HeyJaredBespectacled and Curious
Making faith, theology, and culture a little more human and a little less blurry. I’m Jonathan Tysick, a Canadian living in South Africa. I wear a lot of glasses and have a lot of questions.
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#13 Wm. Paul Young: Return to the Shack, Christian Universalism, and Why He Thinks You Can't Be Pro-Life and Support the Death Penalty (opens the original)
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Wm. Paul Young, author of The Shack , joins me to talk about God, restorative justice, Christian universalism, and his forthcoming book Return to the Shack . Young reflects on what has changed—and what hasn't—since The Shack , including the pressures of writing, the temptation toward anxiety and control, and why he sees his vocation as a kind of translation. We talk about his understanding of God as fundamentally nonviolent and loving, his rejection of retributive justice, and his conviction tha
#12 Revive Your Bible Reading: 10 Free, Fun Resources Worth Watching, Listening & Reading (opens the original)
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Struggling to read the Bible? Or maybe you’ve started a Bible reading plan three times this year and somehow keep falling off the wagon? You’re not alone.Sometimes we just need to approach the Bible from a different angle. So in this video, I’m sharing some of my favourite multimedia resources for engaging Scripture, things you can watch, listen to, and readwhen your usual Bible routine starts feeling a little stale.Some of these are well-known, others are seriously underrated. The goal isn’t to
#11 Warren Carter: Why Did Jesus Die? The Roman Empire and the New Testament (opens the original)
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How much did the Roman Empire shape the life, ministry, and death of Jesus? And what happens when we stop treating Rome as the background of the New Testament and instead recognize it as the foreground ? In this episode, I sit down with New Testament scholar Warren Carter , one of the leading voices in New Testament empire studies, to explore how the Roman Empire transforms the way we read Jesus, Paul, and the early Christian movement. We discuss why Jesus was crucified historically, what it mea
#10 Why Another Theology Podcast? The Vision of Bespectacled and Curious (opens the original)
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In this mini solo episode I simply discuss why I created this show, some of its distinctives and what I hope will come out of it. Thanks for listening!
#9 Beverly Roberts Gaventa: Romans, Paul, Phoebe, and the "Apocalyptic" Gospel (opens the original)
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For decades Beverly Roberts Gaventa has been one of the world's leading Pauline scholars. In this conversation we explore one of the Bible's most influential—and most misunderstood—letters. We discuss: • Why Romans is not a "Romans Road" • What an apocalyptic reading of Paul actually means • Why Sin and Death are more than bad habits • Paul's use of the Old Testament • Phoebe's crucial role in delivering and interpreting Romans • Women in church leadership • Douglas Campbell's reading of Romans
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