Bible Study Magazine Podcast

Brian Rosner is one of the most prolific and important contributors to evangelical biblical theology. He was an editor for the New Dictionary of Biblical Theology and has written the acclaimed Paul and the Law in the New Studies in Biblical Theology Series. He has also done careful biblical-theological work on matters of personal identity.

How can biblical theology help us understand key Old Testament books, and how can it help us “include the stranger”? David Firth talks to Mark Ward about his new commentary on Joshua in the Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary and also his New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Including the Stranger.

How did the New Testament apostles tell Israel’s story? Jared and two co-author friends put together an insightful exploration into the biblical theology of the most important theologians in existence: Jesus, Paul, Matthew, Luke, and the author of Hebrews.

Jonathan Lunde, author of Following Jesus, the Servant King: A Biblical Theology of Covenantal Discipleship, urges Christians to follow their Lord—and why a biblical theology of the covenants is so helpful to good discipleship.

Michael Barrett, author of the Lexham Context Commentary notes on Zechariah (Lexham Press), talks to Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward (also former editor of the LCCOT) about biblical theology, Hosea, and Zechariah.

Matthew Harmon, author of the Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary volume on Galatians (Lexham Press), talks to Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward about biblical theology, the book of Galatians, and specific knotty phrases in Paul’s letter.

Tom Schreiner, author of the Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary volume on Hebrews (Lexham Press), talks to Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward about biblical theology and the book of Hebrews.

Stephen Dempster, author of the truly epic biblical theology book, Dominion and Dynasty (in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series from IVP), talks to Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward about biblical theology and the Old Testament.

Joe Sprinkle, author of the new Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary volume on Daniel (Lexham Press), talks to Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward about biblical theology and the Old Testament.

Doug Moo, author of the new A Theology of Paul and His Letters (Zondervan Academic), talks to Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward about Paul, the New Perspective, approaches to biblical theology, and more.

Barry Webb, author of multiple excellent books of Old Testament biblical theology, talks to Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward about biblical theology—and especially about the book of Ruth.

Biblical theology expert and effusive Bible teacher Jim Hamilton talks to Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward about biblical theology—and about his Psalms commentary in the Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary series from Lexham Press.

What role should typology and allegory play, if any, in our reading of Scripture? Hear a biblically careful and rigorous answer from pastor and professor Mitch Chase, author of 40 Questions About Typology and Allegory.

How does knowing the end of the Bible's story—the New Jerusalem is even better than Eden—help you understand apply every part of that story? Nancy Guthrie will show you.

Application is something good Bible readers and teachers do instinctively but may have a hard time explaining. A method needs to be distilled from their work so the rest of us learn to do it well, too. Dan Doriani has done this distilling in an excellent book: Putting the Truth to Work: The Theory and Practice of Biblical Application.

Preaching teacher and practicing dermatologist Abraham Kuruvilla explains how to discover what biblical authors do with what they say—and how this helps Bible students apply Scripture faithfully.

How do you apply biblical wisdom literature such as Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes? Craig Bartholomew is known for careful attention to the trees combined with an expansive view of the forest. He demonstrates both abilities in this discussion with Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward.

Walter Moberly has given much attention to moving from the Bible to theology, and of using Bible study to serve the church. He and Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward discuss the limits of acceptable Bible interpretation.

Wayne Grudem has written probably the most popular systematic theology of the last 50 years—and “popular” in two senses: it’s widely used and it’s very accessible. Grudem has just put out a second edition of his work, and he talks with Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward about how to apply the whole Bible to our questions.

Ken Casillas is a pastor and a professor and has written an excellent book on biblical application. He offers wisdom on how to apply the Bible well—and which applications might go beyond the text.

How does the Bible apply to my life? How does it apply to matters of conscience on which Christians disagree? Andy Naselli has written (with longtime missionary to Cambodia J.D. Crowley) a book on this very topic. He talks with Mark Ward about common contemporary issues and how to apply the Bible to them.

Bible scholars ought to serve the church, not just the academy. Ben Witherington has worked to serve both over a long career. He shows that rigorous attention to the details of the biblical can most definitely still yield new insight.

H.B. Charles is a careful and humble Bible teacher who has written a book that will help any Bible teacher, from Sunday school to the pulpit, to be a faithful herald.

Rosaria Butterfield is “given to hospitality,” as the New Testament prescribes. She talks with Mark Ward about how to show gospel-oriented love to neighbor and stranger.

Host Mark Ward talks with Dr. Vern Poythress, contributing translator to the English Standard Version and long-time professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, about Bible translation. Afterward Mark is joined by Doug Mangum and Michael Aubrey, experts in Bible translation and linguistics, to talk further through the issues raised in the interview.

Host Mark Ward talks with author and teacher Wendy Widder about basic methods for Bible study. Where do you start on day one? What resources do you research for? A round table discussion follows the interview.

Host Mark Ward talks with Greek teacher—and author of a focused one-year New Testament Greek textbook—Danny Zacharias about power tools for Bible study.

Host Mark Ward talks with Tim Challies about basic Bible study tools: Bible translations, study Bibles, Bible dictionaries, commentaries, and Bible software.

Host Mark Ward talks to Dr. Michael Kruger, president of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC, about the canon of Scripture.

Host Mark Ward interviews his best friend from seminary, Dr. Brian Collins of BJU Press, and they discuss reading the Bible theologically—and in the light of Christian tradition.

Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward speaks to Phoenix Seminary Assistant Professor of New Testament (and Co-Director of the Text & Canon Institute) about the process by which the Old and New Testaments came down to us through history.

Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward speaks to Faithlife Scholar in Residence and popular author Mike Heiser about the ancient worldview of the biblical writers.

Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward talks with New Testament professor and biblical archaeologist Craig Evans about the role of archaeology in careful Bible interpretation.

Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward talks with Bible teacher, Bible publisher, and author Trevin Wax about the one overarching story of the Bible.

Bible Study Magazine Podcast host Mark Ward talks with theologian Kevin Vanhoozer about the problem of biblical illiteracy—and about solutions to that problem.