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.
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#818 - Is the Bible Reliable? Evidence from Its Message
#817 - Is the Bible Reliable? Evidence from History and Archaeology
#816 - Where Did the Bible Come From?
#815 - Same-Sex Attraction, Deconstruction, and the Problem of Evil: Tony Scarcello
#814 - Does the Old Testament Dehumanize Women? Dr. Sandy Richter
#813 - Reading the Bible While Black: Dr. Esau McCaulley
#812 - The Bible and Science, Friend or Foes? Dr. John Walton
#811 - God and Guns in America: Dr. Michael Austin
#810 - Transgender and the Gospel: Heather Skriba
#809 - Demons, Giants, and Other Gods in the Bible: Dr. Michael Heiser
#808 - Is Adam a Historical Figure? Dr. Tremper Longman
#807 - How Old Is the Earth? Dr. Tremper Longman
#806 - What Does the Term ‘Gay Christian’ Actually Mean? Dr. Greg Coles
#805 - Gay, Christian, and Coming Out: Dr. Greg Coles
#804 - Should Christians Wear Masks and Attend Large Gatherings? Evan Wickham
#803 - Is God Anti-Gay? Sam Allberry
#802 - Race, Repent, and Repair: With Tyler Burns
#801 - Black Lives Matter and the Gospel: With Lisa Fields
#800 - The Trinity, the Book of Hebrews, and Women in Evangelical Education: Dr. Madison Pierce
#799 - Is it Okay to Hug a Woman in a Post-#MeToo World? Lore Ferguson Wilbert
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