41: A Biblical Vision of Evil and Suffering in Genesis with Ingrid Faro

In this episode, Allison and Nick talk with their friend Dr. Ingrid Faro. Dr. Faro is an Old Testament scholar and theologian who has done extensive work on the problem of evil in Genesis. She has authored:

• “The Question of Evil and Animal Death Before the Fall,” Trinity Journal 36/2 (2015).

• Entries: “Amen,” “Tree of Life,” “Semantics,” and “Strength” in Lexham Theological Workbook. Douglas Magnum, ed. 2014.

• Ingrid has a major monograph coming out from Lexham press about the subject of God and evil and Genesis! Keep your eyes peeled! We will share it on social media when we get a pre-order link!

She has taught Old Testament studies and Hebrew at Northern Seminary, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, North Park Theological Seminary, and The Scandinavian School of Theology. You can also find her on Linkedin.

However, there is so much more to what Ingrid has done for the church: her story of faith is shattering and powerful, as God has moved her through a time of deep darkness. May it bless you!

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Nick & Allison

33: Warrior, Mother, Creator: Biblical Metaphors for God in Scripture with Ron Pierce

Hi Split Frame Fam!

We are delighted to have Dr. Ron Pierce (Ph.D, Fuller Theological Seminary) as our guest today to talk about biblical metaphors for God. Dr. Pierce is Professor of Old Testament at Biola University and has written and edited numerous books and articles on the topic of women in ministry and the evangelical gender debate. Ron is also a personal friend of ours and we are just over the moon that we could have him on our podcast!

In addition to being the editor of the upcoming 3rd edition of Discovering Biblical Equality (see the second edition here), Dr. Pierce has written extensively for Christians for Biblical Equality (his author page is here). Of special note is his excellent article on Deborah in Judges 4, Women Prophets and the Feminine Voice of God, and his game-changing work on 1 Corinthians 7 and marriage - I (Nick) cite it in my book The Perfection of Our Faithful Wills: it is that good! Dr. Pierce has also written a commentary on the Book of Daniel and an accessible work on marriage and ministry partnership.

Dr. Pierce also teaches an exceptional class on Theology of Gender at Biola, and the playlist on YouTube can be found here. It was first in Dr. Pierce’s class that both of us became convinced of the biblical veracity of egalitarianism and changed our minds based on what Scripture teaches.

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Nick & Allison & Nolan Quient

31: Women and Old Testament Law with Mary Conway

In this episode, Nick and Allison talk with Dr. Mary Conway, a contributor to the upcoming and highly anticipated third edition of Discovering Biblical Equality (DBE3). Dr. Conway is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Specifically, Dr. Conway is writing on the following in DBE3:

•  “Gender in Creation: Genesis 1–3.” In Discovering Biblical Equality, edited by Cynthia Long Westfall and Ronald W. Pierce. 3rd edition. Grand Rapids, MI: InterVarsity, forthcoming.

•  “The Treatment of Women under the Mosaic Law.” In Discovering Biblical Equality, edited by Cynthia Long Westfall and Ronald W. Pierce. 3rd edition. Grand Rapids, MI: InterVarsity, forthcoming.

Dr. Conway has also done extensive linguistic and theological work in Judges, as you can see on her personal page at McMaster.

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