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In this episode of The Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin talks with Christophe Rico about his new Ancient Greek Thematic Dictionary.Christophe Rico is a linguist with a doctorate in ancient Greek and holds the French official accreditation to direct PhD research. Member of the Faculty of the University of Strasbourg, he is Professor of Greek Philology at the Ecole Biblique of Jerusalem. Since 2011, he is the Dean of the Polis Institute at Jerusalem where ancient languages (Greek, Latin, biblical Hebrew, Syriac, Coptic, classical Arabic) are taught through full immersion as living languages according to the “Polis method."

Get volume 1 of the Ancient Greek Thematic Dictionary here: https://www.polisjerusalem.org/resource/ancient-greek-thematic-dictionary-volume-i/
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In this episode of The Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin talks with Emmylou Grosser about biblical Hebrew poetry.Emmylou Grosser is a scholar and educator with Mesa Scholars and research fellow for the development of Hebrew at the University of the Free State in South Africa. She earned her PhD in Hebrew Bible and Northwest Semitic languages from the University of Wisconsin Madison and in 2023 she published her academic monograph with Oxford University Press: "Unparalleled Poetry: A Cognitive Approach to the Free-Rhythm Verse of the Hebrew Bible."As always, this episode is brought to you by Biblingo, the premier solution for learning, maintaining, and enjoying the biblical languages. Visit ⁠biblingo.com⁠ to learn more and start your 10-day free trial. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app and leave us a review. You can also follow Biblingo on social media @biblingoapp to discuss the episode with us and other listeners.

This is a reposted episode. Originally published December 2024.

In this episode of The Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin takes us through the nuances of some key Christmas passages.

Referenced Resources:
- Kevin's video responding to Dan McClellan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v132jB0KO4&t=96s
- (book) The Mother of the Infant King by Christophe Rico and Peter Gentry: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1498230164
- (article) The Accommodations of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem: Κατάλυμα in Luke 2.7 by Stephen Carleson: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/new-testament-studies/article/abs/accommodations-of-joseph-and-mary-in-bethlehem-in-luke-27/E60EB9AEE5215FC0C989DE635DC80A7B
- (blog post) Jesus wasn’t born in a stable—and that makes all the difference by Ian Paul: https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/jesus-wasnt-born-in-a-stable-and-that-makes-all-the-difference/

As always, this episode is brought to you by Biblingo, the premier solution for learning, maintaining, and enjoying the biblical languages. Visit ⁠biblingo.org⁠ to learn more and start your 10-day free trial. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app and leave us a review. You can also follow Biblingo on social media @biblingoapp to discuss the episode with us and other listeners.

In this episode of The Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin talks with Paul Sloan about his new book Jesus and the Law of Moses: The Gospels and the Restoration of Israel within First-Century Judaism.
Paul Sloan is Associate Professor of Early Christianity at Houston Christian University and teaching pastor at Heights Church. He holds a PhD in New Testament from The University of St. Andrews.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Paul's book: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Law-Moses-Restoration-First-Century/dp/1540966380
Paul's OnScript podcast interview: https://onscript.study/podcast/paul-sloan-jesus-and-the-law-of-moses/

In this episode of The Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin talks with Wesley Huff about biblical manuscripts and the role of the biblical languages in apologetics.

Wesley Huff is the Central Canada Director for Apologetics Canada. He holds a BA in sociology from York University, a Masters of Theological Studies from Tyndale University, and is currently doing a PhD in New Testament at the University of Toronto’s Wycliffe College.

Learn more about Wes: https://www.wesleyhuff.com/

Can I Trust The Bible series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVPBNBAGY0