The Protestant Libertarian Podcast

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In this Theology Thursday episode, I explore the four main “schools” of Pauline interpretation, including the Traditional (or Reformational) Perspective, the New Perspective, the Apocalyptic Paul, and Paul Within Judaism. I talk about the strengths of each perspective and how they all contribute something of significance to readers of Paul. The Traditional Perspective rightly observes that grace is entirely unmerited and that believers cannot earn salvation, the New Perspective highlights that the relationship between Jews and Gentiles is central to Paul’s though, the Apocalyptic school contends that there is a radical eschatological intrusion with the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, and the Paul Within Judaism school rightly recognizes that Paul wasn’t rejecting or abandoning Judaism and must be understood within the framework of Second Temple Judaism. 
 
Media Referenced:
John Collins Episode: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-272-the-apocalyptic-worldview-of-ancient-judaism-and-christianity-with-john-j-collins/
Jason Staples Episode: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-278-paul-and-the-resurrection-of-israel-with-jason-staples/
Mark Nanos Episode: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-219-judeophobia-and-philippians-3-with-mark-nanos/ 
Frank Thielman Episode: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-202-paul-apostle-of-grace-with-frank-thielman/ 
Paul Duff Episode: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-276-paul-and-the-corinthians-with-paul-duff/
  
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The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.
Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show’s profile! Thanks!

Preorder my new book Politics, Economics and New Testament Interpretation here: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/
In this episode I talk with Reverend Nick Quient, pastor of First Baptist Church of Palos Verdes and host of the New Testament Theologist podcast about his reading of Paul. We discuss his conviction that Paul must be read within an apocalyptic framework and what that means for our interpretation of his letters, the relationship between apocalyptic readings and other schools of Pauline interpretation, the authorship and interpretive methods of the 13 letters attributed to Paul, major themes such as eschatology, the Spirit, and the church, the faith in/faith of Christ debate, what Paul means by “the righteousness of God”, why Romans has become the central text in Pauline scholarship, and Paul’s views on the Roman Empire. 
 
Media Referenced:
Nick on X: @NickQuient
New Testament Theologist: https://www.youtube.com/@nickquient
John Collins on Apocalypticism: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-272-the-apocalyptic-worldview-of-ancient-judaism-and-christianity-with-john-j-collins/
  
Sign up for LCI’s 2026 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday, October 17! Many LCI content creators, including myself, will be speaking at the event, and it will be an excellent opportunity to connect with likeminded, liberty-loving Christians. Check out the event and sign up here: https://libertarianchristians.com/conference/ 
The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.
Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show’s profile! Thanks!

Preorder my new book Politics, Economics and New Testament Interpretation here: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/
In this episode I talk with Dr. Jeff Roper about his book To the Ends of the Earth: Romans and the Mission of God, out now on Wipf and Stock. In this book Roper reads Paul’s letter to Rome not as a work of abstract theology but as a missionary appeal to a culturally diverse church. Roper explains the social and cultural background of the church in Rome, the tension between Jews and Gentiles, Roman attitudes towards the Spanish barbarians Paul seeks to evangelize, and the diversity within the Roman congregation. We discuss how the main themes of Romans contribute to this larger missionary goal, and why Paul is concerned about contextualizing his gospel to ensure that people from every tribe, tongue, and nation place their faith in Jesus. He then shows how Romans is a fruitful framework for thinking about missions today, and how the Western church should embrace the cross-cultural missionary challenge of Romans. 

Media Referenced:
To the Ends of the Earth: https://a.co/d/0h90GSvr
Jeff Roper Website: www.jeffroper.com
Foursquare Missions: www.foursquaremissions.org
Jeff Roper Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.roper.7/
 
Sign up for LCI’s 2026 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday, October 17! Many LCI content creators, including myself, will be speaking at the event, and it will be an excellent opportunity to connect with likeminded, liberty-loving Christians. Check out the event and sign up here: https://libertarianchristians.com/conference/
The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. 
Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show’s profile! Thanks!

Preorder my new book Politics, Economics and New Testament Interpretation here: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/
In this Theology Thursday episode, I explore what Paul’s comments in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 about becoming “all things to all men” and doing “all things for the sake of the gospel”. Paul is not claiming that Christians should ever compromise the gospel, which he believes is God’s power for salvation, or our moral values, but that we must wisely tailor our presentation of the gospel to meet the needs of our audience. Embedded within a larger conversation about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols, Paul presents himself as a model of sacrifice, renouncing his rights for the edification of others. We also see throughout Acts and Paul’s own letters how he is always aware of the needs of his audience and can contextualize his presentation of the gospel to best meet their needs without compromising the truth. I then discuss how believers can implement this insight today. 
 
Media Referenced:
Bennema imitation interview: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-206-imitation-in-early-christianity-with-cornelis-bennema/
Chris Chen Interview: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-252-government-officials-advancing-the-gospel-with-christopher-chen/
Paul and the Corinthians: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-276-paul-and-the-corinthians-with-paul-duff/
1 Corinthians 2:6-8: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-257-the-rulers-of-this-age-are-passing-away-1-corinthians-26-8/
 
Sign up for LCI’s 2026 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday, October 17! Many LCI content creators, including myself, will be speaking at the event, and it will be an excellent opportunity to connect with likeminded, liberty-loving Christians. Check out the event and sign up here: https://libertarianchristians.com/conference/
The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.
Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show’s profile! Thanks!

Preorder my new book Politics, Economics and New Testament Interpretation here: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/
In this episode I talk with Rabbi Steven Bob about his new book When Judaism Began: Exploring the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which examines the biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah through an historical and theological framework, explaining how Judaism begins during that era of history. We talk about the neglect of Ezra and Nehemiah in both Jewish and Christian circles, the historical background of the period in which they were written, and how the geographical return from exile shaped Judaism. Rabbi Bob explains the ambiguous political relationship between the returned exiles and their Persian rulers, Jewish conflicts with the people of the land, the development of Torah, the Hebrew language, the temple, ritual, and sacrifice, and Ezra and Nehemiah as historical figures. We also explore how Judaism continued to develop between the time of Ezra and Nehemiah and the first century CE, the impact of these works on modern Judaism and biblical interpretation, and the way in which it prefigures twentieth-century Zionism. 
 
Media Referenced:
When Judaism Began: https://a.co/d/03CQeIpL
Author bio: https://mycec.org/rabbi-steven-bob/
 
Sign up for LCI’s 2026 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday, October 17! Many LCI content creators, including myself, will be speaking at the event, and it will be an excellent opportunity to connect with likeminded, liberty-loving Christians. Check out the event and sign up here: https://libertarianchristians.com/conference/ 
The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.
Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show’s profile! Thanks!