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Tyndale House Podcast

Tyndale House, Cambridge

Tyndale House, Cambridge, brings you insights from high-level Bible research to help you understand the Bible more and explore reasons why it can be trusted.

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31:49

Interview 7: Steve Walton on the book of Acts

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2024/12/05

In this episode, Tony talks to Dr Steve Walton, Professor of New Testament and Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Bristol. Steve is a frequent visitor to us here at Tyndale House as he's been working on his commentary on Acts for the Word Biblical Commentary series. The first volume of the commentary, on Acts 1–9:42 (volume 37A), was published in the USA in October 2024, and will be out in the UK on 2 January 2025. There will be three volumes in total, and Steve is currently working o...

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29:50

The Nativity: Fact or Fairytale?

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2024/11/29

Is the Nativity a true story? Why are there differences between Matthew and Luke’s accounts of Jesus’s birth? Was Luke historically correct when he wrote about the census? What was the star and is it even possible for the wise men to have followed it? What year was Jesus actually born? Peter Williams answers all these questions and more in this special Christmas podcast episode. Visit our Christmas resources page on our website for further reading on this topic: tyndalehouse.com/christma...

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37:22

What is Hebrew poetry and how do we read it?

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2024/11/21

In this episode, Tony is joined by three of our long-term readers who are all working on PhDs at Cambridge University. Ellie Wiener is currently studying the book of Job, Megan Alsene-Parker is studying Lamentations, and Ben Rae is studying Ecclesiastes. Together, they discuss what poetry actually is, the features of Hebrew poetry, and why we should spend time digging into biblical poetry.TH ink articles written by interviewees:The ABCs of Hebrew Acrostic Poems by Megan Alsene-Parker: https:/...

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30:21

S4E6: Why did Saul change his name to Paul?

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2024/11/14

Steve Walton and Tony Watkins discuss why Saul changed to Paul in the book of Acts. In the book of Acts, the apostle Paul is referred to as Saul up until chapter 13, where he begins to be referred to as Paul. Steve explains how names worked in the Roman world to shed light on this name change. He also shares about some of the research he has done in the book of Acts over several years.Further reading: Steve Walton, 2023, Why was “Saul” changed to “Paul”? www.logos.com/grow/hall-saul-to-paul/E...

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29:25

S4E5: Are the names in the Gospels historically...

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2024/11/07

In this episode, Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale House, explains how names can help us to assess the historical reliability of the Gospels. By looking at name records we can see what the most popular names were outside of the Gospels at the same time and place. Peter then compares these with the names we see in the Gospels to see whether they line up. He and Tony also discuss Jesus calling himself ‘The Son of Man’ and what we should make of that.Edited by Tyndale House Music – Acous...

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38:26

S4E4: Vapour, illness, fish and other peculiar names...

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2024/10/31

In this episode, Tony chats to James Bejon and Josh Meynell about strange or animal-related names that we find in the Bible. Some of the names in the Bible strike us as having curious meanings. For example, Caleb means ‘dog’, Nun means ‘fish’, and Abel means ‘vapour’. What are we to make of these names? James, Josh, and Tony work through some of these examples and some from the wider ancient Near East to explore how there might be more to the names than we might think at first glance.Edited b...

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36:09

S4E3 Why do we have genealogies in the Bible?

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2024/10/24

In this episode, Tony asks Caleb and James why we have genealogies in the Bible and how we should make sense of them. They work through some specific examples in the book of 1 Chronicles and explore how the Old Testament is unique in ancient literature in the way it lays out genealogies and gives us a clear account of the people of Israel from Adam through to the exile.Edited by Tyndale House Music – Acoustic Happy Background used with a standard license from Adobe Stock.Support the show

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35:18

S4E2: How Were Divine Names Used in the Ancient World?

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2024/10/17

In this episode, George Heath-Whyte and James Bejon chat with Tony about the use of divine names in the ancient world and in the Bible. What did the Babylonians call their gods?What did the names of the Babylonian gods mean?Why did the Israelites go from calling God 'El-Shaddai' to 'Yahweh'?How did the worship of Yahweh in the Old Testament compare to idol worship in the ancient world?Hear answers to these and more in the episode. Edited by Tyndale House Music – Acoustic Happy ...

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39:22

S4E1: Difficult questions surrounding the book of Daniel

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2024/10/10

In this episode, George Heath-Whyte and James Bejon chat with Tony about a range of difficult questions surrounding the book of Daniel: What is the significance of Daniel and his friends having their names changed in Daniel 1? What do their new Babylonian names mean? Why is there no mention of Belshazzar as king of Babylon in the official records? Who was Darius the Mede?Hear answers to these and more in the episode. Please do let us know what you think of the episode...

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30:58

Interview 5: David Tsumura, Professor Emeritus at...

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2024/10/03

In this episode Tony sits down with David Tsumura, who is a professor emeritus in Old Testament studies at Japan Bible Seminary. David is a familiar face at Tyndale House having visited several times over nearly 40 years. He lived on site for two years from 1986 while working on a Tyndale House research project on Genesis 1–11. In this interview he shares how he went from studying economics to the Old Testament, and how his involvement at Tyndale House has influenced his work back in Ja...

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28:54

Interview 4: Christopher Ash on the Psalms, Part 2

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2024/09/26

In this episode, Tony continues his conversation with writer-in-residence, Christopher Ash, on his new four-volume commentary on the Psalms. They discuss how Christ would have prayed the Psalms during his earthly life, the structure of the 5 books of the Psalms, and how we approach different genres of psalms such as imprecatory psalms. This is part 2 of the interview and you can catch up on part 1 wherever you get your podcasts from.Editing by Tyndale House. Music: Acoustic Happy Ba...

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27:08

Interview 4: Christopher Ash on the Psalms, Part 1

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2024/09/19

In this episode, Tony interviews our writer-in-residence, Christopher Ash, on his new 4 volume commentary on the Psalms. Christopher shares how he came to write the commentary, the importance of the psalms, and why he thinks that the Psalms are inseparable from Christ. This is part 1 of the interview and part 2 will be released next week. The Commentary is available to order now: The Psalms: A Christ-Centred Commentary (Crossway, 2024) https://www.crossway.org/books/the-psalms-hcj-5/Editing b...

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25:47

Podcast Interview 3: Ahreum Kim on the cultural...

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2024/09/12

In this episode Tony Watkins sits down with biblical scholar, Ahreum Kim, who has been a reader at Tyndale House on and off since 2019 when she came here during her MPhil. She has since completed her PhD which focused on the letter of 1 John and the Greco-Roman context it was written in. She and Tony discuss her PhD, why it’s so important to understand the context of New Testament letters, and what Ahreum is working on at the moment.We’d love to hear your thoughts on the episode so please do ...

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28:14

S3E7 Ancient Names – Why did kings in the Old...

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2024/07/11

In this episode, Tony, James, and Caleb continue discussing name changes in the Bible, but this time with a focus on throne names. They look first at how kings in the ancient world often changed their name when they became king, before then focusing on Old Testament kings and the significance of their throne names.Edited by Tyndale House Music – Acoustic Happy Background used with a standard license from Adobe Stock.Support the Show.

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31:34

S3E6: What's the significance of name changes in the...

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2024/07/04

Please note: This episode contains a mention of birth trauma within the biblical narrativeIn this episode, Tony, James, and Caleb discuss name changes in the patriarchal narratives. They look at how common it was for names to be changed in the ancient world, as well as the significance of the name changes within the biblical narrative. Edited by Tyndale House Music – Acoustic Happy Background used with a standard license from Adobe Stock.Support the Show.

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42:34

S3E5 Who are the kings mentioned in Genesis 14?

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2024/06/27

In this episode, Tony sits down with James and Caleb again to look at the names of the foreign kings mentioned in Genesis 14 and to see how they fit in with what we know of those places from extra-biblical sources. At 10:44 Caleb says Southeastern Iran but he meant Southwestern Iran.At 19:06 Tony meant Genesis 9 but he meant Genesis 11.Edited by Tyndale House Music – Acoustic Happy Background used with a standard license from Adobe Stock.Support the Show.

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32:39

S3E4 Ancient Names – What do the names of Jacob's...

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2024/06/19

Content warning: please note this episode contains a brief mention of rape within the biblical narrative, as well as a comment about birth trauma in the Ancient World. In this episode, Tony Watkins continues working through the biblical narrative of Jacob's sons being born, with Caleb Howard and James Bejon. They discuss what the sons' names mean and how they relate to their birth context. In the previous episode, they covered the first four sons, and in this episode, they cover the next...

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26:44

What do the names of Jacob's sons mean?

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2024/06/13

In this episode, Tony Watkins digs into the names of Jacob’s sons with Caleb Howard and James Bejon, who are both working on the Tyndale House Old Testament project. Starting at Genesis 29 they work through the biblical narrative of the sons being born and discuss the meaning of their names. In this episode, they cover the first four sons, and in the following episode they will cover the next seven names.Please note: At 10:59 James mentions Genesis 31:43, he meant to say Genesis 30:43.At...

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33:15

S3E2 Ancient Names – Naming practices at birth

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2024/06/06

Episode 2 of our podcast series on Ancient Names.In this episode, Tony, George, and Caleb discuss naming practices from the Bible and the ancient world and compare them with practices today.Please note: at 17:34 Tony Watkins says 'one of Aaron's children is Eliezer'. This is incorrect, Aaron has a son called Eleazar, and Moses has a son named Eliezer (see Exodus 18:1-4). Edited by Tyndale House Music – Acoustic Happy Background used with a standard license from Adobe Stock.Support t...

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28:07

S3E1 Ancient Names – Why are names important?

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2024/05/30

This new series takes a deep dive into names in the Bible with the help of members of our Old Testament team. In this first episode, Tony Watkins speaks to Dr Caleb Howard and Dr George Heath-Whyte, both members of our Old Testament team. They explain what the decade-long project on Old Testament names is seeking to do at Tyndale House, and they also give a taste of some of the ways we can have a deeper understanding of a passage, by learning more about the meaning of the names men...

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