RTS Washington Faculty Podcast

We're continuing our Conference Conversations ShorRTS series this week by highlighting a conversation between Tommy Keene and Tim Bertolet on the theme of Christ's ascension in the book of Hebrews. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email admissions.washington@rts.edu to get started. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rts.washington/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RTSWashingtonDC X: x.com/rtswashington

We’re continuing our Conference Conversations in this new year with a conversation between Tommy Keene and Murray Smith, Lecturer in Biblical Theology and Exegesis at Christ College in Sydney, Australia. They’re unpacking what Jesus’ title “Son of Man” means eschatologically, especially in terms of the Son of Man “coming in clouds” (Mark 13:26). Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email admissions.washington@rts.edu to get started. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rts.washington/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RTSWashingtonDC X: x.com/rtswashington

We’re dipping into our archives this holiday season to resurface conversations that we had with various scholars at ETS last year. This week, we’re highlighting a conversation that Tommy Keene and Peter Lee had with J.V. Fesko to unpack his recent work on the Pactum Salutis, or, the covenant of redemption–the covenant made in eternity past between the Father and the Son to redeem humanity from sin. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Our winter Flex-Res spots are filling up quickly. Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email admissions.washington@rts.edu to get started. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rts.washington/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RTSWashingtonDC X: x.com/rtswashington

In 2017, theologian John Barclay wrote a book that revolutionized Pauline scholarship: "Paul and the Gift." We're continuing our Conference Conversations series this week by sitting down with Dr. Blake Franze, Professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, to review this work. Tommy and Blake appraise Barclay's fresh insights into Paul's theology of grace along with his new contributions to Paul's theology of eschatological reward. Buy an abridged version of Paul and the Gift here: https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Power-Grace-John-Barclay/dp/0802874614 Want to continue conversations like these in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email admissions.washington@rts.edu to get started. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rts.washington/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RTSWashingtonDC X: x.com/rtswashington

We're continuing our Conference Conversations series this week featuring Dr. Marcus Mininger of Mid-America Reformed Seminary. Tommy and Marcus discuss Marcus's recent book about the warning passages in Hebrews. He offers a fresh take on the nature of the temptation and warning issued to the audience of Hebrews, most notably in Hebrews 6:4–6. Find Dr. Mininger's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Be-Restored-Temptation-Biblical/dp/B0FMHYP32B Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email admissions.washington@rts.edu to get started. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rts.washington/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RTSWashingtonDC X: x.com/rtswashington

We're continuing our Conference Conversations this week! Tommy and Gray recently sat down with Dr. Cory Brock, lecturer at Edinburgh Theological Seminary, minister at St. Columba's, and friend of the podcast. They're discussing best practices for weekly rhythms, energy management, and much more for today's pastor-theologians. Want to continue conversations like these in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email admissions.washington@rts.edu to get started. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rts.washington/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RTSWashingtonDC X: x.com/rtswashington

Tommy Keene takes the Faculty Podcast on the road this week at ETS, interviewing RTS grad Crawford Stevener on his recent publication: William Goode: Anti-Tractarian Polemicist. They discuss Goode's doctrine of the church and his polemic against the Roman Catholic-lurching Oxford Movement in the 19th century. Grab Dr. Stevener's book here: https://www.routledge.com/William-Goode-1801-1868-Anti-Tractarian-Polemicist/Stevener/p/book/9781032864617 Want to continue conversations like these in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email admissions.washington@rts.edu to get started. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rts.washington/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RTSWashingtonDC X: x.com/rtswashington

In this week's episode, Tommy Keene and Dane Ortlund visit a pub to chat about Jesus' emotional life, including how Jesus experienced emotions and what his emotional life means for us today. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email admissions.washington@rts.edu to get started. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rts.washington/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RTSWashingtonDC X: x.com/rtswashington

With the academic conference season upon us, we're beginning a brand new mini series: Conference Conversations. Each week, we'll discuss one paper or presentation that's making waves in the academic world. This week's discussion is centered on a presentation given recently by our own Paul Jeon, titled Preaching Between Worlds: How Second Generation Korean-American Identity Shapes the Interpretation and Proclamation of the Gospel. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email admissions.washington@rts.edu to get started. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rts.washington/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RTSWashingtonDC X: x.com/rtswashington

This week, we’re pausing our Intellectual Imprints series to feature a recent lecture hosted by RTS Washington on the Leiden Synopsis, a 17th-century symposium of theologians which deeply impacted thinkers such as Herman Bavinck. Hank van den Belt introduced us to the history of this historic gathering, and posed an interesting question: are angels members of the church? Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email admissions.washington@rts.edu to get started. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rts.washington/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RTSWashingtonDC X: x.com/rtswashington