
Engaging Scripture: Conversations in Biblical Studies
Dr. Nijay K. Gupta engages with the latest biblical scholars and scholarship.
Episodes
18 episodes
Ep18: Interview with Dr. Clint Arnold on New Colossians Commentary (Word Biblical Commentary)
Nijay chats with widely-respected Pauline scholar Dr. Clint Arnold about his new technical commentary on Colossians with the Word Biblical Commentary series from Zondervan Academic.
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Episode 18
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46:56

Ep17: The New "Word and Spirit" Commentary Series, Interview with Holly Beers
Nijay chats with Dr. Holly Beers about the new Word and Spirit Commentary series from Baker Academic, which she co-edits with Craig Keener. (NB: There is a microphone malfunction at the end of the episode, apologies for quality issues.)
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Episode 17
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29:36

Episode 16: Interview with Dr. Joel B. Green on the Book of James
I'm excited to kick off a new season of Engaging Scripture! We start with Dr. Joel Green (Fuller Seminary). Joel and I chat about his career, his approach to teaching and scholarship, and his brand new New Testament Library commentary on James....
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Episode 16
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40:36

Ep15: Interview with David Capes (Matthew through OT Eyes)
Dr. David Capes joins the show to talk about his new book, Matthew Through OT Eyes, a great resource highlighting the Jewish background and context of the First Gospel.
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Episode 15
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29:45

Ep 14:Humility Illuminated with Dr. Dennis R. Edwards
Dr. Dennis Edwards (North Park Theological Seminary) sat down for an interview about his new book Humility Illuminated. Learn about what the Bible means and doesn't mean by humility, and how humility is more of a posture towards God than it is ...
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Episode 14
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30:19

Episode 13: "Writers on Writers" with Guest Dr. Matthew W. Bates
Engaging Scripture has a new series, "Writers on Writers," where I (Nijay) talk about respected writers in biblical studies about the art and science of writing, ups and downs, successes and failures, and everything in between.
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Episode 13
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39:45

Ep12: Getting to Know Dr. Matthew W. Bates
My podcast (formerly called Crux Sola) has been renamed Engaging Scripture. Same content: biblical teaching and biblical scholarship. I am excited to do this brief interview with Matt Bates, recently hired as Professor of New Testament at North...
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Episode 12
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12:14

Episode 11: Interview with Patrick Schreiner on the Theology of Acts and More!
In this episode, Dr. Patrick Schreiner shares about some of his new publications on Acts and his brand new book on "political discipleship" and NT theology.
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Episode 10
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39:51

Episode 10: Interview with Rebekah Eklund (Luke and Forgiveness)
Theological Themes of the New TestamentDr. Rebekah Eklund talks about the theology of Luke-Acts and Luke's perspective on repentance and forgiveness.
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Episode 10
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45:54

Episode 9: Interview with F. Scott Spencer (Mark and the Good News)
We are continuing our series on Theological Themes in the New Testament. We have on the show today Dr. Scott Spencer, a Gospels expert, talking about the theology of Mark, and especially what Mark means by EUANGELION, "Good News."
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:11:01

E8: Matthew and Righteousness (Conversation with Dr. David Capes)
With this episode we launch a new series related to my book 15 NT Words of Life. I interview expert scholars on various theological themes in the NT. First up, Dr. David Capes (Lanier Library) on the concept of righteousness in the Gospel of Ma...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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37:06

E7: Interview with Dr. Jeannine Brown on Hermeneutics and Philippians
Nijay chats with Dr. Jeannine Brown (Bethel Seminary) about two of her newest books, one on hermeneutics (Scripture as Communication) and the other on Philippians (Tyndale New Testament Commentary).
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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42:06

E6: Interview with Emerson Powery on Parable of the Good Samaritan
Nijay and Dr. Emerson Powery talk about his new book on the Parable of the Good Samaritan. They also discuss biblical hermeneutics, African-American interpretation, reception studies, and more.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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47:21

E5: Theological Interpretation of Romans with Dr. Michael Gorman
Dr. Michael Gorman published an excellent new commentary (Eerdmans, 2022). Nijay and Mike talk about theological interpretation of Romans, commentary research and writing, and Romans scholarship.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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44:41

E4: 1 Peter and More: Interview with Dr. Dennis R. Edwards
Nijay talks to Dr. Dennis R. Edwards (North Park Theological Seminary) about 1 Peter and other New Testament topics. Edwards is author of the 1 Peter volume in the Story of God Bible Commentary and is also has a forthcoming book on a theology o...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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56:34

E3: Hebrews, Revelation, and More: Interview with Dr. David deSilva
David deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary) has written across the whole New Testament and has made major contributions on Hebrews, Galatians
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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50:11
