The Archaic Christianity Podcast
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The Hosts
The podcast has two hosts. The first is Eric Sowell, the webmaster of http://www.archaicchristianity.com. I am a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (2003) and live in Garland, TX, but you can find out more about me on my about page.
Your other host is Ragan Ewing, also a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (2002). Ragan lives in McKinney, TX and has a family of four. Ragan is a long time friend and discussion partner of mine and I thought he would be perfect for the podcast.
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We actually recorded this a week ago, but I haven't had time to edit things. But...now I have and here you go!
Intro
Thanks to all who linked and commented.
Ancient Document of the Week
This week we discuss the Martyrdom of Polycarp, an early Christian document.
You can find an English translation of the document here.
Last year a new edition of the Apostolic Fathers was printed which included the Martyrdom of Polycarp. If you want a
print copy,
you can buy it here
Discussion of the Week
This week we finish our discussion on Wisdom Christology. First we recap then we discuss Gordon Fee's recent book on Christology and some one of its very important contributions. Then we dive into his critique of the idea of Wisdom Christology and why we think he is incorrect, and touch on a number of other recent writers along the way. Here are links to the books we discussed or mentioned.
- Pauline Christology: An Exegetical-Theological Study
by Gordon Fee.
- God's Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul
by Gordon Fee.
- Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God
by Gordon Fee.
- The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions
by Borg and Wright.
- Paul and Rabbinic Judaism by W. D. Davies.
- Christology in the Making: A New Testament Inquiry Into the Origins of the Doctrine of the Incarnation
by James Dunn.
- God Crucified
by Richard Bauckham.
If you have any questions, comments or critiques, please let us know.
Episode 1: Introduction and Wisdom Christology, Part 1
October 4, 2008
Duration: 1 hr, 4 minutes.
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This is our inaugural podcast! Here are the show notes so you can see what we discuss. If you have any recommendations, comments, or questions, please let us know.
Intro
We chat briefly about the podcast and what we want to do with it.
Ancient Document of the Week
This week we discuss the Didache, an early Christian document. You can find an
English translation of the document here. Last year a new edition of the Apostolic Fathers was printed which included the Didache. If you want a
print copy,
you can buy it here
Discussion of the Week
This week we begin our discussion of Wisdom Christology, i.e., how the early Christians identified Jesus with the Wisdom and Word of God in the Old Testament. The primary texts we discuss are Genesis 1, Proverbs 8, John 1, Colossians 1 and Hebrews 1.
Web Pontification of the Week
This week we discuss a recent post by Earl Barnett entitled "A ‘Pedigree Collapse’ Within Modern Theological Education?".
