

Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast from Yale Bible Study
Yale Divinity School Faculty
Writing a fresh, meaningful sermon every week can be challenging. Start your weekly sermon prep by listening to two Yale Divinity School professors chat about one of the upcoming Revised Common Lectionary texts.
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May 16, 2022 • 14min
Heaven Down to Earth (Easter 6)
Erika Helgen and Chloë Starr discuss social justice, human failure, and heavenly hope in Revelation 21:10, 22–22:5. The text is appointed for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibleYaleErika Helgen is Associate Professor of Latin American and Latinx Christianity at Yale Divinity School. Chloë Starr is Professor of Asian Christianity and Theology at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study:Facebook: @YDSCCETwitter: @BibleYaleYouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-educationThank you for listening!

May 9, 2022 • 13min
A Hymn About Hymns (Easter 5)
Joel Baden and Eric Reymond discuss poetic structure, creation language, and the mechanics of praise in Psalm 148. The text is appointed for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibleYaleJoel Baden is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Director of the Center for Continuing Education at Yale Divinity School. Eric Reymond is Senior Lector in Biblical Hebrew at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study:Facebook: @YDSCCETwitter: @BibleYaleYouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-educationThank you for listening!

May 2, 2022 • 14min
The Blood of the Lamb (Easter 4)
Andrew McGowan and Ned Parker discuss whiteness, danger, and comfort in Revelation 7:9-17. The text is appointed for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibleYaleAndrew McGowan is Dean and President of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and McFaddin Professor of Anglican Studies and Pastoral Theology at Yale Divinity School. Ned Parker is Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement at Andover-Newton Seminary at Yale and a Lecturer in Homiletics at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study:Facebook: @YDSCCETwitter: @BibleYaleYouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-educationThank you for listening!

Apr 25, 2022 • 16min
Resurrection Calls to Action (Easter 3)
Harold Attridge and Gregory Sterling discuss Resurrection encounters and calls to action in Acts 9:1-20 and John 21:1-19. The text is appointed for the Third Sunday of Easter, in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibleYaleHarold Attridge is Sterling Professor of Divinity at Yale Divinity School. Gregory Sterling is the Reverend Henry L. Slack Dean and Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study:Facebook: @YDSCCETwitter: @BibleYaleYouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-educationThank you for listening!

Apr 18, 2022 • 14min
Stop Doubting and Believe (2nd Sunday of Easter)
Mark Heim and Abdul-Rehman Malik discuss doubt, trauma, and the value of “Doubting Thomas” in John 20:19-31. The text is appointed for the Second Sunday of Easter, in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibleYaleMark Heim is Samuel Abbot Professor of Christian Theology at Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School. Abdul-Rehman Malik is Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study:Facebook: @YDSCCETwitter: @BibleYaleYouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-educationThank you for listening!

Apr 11, 2022 • 14min
Seeing and Believing (Easter Day)
Harry Attridge and John Hare discuss faith, uncertainty, and the power of emotion in John 20:1-18. The text is appointed for Easter Day, in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibleYaleHarold Attridge is Sterling Professor of Divinity at Yale Divinity School. John Hare is Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study:Facebook: @YDSCCETwitter: @BibleYaleYouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-educationThank you for listening!

Apr 10, 2022 • 14min
The Big Story (Easter Vigil)
Joel Baden and Tisa Wenger discuss the construction of stories, Christian supersessionism, and the legacy of Christian storytelling in relation to Genesis 22:1-18. The text is appointed for the Easter Vigil, in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibleYaleTisa Wenger is Associate Professor of American Religious History at Yale Divinity School. Joel Baden is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Director of the Center for Continuing Education at Yale Divinity School. Connect with Yale Bible Study:Facebook: @YDSCCETwitter: @BibleYaleYouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-educationThank you for listening!

Apr 9, 2022 • 23min
A King Not of This World (Good Friday)
Judy Gundry and Adam Eitel discuss the innocence of Jesus, divine kingship, and more in John 18:1-19:42. The text is appointed for Good Friday, in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibleYaleJudith Gundry is a Research Scholar and Associate Professor (Adjunct) of New Testament at Yale Divinity School. Adam Eitel is Assistant Professor of Ethics at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study:Facebook: @YDSCCETwitter: @BibleYaleYouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-educationThank you for listening!

Apr 8, 2022 • 15min
No Longer Servants, but Friends (Maundy Thursday)
John Collins and Jennifer Herdt discuss enslavement imagery, Passover liberation, and models of service in Exodus 12:1-14 and John 13:1-17. The texts are appointed for Maundy Thursday, in all three years of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibleYaleJohn Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School. Jennifer Herdt is Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian Ethics at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study:Facebook: @YDSCCETwitter: @BibleYaleYouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-educationThank you for listening!

Apr 4, 2022 • 29min
As Sacraments of Thee (Palm Sunday)
Andrew McGowan and Ned Parker discuss community, sacrament, and suffering in Luke 22:14-23:56. The text is appointed for the Palm Sunday, the Liturgy of the Passion, in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcastFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibleYaleAndrew McGowan is Dean and President of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and McFaddin Professor of Anglican Studies and Pastoral Theology at Yale Divinity School. Ned Parker is Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement at Andover-Newton Seminary at Yale and a Lecturer in Homiletics at Yale Divinity School.Connect with Yale Bible Study:Facebook: @YDSCCETwitter: @BibleYaleYouTube: youtube.com/c/YaleBibleStudyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/yds-center-for-continuing-educationThank you for listening!


