53: "What is a Woman?" - A Critical Review

Welp. Here we are!

Enjoy!

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49: Symbolism and Gender in the Book of Revelation with Rev. Dr. Dan Morrison

“When you read Revelation, you should read it like a political cartoon.”

“The harlot rides the Beast … the Bride of Christ does not.”

If either phrase intrigues you, then you are in for a beast of a good time with us! In this episode with our good friend Rev. Dr. Dan Morrison, we talk about symbolism, hermeneutics, gender, and political theology and so much more in the complex and intricate Book of Revelation! Dan is just the coolest guy ever. He did his PhD at McMaster and has served as a professor of New Testament at numerous colleges and seminaries.

We even ask Dan a question or two about his favorite films and tv shows and his work in weight lifting! Follow Dan on twitter and consider supporting us on Patreon! Blessings from Allison, Nick, and Nugs!

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47: Are Women to be Silent in the Church? Discussing 1 Cor 14:34-35 with Dr. Philip B. Payne

Well, this episode is a deep dive into some really fascinating and complex issues! Dr. Payne is a major influence on our thinking and we were delighted to host him as he shared some stories of his life and a lot about his work in textual criticism.

Please find available for free download Phil Payne's summary article that answers the 12 most commonly alleged biblical reasons against the equal standing of man and woman. It puts in 8 pages the core argument of my 511 page book, Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul’s Letters (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009, list $32.99) available for $19.99 at https://www.lingistsoftware.

You may also download free a summary of the 6 groundbreaking discoveries identified in Phil Payne's October 2017 New Testament Studies article on the Vaticanus Distigme-obelos symbols. That article was listed as the “Most read” article on the NTS website for at least a year. It is available to download free HERE. Note that the key reasons for regarding 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 as a later addition are unique to this passage and so do not undermine the reliability of any other passage of Scripture.

Phil Payne later discovered 8 more Vaticanus distigme-obelos symbols. Most of them are in the sixth column of the open codex, where the distigme was put on the right side of the column to make it easier to see, including the case of the adulteress (John 7:58 - 8:11). All 8 have a gap in the text at the exact point where some other manuscripts add at least four consecutive words that were not in the original text. This makes the case exponentially stronger that this same symbol marking the beginning of 1 Cor 14:34-35 does indeed identify it as a later addition that was not in Paul's original letter. You may also download free Phil Payne's "Critique of Vaticanus Distigme-Obelos Denials" with photographs of the additional 8. Payne also responds to critiques of his work here.

Dr. Payne can be contacted at philip.b.payne@gmail.com or through his website.

40: Gender, Priesthood and the Imago Dei with Christa McKirland

We are so excited to welcome Dr. Christa McKirland onto our show! Christa is a longtime friend of ours from our time at Biola and she is now Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Carey Baptist College in New Zealand. In this episode we talk about gender, priesthood, analytic theology, human desire and purpose, and the Imago Dei. Pretty heady and spicy stuff!

You can find some of Christa’s work in Priscilla Papers as well as her other work at CBE. She is also co-editor of Discovering Biblical Equality (3rd ed) which is due out in 2021 (ish).

She is the founder and executive director of Logia within the Logos Institute at the University of Saint Andrews, Scotland, where she did her Ph.D.

If you like what we are doing here at Split Frame, please consider becoming a patron and supporting us financially!

Nick and Allison and Nolan and Barclay

37 Linguistics, Word Studies, and 1 Timothy 2:12 with Dr. Cynthia Long Westfall

Hi everyone!

In this episode (clocking in at over 90 minutes!!!) Nick and Allison are joined by Dr. Cynthia Long Westfall. Dr. Westfall is Associate Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College and an expert in linguistics, discourse analysis, word studies, Hebrews, and Paul and gender. She joins us today to talk about 1 Timothy 2:12 and the specific verb that has caused a lot of controversy!

Dr. Westfall has written perhaps one of the best books on the topic of women in ministry, Paul and Gender. For those who are looking for in-depth exegetical and linguistic analysis, see her article on 1 Tim 2:12 here as well as her work on gender and hermeneutics in Priscilla Papers here.

If you like what we are doing here in creating the world’s great egalitarian podcast/audio resource, consider supporting our podcast on Patreon!

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23: Genesis 3 and the Fall

We’re back at it again! Nick is in the midst of pastoral ministry AND Advent, so that has taken up a lot of his already limited free time. Allison is in the midst of taking over the world, one theological argument at a time. This episode, we tackle Genesis 3 and the notion of the Fall, especially as it relates to male and female relationships. No easy task!

Allison argues (rightly, duh) that

God, the source of life, desires for humankind to live interdependently with each other in worshipful connection to him. This is the picture painted by Genesis 3:16. Gender hierarchy is a result of the fall, when a man and woman who once faced one another as equals become separated from God. Without a savior, their relationship with God and one another will continue to be one of separation.

Thank you for listening, and to our two new patrons!

Nick and Allison

20: Jesus, Coffee & Gender with Michael Bird

Well we are back! Sort of!

It has been a busy few months with the new job transition for Nick, but thank God we are finally on some sort of schedule. This week we talk with Dr. Michael F. Bird, who is Academic Dean and Lecturer in Theology at Ridley College in Australia about Jesus and his view of gender. Mike is a former complementarian who has recently changed his mind on the bible's view of women and we talk about many things in this episode.

Among these things discussed are Jesus and divorce, coffee, Mike's poor taste in drinks, the genderedness of Jesus and soteriology, the issue of sexism and gender dynamics in the classroom, and so on and so forth. It was lively!

We apologize for the audio quality, as we are still working on figuring out how to properly record people who are technically in the future.

For Mike's books, we recommend his The Gospel of the Lord, Evangelical Theology, and his new commentary on Romans.

We hope you enjoy!

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17: Women in and beyond Romans 16

Well it is a new year!

We both hope you all had a happy holiday (or Xmas for those who get mad at the word 'holiday'). Now that Nick has graduated, some interesting life changes have happened and we talk a bit about those events and potential events in this episode. We apologize for the delay, but we think you will understand more once you hear what we have to say.

For an excellent work on women in Romans 16, see the academic work of Mark Reasoner on Romans 16 in general, J. David Miller on the various interpretive options surrounding Phoebe in Romans 16:1-2, Clayton Croy on translational bias in Romans 16, Philip Payne on the equal standing of women in Scripture and on the "titles" of women in Scripture and Robert Hull on the women mentioned in Philippians 4:2-3. For excellent and practical scholarship and wisdom, we commend The Junia Project, Christians for Biblical Equality and Marg Mowczko to you.

If you are interested in learning more about Apphia in Philemon 1:2, see Nick's peer-reviewed article published with Priscilla Papers.

If you like what you hear, please give us an honest five star review on iTunes and follow and connect with both of us on twitter (Nick and Allison)!

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16: Hope, Suffering and Gender in Romans 5

Welp, this is our second recording of this difficult portion of Scripture! Allison took the lead on this one, walking us through multiple exegetical and theological issues within Romans 5, especially as it relates to gender.

Does Romans 5 say anything about gender?

The answer may surprise you. Or it won't.

For Allison's paper on Romans 5:12-21 and universalism, see right here. For her post on resisting evil on Tim Fall's blog, see right here. For her presentation on Eve Christology, see here and here for her further explorations.

If you want to help us out in any way, feel free to 1) share this post on social media, 2) follow us on twitter (Nick, Allison), and giving us an honest 5 star review on iTunes! Thank you to all who are new listeners!

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