Kingdom Roots

Kingdom Roots
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Kingdom Roots

The Kingdom Roots Podcast with Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett facilitates conversations about how the Kingdom took root 'then' and how it takes root 'now.' Scot McKnight (PhD, University of Nottingham) is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor, and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese. He is the author of The Jesus Creed, The Blue Parakeet, The King Jesus Gospel, Revelation for the Rest of Us, numerous commentaries, and is now writing a sixteen-volume series of reflections called The Everyday Bible Study. Cody Matchett is a pastor, professor, and writer from Calgary Alberta Canada. He is a PhD candidate at Ridley College (Australian College of Theology) exploring portrayals of human character in the Graeco-Roman World, the co-author of Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call To Follow Jesus As A Dissident Disciple (Zondervan Reflective), and co-host of Kingdom Roots Podcast with Dr. Scot McKnight. Cody is passionate about bible literacy and engagement, psychology and philosophy, and all things coffee. He lives in Calgary with his wife Brianna, a counselling-therapist (Garden Counselling Services), his daughter Aletheia Theodora and his son Atticus Ignatius.

  1. NOV 6

    Strange Worship: Six Steps for Challenging Christian Nationalism With Dr. Drew J. Strait

    In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett talk with Dr. Drew J. Strait about his recent book, Strange Worship: Six Steps for Challenging Christian Nationalism. Drew J. Strait was baptized Catholic, raised United Methodist, discipled as an Evangelical through Young Life, Reformed through Whitworth College, and became a convinced Anabaptist after a transformative re-reading of the Gospels after the Iraq war. This ecumenical background energizes Strait’s passion to bring together diverse coalitions of Christians to bear witness to God’s mission of reconciliation—to reconcile humans to God and humans to one another. Perpetually overwhelmed by how much he doesn’t know, Strait loves to cultivate engaging spaces to learn alongside his students and listeners. Forthcoming Publications Drew J. Strait, “Dominionism in the Trumpocene: Toward a Biblical Hermeneutic of Resistance.” In On Christian Nationalism: Critical and Theological Perspectives. Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right. Edited by Joan Braune and David M. Gides. New York: Routledge, projected 2025.Human Animalization and Fascist Politics: Toward a Homiletic of Resistance against the Dehumanization of Immigrants (this is an essay I wrote during my sabbatical on the Canaanite woman in Matt 15, animal metaphors in the Trumpocene, and animal metaphors for dehumanizing people in Greco-Roman antiquity).Next book project will focus on biblical interpretation and human security–reclaiming biblical interpretation as a site for peacebuilding through the church. Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

    49 min

  2. OCT 18

    Paul's Letter to the Romans with Dr. Beverly Roberts Gaventa

    In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett talk with Dr. Beverly Roberts Gaventa about her new commentary on Romans (WJK). Beverly Roberts Gaventa is Helen H.P. Manson Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary. Her publications include  When in Romans: An Invitation to Linger with the Gospel according to Paul (Baker Press, 2016), Our Mother Saint Paul (Westminster John Knox, 2007), The Acts of the Apostles (Abingdon, 2003), I and II Thessalonians (Westminster John Knox, 1998), Mary: Glimpses of the Mother of Jesus (University of South Carolina, 1995; Fortress, 1999), and From Darkness to Light: Aspects of Conversion in the New Testament (Fortress, 1986).  Romans: A Commentary (Westminster John Knox, 2024). In 2020, Gaventa received the Burkitt Medal by the British Society for Arts and Humanities, she was president of the Society of Biblical Literature. She has lectured widely in the U.S. as well as in Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.  Dr. Gaventa is a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. and a member of the University Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas. Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

    49 min

  3. OCT 3

    Paul and Judaism at the End of History With Dr. Matthew Novenson

    In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett talk with Dr. Matthew Novenson about his new book, Paul and Judaism at the End of History. Matthew Novenson is the Helen H.P. Manson Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is also an honorary fellow at the University of Edinburgh, where previously he held the Chair of Biblical Criticism and Biblical Antiquities. He is the author of Christ among the Messiahs (Oxford University Press, 2012), The Grammar of Messianism (Oxford University Press, 2017), Paul, Then and Now (Eerdmans, 2022), and Paul and Judaism at the End of History (Cambridge University Press, 2024), among other works.  Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

    49 min

  4. SEP 27

    Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist With Dr. James F. McGrath

    In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett talk with Dr. James F. McGrath about his recent book Christmaker. James F. McGrath is Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University. Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

    49 min

  5. SEP 5

    Remarriage in Early Christianity With Dr. A. Andrew Das

    In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett talk with Dr. A. Andrew Das about his recent book, Remarriage in Early Christianity. A. Andrew Das is the Niebuhr Distinguished Chair and professor of religious studies at Elmhurst University. He is the author or editor of over ten books in biblical studies, including Scriptures, Texts, and Tracings in 2 Corinthians and Philippians and Paul and the Stories of Israel: The Grand Thematic Narratives of Galatians. Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

    49 min

  6. AUG 22

    Jesus and the Law of Moses With Dr. Paul Sloan

    In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett talk with Dr. Paul T. Sloan Paul Sloan earned his PhD in New Testament under Drs. Grant Macaskill and David Moffitt from the University of St Andrews in 2016. He currently serves as the Chair of Theology and is Associate Professor of Early Christianity at Houston Christian University. He lives in Houston, TX with his wife, Meg, and three kids.  Twitter/X @paulthomasloan Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

    50 min

  7. AUG 8

    Turning Points in American Church History How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith - Dr. Elesha J. Coffman

    In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett talk with Dr. Elesha J. Coffman about her recent book, Turning Points in American Church History. Dr. Elesha J. Coffman is professor of history at Baylor University. She is author of three books, most recently Turning Points in American Church History. She is also editor of Fides et Historia, the journal of the Conference on Faith and History. Her next research project is a history of Religion News Service. https://bakeracademic.com/p/turning-points-in-american-church-history-elesha-j-coffman/542787 https://scotmcknight.substack.com/ Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

    44 min

  8. JUL 25

    Reflections On The Gospel Of Matthew - The New Testament Everyday Bible Study Series

    In this episode Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett discuss the completion of Scot's entry on the Gospel of Matthew for the New Testament Everyday Bible Study Series. https://harperchristianresources.com/nte/ Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

    37 min
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The Kingdom Roots Podcast with Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett facilitates conversations about how the Kingdom took root 'then' and how it takes root 'now.' Scot McKnight (PhD, University of Nottingham) is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor, and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese. He is the author of The Jesus Creed, The Blue Parakeet, The King Jesus Gospel, Revelation for the Rest of Us, numerous commentaries, and is now writing a sixteen-volume series of reflections called The Everyday Bible Study. Cody Matchett is a pastor, professor, and writer from Calgary Alberta Canada. He is a PhD candidate at Ridley College (Australian College of Theology) exploring portrayals of human character in the Graeco-Roman World, the co-author of Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call To Follow Jesus As A Dissident Disciple (Zondervan Reflective), and co-host of Kingdom Roots Podcast with Dr. Scot McKnight. Cody is passionate about bible literacy and engagement, psychology and philosophy, and all things coffee. He lives in Calgary with his wife Brianna, a counselling-therapist (Garden Counselling Services), his daughter Aletheia Theodora and his son Atticus Ignatius.

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    Kingdom Roots
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2024
  • Episodes
    256
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