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    Echoing Hope with Kurt Willems

    This show is an invitation to build bridges between the first century world of the earliest Christ-followers into the twenty-first century reality we now inhabit. The Jesus we excavate from the rubble of tradition might just surprise us all.
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    Episodes (134)

    Getting to Know the Real Paul #2 - Did Paul really convert to Christianity?

    Getting to Know the Real Paul #2 - Did Paul really convert to Christianity?

    In Getting to Know the Real Paul, we explore various issues about Paul's own identity. From questioning whether or not the letters attributed to him are authentic, to wondering out loud about his posture toward the Roman Empire, this series attempts to give an overview of the important questions and ideas that emerge when we look at Paul and his first century world.

    Freestyle Galatians 1.1-5

    Freestyle Galatians 1.1-5

    In this ongoing series, Kurt walks through Paul's letter tothe Galatians chunk by chunk. This is a freestyle, which means thatalthough it is informed by scholarship, it is mostly focused ondiving into the text and processing it out loud. It is designed tobe a resource for personal bible study, sermon prep, small groupdiscussion, armchair theologians, and bible nerds of allvarieties. 

    Entering the Convo #5 - Radical New Perspective & Tying it all Together

    Entering the Convo #5 - Radical New Perspective & Tying it all Together

    For 2,000 years, people have tried to understand Paul's writings. His influence on love and hate can't be overestimated. How we read and interpret Paul matters. In this series, Kurt Willems lays out the 'big picture' of Pauline scholarship. This is a series of podcasts to listen to in order to become oriented and 'caught up' on the broad issues pertaining to Paul and Judaism.

    Greg Boyd on Paul and Pacifism

    Greg Boyd on Paul and Pacifism

    In this episode, we jump into our first interview ever. This one is with Pastor and Theologian, Greg Boyd. Kurt chats with him about how he (Greg) reconciles Paul with Jesus and nonviolence versus common "just war" approaches. They even spend some time chatting about the 'problem' of violence in the Hebrew Scriptures. This one is GOOD!

    Entering the Convo #4 - Wright and Dunn's New Perspectives on Paul

    Entering the Convo #4 - Wright and Dunn's New Perspectives on Paul

    For 2,000 years, people have tried to understand Paul's writings. His influence on love and hate can't be overestimated. How we read and interpret Paul matters. In this series, Kurt Willems lays out the 'big picture' of Pauline scholarship. This is a series of podcasts to listen to in order to become oriented and 'caught up' on the broad issues pertaining to Paul and Judaism.

    Entering the Convo #3 - A New Perspective is Born

    Entering the Convo #3 - A New Perspective is Born

    For 2,000 years, people have tried to understand Paul's writings. His influence on love and hate can't be overestimated. How we read and interpret Paul matters. In this series, Kurt Willems lays out the 'big picture' of Pauline scholarship. This is a series of podcasts to listen to in order to become oriented and 'caught up' on the broad issues pertaining to Paul and Judaism.

    Entering the Convo #2.2 - Augustine, Luther & Reformers Continued

    Entering the Convo #2.2 - Augustine, Luther & Reformers Continued

    For 2,000 years, people have tried to understand Paul's writings. His influence on love and hate can't be overestimated. How we read and interpret Paul matters. In this series, Kurt Willems lays out the 'big picture' of Pauline scholarship. This is a series of podcasts to listen to in order to become oriented and 'caught up' on the broad issues pertaining to Paul and Judaism.

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