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🧠 “Just Google how many words is a 20-minute presentation. Then do it.”
— Dr. Megan Roberts

Sage advice (and some common sense) from peers at the Society for Biblical Literature. Listen to the insider baseball of this annual gathering of biblical scholars from around the world.

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November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Wandering the book tables, never-ending paper presentations, dodging freebie hunters—welcome to biblical scholarship in the wild.

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Why Scholars Gather: A Tour Through the Wild World of Biblical Academia (Dru Johnson) Ep. #228
What actually happens when thousands of biblical scholars descend on a single convention center? In this unusual and behind-the-scenes episode, Dru Johnson roams the floor of the Society of Biblical…
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November 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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🗣️ “There’s a lot of ego in the room. There’s a lot of, 'I’m smarter than you.'”
— Dr. Cindy Parker, from the SBL floor

Hear about the highs and lows of scholars from around the world getting together in one place.

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November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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🆕 New Podcast!
What really happens at the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) conference?
Dr. Dru Johnson hits the SBL floor to ask:
🧠 What is this massive conference actually like?
📚 Why do biblical scholars show up?
📣 What happens when you read a paper too long?

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Why Scholars Gather: A Tour Through the Wild World of Biblical Academia (Dru Johnson) Ep. #228 | The Biblical Mind
What actually happens when thousands of biblical scholars descend on a single convention center? In this unusual and behind-the-scenes episode, Dru Johnson roams the floor of the Society of Biblical…
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November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🧠 “Disobedience in Amos is seen as anti-creation.”
— Dr. Ela Wyrzykowska

Learn more about this research into the language and message of Amos in our latest podcast episode!

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November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Dr. Ella Wyrzykowska on the voice of God in Amos, sacred memory in postwar Poland, and the theology of presence.

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Where Is God? Eucharist, Trauma, and Divine Presence in Poland (Ella Wyrzykowska) Ep. #227
Where is God present—and how do believers describe it? In this thoughtful and poetic episode, Polish theologian Dr. Elżbieta Łazarewicz-Wyrzykowska joins Dru Johnson to reflect on theology, trauma,…
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November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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🗣️ “We tried to measure where people locate God’s presence. Eucharist was the one thing people named first.”
— Dr. Ela Wyrzykowska

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November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Warsaw. Amos. Eucharist.
Dr. Ella Wyrzykowska joins us to explore divine presence, literary theology, and why disobedience is “anti-creation.”

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Where Is God? Eucharist, Trauma, and Divine Presence in Poland (Ela Wyrzykowska) Ep. #227 | The Biblical Mind
Where is God present—and how do believers describe it? In this thoughtful and poetic episode, Polish theologian Dr. Elżbieta Łazarewicz-Wyrzykowska joins Dru Johnson to reflect on theology, trauma,…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🧠 “They need to physically experience almost in a sacramental sort of sense what a godly family is.”
— Dr. Anthony Bradley

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November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Pizza, dodgeball, and donuts won’t fix the boy crisis.
Dr. Anthony Bradley calls for a church-wide rethink of masculinity and mentoring.

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On Biblical Masculinity, The Boy Crisis, And The Church's Missed Mission (Anthony Bradley) Ep. #226
For decades, churches have built youth ministries around entertainment and behavior management. But what if all the data says that’s the wrong approach? In this episode, Dr. Anthony Bradley joins…
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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🗣️ “What the data shows is that spiritual formation happens at home.”
— Dr. Anthony Bradley

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November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Why are so many church boys walking away from the faith?
Dr. Anthony Bradley joins us to discuss the boy crisis, failed youth ministry, and the urgent need for intergenerational discipleship.

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On Biblical Masculinity, The Boy Crisis, And The Church's Missed Mission (Anthony Bradley) Ep. #226 | The Biblical Mind
For decades, churches have built youth ministries around entertainment and behavior management. But what if all the data says that’s the wrong approach? In this powerful episode, Dr. Anthony Bradley…
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November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🧠 “If you are interested in Jesus or a follower of Jesus, then you can’t be a Pharisee—just from clothing alone.”
— Dr. Jeffrey Garcia

How the use of color subtly communicates something that is not historically accurate.

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What The Chosen Gets Right (And Wrong): Archaeology, Pharisees, and Color (Jeffrey Garcia) Ep. #225 | The Biblical Mind
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November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Bethsaida, The Chosen, Crusader churches, and cultural bias in visual storytelling. Dr. Jeffrey Garcia covers a lot of ground in a very short time. Check it out!

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What The Chosen Gets Right (And Wrong): Archaeology, Pharisees, and Color (Jeffrey Garcia) Ep. #225
Was Peter’s hometown ever really lost—and have we just found it? In this episode, archaeologist and scholar Dr. Jeffrey Arroyo García joins Dru Johnson to explore how archaeology reshapes our…
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November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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🗣️ “The Pharisees are generally in black… and when they come into contact with Jesus… they wear lighter colors.”
— Dr. Jeffrey Garcia

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What The Chosen Gets Right (And Wrong): Archaeology, Pharisees, and Color (Jeffrey Garcia) Ep. #225 | The Biblical Mind
Home | Podcasts | What The Chosen Gets Right (And Wrong): Archaeology, Pharisees, and Color (Jeffrey Garcia) Ep. #225
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November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Where was Bethsaida? What does archaeology say?
And why do Pharisees always wear black in The Chosen?
Dr. Jeffrey Garcia joins us to talk stone, story, and symbolism.

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What The Chosen Gets Right (And Wrong): Archaeology, Pharisees, and Color (Jeffrey Garcia) Ep. #225 | The Biblical Mind
Was Peter’s hometown ever really lost—and have we just found it? In this episode, archaeologist and scholar Dr. Jeffrey Arroyo García joins Dru Johnson to explore how archaeology reshapes our…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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“If I can get to the end of a Sabbath and realize you are God and I am not, I feel like that was a win.”
— Rachel Booth Smith

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October 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Rachel Booth Smith compares Genesis to other ancient creation myths—and finds beauty in what’s missing.

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Creation, Rest, and Reign: What Genesis Meant to the Ancient World (Rachel Booth Smith) Ep. #224
What if Genesis 1 wasn’t about the origin of matter—but the enthronement of God? And what if “rest” wasn’t the end of work, but the beginning of reign? In this episode, Rachel Booth Smith, author of…
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October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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🗣️ “Rest is like saying sitting down at a throne because everything is operating correctly.”
— Rachel Booth Smith

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October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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What if Genesis wasn’t about “how” the world was made…
…but about who reigns over it?

Rachel Booth Smith explores creation, Sabbath, and the cosmic logic of rest.

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Creation, Rest, and Reign: What Genesis Meant to the Ancient World (Rachel Booth Smith) Ep. #224 | The Biblical Mind
What if Genesis 1 wasn’t about the origin of matter—but the enthronement of God? And what if “rest” wasn’t the end of work, but the beginning of reign? In this episode, Rachel Booth Smith, author of…
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October 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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New book alert: The director of the Center for Hebraic Thought, Dr. Dru Johnson, just published UNDERSTANDING BIBLICAL LAW with Baker Academic press. There is a 30% discount for purchases through the publisher.
Understanding Biblical Law
We tend to be perplexed by the psalmists who express delight in God's laws. We see biblical law as a long list of rules with harsh punishments, and the more we read the biblical law within modern…
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October 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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What makes Israel’s rituals unique?
Not offerings. Not favor. Covenant.

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October 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Dr. John Walton explains the difference between sacred space and temple metaphor—and what Genesis 3 is not about.

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Israel’s Rituals, God’s Needs, and the Covenant That Changed Everything (John Walton) Ep. #223
What happens when a senior biblical scholar changes their mind—publicly? In this episode, Dr. John Walton returns to explain key shifts in his thinking, especially about Genesis, the temple, and…
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October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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🗣️ “God does not have needs. Don’t think that way.”
— Dr. John Walton

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October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Dr. John Walton just retracted a major idea he helped popularize.
Hear why he no longer sees the cosmos as a temple—and what Genesis 3 is really about.

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Israel’s Rituals, God’s Needs, and the Covenant That Changed Everything (John Walton) Ep. #223 | The Biblical Mind
What happens when a senior biblical scholar changes their mind—publicly? In this episode, Dr. John Walton returns to explain key shifts in his thinking, especially about Genesis, the temple, and…
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October 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM