I’ve invited 4 different New Testament scholars on the podcast to talk about the Christmas story. In this opening episode, I talk with world renown NT scholar Dr. Craig Keener about Luke 1-2, the politics and sociological scandal of Christ’s birth, his earthly vocation (as a tekton...woodworker? mason? None of the above?), the location of Christ’s birth, Matthew 1-2 (and the differences between Luke and Matthew), the problem of genealogies, and much, much more.
Dr. Keener did his Ph.D. work in New Testament and Christian Origins at Duke University and is known for his work as a New Testament scholar on Bible background (commentaries on the New Testament in its early Jewish and Greco-Roman settings). Well over a million of his thirty-plus books are in circulation and have won thirteen national and international awards. His award-winning, popular-level IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (now in its second edition [2014], and available in a number of languages) has sold over half a million copies.
Craig is married to Médine Moussounga Keener, who holds a Ph.D. from University of Paris 7. She was a refugee for 18 months in her nation of Congo, and together Craig and Médine work for ethnic reconciliation in the U.S. and Africa. Craig is ordained by the National Baptist Convention, an African-American denomination, and for roughly a decade was one of the associate ministers at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia. Craig and Médine’s story together is Impossible Love: The True Story of an African Civil War, Miracles, and Hope Against All Odds (Chosen Books, 2016).
Theology in the Raw Conference - Exiles in Babylon
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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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