Buy Paul’s ‘Works of the Law ‘ in the Perspective of Second Century Reception by Matthew Thomas >> https://amzn.to/2M0S5Sn Paul writes that we are justified by faith apart from 'works of the law', a disputed term that represents a fault line between 'old' and 'new' perspectives on Paul. Was the Apostle reacting against the Jews' good works done to earn salvation, or the Mosaic Law's practices that identified the Jewish people? In this episode, Scot and Matthew examines how Paul's second ce...
Oct 10, 2019•33 min
Buy your copy of Pastor Paul here >> amzn.to/2NDZ0lO Redeem your thank you gift here >> bit.ly/Pastorpaulgift What happens when a pastor nurtures a culture of Christoformity in the church? There is a quiet revolution present with every community that possesses a culture of Christoformity. The way of living like Jesus is subversive to the way of the world. Pastors are called to be the first ones to invite and show their community what it looks like to follow Jesus. If you’d be interes...
Sep 26, 2019•32 min
Buy your copy of Pastor Paul here >> amzn.to/2NDZ0lO Redeem your thank you gift here >> bit.ly/Pastorpaulgift How can a Pastor nurture a culture of Christoformity in the church? Scot shares the first 4 of 8 elements that Paul gives Pastors in order to nurture a Christoform culture. Pastors have a difficult job. There are so many demands and expectations, but Scot helps pastors focus on what is most important and primary to their call. If you’d be interested in studying Anglican studi...
Sep 13, 2019•31 min
Buy your copy of Pastor Paul here >> https://amzn.to/2NDZ0lO Redeem your thank you gift here >> http://bit.ly/Pastorpaulgift What is the job of a Pastor? Scot suggests that Paul describes the primary task of the pastor as creating and nurturing a culture of christoformity. Pastors can easily be distracted by all the voices clamoring at what they should do. Critical to the Kingdom taking root is pastors being faithful to the work God has called them.
Aug 29, 2019•32 min
Who was the first person to interpret the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans? In this lecture, Beverly Roberts Gaventa explains how it was likely none other than Phobe, who delivered the letter to Rome. Dr. Gaventa reveals who this important woman of faith was and how she impacted the early church. Watch the next lecture in this series here >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD-zGxapNcw Consider Checking out Reading Romans Backwards by Scot Mcknight where he focuses on Phobe >> http...
Aug 16, 2019•44 min
In the famous words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, "When Christ calls a man, he bids him, come and die." Scot talks about Paul's invitation to christoformity through sacrifice in this lecture. In order for the community to function as the church it was designed for, sacrifice is the only option. If you'd like to learn more about what Paul is talking about here you can learn more in Scot's new Book, Reading Romans Backwards. Find it here >>> https://amzn.to/2OxbmxS
Aug 01, 2019•46 min
The Bible Project (Conversation with Tim Mackie and John Collins - Part 2) - KR 134 by Scot McKnight
Jul 19, 2019•28 min
Check out the Bible Project at https://thebibleproject.com Scot, Tim, and John cover a variety of subjects from how Scot's Academic work has influenced the Bible Project to how the Jesus Creed came into existence. Scot unpacks how he wrote Jesus Creed from the approach he believes Jesus would have taken to spiritual formation.
Jun 30, 2019•39 min
Buy Addiction Nation Here >>> https://amzn.to/31yGfEy Sign up for 5 Advantages of Teaching and Reading Romans Backwards Webinar here >>> http://bit.ly/Romansbackwards Scot and Tim discuss how a near-fatal illness led Tim's doctors to prescribe narcotics where he ended up where millions of others have: addicted. Eventually, King learned to manage pain without opioids—but not before he began asking profound questions about the spiritual and moral nature of addiction, the companie...
Jun 20, 2019•30 min
Register for the Webinar on 5 Advantages to Teaching and Preaching Romans Backwards >>> https://www.seminary.edu/webinar-romans/ Order a copy of Reading Romans Backwards >>> https://amzn.to/2WHKRth Paul reveals more about the community behind his letter to the churches in Romans than any other of his letters. Join Dr. Scot McKnight as he unpacks how Paul’s letter to the Romans was more than a theological text to be argued about. Romans is a persuasive letter to a group of peopl...
Jun 14, 2019•23 min
What happens when Christians establish deep roots in healthy patterns of prayer? Praying is usually one of the first things people learn about when they come to faith in Jesus. Obligation and
Jun 07, 2019•32 min
What do you learn when you translate the New Testament? Scot has been working on translating the New Testament following the principles established by John Goldingay in his translation of the Old Testament titled the first testament. In this episode, Scot unpacks his method of deciding on the words and phrases in the translation process. Don't miss Scot's behind the scenes tour of his translating the Second Testament. Suggest Resources: Lidell and Scott Greek Lexicon >>> https://amzn.to...
May 30, 2019•36 min
Get the first chapter of Following King Jesus here >>> http://bit.ly/2X3aWPP Buy Following King Jesus here >>> https://amzn.to/2M7hzQ8 Watch Becky's presentation as Phoebe here >>> https://vimeo.com/279537584 To be a faithful follower of Jesus it is essential to know the gospel, read the gospel, live the gospel, and show the gospel. Becky Castle Miller has put together a discipleship guide that takes the best from The King Jesus Gospel, The Blue Parakeet, One. Life, an...
May 24, 2019•36 min
Sign up for Taste of Northern @ https://www.seminary.edu/taste/ Buy Emboldened by Tara Beth Leach here >>> https://amzn.to/2JNrO9l Throughout Scripture and church history, women have been central to the mission of God. But all too often women have lacked opportunities to minister fully. Many churches lack visible examples of women in ministry and leadership. This can and should be changed. Scot and Tara Beth continue their conversation about how women can be emboldened to do the ministr...
May 17, 2019•35 min
Join us for Taste of Northern by signing up here at seminary.edu/taste Why have women been silenced & not allowed to lead in the Church? Scot McKnight is a leading advocate for empowering women to be a part of every sphere of church leadership and work. Tara Beth Leach (Sr. Pastor of PazNaz) joins him to help tackle this conversation. This controversial topic always has the potential to be divisive and unproductive. In order for the Church to be all it can be we need to be more informed and ...
May 10, 2019•24 min
Join us for Taste of Northern by signing up here at seminary.edu/taste What happens when we read the Bible with a bad Biblical narrative? If we force a narrative on the Bible that isn't prevalent in the Bible we will always skew the meaning of the text. Scot suggests that the framework of theocracy, monarchy, and christocracy is the Biblical narrative that most faithfully leads to Jesus. Watch this lecture at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm3NJpiWCqc
May 03, 2019•33 min
How did Paul interact with Judaism? Does our definition of Gospel fit within how Paul understood the Gospel? Scot dissects these answers these questions and more from the last section of E.P. Sander's book. Most of Sander's book breaks down the false assumptions of Judaism that tainting understand Paul in his context. This section takes all the insightful information about 1st Century Judaism and draws helpful insights to gaining a greater understanding about Paul's letters.
Apr 25, 2019•28 min
Get your copy of Ever Ancient, Ever New // https://amzn.to/2XmK3WM For a chance to win a copy of Ever Ancient, Ever Now rate and review Kingdom Roots on iTunes(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kingdom-roots-with-scot-mcknight/id1078739516) or Sticher (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scot-mcknight/kingdom-roots-with-scot-mcknight) There is a renewal going on in churches where God is using the church's liturgy to bring transformation in profound ways. Scot and Winfield discuss how "Ever Anci...
Apr 18, 2019•39 min
Salvation by Allegiance Alone (Conversation with Dr. Matthew Bates) - KR 51 (Rebroadcast) by Scot McKnight
Apr 12, 2019•39 min
Learn more about studying with Scot McKnight at Northern Seminary here >>> https://www.seminary.edu/mant/ Watch Jesus: His Life on History Channel >>> https://www.history.com/shows/jesus-his-life Learn more about Joshua BuBois's work >>> http://valuespartnerships.com Join Scot and Joshua as they discuss what all went into creating Jesus: His Life. This history channel project explores the story of Jesus Christ through a unique lens: the people in his life who were clos...
Mar 30, 2019•38 min
Why should followers of God fast? The assumption is often that fasting is a means to grow in personal transformation and increased communication with God. In this sermon, Scot digs deeper on fasting and unpacks the heart behind fasting in the Bible and how it can have the greatest impact on followers of God! Consider checking out Scot's book on Fasting >>https://amzn.to/2CtgBq7
Mar 23, 2019•18 min
Sign up for Reading Romans Backward here >> www.seminary.edu/webinar-reading-romans-backward/ The last body of Jewish literature that E.P. Sanders investigates in Paul and Palestinian Judaism is the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. Scot explores Sanders's synthesis of this literature to shed light on questions like how do works come from faith and how do rewards and punishments work within covenant nomism?
Mar 08, 2019•29 min
Sign up for Reading Romans Backward here >> https://www.seminary.edu/webinar-reading-romans-backward/ Is Judaism a "works righteousness" religion? This is the driving question for E.P. Sanders's study of Judaism in the first century. Sanders continues his investigation of covenant nomism and finds the Essence community of Qumran clearly reflects that they understood being God's people by election and not because of the works that they did.
Mar 01, 2019•32 min
Get Paul and Palestinian Judaism 50% off here >> app.hatchbuck.com/OnlineForm/90444127279 (act now because the deal is only available till 3/28/19) In this episode Scot drills down into what Sanders observed from evaluating the Tannaitic literature. What can be seen is that Judaism isn't a purely works righteousness religion, rather Judaism cares much more about covenant and election. Next episode we will be discussing the Dead Sea Scrolls. We would love to hear your questions on the mater...
Feb 22, 2019•32 min
Get Paul and Palestinian Judaism 50% off here >> https://app.hatchbuck.com/OnlineForm/90444127279 (act now because the deal is only available till 3/28/19) Every so often a book comes along and changes the course of New Testament studies. Scot identifies Paul and Palestinian Judaism as one of five books that are truly phenomenal in New Testament studies. In this episode, Scot introduces Sander's approach to his study and why it has been so impactful. Next episode we will be discussing the ...
Feb 15, 2019•29 min
The central mission of the Church is to foster a culture of christoformity. Jesus invites the Church to be like Him and the people of the church to be formed to the pattern of His life. In order to do this, leaders and all members of the church must focus on people, cleave to the Lord, and live a unique life from the broken world. Learn more about Palcon here >> http://palcon.org/what-is-palcon
Feb 08, 2019•33 min
Paul's letter to the Philippians has a lot to say to the present world where human feelings and emotions get hijacked by so many force. Lynn and Scot unpack how Joy is more than a mood, but a constant experience that comes from receiving one's identity from Christ. Paul opens his heart up in some profound ways in this letter. The Kingdom takes root and joy overflows when followers of Jesus orient their life around the surpassing greatness of knowing Jesus. Buy Lynn Cohick's Commentary on Philipp...
Feb 01, 2019•27 min
Interested in getting a taste of Northern with Scot McKnight? Join us for a class at Northern - seminary.edu/taste If all the words mean the same thing, they mean nothing. Occasionally words risk losing their meaning because they get stretched to cover too many concepts. In this talk, Scot contends that the gospel is one of those words that has stretched to become something that is not described in the New Testament. What is the gospel and is it possible that Jesus couldn’t have preached the gos...
Jan 24, 2019•19 min
Interested in getting a taste of Northern with Scot McKnight? Join us for a class at Northern - seminary.edu/taste One of the single most important steps to becoming like Jesus is learning to read the Bible well. In this episode of Kingdom Roots, Scot answers significant questions about reading and studying the Bible well. Check out the 2nd edition of The Blue Parakeet here >> amzn.to/2AHl8Ek
Jan 18, 2019•35 min
Interested in getting a taste of Northern with Scot McKnight? Join us for a class at Northern - seminary.edu/taste Parakeets make delightful pets. We cage them or clip their wings to keep them where we want them. Scot McKnight contends that many, conservatives and liberals alike, attempt the same thing with the Bible. We all try to tame it. McKnight's The Blue Parakeet calls Christians to stop taming the Bible and to let it speak anew to our heart. Check out the 2nd edition of The Blue Parakeet ...
Jan 11, 2019•29 min
