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Banned Books

Welcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life improvement that seeks to smother the glory of God in Jesus Christ. We want to introduce you to those who forgot everything except Jesus Christ and him crucified. We all struggle with fear of being last, lost, least, littlest, and dead, and so we are here to encourage, challenge, provoke, and maybe even

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02:34:51

376: Origen - Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans

Banned Books ·

2025/01/11

Superabundance. In this episode, we read Origen’s commentary on St. Paul’s epistle to the Romans. We discuss the accusations leveled at Origen’s orthodoxy, exegetical method, and critique of Marcion and discuss how what was written so long ago is relevant to Christians today. SHOW NOTES: Origen - Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans https://www.thetbs.org/study-materials/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Commentary-on-the-Epistle-to-the-Romans-by-Origen-z-lib.org_.pdf Origen bio

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02:02:45

375: A New Year and the Same Old Stuff (Pliny,...

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2025/01/04

Same Old Story. In this episode, we read various Christian and non-Christian sources from the first two centuries, discussing their understandings of Jesus Christ, the church, law, and the Gospel, and the effect of the Christian faith on people in Roman society. SHOW NOTES: Norman Nagel, Selected Sermons https://amzn.to/3VO4Tim Norman Nagel YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=norman+nagel What happened to Segway?

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02:02:53

374: Nagel - A Sermon for Christmas Day

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2024/12/21

That’s How Love Goes. In this episode, we read a Christmas sermon by Norman Nagel and discuss the nativity, the mother of God, iconography, Bible translating, story-telling traditions, teaching through the story, God’s strange way of loving people, and people’s expectations of Christmas and how it affects the Church. SHOW NOTES: Norman Nagel, Selected Sermons https://amzn.to/3VO4Tim Norman Nagel YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=norman+nagel What happened to Segway?

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02:38:54

373: Luther - You have the Mystery of God

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2024/12/14

Tighten Up. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 3 ordination sermon, discussing rites and ceremonies, church traditions, God’s mysteries versus the devil’s, and much pastoral talk about transparency and honesty amongst brothers and sisters in the Gospel. SHOW NOTES: Luther's Works Volume 57:45 https://amzn.to/4ieJbO6 The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It — Robert Farrar Capon https://amzn.to/3ZQ38nm The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction https://amzn.to/3BhHUp7

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02:08:40

372: Luther - A Lovely and Joyous Sermon

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2024/12/10

Countdown to Armageddon. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 2 sermon (1532) and discuss signs and symbols, the liturgical calendar, funerals, preaching, and many many other things of an episodic nature. SHOW NOTES: Luther's Works Volume 57:45 https://amzn.to/4ieJbO6 Ordering Our Days in His Peace https://amzn.to/3CXXEht Worshiping with Angels and Archangels https://amzn.to/4ip3s3s More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts:

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Fueling the Mission: Supporting 1517 to Proclaim the...

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2024/12/03

Support 1517 This Giving Tuesday This is Caleb Keith, director of the 1517 Podcast Network. Today, as many of you may know, is Giving Tuesday. On this special day, I have a question for you: Does this podcast bring Jesus and His Gospel of peace into your life on a regular basis? At 1517, our mission—and the mission of the 1517 Podcast Network—is to declare and defend the Good News that we are forgiven and free through the death and resurrection of Christ alone. Because of Jesus, God has made peace

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02:06:30

371: Pastoral Debrief - On Storytelling and Myth

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2024/11/22

Reach for The Sky. This episode discusses the Augsburg Confession, the Church, and what makes a good fanatic. We dig into the Church's language, symbolism, meaning, and rites today. How can we best use narrative theology to catechize? Did Jesus have to die for your traditions and worship? Is there anyone in heaven that hasn’t fallen into sin? This and much more today on the show! More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts:

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02:37:51

370: Capon - Proclaiming the Gospel against the...

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2024/11/16

Break on Through (To The Other Side). In this episode, we discuss preaching to the dead and how to unlock doors when one doesn’t have a good lock pick. We also discuss Robert Capon’s book, Foolishness of Preaching, reading his Easter sermon on John 10. This podcast episode includes preaching, polity, pastoral care, and renegade priests. SHOW NOTES: The Foolishness of Preaching https://a.co/d/gJAndUN Capon Lectures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EklwSwR8I Capon Memory

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02:54:06

369: Thielicke - Pathology of the Young Theologian's...

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2024/11/09

That’s the Power of Love. In this episode, we discuss the shock of infatuation with theological concepts and young theologians' conceit while reading Helmut Thielcke’s A Little Exercise for Young Theologians. We converse about laity and clergy’s relationship to theology, piety, and polity. What is the purpose of theology, its study, teaching, and conversations? How can theology become deadly? What happens when the truth is detached from love? All this and more on a new episode of the podcast! SHOW

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01:44:47

368: Cindy Koch - Once Upon a Curse

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2024/11/01

Once Upon A Time in Genesis. In this episode, we talk with author Cindy Koch about her new book, Once Upon A Curse. We discuss Semitic poetry, the Psalms, Genesis, curses and promises, child-bearing, biblical versus earthly wisdom, freedom and bondage, and the ever-needed reality that is explained and defined by the story of Jesus Christ, the Lamb crucified from the foundation of the world. SHOW NOTES: Once Upon a Curse book https://a.co/d/jboJZ5x Once Upon a Curse Bible Study

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02:37:03

367: Nestigen - Justification, Vocation, and Location...

Banned Books ·

2024/10/12

Watch Me Work. In this episode, we continue our discussion of justification and vocation as we read "Justification, Vocation, and Location in Luther's Reformation" by James A. Nestigen. Part two of our conversation continues with themes of vocation, location, repentance, humility, personal agency, divine instrumentality, atonement, the relationship of husband and wife to the land, the overlap of heaven and earth, and what to do when we feel like we’ve made a complete mess of our lives. SHOW NOTES:

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01:53:34

366: Nestigen - Justification, Vocation, and Location...

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2024/10/04

They Call Me Rhetorical Working Man. In this episode, we discuss Luther‘s teaching on justification and vocation while reading James Nestingen’s essay on the same topic. We cover feudalism, the rise of capitalism, how the reformation took hold in the cities in Germany, the three estates, the two kingdoms, church life versus social life, and the consequences for Christians of not being grounded in faith and prayer as detailed by Luther, in particular, in his explanations to the petitions of the Lord

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02:00:04

365: Schwarz - Christ's Last Will and Testament

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2024/09/13

Reign in Blood. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss the Lord’s Supper while reading The Last Supper: The Testament of Jesus by Reinhard Schwarz. We discuss why the distinction between a covenant and a testament is of utmost importance for exegesis, sacramental theology, and Christian life, why promise and gift are central to Luther’s understanding of the sacrament, and how rejecting the sacrament leads to a denial of Christ. SHOW NOTES: The Last Supper: The Testament of Jesus by Reinhard

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02:26:13

364: Q&A Episode

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2024/09/07

Love, Rain On Me. In this episode, we answer listener questions about whether baptism has an expiration date, why people avoid joining a church, and comfort for women who’ve suffered a miscarriage. SHOW NOTES: Luther Genesis Lectures https://www.gutenberg.org/files/48193/48193-h/48193-h.htm Luther's Counsel for Miscarriage https://www.1517.org/articles/luthers-counsel-for-miscarriage Luther's Comfort For Women Who Have Had A Miscarriage

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01:41:24

363: Olson - Liturgy as "Action"

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2024/08/30

Runnin’ Down A Dream. In this episode, we dig deeper into liturgy and “action”—who’s doing what and why in Christian worship? How did the ancient pagans worship their gods, and why? What did the 16th-century Reformers teach about worship? Why should we moderns care? Mimesis, anamnesis, liturgical action, ritual, myth, sacrifices, and sacraments—we’ve got it all this week. SHOW NOTES: LITURGY AS “ACTION” by Oliver K. Olson https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1540-6385.1975.tb00668.x

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01:51:35

362: Olson - Putting Second Things Second

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2024/08/27

Do The Thing. In this episode, we discuss liturgy. What is the difference between a sacramental rite and a sacrificial rite? Why are' member berries' so juicy and delicious? Can a priest or the church affect God's actions? Can a church integrate non-Christian rites into its worship? SHOW NOTES: Discord, dialogue, and concord: Studies in the Lutheran Reformation's Formula of concord https://amzn.to/3YWPvCX Episode 360: Part One https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/360-olson Episode 361: Part Two

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02:22:31

361: Olson - The Duty of Resistance

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2024/08/16

Street-Fighting Man. In this episode, we continue our discussion of the question of when it is permissible for Christians to oppose civil authority. It’s more important than ever for Christians to grasp the fundamentals of vocation, the relation of politics to liturgy, the place of the sacraments within the worship of the church, and the life of Christians, why there cannot be such a thing as a Christian nation. SHOW NOTES: Discord, dialogue, and concord: Studies in the Lutheran Reformation's

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02:14:23

360: Olson - Politics, Liturgics, and Integritas...

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2024/08/09

We Worship & Adore… You? In this episode, we discuss the intersection of liturgy and politics as we read Oliver Olson’s essay, Politics, Liturgics, and Integritas Sacramenti. It’s a historical survey of liturgical practice and politics from ancient Israel to the present, discussing the importance of symbolism, meaning, and the purpose of liturgy for faith and life. SHOW NOTES: Discord, dialogue, and concord: Studies in the Lutheran Reformation's Formula of concord https://amzn.to/3YWPvCX Eucharist

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02:19:02

359: Table Talk

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2024/07/19

Ramble Tamble. In this episode, we do a pastor’s table talk that centers on inculcating a deeper appreciation for heavenly mystery and earthly reality: prayer at home, worship on vacation, the connection of the land to God’s judgment and salvation of his people, the early church’s exegesis, Genesis snd Revelation, and Logos theology that binds the Trinity and Creeds. More from 1517: Support 1517: https://www.1517.org/donate 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube:

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02:43:01

358: Melanchthon - Commentary on Romans 3:21ff

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2024/06/28

Tick, Tick, Boom. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Romans 3 while reading Philip Melanchthon’s commentary on Paul’s epistle. The main topics of conversation are the limitations of the law, faith that saves, gratuitous forgiveness and the living, and the present tense power of the gospel. SHOW NOTES: Commentary on Romans by Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560 https://archive.org/details/commentaryonroma0000mela Buy: https://www.cph.org/commentary-on-romans Bio:

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