In this special final episode of Chapter, Verse, and Season, podcast creators Joel Baden and Helena Martin share the origins of the podcast, discuss what it was like to work with Yale Divinity School professors in new and different contexts, and try to get to the bottom of a silly rumor. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of th…

Harry Attridge and Joel Baden discuss David, his kingship, and its implications for the modern political climate in 2 Samuel 23:1-7. The text is appointed for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, the Reign of Christ, Proper 29, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode,…

Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss scriptural perspective, to whom we're giving our hearts, and perfect love in Mark 13:1-8. The text is appointed for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 28, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.o…

Joel Baden and Harry Attridge discuss Ruth's faithfulness, Levirate marriage, and what turns out to be the most explicit biblical sex scene in Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17. The text is appointed for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 27, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this …

Harry Attridge and Joel Baden discuss universality, immortality, hope, and intertextuality in Isaiah 25:6-9 and Revelation 21:1-6a. These texts are appointed for the Feast of All Saints, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Harold …

Content Warning: Infant Death Awet Andemicael and Gregory Sterling discuss Job's transformation, believing in God even during great suffering, and the impossibility of theodicy in Job 42:1-6, 10-17. The text is appointed for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 25, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resourc…

Felicity Harley-McGowan and Bruce Gordon discuss which of Jesus' natures suffered on the cross, visual representations of suffering, and the identity of the suffering servant in Isaiah 53:4-12. The text is appointed for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 24, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, …

Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss balance, grace, and being called to account in Hebrews 4:12-16. The text is appointed for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Brandon Nappi is Executive…

Harry Attridge and Joel Baden discuss Satan, unanswered questions, and internal contradictions in Job 1:1, 2:1-10. The text is appointed for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Harold Attridge…

Linn Tonstad and Yii-Jan Lin discuss pedagogy, amputation, embodiment, and a worm in Mark 9:38-50. The text is appointed for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Linn Tonstad is Associate Prof…

Harry Attridge and Joel Baden discuss wisdom literature, motherhood, and patriarchy in Proverbs 31:10-31. The text is appointed for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Harold Attridge is Ster…

Awet Andemicael and Greg Sterling discuss the power of speech, risk in hymnody… and middle school!... in James 3:1-12. The text is appointed for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Awet Ande…

Bruce Gordon and Felicity Harley-McGowan discuss wisdom, reading practice, and habituation in Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23. The text is appointed for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Bruce G…

Harry Attridge and Joel Baden discuss Jewish identity, prophetic critique, and washing hands in Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. The text is appointed for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Harold A…

Linn Tonstad and Yii-Jan Lin discuss cosmology, martial imagery, incarceration, and power in Ephesians 6:10-20. The text is appointed for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Linn Tonstad is A…

Kyama Mugambi and John Pittard discuss wisdom, leadership, and community flourishing in 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14. The text is appointed for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Kyama Mugambi is…

Awet Andemicael and Greg Sterling discuss incarnation, sacrament, and references to the Hebrew Bible in John 6:35, 41-51. The text is appointed for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Awet Andem…

Teresa Morgan and Molly Zahn discuss parables, punishment, and kingly power in 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a. The text is appointed for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Teresa Morgan is McDonald Aga…

Willie James Jennings and Adrián Hernández-Acosta discuss leakage, control, chaos, and healing in Mark 5:21-43. The text is appointed for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Willie James Jennings i…

Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss domestic violence, discernment, God’s presence, and collaborative reading practices in 2 Samuel 7:1-14a. The text is appointed for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/…

Bruce Gordon and Felicity Harley-McGowan discuss color, invitation, and the embodiment of language in Ephesians 1:3-14. The text is appointed for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Bruce Gordon …

Awet Andemicael and Greg Sterling discuss strength, grace, and theories of power in 2 Corinthians 12:2-10. The text is appointed for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, in year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Awet Andemicael is Associ…

Willie James Jennings and Adrián Hernández-Acosta discuss steadfastness, alignment, and the depths opening inside repetition in Psalm 130. The text is appointed for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/pod…

Erika Helgen and Chloë Starr discuss fear, sleep, prayer, and even sine waves in Mark 4:35-41. The text is appointed for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Erika Helgen is Associate Professor of …

Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss gardening, the lectionary, and the impact of little things in reference to Mark 4:26-34. The text is appointed for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Brandon …

Kyama Mugambi and John Pittard discuss blasphemy, forgiveness, and Satan in Mark 3:20-35. The text is appointed for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Kyama Mugambi is Assistant Professor of Worl…

Teresa Morgan and Molly Zahn discuss law, Judaism, and how Jesus engages these topics in Mark 2:23–3:6. The text is appointed for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Teresa Morgan is McDonald Aga…

Linn Tonstad and Yii-Jan Lin discuss secrets, stupidity, revelation, and belief in John 3:1-17. The text is appointed for Trinity Sunday, the First Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Linn Tonstad is Associ…

Adrián Hernández-Acosta and Willie James Jennings discuss colonial wounds, prophecy, resurrection, and exile in Ezekiel 37:1-14. The text is appointed for the Day of Pentecost in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Adrián Hernández-A…

Bruce Gordon and Felicity Harley-McGowan discuss warning, delight, and the rhythms of life in Psalm 1. The text is appointed for the Seventh Sunday of Easter in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Bruce Gordon is Titus Street Profess…

Erika Helgen and Chloë Starr discuss self-sacrifice in history, obedience in love, and the demands of true friendship in John 15:9-17. The text is appointed for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Erika…

Molly Zahn and Teresa Morgan discuss interpretation, disenfranchisement, and magic in Acts 8:26-40. The text is appointed for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Teresa Morgan is McDonald Agape Professo…

John Pittard and Kyama Mugambi discuss commandments, faith, and risk in 1 John 3:16-24. The text is appointed for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Kyama Mugambi is Assistant Professor of World Chris…

Willie Jennings and Adrián Hernández-Acosta discuss wounds, tactility, and boiled fish in Luke 24:36b-48. The text is appointed for the Third Sunday of Easter, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Adrián Hernández-Acosta is Assista…

Erika Helgen and Chloё Starr discuss liberation theology, wealth redistribution, and ordered community in Acts 4:32-35. The text is appointed for the Second Sunday of Easter, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Erika Helgen is Ass…

Linn Tonstad and Yii-Jan Lin discuss recognition, situatedness, and destabilization in John 20:1-18. The text is appointed for Easter Day, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Linn Tonstad is Associate Professor of Theology, Religi…

Molly Zahn and Teresa Morgan discuss trauma, uncertainty, and geography in Mark 16:1-8. The text is appointed for the Great Vigil of Easter, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Teresa Morgan is McDonald Agape Professor of New Test…

John Pittard and Kyama Mugambi discuss paradox, salvation, identity, and suffering in Isaiah 52:13-53:12. The text is appointed for Good Friday, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Kyama Mugambi is Assistant Professor of World Chr…

John Collins and Jennifer Herdt discuss liberation, service, and lifestyle in John 13:1-17. The text is appointed for Maundy Thursday, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast John Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism…

Almeda Wright and Kate Ott discuss parades, entrances, and subverted expectations in Mark 11:1-11. The text is appointed for the Liturgy of the Palms in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Kate Ott is Lecturer in Practical Theology a…

Greg Mobley and Jerry Streets discuss penitence, self-reflection, and love in Psalm 51:1-12. The text is appointed for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Gregory Mobley is Visiting Professor of Interpret…

Awet Andemicael and Adam Eitel discuss typological hermeneutics, the virtue of patience, and the theology of Irenaeus in relation to Numbers 21:4b-9 and John 3:13-17. The text is appointed for Holy Cross Day, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStu…

Joel Baden and Andrew McGowan discuss textual criticism, reception history, and genre in Exodus 20:1-17. The text is appointed for the Third Sunday in Lent in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Joel Baden is Professor of Hebrew Bibl…

Mark Heim and Abdul-Rehman Malik discuss faith, righteousness, and the interfaith legacy of Abraham in Romans 4:1-5, 13-17. The text is appointed for the Second Sunday in Lent, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Mark Heim is Samu…

Kate Ott and Almeda Wright discuss rainbows, natural disasters, and ecological justice in Genesis 9:8-17. The text is appointed for the First Sunday in Lent, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Kate Ott is Lecturer in Practical Th…

Gregory Mobley and Frederick “Jerry” Streets discuss Godshine, what to do with the moments that illuminate, and the beauty that surrounds all of us in Mark 9:2-9. The text is appointed for Transfiguration, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.…

Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss rejoicing, pain, and surrendering power to find joy in Psalm 147:1-11, 20c. The text is appointed for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Brandon Nappi is Ex…

Greg Mobley and Jerry Streets discuss the prophetic message of the Hebrew Bible, Jesus, and the nature of the prophetic in our time in Deuteronomy 18:15-20. The text is appointed for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://…

Kate Ott and Almeda Wright discuss justice work, prophecy, and God changing God’s mind in Jonah 3:1-5, 10. The text is appointed for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Kate Ott is Lecturer in P…

Joel Baden and Andrew McGowan discuss wordplay, prophecy, and numinous experience in 1 Samuel 3:1-10. The text is appointed for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. More Yale Bible Study resources, including a transcript of this episode, at: https://YaleBibleStudy.org/podcast Joel Baden is Professor of He…