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The Kingdom Roots Podcast with Scot McKnight is a conversation about how the Kingdom took root then and how it takes root now. Kingdom Root conversations with Scot McKnight will give clarity to the context of the New Testament and how that context informs the Church today. Dr. Scot McKnight is the Julius R. Mantey Chair of New Testament at Northern Seminary. Learn more about Northern Seminary’s Master’s of Arts in New Testament at http://www.seminary.edu/mant/

Kingdom Roots with Scot McKnight Scot McKnight

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.6 • 251 Ratings

The Kingdom Roots Podcast with Scot McKnight is a conversation about how the Kingdom took root then and how it takes root now. Kingdom Root conversations with Scot McKnight will give clarity to the context of the New Testament and how that context informs the Church today. Dr. Scot McKnight is the Julius R. Mantey Chair of New Testament at Northern Seminary. Learn more about Northern Seminary’s Master’s of Arts in New Testament at http://www.seminary.edu/mant/

    Tell Her Story with Nijay Gupta

    Tell Her Story with Nijay Gupta

     Nijay Gupta's new book, Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church uncovers the stories of women who were active in leadership in the life of the early church. 

    As we begin to learn more about what women actually did in first-century Roman culture, we are able to shine a light on the contributions of women to the first Christian churches. In this conversation, we talk about several women mentioned by Paul who actively participated in the life and leadership of the early church. 

    • 32 min
    A Response to Josh Butler

    A Response to Josh Butler

    In this podcast episode, we brought together three professors from Northern Seminary to talk about the recent Gospel Coalition article by Josh Butler. 

    Dr. Beth Felker Jones has written a book called Faithful: A Theology of Sex and as a systematic theologian, she is able to help us understand human sexuality from a theological perspective. Beth recently wrote a piece on her Substack that gave us eight reasons why Butler's piece was bad theology. 

    Dr. Lynn Cohick is a New Testament scholar and has written a commentary on Ephesians. She is well-suited to address the Ephesians 5 text Butler's article was based upon. 

    Dr. Scot McKnight has written extensively about the culture of the church in his book, A Church Called Tov, which looks closely at themes of abuse. Scot recently responded in his own Substack to Butler's article by giving three considerations about the culture that produced it.

    • 35 min
    Deconstructing

    Deconstructing

     In this episode of Kingdom Roots, Scot McKnight and I discuss the causes that have led many evangelicals to deconstruct their faith. There are many different reasons people are examining and redefining their faith systems, and some have left their faith altogether. There are some legitimate concerns being raised and some things need to be disentangled from the culture of American evangelicalism. What does this mean for the faith we pass on to the next generation?
     

    • 33 min
    Revelation for the Rest of Us

    Revelation for the Rest of Us

     In Scot McKnight's latest book, Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple, Scot along with Cody Matchett explore the timeless message of Revelation and how it speaks to us today with a courageous challenge to be faithful witnesses to Jesus while standing against the ever-present reality of worldly authorities. 

    John designed his Book of Revelation to disciple readers into dissidents of the ways of the world and empire. John describes that empire with the term "Babylon." Babylon is a timeless image of empire, militarism, economic exploitation, injustice, and oppression. The Book of Revelation disciples Christians through worship and the courageous challenge of faithful, or allegiant, witness to the slaughtered-Lamb.

    Also in this episode is an invitation to learn more about Northern Seminary in a virtual event called Taste of Northern on February 20, 21, and 23. Taste of Northern is an opportunity to attend one of our classes for free, with no strings attached. It's a great way to see if Northern Seminary is the place for you as you consider further education. For more information, visit seminary.edu/taste

    • 36 min
    Hosting The Pastor's Table

    Hosting The Pastor's Table

    Can ministry really be a gift?
    We know that ministry can be riddled with challenges and filled with difficulty. In this new podcast, Mark and Tara Beth share their stories of finding hope in ministry. The Pastor's Table podcast is designed to help you embrace your ministry as a gift!
    In this episode, Mark and Tara Beth talk about each of their own journeys in ministry and they discuss why pastors need opportunities to gather and discuss the importance of theological integrity. 
    Check out Dr. Mark Quanstrom’s new course on Seminary Now: Pastoral Ministry: Calling and Resilience. 
    SeminaryNow.com is a streaming video platform with short courses from leading authors and professors. The Pastor’s Table listeners can get 25% off full access to the courses by using the code TPT.
    Our theme song for The Pastor’s Table is Radiant by eleven eleven worship. LISTEN NOW on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your music

    • 33 min
    A Conversation About the Pharisees

    A Conversation About the Pharisees

    In this episode, we talk about Scot's recent research on the Pharisees. We discuss several different definitions of the Pharisees, the history of the Pharisees, and Jesus' relationship with the Pharisees. The Pharisees were popular with ordinary people. They were a reform movement that reacted against the encroachment of Hellenization. The Pharisees offered a tradition that sought to make the law easier to follow.

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
251 Ratings

251 Ratings

radical commie Jesus freak ,

Clear, timely, generous

Scott McNight and his guests bring clarity to the chaos of contemporary Christian theology in the West. They also share practical tools for being apprenticed to Jesus. I know of no other Christian podcast that combines such depth of scholarship with such practicality and clarity for the average listener. Bravo!

Jr.789012 ,

Modern day religious huckster

Terrible podcast

Gonzo33ahs ,

Great information but….

There are amazing conversations/discussions in this podcast. However there was an episode in which they interviewed a pastor which touched on race and explained that you MUST have a diverse congregation. I disagree completely: the congregation is there to worship the same God. It doesn’t matter and shouldn’t matter what color or nationality they are nor should you make sure and go out of your way to make sure that there are a certain percentage of any race or nationality. He also touched on the idea that America was founded on a slavery ideal. Everyone is granted the freedom to believe in what they wish, however I don’t believe these kinds of takes should be part of an informational and religious podcast such as this.

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