

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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Mar 28, 2022 • 15min
Rivers in the Desert (Lent 5)
Tisa Wenger and Joel Baden discuss divine violence, colonialism, and the notion of “wilderness” in Isaiah 43:16-21. The text is appointed for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, 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!

Mar 21, 2022 • 14min
New Creation in Christ (Lent 4)
Yejide Peters Pietersen and Bill Goettler discuss reconciliation, spiritual role-models, and what it means to “become the righteousness of God” with reference to 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. The text is appointed for the 4th Sunday in Lent, 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/BibleYaleYejide Peters Pietersen is Associate Dean and Director of Spiritual Formation at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. Bill Goettler is Associate Dean for Ministerial and Social Leadership and Lecturer in Parish Leadership and Church Administration 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!

Mar 14, 2022 • 11min
Merciful Pleading (Lent 3)
Judith Gundry and Adam Eitel discuss repentance, leniency, and divine warnings in Luke 13:1-9. The text is appointed for the Third Sunday in Lent, in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Follow 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!

Mar 7, 2022 • 11min
This Land to Possess (Lent 2)
Joel Baden and Eric Reymond discuss inheritance, offspring, and the promises of God in Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18. The text is appointed for the Second Sunday in Lent, 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!

Feb 28, 2022 • 9min
Justification by Faith (Lent 1)
Harold Attridge and John Hare discuss the possibility of being in relationship with God in Romans 10:8b-13. The text is appointed for the First Sunday in Lent, 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, and John Hare is Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology. Both teach 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!

Feb 21, 2022 • 14min
A Miracle of Compassion (Transfiguration Sunday)
Felicity Harley-McGowan and Bruce Gordon discuss the healing and transforming power of God in Luke 9:28-43. The text is appointed for Transfiguration Sunday, 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/BibleYaleFelicity Harley-McGowan is Lecturer in the History of Art and Bruce Gordon is Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History. Both teach 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!

Feb 14, 2022 • 15min
Forgiveness and Agency (7th Sunday after Epiphany)
Sarah Drummond and Joel Baden discuss forgiveness and the sibling dynamics at work in Genesis 45:3-11,15. The text is appointed for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany, 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/BibleYaleSarah Drummond is the Founding Dean of Andover Newton Seminary at Yale. 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!

Feb 7, 2022 • 13min
Blessings and Woes (6th Sunday after Epiphany)
Felicity Harley-McGowan and Bruce Gordon discuss Jesus’ blessings and warnings in Luke 6:17-26. The text is appointed for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, 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/BibleYaleFelicity Harley-McGowan is Lecturer in the History of Art and Bruce Gordon is Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History. Both teach 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!

Jan 31, 2022 • 14min
Holy, Holy, Holy (5th Sunday after Epiphany)
Jacqueline Vayntrub and Christian Wiman discuss the difference between verse and prose in Isaiah 6:1-13. The text is appointed for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, 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/BibleYaleJacqueline Vayntrub is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Christian Wiman is Professor of the Practice of Religion and Literature. Both teach 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!

Jan 24, 2022 • 14min
Jeremiah: Prophet, Collaborator (4th Sunday after Epiphany)
Sarah Drummond and Joel Baden discuss reluctant prophets and God’s will in Jeremiah 1:4-10. The text is appointed for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, 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/BibleYaleSarah Drummond is the Founding Dean of Andover Newton Seminary at Yale. 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!


