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In this episode our friend David DeSilva returns to the Dojo to talk about the aspects of ancient culture that are crucial to understand if we want to make sense of the New Testament! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:15:30 - Honor 00:37:37 - Patronage & Reciprocity 00:54:24 - ‘losing our salvation’? 01:03:24 - Kinship 01:14:23 - Purity 01:19:53 - Christians and food (Act. 15 and 1Cor. 10) “Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity" is available at: https://www.amazon.com/Honor-Patronage-Kinship-Purity-Unlocking/dp/1514003856/ Check out David’s blog at: https://apocryphalwritings.wordpress.com/about/ For more info on Ashland Theological Seminary, where David teaches, head to: seminary.ashland.edu ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s

In this episode I get to sit down with my good friend Nijay Gupta and talk all about how STRANGE Christianity was in the Roman Empire…and what that can teach us today! If you missed Nijay’s prior appearance in the Dojo, be sure to check it out as well: https://youtu.be/l1hFuM2MWAI Nijay's book is available at: https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Religion-Christians-Dangerous-Compelling/dp/1587435179 And for much more on ancient Roman curse magic and Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” see the discussion with Dr. Kenneth Berding: https://youtu.be/eJy0vXChcro ***Disciple Dojo shirts (such as the one JM is wearing in this episode!) and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this episode Nancy S. Dawson enters the Dojo to talk about why she spent 20 years cataloguing EVERY genealogy in the Bible, how her background in biology and taxonomy uniquely equipped her for it, and why genealogies are not the boring lists we often think them to be! Her book, "All the Genealogies of the Bible" is available at: https://zondervanacademic.com/products/all-the-genealogies-of-the-bible For our look at Jesus' scandalous family tree, see: https://youtu.be/ARL5svY0fyU For more interviews here in the Dojo check out our playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc7WG0a0lDNhONlgT3beEwxy ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discip

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this episode JM talks to Lois Tverberg, author of the "Rabbi Jesus" books about the importance of understanding Jesus' Jewish background and the Hebraic culture of the New Testament. Lois' work can be found at: https://www.ourrabbijesus.com https://engediresourcecenter.com Her books are available directly (and cheaper than Amazon!) at: https://ourrabbijesus.com/store/ ***Disciple Dojo swag (such as the shirt JM is wearing in this video) and gifts (such as our Hebrew Bible timeline mug!) are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this episode, Biblical Historical Books scholar Paul Evans steps into the Dojo! Paul and I met at SBL last year and he has focused extensively on the Historical Books in the Hebrew Bible. Paul’s commentary on 1-2 Samuel is available at: https://www.amazon.com/1-2-Samuel-Story-Bible-Commentary/dp/0310490936/ His latest book, "Sennacherib and the War of 1812" is available at: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/sennacherib-and-the-war-of-1812-9780567708960/ Paul’s scholarly work can be found over on his Academia page: https://mcmaster.academia.edu/PaulEvans Including: * Satan in 1 Chronicles 21:1 https://www.academia.edu/4560390/Divine_Intermediaries_in_1_Chronicles_21_An_Overlooked_Aspect_of_the_Chronicler_s_Theology * Saul’s character and his flaw of low self-esteem - https://www.academia.edu/97002940/From_a_Head_above_the_Rest_to_No_Head_at_All_Transformations_in_the_Life_of_Saul Paul can be reached via his faculty page at: https://mcmasterdivinity.ca/faculty-and-administration/paul-s-evans/ ***Disci

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Matthew Halsted, Professor of Biblical Studies at Eternity Bible college, to discuss his new book from Lexham Press, “It’s the End of the World As You Know It” and why what we believe about the “end times” really does matter today! The book is available at https://www.amazon.com/End-World-You-Know-Really/dp/1683597125/ Matthew can be reached via his website: https://matthewhalsted.com/ 

Resources on Eschatology…

 Doctor Strange’s Intro to Revelation - https://youtu.be/XOY1F7QMjEM 
BeastMan explains 666 - https://youtu.be/mzv_V-PO6HE 
Lion-O explains the Lion of Judah - https://youtu.be/EDDixHU--_c Apocalypse Now podcast - https://www.discipledojo.org/podcast 
Revelation course - https://www.discipledojo.org/revelation 
Revelation playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc7EU_xYjeI1WP1ubcusVdf6 Talking Revelation: Sean McDonough enters the Dojo! - https://youtu.be/uIk8f9VfPok You Want to be Left Behind - https://www.amazon.com/You-WANT-L

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

"What are the 'spiritual gifts'?" "Did the supernatural gifts of the Spirit cease after the Bible was completed?" "How do I know what my spiritual gifts are and how to best use them?" In this Dojo Discussion we welcome back our friend Dr. Kenneth Berding, New Testament scholar from Talbot School of Theology in Los Angeles to discuss an area of passion for him for over 20 years now: The charismata (aka. Spiritual Gifts) in the New Testament. Books and articles mentioned: *What Are Spiritual Gifts? Rethinking the Conventional View - https://www.amazon.com/What-Are-Spiritual-Gifts-Conventional/dp/0825421241/ *Walking in the Spirit - https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Spirit-Kenneth-Berding/dp/1433524104/ *Confusing Word and Concept in "Spiritual Gifts" - https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/43/43-1/43-1-pp037-051_JETS.pdf *"Gifts" and Ministries in the Apostolic Fathers - https://kennethberding.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/berding_wtj_gifts_and_ministries_final.pdf *Romans 12:4-8 - https://kennethberding.file

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

Does Jeremiah 10 condemn Christmas Trees? Every year memes claiming this are passed around social media by people who think Christmas is really a pagan festival. So let's take a look at what Jeremiah is ACTUALLY referring to and see how it may or may not apply to Christmas decorations. ——— Here’s how you can submit your own question to DiscipleDojo: https://youtu.be/_bEUVpTSWLs Resources mentioned: Why Idols are ‘Crap’! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOhtVLZGgkk Christmas Trees (Encyclopedia Britannica) - https://www.britannica.com/plant/Christmas-tree#ref106886 Can a Christian Celebrate Halloween? - https://youtu.be/xkBCVUnSQ4o?si=elJkJSPkIpvYSGub ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/gro

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this Dojo Discussion we welcome back our friend Dr. Dru Johnson. Dru has a new book coming out entitled “What Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture?” which deals with the intersection of science and faith and attempts to push past the typical polemics and caricatures that often arise when evolutionary biology and Biblical theology cross paths! We also discuss Dru’s online teaching ministry “Bible Dojo”…and why you should be a part of it! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:50 - Dru’s return and what is “Bible Dojo”? 00:10:22 - What Hath Darwin to do with Scripture? 00:17:50 - the Darwin Fish bumper sticker culture war 00:24:01 - What about the Dinosaurs? 00:54:00 - The desire to ‘fill in the gaps’ of Scripture 01:03:53 - Generational thinking and unexpected outcomes 01:11:30 - “as it was in the beginning and ever more shall be” 01:25:53 - What resources would Dru recommend for people interested in science & Scripture? 01:38:46 - Outro

The first chapter of “What Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture?” is available to read o

In this playlist we are reading through the Psalms! ——— ***Disciple Dojo swag and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org

In this episode Dr. Jay Sklar returns to the Dojo to talk about one of my favorite books of the Bible! (If you missed Jay’s previous appearance here on the channel, you can find it at: https://youtu.be/r7KFrKDcWCs )

Jay’s writings on Numbers and other Pentateuch resources can be found all in one place at: https://www.otpentateuch.com/ 
Jay can be reached via his faculty page at: https://www.covenantseminary.edu/jay-sklar Other Numbers resources mentioned: * 6 Black Belt Bible Tips for Reading Numbers - https://youtu.be/rBlc6PiD9wU * Timothy Ashley’s Numbers commentary (NICOT) - https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-International-Commentary-Testament-NICOT/dp/0802872026/ * Dennis Olson’s Numbers commentary (Interpretation) - https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-Interpretation-Commentary-Teaching-Preaching/dp/0664238823/ * Gordon Wenham’s Numbers commentary: https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-Tyndale-Old-Testament-Commentaries/dp/0830842047/ * Jacob Milgrom’s Numbers commentary - https://www.amazon.com/JPS-Torah-C

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“In Genesis 1:27, when it says we were "made in the image of God", What does it mean exactly? I hear people all the time say that it means we were made with the characteristics of God, but I grew and still believe It means we were made in the triune nature of God. We are body, soul, and spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 refers to this when it says "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”.” ——— Here’s how you can submit your own questions to DiscipleDojo: https://youtu.be/_bEUVpTSWLs More from Carmen Imes: 
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Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters at https://www.amazon.com/Being-Gods-Image-Creation-Matters-ebook/dp/B0BLD43TVC/ ***Disciple Dojo gifts (such as the shirt JM is wearing in this video!) are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2

A viewer recently submitted the following: “I would really enjoy a video/series about Methodists and what they believe. I grew up in Baptist Churches, in particular Free Will and general Baptist Churches, so I don't know a great deal about what they believe. I would also really like to know your opinion on the schism that is happening in the United Methodist Church and the breakaway Global Methodist Church. As an outsider of the denomination, it's been fairly difficult to follow. I know it is not entirely Bible related, but learning about other Church traditions is definitely very important for understanding my fellow Christians and being more unified even when not in direct fellowship.” On this episode, we’re bringing in an expert! Dr. Matt O’Reilly is Lead Pastor of Christ Church Birmingham, Director of Research at Wesley Biblical Seminary, and a fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians. You can see more of Matt's work on YouTube at @TheologyProjectOnline and follow him on Twitter at @mporeilly Mat