The Stone Chapel Podcasts

The Stone Chapel Podcasts

A Podcast of the Friends and Staff of the Lanier Theological Library, Houston, Texas

Episodes

October 3, 2023 27 mins

The Jesus Revolution got its East Coast start in Nashville at Belmont church with pastor Don Finto. Much of Christian contemporary music has its roots there.

The post Episode 161 The Jesus Revolution in Nashville first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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Why did God give the gospel to the church? In his book Dr. Bates says that if it's just to deal with our sin problem, then that is not the complete story.

The post Episode 160 Why the Gospel? with Matthew Bates first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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Jesus among the Gods asks the question: what does it mean to call Jesus “God” or “god”? That may seem self-evident 2000 later, but the question is more complex.

The post Episode 159 Jesus among the Gods with Michael Bird first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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September 12, 2023 24 mins

Dr. Gupta’s current book explores the stories and contributions of women in the earliest churches. Paul commends women right alongside men as fellow workers, apostles, deacons, and fellow prisoner.

The post Episode 158 Tell Her Story with Nijay Gupta first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again.

The post Episode 157 The Surprising Rebirth of Belief, J. Brierley first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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The Virtual Museum is about gathering images showing women at high levels of leadership in the church both in the medieval era an in earlier centuries as well.

The post Episode 156 The Visual Museum, Women in Early Christian Art first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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The mission of the AWKNG School of Theology is to awaken Christians to a deeper understanding of the Bible. They would like to bridge the gaps between the academy and the church.

The post Episode 155 AWKNG School of Theology with Karla Adcox first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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Father Mario Arroyo describes a sacrament as an encounter with the real presence of God. He emphasizes the notion of “common-union” with Christ. He describes all the sacraments as God-initiated.

The post Episode 154 Sacraments of the Catholic Church, Father Arroyo first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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About seventy years ago, the first of eleven caves was found containing scrolls from the first century BC to the first century AD. This is about the time the Jesus movement started. Today, and this is controversial, a 12th cave appears to have been found. More about this on another podcast. These scrolls are significant in many ways because they give us a window into that period like no other.

The post Episode 153 The Dead Sea Scr...
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About seventy years ago, the first of eleven caves was found containing scrolls from the first century BC to the first century AD. This is about the time the Jesus movement started. Today, and this is controversial, a 12th cave appears to have been found. More about this on another podcast. These scrolls are significant in many ways because they give us a window into that period like no other.

The post Episode 152 The Dead Sea Scr...
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For many years some scholars have regarded the word “Christ” as just another name for Jesus in the earliest writings of the New Testament, namely, the letters of Paul. But Matthew makes a cogent case that the word “Christ” in Paul means “Messiah.”

The post Episode 151 Christ Among the Messiahs with Matthew Novenson first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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The Pseudepigrapha are a complicated set of texts which are often classified together, although they are very different. The term “Pseudepigrapha” means “falsely-written.” That is, written in the name of another.

The post Episode 150 The Pseudepigrapha, Part 2 with Dan Gurtner first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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The Pseudepigrapha are a complicated set of texts which are often classified together, although they are very different. The term “Pseudepigrapha” means “falsely-written.” That is, written in the name of another.

The post Episode 149 The Pseudepigrapha, Part 1 with Dan Gurtner first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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"Including the Stranger" examines the books known as the former prophets and asks the big questions these prophets are discussing: Who are the people of God?

The post Episode 148 Including the Stranger with David Firth first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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Bible texts describe God as a warrior for his people. How do conflicts with demonic forces, disease, & human power structures show Jesus as the Divine Warrior?

The post Episode 147 The Divine Warrior Myth with Andy Angel first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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In Jennifer Knust and Tommy Wasserman's book, "To Cast the First Stone", great care is taken to trace how this beloved story came into the manuscripts and has become a mainstay of our own Bible tradition.

The post Episode 146 “To Cast the First Stone” with Tommy Wasserman first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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Theology on Tap, is a Houston-based ministry to young adults and singles. Their tag line is "inviting believers and the spiritually curious to explore big questions of life and faith.”

The post Episode 145 Theology on Tap with Sarah Stone first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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From the beginning, people who hand copied the New Testament Manuscripts put into the manuscripts features which made the reading of Scripture easier. But these features also are interpretive in nature.

The post Episode 144 Formatting the Word of God with Dan Wallace first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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The Veritas Scholars Program's goal is to support, nurture, and mentor young Christian scholars in colleges and universities. The effort is across the university in disciplines such as physics, biology, social sciences, engineering, philosophy, and other humanities.

The post Episode 143 Faith and Educators Across the University first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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The Mount Ebal Curse Tablet is a small folded lead tablet. If dated properly, it's the first reference to the name of Israel’s God in the archaeological record.

The post Episode 142 Mount Ebal Curse Tablet with Scott Stripling first appeared on Lanier Theological Library.
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