We Need More Mother’s Milk & Pomegranate Seeds. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss the Song of Songs and read the seventh-century monk, Bede, who takes us on a wild ride through the text; we converse about exegesis, cosmology, the church, why the meaning of words matters, how to read the Bible like an early medieval theologian, and why the story about Jesus changes the world.

Any message other than "Christ for you" is not good news.

Matthew 22 sees Jesus address Jewish legal debates. In the process, he makes disticntions between the Law and Gospel.

How the ancient view of "guts" is a lively metaphor of promise

Every Christian should understand what it means to have a Great High Priest

Jesus is always interceding for us

In this episode, Dr. Paulson begins to outline what Luther means when he talks about the "plain text" of Scripture.

Dr. Paulson continues discussing Sub Contrario.

When I finished this book, I loved the Bible, and the Bible’s author, even more. And I can’t imagine a better endorsement than that.

God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.

Listen to God and enter His rest.

What We've Got Here Is Failure to Communicate. In this episode, we discuss Karl Barth’s Roman’s commentary, which cast a long and influential shadow over much of twentieth-century theology, and what it can teach today.