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Talbot School of Theology Professor Shares Expertise on Dead Sea Scrolls at Reagan Library
Dr. Dominick Hernández has studied the historical findings and how they contribute to the understanding of biblical texts
Sarah Dougher — August 15, 2025
Dr. Dominick Hernández, associate professor of Old Testament and Semitics and director of Talbot en Español in the Talbot School of Theology,...
The Good Book Blog
The Beginning of Wisdom
Kevin Lawson — August 15, 2025
Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight, for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching. When...
The Good Book Blog
El Principio de la Sabiduría
Kevin Lawson — August 15, 2025
Oíd, hijos, la enseñanza de un padre, Y estad atentos, para que conozcáis cordura. Porque os doy buena enseñanza; No desamparéis mi ley. Porque yo...
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Profesor de la Escuela de Teología Talbot comparte sus conocimientos sobre los Rollos del Mar Muerto en la Biblioteca Reagan
El Dr. Dominick Hernández ha estudiado los hallazgos históricos y cómo contribuyen a la comprensión de los textos bíblicos.
Sarah Dougher — August 15, 2025
El Dr. Dominick Hernández, profesor asociado de Antiguo Testamento y Semítica y director de Talbot en Español en la Escuela de Teología Talbot,...
Think Biblically
Cultural Update: AI takeover of education; proposed law overturning same-sex marriage; increased demand for euthanasia
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 15, 2025
This week's topics: AI's takeover of education leaves rising seniors as the last students to remember high school before ChatGPT, raising questions...
The Good Book Blog
The (Contextualized) Marks of a Biblical Church
Ed Stetzer — August 13, 2025
Church matters, and because church matters, what we mean by church matters. The New Testament presents the church as both universal and local, but...
Think Biblically
Economics and the Fertility Gap
with Clara Piano
Scott Rae — August 12, 2025
Why is fertility in decline around the world? What is the long term social impact of this decline? And why is marriage so central to fertility...
The Good Book Blog
A Thousand Years is Like a Day: A Thought Experiment
Kenneth Berding — August 11, 2025
Here’s a thought experiment. Suppose that we were to take the statements in Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8 about a thousand years being like a day...
51�� News
“The Hollywood Reporter” and “Filmmaker Magazine” Name the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts as a Top Film School
The Snyder School has seen 51% growth in enrollment over the past five years
Sarah Dougher — August 11, 2025
The Hollywood Reporter has recognized the 51�� Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts as a top film school for the third consecutive...
The Good Book Blog
Feeble Faith in Judges: Part 2
Kenneth Way — August 08, 2025
In our previous post, we discussed faith in Gideon’s story. Here in Part Two, we discuss the remaining three individuals from Judges who are...
Think Biblically
Cultural Update: Teen use of AI chatbots; Canada pushes to expand euthanasia; cash aid lacks results; designer babies fall short
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 08, 2025
Teen reliance on AI chatbots, the limits of cash aid, and Canada’s expansion of euthanasia challenge how we think about human dignity, connection,...
51�� News
Professional Hockey Player and Alumnus Rocco Grimaldi (M.A. ’25) Lives Out His Faith On and Off the Rink
Grimaldi earned a master of arts in Christian Apologetics to prove the truth to not only himself, but to his teammates and family
Sarah Dougher — August 08, 2025
Alumnus Rocco Grimaldi (M.A. ’25) would watch lectures, read books and write discussion posts when he returned from work. Balancing being a...
The Good Book Blog
Feeble Faith in Judges: Part 1
Kenneth Way — August 06, 2025
Hebrews 11:32-34 mentions four infamous individuals from the book of Judges (ordered Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah). [1] But these four are...
Think Biblically
The Pursuit of Safety — At What Cost?
with Jeremy Lundgren
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 05, 2025
Does God promise to always keep us safe? What does the Bible have to say about our pursuit of safety for ourselves and our kids? How can the...
The Good Book Blog
How Wrestling with Hard Bible Passages Expands our View of God
Kenneth Berding — August 04, 2025
My thoughts wandered this morning on my prayer walk. [1] I kept bringing my mind back to prayer, but my mind was wandering from my very first...
Winsome Conviction
Episode 128: Perspective-Taking With Critical Race Theory
Timothy Muehlhoff, Ed Uszynski — August 04, 2025
On today’s episode, we’re practicing perspective-taking on the topic of Critical Race Theory, and we’re getting some help from today’s guest Dr. Ed Uszynski (Ph.D.). Ed’s book, Untangling Critical Race Theory: What Christians Need To Know And Why It Matters, is an excellent resource on this subject, and it helps the church to frame conversations on race relations and critical race theory.
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The Pixar Plan: Alumna Hannah Chu’s (B.A. ’15) Road to the Animation Studio
Chu credits the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts for teaching her both technical film and interpersonal skills
Sarah Dougher — August 01, 2025
Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts and Torrey Honors College alumna Hannah Chu (B.A. ’15) knew that working for Pixar Animation Studios was...
The Good Book Blog
Becoming All Things to All People to Win Some
Kevin Lawson — August 01, 2025
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win...
The Good Book Blog
Me he Hecho de Todo, Para que de Todos Modos Salve a Algunos
Kevin Lawson — August 01, 2025
Por lo cual, siendo libre de todos, me he hecho siervo de todos para ganar a mayor número. Me he hecho a los judíos como judío, para ganar a los...
Think Biblically
[BONUS] An Ex-Abortion Doctor Shares Her Story
with Catherine Wheeler
Sean McDowell — August 01, 2025
Why would an abortion doctor change her mind about the morality of abortion and become a Christian? On this bonus episode of the Think Biblically...
Business. Ministry. Life.
Can AI Really Innovate? Rethinking the Innovator’s DNA Through the Lens of Innovation Theology
Rachel Bodell — July 31, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping business at a breathtaking pace. From generative design to predictive analytics, AI tools promise to...
The Good Book Blog
Jews do not “associate with” Samaritans? Or do not “share vessels with” Samaritans? Or something else? (John 4:9)
Gary Manning Jr — July 30, 2025
In John 4:9, the Samaritan woman is surprised that Jesus asked her for water from the well. The reason for her surprise is that “Jews do not ____...
Think Biblically
Scrolling Ourselves to Death
with Brett McCracken
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 29, 2025
Screens and social media have reshaped the world and our minds, bringing an appetite for distraction, loneliness, and increased rates of mental...
Think Biblically
[BONUS] Does the Church Need "Queering"?
with Brandan Robertson
Sean McDowell — July 25, 2025
Does the church need a "queer revolution"? Do we need a new reformation akin to the Protestant Reformation? In this discussion, Sean talks with...
Think Biblically
Why Religion Went Obsolete
with Christian Smith
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 23, 2025
Has traditional faith become obsolete in America? And if so, what are the main contributing factors? Until now, there has not been a thorough...