Episode 178 | Jesus the Purifier: John's Gospel and the Fourth Quest for the Historical Jesus

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Episode 178 | Jesus the Purifier: John's Gospel and the Fourth Quest for the Historical Jesus

Season 4, Episode 3

September 18, 2024 • Autumn Gardner, Dave Morlan, Craig Blomberg

Autumn and Dave sit down with Dr. Craig Blomberg, Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Denver Seminary and author of over 30 books, to discuss his recent award-winning academic work, Jesus the Purifier: John’s Gospel and the Fourth Quest for the Historical Jesus. What, as an academic field, is the study of the “historical Jesus?” Why has John’s gospel been neglected or assumed to be somewhat irrelevant within this body of work? Dr. Blomberg answers these questions and discusses the emerging consensus regarding demonstrably historical portions of John. He describes the emphasis in Jesus’s ministry on purity and purification that John captures. What is a practical application of this emphasis for the contemporary church?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Jesus the Purifier: John’s Gospel and the Fourth Quest for the Historical Jesus by Craig Blomberg

Episode 187 | VFL Culture: What Does the Election Reveal About U.S. Culture?

November 20, 2024 • Autumn Gardner, Hunter Beaumont

In the wake of the recent election, journalists, sociologists, political party leaders, and all of us are looking at the voting data, examining what ballot initiatives passed and where, and asking, “What does this data tell us about the people and culture in our country?” Autumn and Hunter discuss four themes that emerged from the election trends. 1) Legacy Media vs. Alternative Media 2) The Broad “Trump Voting Coalition” 3) The Abortion Issue, and 4) The Return to Political Norms. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.ft.com/content/392e1e79-a8c1-4473-ab51-3267c415b078 https://www.thefp.com/p/no-the-problem-isnt-the-voters by Bari Weiss and Oliver Wiseman https://mereorthodoxy.com/the-doug-electionwww.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/upshot/trump-election-victory.html by Jake Meador https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/upshot/trump-election-victory.html by Nate Cohn http://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/politics/abortion-ballot-measures.html by Kate Zernike https://www.npr.org/2024/11/05/g-s1-32760/colorado-abortion-vote-results by Bente Birkeland https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/06/us/elections/trump-america-red-shift-victory.html Vote by Zach Levitt, Keith Collins, Robert Gebeloff, Malika Khurana, Marco Hernandez https://musaalgharbi.substack.com/p/contextualizing-the-2024-election by Musa al-Gharbi

Episode 186 | VFL Reads: We Need Good Protestant Ethicists

November 13, 2024 • Autumn Gardner, Hunter Beaumont

Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.amazon.com/walking-through-infertility-theological-struggling/dp/1433559315 by Matthew Arbo https://www.amazon.com/resurrection-moral-order-outline-evangelical/dp/0802806929/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2wgmww6hwwtp9&dib=eyj2ijoimsj9.14z7tssuhro7pwkkhfydkmx3vafhjuxrypgnxbcjacubossx3ptyuclz96bczejsdczmnspei1i52nttxbwar-5aciszq5mhuqyepbts6t-niasu6iadpd6oz6dkwhcjouakv4gubcxokyk3oncbka.m9vmhvo1wx4gvtpaz4d-wfs_rznz0moqzkmorvvxg6y&dib_tag=se&keywords=resurrection+and+moral+order&qid=1730398726&sprefix=resurrection+and+moral+o%2caps%2c130&sr=8-1 by Oliver O’Donovan

Fellowship Denver Church

Episode 178 | Jesus the Purifier: John's Gospel and the Fourth Quest for the Historical Jesus

Season 4, Episode 3

Episode 187 | VFL Culture: What Does the Election Reveal About U.S. Culture?

November 20, 2024 • Autumn Gardner, Hunter Beaumont

Episode 186 | VFL Reads: We Need Good Protestant Ethicists

November 13, 2024 • Autumn Gardner, Hunter Beaumont

Episode 185 | Vision For Life Q&R

November 6, 2024 • Autumn Gardner, Hunter Beaumont