I recently was invited on Derek Fiedler’s podcast to discuss symbolism, typology, the Exodus pattern in Scripture, and music as a conceptual metaphor for the reading of Scripture.
Category: Hermeneutics
Interview on Typology, Symbolism, Exodus, and Music with Derek Fiedler
Derek Fiedler invited me on his YouTube channel for a long discussion of typology, symbolism, music as a conceptual metaphor, and the patterns of Scripture.
Responsible Intertextual Reading (with James Bejon)
James Bejon joins me for a discussion of our principles and practices when attempting intertextual reading of Scripture, particularly focusing upon the different accounts of the death of Judas in Matthew 27 and Acts 1. James tweeted on this recently.
What Does the Bible Say About Gender?
Aaron Renn of The Masculinist invited me to join him for a livestreamed conversation yesterday. We started off with a discussion of how to learn from the Bible’s teaching about gender and then got into a host of other questions.
Theopolis Podcast: Psalms 109 and 137 (Imprecatory Psalms)

Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, Trevor Laurence, and I continue our series on the imprecatory psalms. This week we discuss Psalms 109 and 137 as examples.
You can follow the Theopolis podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, and on most podcast apps. You can read show notes over on the Theopolis podcast website. You can also see past episodes I have contributed to by clicking the ‘Theopolis Podcast’ link in the bar above. If you would like to leave a question for us to answer, please do so on our Curious Cat page.
Theopolis Podcast: Q&A Session (Historicity of the Exodus, Icons, Sacramental Administration, Fulfilled Prophecy)

Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and I answer four questions from listeners: 1. Can we believe in the Exodus as an historical event? 2. How should we think about icons? 3. What are the boundaries of sacramental administration? 4. How should we discuss the fulfilment of prophecy with observant Jews?
You can follow the Theopolis podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, and on most podcast apps. You can read show notes over on the Theopolis podcast website. You can also see past episodes I have contributed to by clicking the ‘Theopolis Podcast’ link in the bar above. If you would like to leave a question for us to answer, please do so on our Curious Cat page.
‘The Lost Supper’ with Matthew Colvin
Matthew Colvin joins me to discuss his recent book, The Lost Supper: Revisiting Passover and the Origins of the Eucharist. Within a wide-ranging conversation we discuss the value of rabbinic and other extra-biblical Jewish sources for our reading of the New Testament, the meaning of Christ’s words of institution, rethinking the metaphysics and the mechanics of the Supper, Eucharistic practices, and much else besides!
Prophets at Large
This week on Mere Fidelity, Derek, Matt, and I discuss the difficulties of speaking with integrity and wisdom in the current Christian discursive environment.
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‘Fashion Theology’ with Dr Robert Covolo
This week on Mere Fidelity, I and my incorrigibly fashionable co-hosts Derek and Matt are joined by Dr Robert Covolo to discuss his brilliant book, Fashion Theology.
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Jesus, the Syrophoenician Woman, and Racism
Derek, Matt, and I discuss Matthew 15:21-28 and the story of the Canaanite (or Syrophoenician) woman, a story that many have seen as evidence that Jesus held racist views, from which he needed to be delivered.
You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on Soundcloud and on this page on my blog.
If you would like to support the production of the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon.