In this fourth and final episode in our “scandal of Christmas” series, New Testament scholar Dr. Joey Dodson walks us through parallel birth narratives in the Greco-Roman and Jewish environment of the New Testament. Reading the biblical birth narratives in these contexts helps us read the story in HD, or through a 3D lens, so that we can better understand the author’s intention in how he’s telling the story.
Dr. Joseph (Joey) Dodson is associate professor of New Testament. He studied at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and the University of Tübingen in Germany. In addition to many academic and devotional essays, he has written a number of articles for top-tier, peer review journals such as Harvard Theological Review, Novum Testamentum, the Journal for Jewish Studies, and Catholic Biblical Quarterly,. His most recent books include The Things I Want to Do: Romans 7 Revisited (forthcoming), A Little Book for New Bible Scholars with E. Randolph Richards (2017) and a co-edited volume with David E. Briones, Paul and Seneca in Dialogue (2017). Dr. Dodson’s current research includes a Romans commentary in the Brill Exegetical Commentary Series and a Colossians-Philemon commentary in The Christian Standard Commentary Series. Most importantly, Joey is my best friend.
Theology in the Raw Conference - Exiles in Babylon
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#764 - Gender-Queer and Gospel-Centered: Lesli Hudson-Reynolds
#763 - Nonviolence, “Open Theism,” and Heavy Metal: Greg Boyd
#762 - Faith for Exiles: David Kinnaman
#761 - Politics, White Evangelicalism, and Race Relations in the Church: Justin Giboney
#760 - Life as an Intersex Christian: Lianne Simon
#759 - Racism, tribalism, and prophet-poets in the evangelical church: Propaganda (Jason Petty)
#758 - What does it mean to be human? A conversation with Dr. Marc Cortez
#757 - A Red-Headed Australian Army Vet Becomes a World Renown Biblical Scholar: Michael Bird
#756 - A Transgender Christian’s Journey with Jesus: Kat LaPrairie
#755 - Same-sex attracted but married to a man? Laurie Krieg
#754 - Sex, Youth Culture, Pornography, and Why the Purity Movement Didn’t Work: Jason Soucinek
#753 - A New Vision for Church: Hugh Halter
#752 - A Southern Baptist Girl Turned Anglican Priest: A Conversation with Tish Harrison Warren
#751 - Living at the Intersection of Church & Culture in the U.K.: A Conversation with Peter Lynas
#750 - A Theology Geek in Youth Pastor’s Clothing: A Conversation with Dr. Joey Dodson
#749 - Understanding our Cultural Moment: A Conversation with Mark Sayers
#748 - Life in (and Out of) the Church Industrial Complex: A Conversation with Dan White Jr.
#747 - A Journalist Explores Transgender Related Questions: A Conversation with Madeleine Kearns
#746 - Has 'Homosexual' Always Been in the Bible?
#745 - Parenting in the Raw
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