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Five Views of Christ in the Old Testament
King, Andrew M., and Brian J. Tabb, eds. Five Views of Christ in the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2022. Jesus says that what we call the Old Testament Scriptures "bear witness about me" (John 5:39) and that to "understand the Scriptures" means that we will...
Journey to Mount Sinai
Tonight opens the latest installment in the Patterns of Evidence series. Journey to Mount Sinai is part 1 of a two-part documentary that, more than any previous Patterns of Evidence movie, draws the viewer in on the path of discovery. I enjoyed the clarity with which...

Three Systems
JY: Welcome to GearTalk, a podcast on Biblical Theology. Today, Jason and Tom talk about three different ways Christians think about the people of God. TK: Welcome to GearTalk. Tom and Jason here. And today, our topic is, how do we understand the people of God? Jason,...

Ten Reasons the Old Testament Matters
JY: Welcome to GearTalk. Jason DeRouchie and Tom Kelby go through ten reasons the Old Testament is important for Christians. This is the second part of a three-part series on biblical interpretation—a podcast on biblical theology. JD: Welcome back, friends. Tom and I...

Biblical Languages and English Speakers
JY: Welcome to GearTalk, a podcast on biblical theology. Today, Tom Kelby and Jason DeRouchie talk about the biblical languages. Surprisingly, this is a word of encouragement for those of us who don't know Hebrew or Greek. TK: Welcome to GearTalk. Tom and Jason here,...

Text or Event, Part 3
JY: Welcome to GearTalk, a podcast on biblical theology. Today, Jason and Tom talk about similarities and differences between Kings and Chronicles based on the fact these books cover similar time periods and events. These books often are blended together, but the...
Announcing GearTalk: Biblical Theology
Along with my role as research professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Seminary, I serve as Content Developer and Global Trainer with Hands to the Plow Ministries. Recently, my friend Tom Kelby and I have begun to partner in a weekly podcast on...

Text or Event, Part Two
JY: Welcome to Gear Talk, a podcast on Biblical Theology. Today, Tom Kelby and Jason DeRouchie talk once again about the need to focus on the text rather than the event. The conversation today focuses on Moses's words in Genesis 1:1–2:3. TK: Welcome to Gear Talk. I'm...

Text or Event, Part One
JY: Welcome to Gear Talk, a podcast on biblical theology. Today, Tom Kelby and Jason DeRouchie talk about the need for those preaching God's word to focus on the text rather than the event behind the text. TK: Welcome to Gear Talk. I'm Tom Kelby, and I am sitting in...
How Old Is the Earth?
DesiringGod asked Dr. Wayne Grudem and me to offer arguments for our respective old-earth and young-earth views, and then respond to each other. You can access the full set of articles and responses on the "How Old Is the Earth?" series page. A full PDF is available...
About Jason S. DeRouchie
Dr. Jason DeRouchie (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a churchman and a passionate teacher driven to exalt Jesus from the Old Testament and to help Christians better grasp why the initial three-fourths of the Bible matters for Christians. He is Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology and Rich and Judy Hastings Endowed Chair of Old Testament Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He also serves as Content Developer and Global Trainer with Hands to the Plow Ministries and as a pastor of Sovereign Joy Baptist Church in the northland of Kansas City, MO.