Or: Cascade, 2014). Chris's first book, the critically acclaimedPaul's Divine Christology (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2012), is now republished with multiple endorsements and a new Foreword, by Eerdmans (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2015). He is presently co-editing theT&T Clark Companion to Christology (forthcoming, 2021), and writing the NICNT commentary on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, forthcoming). Chris has published numerous articles on topics relating to the Apostle Paul, Christology, justification, the historical Jesus, Paul S. Fiddes, Karl Barth, the theology of Hans Küng, and more besides." https://stmellitus.ac.uk/staff/dr-chris-tilling

How should believers defend their faith and share the Christian gospel with those of other worldviews, religions and philosophies? Just what are the "best practices" for Christians seeking to incorporate apologetics as they engage in evangelism and gospel conversations?Perhaps one of the clearest biblical examples effective apologetics is the Apostle Paul's brief address to the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers at the Areopagus (Mars Hill) in Athens that was recorded by Luke in Acts 17. Dr. Robert Stewart, a member of the Board of Directors of Watchman Fellowship, presented an overview of Paul's unique approach to Christian apologetics at a plenary session of the Defend 2022 Apologetics Conference at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He called Paul's method of blending evangelism with defending the faith "A-Paul-ogetics." After his talk, Dr. Stewart sat down with Watchman staff apologist Daniel Ray to further discuss A-Paul-ogetics and answer some important questions for this week's Apologetics Profile.Dr. Robert Stewart has been a member of the Board of Directors of Watchman Fellowship for over 20 years. He also serves as Professor of Philosophy and Theology, and Greer-Heard Professor of Faith and Culture, at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where he directs the Institute for Christian Apologetics. In addition to teaching, he frequently speaks in churches and on university campuses, as well as researching and writing on the subjects of Philosophy of Religion, Christian Theology, Christian Apologetics, and the Historical Jesus. He enjoys golf, music (his first degree was in music--but he got over it!), and spending time with his wife, Marilyn, and their family. He resides in New Orleans, LA.. For more on Dr. Stewart, visit: www.nobts.edu/faculty/stewart-robert.html.ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:  What Did the Cross Accomplish? by Simon Gathercole, Robert Stewart and NT Wright: https://amzn.to/3uFHpzi The Reliability of the New Testament: Bart Ehrman and Daniel Wallace in Dialogue, (Greer-Heard Lectures) by Robert Stewart: https://amzn.to/3BckJId Can We Trust the Bible on the Historical Jesus? by Bart Ehrman, Craig Evans and Robert Stewart: https://amzn.to/3JCAbAv  SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/give.Apologetics Profile is a ministry of Watchman FellowshipFor more information visit www.watchman.org © Watchman Fellowship, Inc.

Episode on Job 6–7 is LiveJoin us as Dr. Susan Eastman (Duke Divinity School) talks to us about Romans 7:1–8:17. We discuss a number of things including: the law, the infamous “I”, and Sin's agency.Enter the Giveaway to Win a Free BookThis post contains affiliate linksThis week we are giving away a copy of Susan Eastman's book (thanks to Eerdmans):Paul and the Person: Reframing Paul's Anthropology. Eerdmans, 2017.To enter this giveaway, look out for the giveaway posts on social media: follow us and retweet the giveaway post on Twitter, or share the giveaway post on Facebook or on Instagram. Giveaway closes Sunday, December 19 at 11:59 pm. USA only.This Week's BlurbsIn this episode, Susan Eastman recommends:Beverly Roberts Gaventa. “The Shape of the ‘I': The Psalter, the Gospel, and the Speaker in Romans 7.” Pages 77–92 in Apocalyptic Paul: Cosmos and Anthropos in Romans 5–8. Edited by Beverly Roberts Gaventa. Baylor University Press, 2019.Other Books and Articles Mentioned in This EpisodeSimon Gathercole. “Sin in God's Economy: Agencies in Romans 1 and 7.” Pages 158–172 in Divine and Human Agency in Paul and His Cultural Environment. Edited by John Barclay and Simon Gathercole. T&T Clark, 2008.Visit our website at thetwotestaments.com, where you can subscribe, see our release schedule, and meet our guides through Romans.Sign up now so you don't miss an episode. Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Vurbl, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts.You can also watch us on Youtube. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwotestaments.substack.com

What do we mean by the 'pre-existence' of Jesus, and where do we find it in the Bible? Do the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke present Jesus as just a special prophet, or something more? How do the four Gospels present a coherent view of Christ? And how does recognising an eternal Jesus help us see the miracles of the gospel?Simon Gathercole is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Cambridge University. For more information about Simon, see here.

Original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BApA84Fz78M Jesus teaches concerning the fulfilment of the Law in the Sermon on the Mount. Within this episode I mention Glen Stassen's article 'The Fourteen Triads of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:21-7:12)': https://jbburnett.com/resources/matthew/stassen,%20Fourteen%20Triads.pdf. I also advertise Simon Gathercole's book 'The Pre-existent Son: Recovering the Christologies of Matthew, Mark, and Luke': https://amzn.to/2OqEFQD. If you have any questions or feedback, please send them to me on Curious Cat: https://curiouscat.me/zugzwanged. If you have enjoyed my output, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporting my videos and podcasts and my research more generally, please consider supporting my work on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/zugzwanged), using my PayPal account (https://bit.ly/2RLaUcB), or by buying books for my research on Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/36WVSWCK4X33O?ref_=wl_share). You can also listen to the audio of these episodes on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/alastairs-adversaria/id1416351035?mt=2.

Office Hours talks with Dr. Simon Gathercole about the gnostic gospels and other writings from early church history, how they differ from the canonical gospels, and their influence on today's thinking about Scripture and Christianity in general. 

It's the final podcast of 2017! I don't have an awesome way to track people who actually listen to these episodes, but if you did, thank you very much. It is kind of fun to do anyway, so even if no one listens, I still enjoy it. Today's episode is kind of random. I had a few leftover Christmas articles and a few other articles I thought were interesting. Have a very Happy New Year! 1. We Need Christmas More Than Ever by James Robison from The Stream 2. Charles Schulz's Pushback Against Secularism by Martin Cothran from Intellectual Takeout 3. What Is the Historical Evidence That Jesus Christ Lived and Died? by Dr. Simon Gathercole from The Guardian  4. Students Claim They've Created Browser Extension Measuring How Much 'Fake News' You're Reading by Jared Sichel from The Daily Wire 5. 'Gaming Disorder' May Get Classified As a Mental Health Condition — Here's What That Means by Kevin Loria from Business Insider  All music from Audionautix.com.

How do I forgive abusive parents? What does it mean to forgive? Does forgiveness always mean reconciliation?  It's obvious to see that there are things God tolerates in the Old Testament and not in the New. How do we work through these issues and does this suggest Same Sex Marriage is accepted now through the New Testament? What does Preston think of Ken Ham's Rainbow Ark? Many progressive theologians suggest that God did not sacrifice Jesus, His son,  because that would be unloving and barbaric. However, how do we properly work through passages like Isaiah 53 and the teaching of John the Baptist. Preston points to an essay by Simon Gathercole titled "Defending Substitution" which provides a compelling argument for Substitutionary Atonement.  Can you be angry with God? How do we work through those real and raw feelings in a way that brings us closer to God?  Chris Sprinkle is also in to discuss her young girl's group and provide some helpful tips in order to start one in your area.  If you have more questions, you can email Chris at chris@prestonsprinkle.com. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review.

Preston is in the basement answering your questions.  Looking for a church to attend? How should you decide what church you attend?  Is annihilation in opposition to the Apostle's Creed? Can you be an Annihilationist and affirm the Apostle's Creed? Is Open Theism heresy or not?  Is Penal Substitution the only 'biblical' Atonement Theory? What is Penal Substitution?  If you're interested, a couple of resources that Preston recommends on the topic of Penal Substitution are Joshua Ryan Butler's book The Pursuing God and Simon Gathercole's essay Defending Substitution.  How do you deal with political family disputes? A book Preston recommends on the subject is The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt.  If good fruit is being produced in same sex marriages, then why shouldn't we, as Christians, approve of this? A helpful blog post can be found at https://www.centerforfaith.com/blog/a-celibate-same-sex-couple . Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review.

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Simon Gathercole joins me for a broad discussion about his life and personal study. Dr. Gathercole serves as editor of the Journal for The post Episode 49: In the Study with Dr. Simon Gathercole appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.

This week on Preaching and Preachers, Dr. Simon Gathercole joins me for a broad discussion about his life and personal study. Dr. Gathercole serves as editor of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament and lecturer in New Testament at the University of Cambridge and fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. The post Episode 49: In the Study with Dr. Simon Gathercole appeared first on Jason K. Allen.

David Grubbs interviews Simon Gathercole about his new book "Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul".

David Grubbs interviews Simon Gathercole about his new book "Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul".

David Grubbs interviews Simon Gathercole about his new book "Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul".

The second episode in which Bart Ehrman defends his latest book 'How Jesus Became God' against Simon Gathercole. Ehrman claims that the early church turned Christ into the son of God. In this episode they discuss the earliest Christian writings in Scripture, and whether St Paul viewed Christ as a highly exalted being or as God himself. Cambridge scholar Simon Gathercole has contributed to a response book 'How God Became Jesus' (released at the same time). Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith MP3 of this show http://media.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/73658f2d-1d6a-4a38-aeb0-946fb24bf161.mp3 For 'How Jesus Became God': http://www.harpercollins.com/books/How-Jesus-Became-God-Bart-D-Ehrman/?isbn=9780061778186 For 'How God Became Jesus': http://www.zondervan.com/how-god-became-jesus.html For Bart Ehrman www.bartdehrman.com For the Euangelion Blog http://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 29 March 2014 - 'How Jesus became God' debate Pt 1 - Bart Ehrman vs Simon Gathercole. Unbelievable? 17 Jan 2009 "How did Christianity begin?" Michael Bird & James Crossley - Pt 1

New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman's latest explosive book How Jesus Became God claims that the early Church turned Christ into the son of God, but Jesus himself never believed it and nor did his first followers. Cambridge scholar Simon Gathercole has contributed to a response book How God Became Jesus (released at the same time) and, in the first of two shows, debates with Ehrman about whether the Gospels present a human or divine character. Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith MP3 of this show http://media.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/76d00b68-7544-44e3-87dd-0b8d32948aa5.mp3 For 'How Jesus Became God': http://www.harpercollins.com/books/How-Jesus-Became-God-Bart-D-Ehrman/?isbn=9780061778186 For 'How God Became Jesus': http://www.zondervan.com/how-god-became-jesus.html For Bart Ehrman www.bartdehrman.com For the Euangelion Blog http://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 10 Oct 2009 - Jesus and the God of Israel - Richard Bauckham & James Crossley. Unbelievable? 15 December 2012 Did Jesus Exist? Richard Carrier vs Mark Goodacre.

One of the key things that’s often said against apologetics is that you shouldn’t defend the Bible — as Spurgeon famously said, “Defending the Bible is like defending a lion.” But, holding that in tension and affirming our great desire for people to encounter the Scriptures, how does one rightly employ apologetics in evangelism so that people may come to know God? The apologist’s role is often to due away with enough prejudices so that people will come and hear the word of God, read the word of God, and, as Williams puts it, “to get out of the way so the lion can do his work.” In this breakout, Peter Williams and Simon Gathercole discuss the relationship between apologetics, biblical studies, and evangelism. Simon Gathercole is a New Testament scholar, editor of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament, an elder at Eden Baptist Church in Cambridge, and Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies and Director of Studies at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University in England. He was formerly Senior Lecturer in New Testament at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland for seven years. Gathercole received a MA at Cambridge, and later completed a MTh and PhD at the University of Durham. Some of Dr. Gathercole’s books include: Where is Boasting? Early Jewish Soteriology and the New Perspective on Paul, and The Preexistent Son: Recovering the Christologies of Matthew, Mark and Luke. He is an acknowledged expert on early apocryphal gospels, having written The Gospel of Judas: Rewriting Early Christianity. Peter Williams is the current warden (president) of Tyndale House and a Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen and a lecturer at University of Cambridge in England. Dr. Williams earned his M.A., M. Phil. and Ph.D. at Cambridge University studying ancient languages. He is the author of several books and publications including Early Syriac Translation Technique and the Textual Criticism of the Greek Gospels. His research includes the early history of translation with particular focus on translation of the Bible and textual criticism. He resides in Cambridge, England with his wife and two children.

This lecture by Simon Gathercole was delivered at Beeson Divinity School in 2005 as the first of the Biblical Studies Lectures.

This lecture by Simon Gathercole was delivered at Beeson Divinity School in 2005 as the first of the Biblical Studies Lectures.

Pauline scholar Simon Gathercole and Cambridge scholar Peter Williams take Mark Dever on a tour of recent trends in New Testament studies.

Pauline scholar Simon Gathercole and Cambridge scholar Peter Williams take Mark Dever on a tour of recent trends in New Testament studies.