Bite Size Seminary

JC Schroeder
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Welcome to Bite Size Seminary, a podcast where we discuss issues in biblical studies, theology, ministry engagement, and following Jesus. New episodes every other week will dive into the biblical text, discuss resources, book reviews, and interviews. It's hosted by JC Schroeder, an instructor at The Ezekiel Project School of Evangelism and a ThM student at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.

  1. Everything to Know About the Beatitudes! - "The Beatitudes through the Ages" by Rebekah Eklund

    07/01/2025

    Everything to Know About the Beatitudes! - "The Beatitudes through the Ages" by Rebekah Eklund

    In this video JC Schroeder reviews the "The Beatitudes through the Ages" by Rebekah Eklund published by Eerdmans in 2021. This is one of the most helpful books to understand the Beatitudes. This is a go to resource for sermon preparation, research, or just to have the Beatitudes explained.  Works Cited: Rebekah Eklund, The Beatitudes through the Ages (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2021) Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:15 What is this books about? 9:58 Who is this book for? 11:38 Observations/Pros 17:38 Questions/Cons 19:48 Conclusion --------------- 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitesizeseminary 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bite-size-seminary/id1588657153 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzuso0r2D8XHOp0b8Cc4G?si=lt773C3cQaKFFeF-qB1GXw 📬 Connect with JC:  Website | bitesizeseminary.com  YouTube | @bitesizeseminary

    21 min
  2. Read Matthew 5:3 in Greek

    06/12/2025

    Read Matthew 5:3 in Greek

    In this video, JC Schroeder looks at the Greek text of the first Beatitude, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:3 and Luke 6:20). Works Cited: Rebekah Eklund, The Beatitudes through the Ages (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2021). Wesley G. Olmstead, Matthew 1-14: A Handbook on the Greek Text, Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament (Waco: Baylor University Press, 2019). Jonathan T. Pennington, The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2017). Charles L. Quarles, Matthew, Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament (Nashville: B&H Academic, 2017). Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:38 "Blessed" 5:21 "the poor in spirit" 7:41 "for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" 10:56 "theirs" 12:46 "kingdom of heaven" 17:03 Comparison with Luke 6:20 --------------- 📺 Watch on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@bitesizeseminary🎧 Listen to the podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bite-size-seminary/id1588657153Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzuso0r2D8XHOp0b8Cc4G?si=lt773C3cQaKFFeF-qB1GXw 📬 Connect with JC:  Website | bitesizeseminary.com  Facebook | Bite Size Seminary Podcast  Twitter | @bitesizesem  YouTube | @bitesizeseminary

    21 min
  3. Yes or No Questions in Biblical Greek - Numbers 12:2 LXX

    05/22/2025

    Yes or No Questions in Biblical Greek - Numbers 12:2 LXX

    In this video, JC Schroeder describes how biblical Greek asks yes or no questions. Numbers 12:2 from the Septuagint (LXX) is a great example of both uses. Then he compares this with the Hebrew Masoretic Text of the verse.  Works Cited:  BDF §426-427 CGCG §38.7-8 HALOT s.v. רַק iv. Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:29 English Questions 1:43 Greek Questions 3:24 Numbers 12:2 LXX 8:28 Numbers 12:2 MT 11:53 Conclusion ---------------- 📺 Watch on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@bitesizeseminary🎧 Listen to the podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bite-size-seminary/id1588657153Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzuso0r2D8XHOp0b8Cc4G?si=lt773C3cQaKFFeF-qB1GXw 📬 Connect with JC:  Website | bitesizeseminary.com  Facebook | Bite Size Seminary Podcast  Twitter | @bitesizesem  YouTube | @bitesizeseminary

    13 min
  4. Why the Sermon on the Mount Introduction is SO Important - Matthew 5:1-2 and 7:28-29 in Greek

    05/15/2025

    Why the Sermon on the Mount Introduction is SO Important - Matthew 5:1-2 and 7:28-29 in Greek

    In this episode, JC Schroeder describes how the introduction and conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7 is so important. The introduction and conclusion act as an interpretive lens for reading the Jesus’ Sermon. Some of the connections Matthew makes are subtle, so he points these out from the Greek New Testament text.  Works Cited: Richard B. Hays, Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels (Waco: Baylor University Press, 2017), 144. Ulrich Luz, Matthew 1-7, Hermeneia (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007), 182. Scot McKnight, Sermon on the Mount, Story of God Commentary (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013), 24. Charles L. Quarles, Matthew, Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament (Nashville: B&H Academic, 2017), 49. Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:06 Sermon on the Mount Introduction and Connections 9:35 Sermon on the Mount Conclusion and Connections 19:11 Implications - Why This is Important 21:21 Conclusion ------- 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitesizeseminary 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bite-size-seminary/id1588657153 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzuso0r2D8XHOp0b8Cc4G?si=lt773C3cQaKFFeF-qB1GXw 📬 Connect with JC:  Website | bitesizeseminary.com  Facebook | Bite Size Seminary Podcast  Twitter | @bitesizesem  YouTube | @bitesizeseminary

    22 min
  5. Why Praise God? - Psalm 146

    04/15/2024

    Why Praise God? - Psalm 146

    Psalm 146 describes why we should praise God and challenges our tendencies to praise other things. This sermon was originally preached at South Branch Bible Fellowship in NJ on 4/14/24. ----- 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitesizeseminary 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bite-size-seminary/id1588657153 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzuso0r2D8XHOp0b8Cc4G?si=lt773C3cQaKFFeF-qB1GXw 💻 Check out www.bitesizeseminary.com for more resources.  📬 Connect with JC:  Website | bitesizeseminary.com  Facebook | Bite Size Seminary Podcast  Twitter | @bitesizesem  YouTube |  @bitesizeseminary

    46 min
  6. The Needed Attitude Toward Preaching

    03/11/2024

    The Needed Attitude Toward Preaching

    We can get caught thinking that preaching or teaching is a burden, but really we should view it as a joy and privilege to share the Word of God. ----- 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitesizeseminary 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bite-size-seminary/id1588657153 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzuso0r2D8XHOp0b8Cc4G?si=lt773C3cQaKFFeF-qB1GXw 💻 Check out www.bitesizeseminary.com for more resources.  📬 Connect with JC:  Website | bitesizeseminary.com  Facebook | Bite Size Seminary Podcast  Twitter | @bitesizesem  YouTube |  @bitesizeseminary

    5 min
  7. 3 Keys to Studying and Applying the Bible

    12/08/2023

    3 Keys to Studying and Applying the Bible

    Reading and applying the Bible can be hard. JC Schroeder shares three keys for studying and applying the Bible well. These keys act like ground rules to our interpretation. They will provide a richer and more productive reading and application of Scripture. ⏰ Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 0:31 Key #1 3:56 Key #2 7:57 Key #3 10:34 Conclusion ----- 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitesizeseminary 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bite-size-seminary/id1588657153 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzuso0r2D8XHOp0b8Cc4G?si=lt773C3cQaKFFeF-qB1GXw 💻 Check out www.bitesizeseminary.com for more resources.  📬 Connect with JC:  Website | bitesizeseminary.com  Facebook | Bite Size Seminary Podcast  Twitter | @bitesizesem  YouTube |  @bitesizeseminary

    11 min
  8. Read Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew and Greek

    11/22/2023

    Read Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew and Greek

    In this video JC Schroeder reads and breaks down the first verse of the Bible, Genesis 1:1, in both Hebrew and Greek from the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint. 📚 Citations - Barry Bandstra, Genesis 1:1-11, Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible (Waco: Baylor University Press, 2008) 42-43. - Hebrew text from Elliger, K. and W. Rudolf, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1977. - Greek text from Rahlfs, Alfred and Robert Hanhart, eds. Septuaginta: Id est Vetus Testamentum graece iuxta LXX interpretes, corr. ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2006. ----- 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitesizeseminary 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bite-size-seminary/id1588657153 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzuso0r2D8XHOp0b8Cc4G?si=lt773C3cQaKFFeF-qB1GXw 💻 Check out www.bitesizeseminary.com for more resources.  📬 Connect with JC:  Website | bitesizeseminary.com  Facebook | Bite Size Seminary Podcast  Twitter | @bitesizesem  YouTube |  @bitesizeseminary

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Welcome to Bite Size Seminary, a podcast where we discuss issues in biblical studies, theology, ministry engagement, and following Jesus. New episodes every other week will dive into the biblical text, discuss resources, book reviews, and interviews. It's hosted by JC Schroeder, an instructor at The Ezekiel Project School of Evangelism and a ThM student at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.

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    JC Schroeder
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