Tool Talk
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWelcome to Tool Talk from Exegetical Tools, where we discuss sound practices and solid resources for students of the Scriptures. Host Travis Montgomery sits down (or rings up) pastors, scholars, and students to ask them about tools they're using to study the Bible, exegetical and theological issues they're currently engaging, and Scriptures that are ministering to their hearts.For more great resources, check out exegeticaltools.com or follow ET on social media (@exegeticaltools).
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Language Tools, Learning Trends, and the New THGNT-ESV Parallel Bible
November 16, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBAfter Crossway partnered with Tyndale House to produce a new Greek New Testament, it was only a matter of time before a THGNT-ESV parallel Bible was produced. How can students of the Scriptures benefit from these tools? How can seminaries and Bible colleges train students to use tools like these? What is the goal of language learning for exegetes? Check out this episode on exegeticaltools.com and follow on social media @exegeticaltools.
Visual Outline Charts of the New Testament | Scott Bashoor
June 25, 2020 02:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBCan the importance of context be visualized? A unique and innovative resource, Visual Charts of the New Testament (SCS Press, 2020) introduces, surveys, and outlines every book of the NT in single-page charts, breaking them into discourse units and smaller sub-sections. In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis interviews author Scott Bashoor, faculty associate and instructor at The Master's Seminary and University and co-pastor at Community Bible Church in Anaheim, CA. Thinking in terms of...
Interpreting Scripture Like It's Inspired | Matthew Barrett
March 22, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBThe Gospels don't have a 'lower' Christology than Paul, so why has this claim gained ground? To answer this question, Matthew Barrett considers the nature of Scripture, the definition of biblical theology, and the role of systematics in exegesis. Barrett has taken on these challenges in Canon, Covenant, and Christology: Rethinking Jesus and the Scriptures of Israel, the latest entry in the excellent New Studies in Biblical Theology series (NSBT), published by IVP Academic and edited by D...
The Task of a Biblical Scholar | Andreas Köstenberger
January 07, 2020 04:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBWhat does a biblical scholar do? Andreas Köstenberger's answer is simple, but he has applied it in his own career in a variety of ways. Dr. Köstenberger serves as Research Professor of NT and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Director of the Center for Biblical Studies, Founder of Biblical Foundations, Editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. Köstenberger is a prolific author in areas including biblical studies, hermeneutics, biblical theolo...
How Does the New Testament Use the Old Testament?
November 19, 2019 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBChristians have one Bible with two testaments, and the New Testament authors frequently refer back to the Old Testament Scriptures. But they don't only point to prophecies that have been fulfilled or directly quote OT passages. In this episode, joined by co-host Taylor DiRoberto, Travis gives an overview of the NT use of the OT and considers some trickier examples. Going to ETS 2019 in San Diego? Reach out to Travis to chat about Tool Talk, Exegetical Tools, Fontes Press, Midwestern Seminar...
Paul and Plato? Two Errors with Pagan Parallels
October 20, 2019 05:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBWhat has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What does philosophy have to do with the New Testament? In Acts 17, Paul answered, "Plenty!" In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis chats with Joseph Dodson about two common errors when it comes to studying extrabiblical parallels to Scripture, especially in Greco-Roman philosophy. Dodson (PhD, Aberdeen) is associate professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary and co-editor (with David Briones) of Paul and the Giants of Philosophy: Reading the Apostle in...
Paul and Plato? Two Errors with Pagan Parallels | Joseph Dodson
October 20, 2019 05:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBWhat has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What does philosophy have to do with the New Testament? In Acts 17, Paul answered, "Plenty!" In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis chats with Joseph Dodson about two common errors when it comes to studying extrabiblical parallels to Scripture, especially in Greco-Roman philosophy. Dodson (PhD, Aberdeen) is associate professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary and co-editor (with David Briones) of Paul and the Giants of Philosophy: Reading the Apostle in...
Meeting God in the Bible: Devotions and Academics | John Linebarger
October 02, 2019 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBHow is so-called "devotional" reading of the Bible different from so-called "academic" reading of the Bible? Why must the serious student of Scripture make time for both? How can the methodical and inquisitive reader make Scripture reading a time of worship? In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis asks these questions and more of John Linebarger, a "collector of degrees," bivocational minister, and author of Meeting God in the Bible: How to Read Scripture Devotionally (Fontes Press, 2019). Fol...
More than Citation: Matthew's Use of the OT | Patrick Schreiner
September 03, 2019 02:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBMatthew’s use of the Old Testament portrays Jesus as the ultimate fulfillment of the Old Testament story. But Matthew doesn’t do this with just citations and quotations of specific OT texts. In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis chats with Patrick Schreiner (Assistant Professor of NT Language and Literature, Director of the ThM Program, Western Seminary) about Matthew’s narrative allusions and Schreiner’s new book, Matthew, Disciple and Scribe: The First Gospel and Its Portrait of Jesus (Bake...
Jonah as Literature | Sam Bierig
July 31, 2019 00:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBWhat does the book of Jonah want readers to think and do? Beyond the history and apologetics involved, many readers are unaware of the important literary cues in Jonah. Sam Bierig, Dean of Spurgeon College at Midwestern Seminary, has been studying, writing, and preaching Jonah and wants Christians to hear the cues and see the book as it is. What's more, he wants college students to focus on souls and Scripture as they learn and train for the Kingdom. Find featured resources at exegeticaltoo...
Dispensational Hermeneutics | Cory Marsh
July 10, 2019 01:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBDispensationalism: It's not just about the end times; it's also about exegesis. As Cory Marsh, Associate Professor of New Testament at the College at Southern California Seminary, points out, it's largely about hermeneutics. In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis chats with Cory about the exegetical commitments of dispensational thought. A member of the Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics and a founding member of the Center for Dispensational Thought, Marsh has contributed to the conversati...
Intertextuality: What and When? | Brian Koning
June 02, 2019 23:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBThroughout Scripture, one author will recall the words or themes of an earlier author, whether through a quotation, allusion, or echo. How do exegetes identify these cases of intertextuality? What is their importance? On this episode of Tool Talk, Travis talks with Brian Koning, an adjunct professor of theology at Grand Canyon University researching Habakkuk’s allusions to Job. Travis and Brian also discuss the role of an adjunct professor and how that responsibility meshes with doctoral stu...
A Life of Missionary Scholarship | Todd Scacewater
May 13, 2019 20:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBIt is more and more feasible for a lifelong missionary to contribute substantially to scholarship. David Clark is one such missionary scholar, leveraging his decades of Bible translation work to provide helpful insights to the fields of biblical studies and corpus linguistics. On this episode, Todd Scacewater (Founder of Exegetical Tools, Co-Founder of Fontes Press) talks about Clark’s legacy, as seen through his memoirs (including “Of Islands and Highlands,” Fontes Press) and his academic ...
Bible Translation and Linguistics: Formal vs. Functional? | Todd Scacewater
April 08, 2019 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBIt’s easy to simply refer to varying philosophies of Bible translation as either “formal” or “functional,” but are these valid categories? What are the values and setbacks of these different translations of Scripture? How does contemporary linguistics help us think through this? On this episode of Tool Talk, Travis chats with Todd Scacewater (Exegetical Tools, Fontes Press, Wycliffe Bible Translators) about linguistics and Bible translation. Don’t forget to check out this episode’s feature...
The State of Bible Reading (and Reader's Bibles) | Glenn Pauuw
March 25, 2019 04:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBThe advent of English “reader’s Bibles” and audio Bibles is upon us. What should we make of it? With poor statistics on Bible literacy in the West, how can pastors and church members encourage more and better Bible reading in their churches and small groups? On this episode, Travis chats with Glenn Paauw, Senior Director of Content at the Institute for Bible Reading. Much like Exegetical Tools, the Institute for Bible Reading is committed to helping people read and understand the Bible. Trav...
Faith & Scholarship: A Conversation with Peter J. Williams
March 11, 2019 04:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MB“I’ve sought to devote my life to being a believing biblical scholar” – Peter J. Williams (PhD, Cambridge University). Dr. Williams leads one of the leading institutions for biblical studies in the world as the Principal of Tyndale House Cambridge, yet he’s recently authored a book for laypeople and pastors, titled “Can We Trust the Gospels?” (Crossway, 2018). As a confessing evangelical, his answer is a firm “yes,” but this hasn’t shortchanged his study. Actually, it’s enhanced it. In this ...
Limited Lexicons: Our Flawed Friends and Their Future
February 25, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBHave you ever stopped to consider whether your lexicon of choice was trustworthy? The erudite exegete might recognize the limitations of lexicons, but what are we supposed to do with them? In his groundbreaking "A History of New Testament Lexicography," John A. L. Lee (Macquarie University) gently but incisively shows the faulty methodology that plagues NT lexicography and proposes a future for NT lexicography in light of the digital revolution. exegeticaltools.com @exegeticaltools
How to Read the Revelation Rightly | Jason Kees
February 04, 2019 05:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBThe Revelation of Jesus to John and… you? If you’ve ever wondered how to read the Revelation, then you should consider who was meant to read it. This conversation with Jason Kees discusses his work identifying the ideal reader of the Apocalypse of John and the merits of a “canonical” approach to biblical interpretation. Dr. Kees (PhD, Biblical Studies) is pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and adjunct professor of biblical studies at MBTS and California Baptist University. View this ep...
Pursuing a PhD in the Pastorate | Jason Kees
January 21, 2019 05:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBWhy should a pastor consider doctoral studies? How in the world can you find the time? Why would a pastor teach seminary and Bible college students? What does an average week look like? Is there such a thing? Whether you’re a pastor considering PhD studies, a seminarian looking to the future, or a curious veteran, this interview with Jason Kees (PhD, Biblical Studies) will be insightful and encouraging. Dr. Kees is Pastor at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and adjunct professor of biblical stud...
A New Take on Jude: The Zealot Hypothesis | Herbert W. Bateman IV
January 07, 2019 05:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBJude famously called his readers to “contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” But against whom are they to contend? Who are these “ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ”? Herb Bateman, NT scholar and President of the Cyber-Center for Biblical Studies, has a hypothesis: Judean zealots who were recruiting for the Jewish Wars leading up to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. In this c...
Learning Biblical Hebrew: Reading for Comprehension | Karl Kutz and Rebekah Josberger
December 10, 2018 02:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBHow can students of Biblical Hebrew keep what they’ve learned for a lifetime? By getting into the text more quickly and understanding the language more deeply. That’s how the authors of Learning Biblical Hebrew: Reading for Comprehension: An Introductory Grammar (Lexham Press) have been teaching, and it’s working. Karl Kutz and Rebekah Josberger have cultivated a powerful Hebrew program at Multnomah University and Multnomah Biblical Seminary. Travis called them up to learn more about their f...
The Theological Exegesis of Jonathan Edwards | Owen Strachan
November 25, 2018 21:00 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MBJonathan Edwards, one of America’s greatest thinkers, was not only a theologian and philosopher but a preacher. So how did Edwards exegete the Scriptures? Can a puritanical devotee of the historical-grammatical method approve Edwards’s Puritan preaching? Owen Strachan, author of the brand new Edwards daily devotional Always in God’s Hands (Tyndale Momentum), is the right man to answer these questions. Strachan is immersed in the world of pastor-theologians as associate professor of Christian...
Reading the Septuagint | Greg Lanier and Will Ross
November 18, 2018 22:00 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBWhat’s the Septuagint and why should you read it? Maybe you have no idea, or maybe you think you’ve heard it all, but there are few people better equipped to answer those questions than Greg Lanier and Will Ross of Reformed Theological Seminary. Lanier and Ross have worked with Hendrickson Publishers to produce the beautiful two-volume Septuaginta: A Reader’s Edition. Read the Old Testament and deuterocanonical texts in koine Greek, with vocabulary aids for those even-more-foreign words. C...
Biblical Greek Made Simple: A New Grammar | Danny Zacharias
November 12, 2018 01:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBYear after year, students take Greek, pass Greek, and forget Greek. Maybe you were one of those students. Maybe you're the one teaching them. How can we make the most of the tools available to us in Bible software, the most of our students' time, and actually teach them to comprehend the basics? Danny Zacharias, associate professor of New Testament studies at Acadia Divinity College, wrote Biblical Greek Made Simple (Lexham Press) to answer those very questions. Zacharias has taught Greek fo...
Preaching and Teaching the Gospel(s) | Todd Chipman
October 14, 2018 04:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBThe Gospels are more than a weigh-station on the way to the cross. How can we preach, teach, and read the fourfold Gospel for all they’re worth? To answer this question, Travis interviews Todd Chipman, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Pastor of The Master’s Community Church. Listen in to hear how the Gospel accounts ground classic doctrines in the historical events of Jesus’ life and ministry. Check out this episode on exegeticaltools.com...
How Did the Patristics Interpret Scripture? | Matt Emerson
September 24, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBCan church history and exegesis live together in harmony? How did the early church fathers interpret the Bible? What can we learn from them without sacrificing sound exegetical methods? Matt Emerson provides a helpful primer and some interesting examples. Emerson is the Dickenson Associate Professor of Religion and Program Director for the Master of Arts at Oklahoma Baptist University. He is the author of several forthcoming books on such topics as the Trinity and theological method, the desc...
If Scripture is Inerrant, then Scholarship is Necessary | Dan Brown
July 12, 2018 04:00 - 45 minutes - 21 MBCommentators aren't infallible, even when their assertions are footnoted. That seems obvious, but it's easy to blindly accept scholarly consensus. Dan Brown, convinced of the harmony of Scripture, went on a journey that began with a mission trip to Thessaloniki, Greece, and ended with a PhD in New Testament. Travis sat down with Dan to talk about studying historical backgrounds, Roman litigation in the NT, what's really happening in Acts 17:5-9, the concept of stewardship in academia, and mor...
Why Your Exegesis Needs Discourse Analysis | Todd Scacewater
June 04, 2018 04:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBYou probably know just how important grammar and syntax are to interpreting Scripture, but what about paragraphs, chapters, and sections? If you’ve studied discourse analysis, you know just how important it is to understanding the author’s intended meaning of any passage. If you haven’t, you’re only going to be hearing more and more about it. In this episode of Tool Talk, Todd Scacewater (Founder, Exegetical Tools, Co-Founder, Fontes Press) provides a primer on discourse analysis and points t...
Sarcasm in Paul's Letters? Never. | David Dickenson
April 30, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBEver wished there was a sarcasm font? If it's hard to tell when someone is being sarcastic or ironic in your native tongue, how much more Koine Greek! Travis sat down with David Dickenson, Adjunct Professor and PhD Candidate in New Testament at Midwestern Seminary, to talk about Paul's use of irony and sarcasm. But you probably don't need to listen, because you already know sooo much about it.Check out this episode on exegeticaltools.com, and look around for more helpful content to help you r...
Believing the Bible About the Supernatural | Michael Heiser
April 08, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBPsalm 82:1 says, "God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment." Who are these gods? Why do so many interpreters gloss over this and other elements of the supernatural in the Scriptures? Travis asks Michael Heiser, expert in Ancient Near Eastern studies and author of "The Unseen Realm." Dr. Heiser is Scholar-in-Residence for Logos Bible Software, and he's also got some great advice for those who have been avoiding learning biblical Hebrew.As always...
Doing Biblical Theology with Geerhardus Vos | Todd Scacewater
March 20, 2018 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBWhat is Biblical Theology? Geerhardus Vos, an elite theologian of Old Princeton, knew. Travis chats with Todd Scacewater, pastor, founder of Exegetical Tools, and co-founder of Fontes Press, which recently re-published Vos’s contribution “The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church,” a premier example of biblical theology. Todd and Travis talk about Vos, his method, the Kingdom of God, and how to do biblical theology well. Check out exegeticaltools.com for more resource...
Lies Pastors Believe About Their Preaching | Dayton Hartman
February 26, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBPastor, you believe lies about your identity. Lies that hinder your ministry. Fight lies with the Gospel truth. That’s the message of “Lies Pastors Believe” (Lexham Press), a new book from Dayton Hartman, pastor of Redeemer Church in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis and Dayton discuss how these lies affect exegesis and exposition, and Dayton offers some deeply helpful suggestions to combat these lies, including Christ-centered hermeneutics and community sermon...
A Vernacular Bible and the KJV-Only Crowd | Mark Ward
January 22, 2018 05:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBHave you ever been a part of a church or met a believer who believed the "Authorized" version was the only proper English Bible? Maybe you know all the text-critical issues, but do you know how to explain the importance of a vernacular Bible to people in a patient, loving, pastoral way? Mark Ward, a Logos Pro at Faithlife has laid out a stellar, easy-to-read explanation of KJV-onlyism in his new book, "Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible" (Lexham Press, releasing 1/24/18). ...
How (Not) to Use Your Lexicon in Bible Translation | Todd Price
January 01, 2018 05:00 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBYour lexicon is dangerous for your interpretation of Scripture if you don't know how to use it! Todd Price (PhD, Corpus Linguistics and NT) explains how not to use your lexicon and why more language nerds might consider being a missionary-scholar. As the Roma Bible Translation Coordinator for Pioneers and author of Structural Lexicology and the Greek New Testament (Gorgias Press), he is certainly qualified to discuss both. Listen in, subscribe, and check out exegeticaltools.com for more helpf...
Was Charles Spurgeon an Expositor? | Christian George
December 12, 2017 05:00 - 21 minutes - 9.77 MBCharles Haddon Spurgeon was the "Prince of Preachers," but was he an expository preacher? Were his sermons driven by the text of Scripture? Travis went to the beautiful Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Seminary, home to thousands of Spurgeon's handwritten notes and correspondence, to talk to Dr. Christian George, Curator of the Spurgeon Library, Professor of Historical Theology, and author of "The Lost Sermons of C.H. Spurgeon," a sprawling project from B&H Academic, of which the Second Volume ...
The Greek Text of James | William Varner
November 27, 2017 05:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBThe letter of James has been disputed and distorted by many through the centuries, but Dr. William Varner, Professor of Bible and Greek at the Master's University, has made the study of this inspired text a labor of love. In his new work, James: A Commentary on the Greek Text (Fontes Press), Dr. Varner utilizes the most recent resources and analytical practices, including the Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek and discourse analysis, to work through the grammar and syntax of the letter. Travi...
Ad Fontes: A Review of the New Tyndale House Greek New Testament | Todd Scacewater
November 15, 2017 05:00 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MB"Ad fontes," said Erasmus. Return to the sources! The brand new Tyndale House Greek New Testament uses a distinct methodology to attempt to do just that. Does it succeed? Dr. Todd Scacewater, founder of Exegetical Tools, explains the point of a new Greek New Testament and gives an in-depth review of this new effort from Crossway. Be sure to check out ExegeticalTools.com for more resources about the THGNT. You can purchase the THGNT here: http://tinyurl.com/THGNT
Sola Scriptura -- How Much Does Doctrine Inform Exegesis? | Matthew Barrett
October 31, 2017 04:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBDoctrine must inform our exegesis, says Dr. Matthew Barrett, author of "God's Word Alone" and editor of Zondervan's "Five Solas" series and Crossway's "Reformation Theology." Dr. Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and clearly a fan of Sola Scriptura. So why does he believe that we must bring our doctrine to the text? This enlightening episode is a great example of Dr. Barrett's commitment to expounding complex thoughts in helpful w...
Interrogative Exegesis #1: Three Questions to Evaluate Historical Backgrounds
October 17, 2017 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.32 MBEver read about some historical event or cultural custom and immediately think of a passage of Scripture? Sometimes jumping to conclusions is jumping off a cliff. In this episode of Tool Talk, host Travis Montgomery shares three questions to evaluate potential historical context for better exegesis. Check out ExegeticalTools.com for more great content, subscribe to the podcast, and follow us on social media @exegeticaltools! View this episode on our website for links to featured resources.
Literary Context and Statistical Probability | Mark Giacobbe
October 03, 2017 04:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBStatistics, probability, and exegesis? Travis talks to Mark Giacobbe, Teaching Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate at Westminster Theological Seminary, about how something called Bayes' Theorem is informing his dissertation. Mark's unique path to scholarship includes a musical career, post-9/11 missions to Afghanistan, and now teaching Greek at WTS. Now that Mark's working on a dissertation about the potential literary context of Luke-Acts, statistics and probability are playing an important role in h...
Expectations vs. Reality for New Pastors | Kevin Moore
September 19, 2017 04:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBTheological education teaches you "how" to study the Bible in-depth, but many pastors are asking a different question: "When?!" Travis called up Kevin Moore (@kevmoore_) to talk about Bible study expectations vs. reality in a new pastorate. Kevin is the Associate Pastor of Northpoint Christian Church in Spearfish, SD (northpointcc.net), a busy church plant. Travis and Kevin chat about helpful reference resources to launch into study fast and the benefits of studying in order to teach actual p...
No Quick Fix: Analyzing Experiences Through Exegesis | Andy Naselli
September 12, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBTravis chats with Andy Naselli (@andynaselli), author of “No Quick Fix: Where Higher Life Theology Came From, What It Is, and Why It’s Harmful,” available now from Lexham Press. This new book about “Keswick theology” is a great case study of thoroughly and biblically examining a popular doctrine. Andy received PhDs in Theology (Bob Jones University) and New Testament Exegesis and Theology (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School). Now Andy is Associate Professor of New Testament and Theology at B...
What Does a Pastor-Scholar Actually Do? | Todd Chipman
September 06, 2017 04:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBThe concept of the "pastor-scholar" has been en vogue in recent years, but what does it actually mean to be one? To answer that question, Travis sat down with Todd Chipman (@ToddRChipman), a real-life pastor-scholar. Dr. Chipman has been pastoring The Master's Church in Kansas City since he first began seminary, and now continues his ministry while teaching Greek at Midwestern Seminary. This episode outlines the benefits and pitfalls of being a pastor-scholar. Check out Dr. Chipman's helpful ...
Creeds in Real Life and the Descent of Christ to Hell | Todd A. Scacewater
August 30, 2017 04:00 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBTravis sat down with Todd Scacewater, founder of Exegetical Tools, to discuss a thorny issue with the Apostles' Creed: did Christ really "descend into Hell?" What does that mean? Is it Biblical? Todd and Travis also discuss why and how pastors might incorporate the creeds into their church's worship, as well as the new discipleship guide from Fontes Press, "Grounded in the Faith: A Guide for New Disciples Based on the Apostles' Creed."Check out ExegeticalTools.com for more great content, subs...
Efficient Exegesis with BibleWorks | Jim Barr
August 22, 2017 04:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBJim Barr has been working with BibleWorks software for the past sixteen years. Travis and Jim talk about how students, pastors, and scholars can use BibleWorks to get into the text of any Scripture passage quickly and effectively. Jim explains some of the more unique features of BibleWorks, like audio paradigms and morphology-tagged high-resolution images of Greek and Hebrew manuscripts.Check out ExegeticalTools.com for more great content, subscribe to the podcast, and follow us on social med...
Mere Devotion and Lifelong Learning | Mike Ackerman
August 17, 2017 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBMike Ackerman is a Professor of New Testament and Church Planting at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, MO and a self-proclaimed autodidact. Travis and Mike discuss the importance of being "the dean of one's own lifelong learning," the necessity and benefit of a disciplined devotional life, and Dave Chappelle.Check out ExegeticalTools.com for more great content, subscribe to the podcast, and follow us on social media @exegeticaltools!View this episode on our website for links to featured reso...
Two Common Errors in Bible Study | Todd Scacewater
August 08, 2017 04:00 - 28 minutes - 13 MBFor this inaugural episode, Travis sat down with Todd Scacewater, the founder of Exegetical Tools. Travis and Todd talked about the purpose of ExegeticalTools.com and two common (and opposite) errors in Bible study. Check out ExegeticalTools.com for more great content, subscribe to the podcast, and follow us on social media @exegeticaltools!View this episode on our website for links to featured resources.