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143: Who is the True God Revealed in John’s Apocalypse?

October 22, 2020

The Book of Revelation is known for its images and metaphors. This episode explores how Revelation reveals the person and identity of the true God. The most powerful image for God is that he is the one seated upon the throne. This image, which expresses the truths that God is in charge and he is ruling, is later employed within the narrative of Revelation to show that the exalted Jesus shares in God's rule. The Book of Revelation is also clear that the true God is the God of Jesus. Lastly, we note that the one seated upon the throne is to be the God of the intended readers.

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142: Individual Human Beings Expressed with Plural Forms

October 15, 2020

While the Hebrew concept called the "plural of majesty" described the one God with plural forms in order to heighten his excellence, what are we to make of plural forms used of individual human beings? This episode looks at instances in the Hebrew Bible where human individuals are portrayed with plural nouns, not unlike the plural of majesty examples. If plural forms can be used to describe human beings when it is clear that only one individual is in view, then the same conclusions should be drawn when plural forms are used of the Lord God, who is one person.

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141: Looking Further into God’s Plural of Majesty

October 8, 2020

As we continue to look at the plural of majesty, which seeks to explain how Israel's one God came to be expressed in occasional plural forms, we see that God's holiness is poetically depicted in the plural. We also explore references to God as the Creator and even as the covenant husband of Israel are sometimes in the plural. Lastly, we find that the plural of majesty has extended into biblical Aramaic sections of Scripture, particularly in regard to God as the Most High.

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140: God’s Plural of Majesty in the Psalms

October 1, 2020

The God revealed in the Old Testament is awesome and majestic, but this God is still a single, undivided self--one person. He is expressed in plural forms, like elohim, for intensification purposes, and this is regarded by Hebrew gramarrians as the plural of majesty. This episode explores how the plural of majesty is expressed throughout the Hebrew poetry of Psalms, where plural forms indicative of intensification are observed in verbs and multiple references for God's temple dwelling.

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139: An Introduction to the Plural of Majesty within the Hebrew Bible

September 24, 2020

Does the plural form of the Hebrew noun elohim indicate that Yahweh is a plurality of persons? Hebrew grammarians call this concept the "plural of majesty"--namely when elohim is paired with singular verbs to indicate that God is only one person (not two or three persons). This episode introduces the "plural of majesty" in order to better understand the significance of plural references to God within the Hebrew Bible.

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138: Malachi 3:1 and the Preexistence of Jesus

September 17, 2020

Apologists for the preexistence of Jesus Christ sometimes suggest that Malachi 3:1 is proof of their claim. This episode looks closely at Malachi 3:1 to see what it says, if anything, about the preexistence of Jesus. We listen to the wisdom of biblical scholars on Malachi to see what they have to say. We also consider how the New Testament authors interpret Malachi 3:1.

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137: The Miller/Smith Debate on Jesus’ Preexistence - Audience Q&A

September 10, 2020

This episode of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast lets us tune into the never before released live Q&A that took place after my recent debate on whether Jesus Christ consciously preexisted his birth. You can listen to the debate in its entirety here: https://youtu.be/Nmg_y4q4RsQ.

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136: The Miller/Smith Debate on Jesus’ Preexistence - Cross-Examination and Closing Statements

September 3, 2020

In this episode, we get to hear the final portions of my recent debate regarding whether Jesus Christ preexisted his birth consciously. In particular, we will listen to the cross-examination and the closing statements. I also offer some insider perspective on why I chose the cross-examination question that I used as well as some thoughts on the conclusion of the debate.

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135: The Miller/Smith Debate on Jesus’ Preexistence - First and Second Rebuttals

August 27, 2020

In this episode, we listen to the next segment of my recent debate/dialogue with Mr. Eric Miller on the nature of Jesus' preexistence. Eric Miller argued that Jesus did consciously preexist his birth while I argued that Jesus came into existence at his birth. We both have a chance to offer two rebuttals, with Mr. Miller beginning and with me following afterward. I offer some insights and commentary on why I framed my two rebuttals in the manner that I did. Feel free to listen to the debate in its entirety here: https://youtu.be/Nmg_y4q4RsQ

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134: The Miller/Smith Debate on Jesus’ Preexistence - Opening Statements

August 20, 2020

In this week's episode, we will listen to the opening statements of my recent debate with Mr. Eric Miller on the nature of Jesus' preexistence. I also offer a few reflections on the debate. To listen to the entire debate, click on this link: https://youtu.be/Nmg_y4q4RsQ

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133: The Early Christian View of God in 1 Peter

August 13, 2020

The first letter of Peter offers much insight into Petrine Christianity, especially its monotheism and Christology. This episode examines how Peter regarded the God of Jesus and wrestles with difficult passages surrounding Jesus' person and preexistence.

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132: The Early Christian View of God in Philippians

August 6, 2020

Philippians is the letter of Paul that many interpreters feel exhibits high Christology. What we actually find is that Paul holds of a high human Christology, where the obedient king took upon the attitude of the Suffering Servant and was highly exalted afterward. Paul continues to portray his monotheism, human Christology, and his understanding of the relationship between God and Christ in terms that are consistent with second temple Judaism.

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131: The Early Christian View of God in Romans

July 30, 2020

Paul's massive letter to the Romans has much to say about monotheism, Christology, and the relationship between God and Jesus. For Paul, God continues to be one person, as expressed in the Jewish Shema. Jesus is the descendant of David and the second Adam--a human being. This episode also explores some of the trickier passages in Romans surrounding the person of Jesus and his exalted role as Lord.

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130: The Early Christian View of God in 2 Corinthians

July 23, 2020

In this episode, we examine 2 Corinthians to see how Paul understands the true God and the risen Jesus. We discuss the benediction of 2 Corinthians which is often thought of being a reference to the Trinity. Furthermore, we examine the theology of the "rich" Jesus who became poor, asking if this is even a reference to incarnation at all. We also pay special attention to the theology of the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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129: The Early Christian View of God in 1 Corinthians

July 16, 2020

In 1 Corinthians, Paul clearly defines the Christian God to be one person, the Father. Jesus is the human Messiah whose death was sufficient to cover sins. The risen and exalted Jesus remains subordinate to the Father in both rank and function. Paul also details his Wisdom Christology in 1 Corinthians, and in doing so he regards God's personified Wisdom as the type of the man Jesus Christ.

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128: The Early Christian View of God in Galatians

July 9, 2020

In this episode, we look at how God and Christ are portrayed in the early letter of Galatians. We note that Paul regards God as a single person, as the Father alone. Furthermore, we observe that Jesus is the Son of God who was born of a woman and who died. God, of course, woke Jesus up from the dead. The resurrected Jesus represents believers as those who are "in Christ"--that is, those who are represented by the anointed king Jesus.

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127: The Early Christian View of God in 2 Thessalonians

July 2, 2020

How did early Christians understand the exalted Jesus alongside the one true God of Israel in 2 Thessalonians? This episode examines the contents of this epistle in order to see if the Jewish God is anything other than a single self--the Father. Furthermore, we look at how the exalted Jesus is described with titles, roles, and acts of judgment. Lastly, we consider whether the Lord Jesus Christ is "our God" in a disputed passage.

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126: The Early Christian View of God in 1 Thessalonians

June 25, 2020

In what ways did early Christianity depict God and Christ in terms of Jewish monotheism? Some scholars have argued that, in various ways, the distinction between God and Jesus were blurred by early Christians, especially Paul. This episode looks at 1 Thessalonians, the early document in the New Testament, to determine how Paul depicted the risen Jesus in relation to the monotheistic God of Judaism. 1 Thessalonians repeatedly insists that the Father is the true God and that Jesus is our Lord, through whom God actively works.

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125: The John 1:18 Show

June 18, 2020

John 1:18 concludes the Prologue of the Fourth Gospel. In doing so, it has much to say about God and Jesus. John 1:18 defines the unseen God as the Father alone, thus distinguishing Jesus from God. There is also a tricky textual variant in John 1:18 that continues to divide commentators and translations. Arguments are made in favor of the "unique son" reading as the original. Lastly, the unique son who explains the unseen God defines the relationship between the two that will appear frequently in the Fourth Gospel's narrative.

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124: The Meaning of “Protos” in The Prologue of John

June 11, 2020

What does "protos" mean in John 1:15? Is John the Baptist saying that Jesus outranked him or that Jesus was before John in some sense? This episode dives deep into John 1:15 and weighs the strengths and weaknesses of the two different meanings of the ambiguous Greek word "protos". The study concludes by situating John 1:15 in light of the Prologue's theology of Jesus as the embodiment of God's personified word and wisdom.

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123: The Meaning and Origin of Monogenes (John 1:14)

June 4, 2020

While John 1:14 has traditionally regarded Jesus as the "only-begotten" one, modern lexical experts are arguing that "unique" or "one of a kind" is a more accurate translation. This episode explores how the Prologue and the rest of the Gospel of John use this Greek adjective "monogenes" in regard to the human Jesus. In doing so, we focus on the meaning of the adjective and its origins within Jewish depictions of Lady Wisdom.

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122: The Embodied Logos That Pitched His Tent (John 1:14)

May 28, 2020

In John 1:14, God's personified Logos becomes flesh and "pitched his tent" in a manner that suggests a tabernacle and temple theme. This episode explores the imagery of the Logos "pitching his tent" within Jewish wisdom traditions. We discuss how the man Jesus functions as the new temple presence within the Fourth Gospel, drawing people unto himself while teaching within the physical temple. Lastly, we explore the relevance of the temple's glory in its close link with God's wisdom.

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121: The Origins of the Word Becoming Flesh (John 1:14)

May 21, 2020

John 1:14 indicates that the Word--God's personified speech--becomes flesh as the human being Jesus. This episode shows how the embodiment of God's personified attributes was depicted in previous portrayals of Lady Wisdom, specifically in Proverbs, Sirach, and Philo. The Prologue, which has been deeply influenced by Jewish wisdom speculation, must be read in light of this important evidence.

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120: The Mission of the Logos in the Prologue

May 14, 2020

The Prologue of John portrays the Logos coming to the world and interacting with its people. Many refused to receive the Logos, but some believed and became children of God. This episode explores how the Logos is to be understood as coming to the world in the ministry of Jesus, who summons the world to believe.

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119: John the Baptist and the Logos that Enlightens

May 7, 2020

The Prologue of the Fourth Gospel depicts the Logos in terms of life and light for human beings. These terms become symbolic of noteworthy narrative points that are picked up later in the Fourth Gospel. The Prologue also introduces John the Baptist and depicts him as one who testifies about the light of the world (Jesus) who summons humanity unto belief.

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118: John 1:3 and Creating through Word and Wisdom

April 30, 2020

This episode focusses entirely on John 1:3 and its Jewish wisdom context. Prior to the writing of the Prologue of John, many Jews and Christians regarded acts in creation in terms of God making all things through his personified word/wisdom. We also explore the influences on John 1:3 from Genesis chapter one.

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117: Exploring the Phrase “the Word Was God” in John 1:1

April 23, 2020

This episode seeks to inform our listeners of what some modern scholars are saying about the last phrase in John 1:1, "the Word was God." These specialists argue that "the Word" and "God" are clearly distinguished and that "God" is an adjectival predication for the personified Word.

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116: The Origins of Johannine Logos That Was “With God”

April 16, 2020

In this episode, we explore how portrayals of the personified word and personified wisdom of God influenced the opening line of John's Gospel, i.e. "the Word was with God." We note several Jewish texts--all predating the Gospel of John--where poets depicted God with his word/wisdom, without suggesting that these personified attributes were conscious divine persons.

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115: The Origins of the Johannine Logos in the Hebrew Bible

April 9, 2020

This episode explores the origins of the Logos from what is depicted in John chapter 1, the "word" that was present "in the beginning" as well as existing "with God." We look into the Hebrew counterpart of Logos within the Old Testament, surveying its range of lexical meaning. This episode gives special attention to the passages in the Old Testament where the "word" is personified as an agent of God's creation and redemption.

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114: ‘Son of Man’ Christology in the Gospel of John (Part 7 of 7)

April 2, 2020

As we conclude our study on the "Son of Man" sayings in the Gospel of John, we note an insistence that Jesus is a representative figure for human beings, who are drawn unto him. Also, we observe particular stress upon the fact that Jesus died fully and completely, indicating his mortality. Moreover, we discuss the hour of the Son of Man's glorification and note how this helps frame the important relationship between the true God and his human agent, Jesus.

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113: ‘Son of Man’ Christology in the Gospel of John (Part 6)

March 26, 2020

In John chapter 9, the blind man is healed and confesses Jesus as the Son of Man. In doing so, we learn that the Son of Man is a fully-fledged human being, functioning as God's agent. Those who do not regard Jesus as the true agent of God in the passage are judged as blind and still in their sins.

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112: ‘Son of Man’ Christology in the Gospel of John (Part 5)

March 19, 2020

In John 8:28, the Son of Man claims "I am he." This has lead to a variety of interpretations. This episode looks at three modern scholarly views of what this phrase means for our current passage and the Gospel of John as a whole.

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111: ‘Son of Man’ Christology in the Gospel of John (Part 4)

March 12, 2020

This episode focusses on John 6:62, where the Son of Man speaks of the scandal of ascending to where he was previously. How can we take seriously the identity of the Son of Man as the human agent of God while also giving fair weight to the insistence that he is to ascend to where he was before? This episode provides a balanced interpretation worth considering.

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110: ‘Son of Man’ Christology in the Gospel of John (Part 3)

March 5, 2020

In John chapter six, the narrative presents Jesus as the Son of Man who is the bread of life. In doing so, Jesus is portrayed as a human being in the strongest possible terms. However, the Son of Man's flesh is also depicted as coming down out of heaven, arguably as a reference to Logos Christology and Wisdom Christology.

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109: ‘Son of Man’ Christology in the Gospel of John (Part 2)

February 27, 2020

As we continue our exploration into the Fourth Gospel's depiction of Jesus as the Son of Man, we observe that this human being is to be the object of a believer's faith. We also note that the Son of Man is authorized to exercise divine prerogatives, specifically, to give eternal life and to execute judgment.

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108: Introducing ‘Son of Man’ Christology in the Gospel of John

February 20, 2020

The Gospel of John has many 'Son of Man' sayings that are not located in the previous three Gospels. In this episode, we explore the Son of Man who acts as the ladder between the open heavens and those on earth. We also explore how this authorized human being functions exclusive revealer of the things of heaven while remaining an actual human being.

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107: Luke’s ‘Son of Man’ Christology

February 13, 2020

In this episode, we explore the Gospel of Luke and its understanding of Jesus' favorite self-reference, the Son of Man. In doing so, we discuss passages where Jesus is the human representative of the suffering people of God, both past and present, as well as depictions of the Son of Man as 'Wisdom' and as the mortal one who died and rose.

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106: A Further Look at Matthew’s ‘Son of Man’ Christology

February 6, 2020

As we continue our study through the Gospel of Matthew to better understand the Christological significance of Jesus' favorite self-reference "the Son of Man," we encounter passages where the Son of Man possesses authority over the angels, the right to rule as a king, and the role of judge. We also find that Jesus calls other human beings his "brothers"-- further indicating that the Son of Man is an authentic member of the human race.

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105: An Introduction to Matthew’s ‘Son of Man’ Christology

January 30, 2020

The Gospel of Matthew has additional sayings about the Son of Man that are absent from the Gospel of Mark. In this episode, we begin to explore these sayings in Matthew, where the Son of Man is a rejected figure, a figure who "comes," one who speaks in terms of Lady Wisdom, and who is greater than Jonah and Solomon. However, Matthew appears to frame this Christology in terms of Jesus as a high ranking human Messiah.

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104: The Trial of the ‘Son of Man’ in Mark

January 23, 2020

In the final 'Son of Man' story within the Gospel of Mark, Jesus stands before the High Priest in a trial regarding Jesus' temple actions and claims to being the Messiah. The messianic secret is finally revealed to Israel's leadership, but Jesus' claim to being the human Son of Man possessing authority from God results in being sentenced to death.

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103: The Predicted Death of Mark’s ‘Son of Man’

January 16, 2020

In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus says that the demise of the Son of Man is predicted in Scripture. However, there are no explicit passages within the Hebrew Bible that talk about the suffering and death of a 'son of man' figure. This episode explores the possibility that Daniel chapter 7 was the passage Jesus had in mind and draws from this passage the implications for the Christology of the title 'Son of Man' in Mark.

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102: Mark’s ‘Son of Man’ Revealed in the Olivet Discourse

January 9, 2020

In Mark chapter 13, Jesus gives the Olivet Discourse that tells of a coming tribulation that is to face the people of God. What most readers miss is that Mark portrays the events surrounding the betrayal, suffering, and death of the Son of Man with much of the same language that was used in Mark 13. This episode explores the relevance of the Son of Man representing the suffering people of God and how this strengthens the argument that the Son of Man is a human being.

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101: Mark’s ‘Son of Man’ Bearing the Father’s Glory

January 2, 2020

The Gospel of Mark portrays the Son of Man returning with God's glory to act as judge. What are we to make of the Son of Man who performs God's role of judge and bears God's glory? Do these descriptions make Jesus divine, or are they indicators that God has empowered Jesus as an exceptional human agent of the true God? This episode explores these points within the depiction of the Son of Man in Mark 8:38.

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100: Mark’s Suffering and Dying ‘Son of Man’

December 26, 2019

The vocation of the Christ in Mark's Gospel is unpacked as the Son of Man who is to be rejected and killed. This episode explores how this expansion of the role belonging to Israel's Messiah, precisely as an authorized human being, contributes to Mark's Christology and discipleship.

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099: Mark’s ‘Son of Man’ Who Has Authority on the Sabbath

December 19, 2019

In the conflict story of Jesus' authority on the Sabbath, the title "Son of Man" is again referenced in Mark's Gospel. This episode explores what Jesus means with this title and how it makes the most sense as a reference to a special human agent of the true God who bears considerable authority.

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098: Mark’s ‘Son of Man’ Who Forgives Sins

December 12, 2019

Mark's Gospel depicts its very first occurrence of Jesus claiming to be the Son of Man in a conflict story regarding whether Jesus can forgive sins--a feat typically reserved for God alone. This episode explores how Jesus is portrayed as the authorized Son of Man as a window into the high human christology of Mark.

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097: The ‘Son of Man’ According to Daniel

December 5, 2019

It seems clear that Jesus Christ drew heavily of the depiction of the 'one like a son of man' in Daniel 7:13. What are we to make of this enigmatic figure? This episode seeks to understand what can be reasonably known about Daniel's 'son of man' and speculate on what significance Jesus might have drawn from its imagery.

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096: Origins of The Phrase ‘Son of Man’

November 28, 2019

Jesus used the phrase 'Son of Man' of himself more frequently than any other title. What was it about this phrase that was so important to Jesus? This episode seeks to explore the origins of the phrase by looking at its appearances within the Hebrew Bible. We conclude that 'son of man' casually indicates a mortal human being.

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095: Is Matthew 28:19 Corrupted Scripture?

November 21, 2019

Is the reference to baptism "in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" in Matt 28:19 authentic Scripture? Many argue today that this verse has been tampered with and is now corrupt. This episode seeks to ascertain the details of Matt 28:19 and its original reading.

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094: Is Jesus a Heavenly Angel in John’s Apocalypse?

November 14, 2019

Although the Book of Revelation is ignored and regarded as confusing by many Christians, some have insisted that it portrays the risen Jesus as one of the heavenly angels. In fact, a few published books by PhD-holding scholars have contributed to this argument. This episode examines their arguments to see if the Book of Revelation, like the rest of the New Testament, depicts Jesus as the human Messiah or as a heavenly angel.

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