Biblically Speaking

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What is happening in 1 Timothy?
How does chapter 1 prepare us for chapter 2?
What do we actually know about Ephesus?

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James E. Sedlacek received his BA from God's Bible School & College, his Masters from MDiv Cincinnati Christian University, and his PhD from Nazarene Theological College. James is currently Professor of Biblical Languages at the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies, teaching several levels of Greek and Hebrew and developing exegesis courses. Additionally, James is examining the special syntax of infinitives, certain patterns of repeating conditional clauses, and the lexical meaning of hapax legomena. His interests include examining texts in various languages using linguistic methods and critiquing interpretations of those texts.

James holds a PhD in Biblical Studies that focused on Greek Language and Linguistics
for New Testament, and an MDiv in Biblical Studies that focused on both Hebrew and
Greek languages and text interpretation. James teaches the Hebrew and Greek
languages along with the Bible for Israel Institute of Biblical Studies. James also
teaches Greek Exegesis and Textual Criticism at God’s Bible School and College.
James has scholarly interest in many aspects of interpreting the Bible and is
knowledgeable about the history of its interpretation. Several areas that James has
focused on are Jewish Interpretation of the Bible, 2 nd Temple Jewish Literature,
Grammar, Environment and Theology, Human Nature, and Sanctification. James likes
to do woodworking, gardening, and exploring the outdoors as hobbies.
 
Website: https://sedlacekj6.wixsite.com/mysite

Recommended by Dr. James Sedlacek:

📘 Reading the Letters to Timothy and Titus — Philip H. Towner

https://books.google.com.my/books/about/The_Letters_to_Timothy_and_Titus.html?id=tRwFvpn1a44C&redir_esc=y

📘 The First and Second Letters to Timothy — Luke Timothy Johnson

https://www.amazon.com/Second-Letters-Timothy-Anchor-Commentaries/dp/0300139888

📘 Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics — Daniel B. Wallace

https://www.amazon.com/Greek-Grammar-Beyond-Basics-Exegetical/dp/0310218950

https://open.spotify.com/show/1OBPaQj…

What is the central argument of Hebrews?
Jesus isn't from Levi so why does Hebrews think he can be a priest at all?
What is "God's rest"?

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Rev. Dr. Madison N. Pierce is Lecturer in New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews. She is the author of Divine Discourse in the Epistle to the Hebrews (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and the co-author of Reading the Later New Testament as Christian Scripture (Baker Academic, 2026). Madison is ordained in the Reformed Church in America as a Minister of Word and Sacrament. She is also a New Testament Editor at Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies and a co-host of The Two Cities podcast.

Recommended reading inspired by this episode:

📘 Isaiah by John Goldingay -

 https://www.amazon.com/Isaiah-New-International-Biblical-Commentary/dp/1565632230

📘 The Message of Isaiah

https://www.ivpress.com/the-message-of-isaiah?srsltid=AfmBOopxYejZ34sXradmhEtYPCriCWsEWgyfVj4N2tVpnjSOyhcI7RN_

📘 Isaiah 40–66

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/isaiah-40-66-return-and-restoration/

https://open.spotify.com/show/1OBPaQj…

What do we need to know about Isaiah 53 before reading it?
Where are we in history? 
What is going on in ministry? 

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Dr. Kevin Grasso is a biblical scholar, author, and linguist. He holds a PhD in Hebrew Language from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as an MA in Linguistics (focusing on the Biblical Hebrew verbal system) and an MA in Comparative Religion (focusing on Paul and second temple Judaism). His academic work has appeared in leading journals and edited volumes, where he applies theoretical linguistics to exegetical problems. His current research focus is on the Messiah, law, faith, and justification in Paul's letters. Alongside his academic career, Kevin is the co-founder and CEO of Biblingo, an innovative and effective way to learn biblical Greek and Hebrew."

You can connect with him at kevin@biblingo.org

Also,one cool thing about Dr. Kevin is that he can actually speak biblical Greek and Hebrew conversationally (something very few people - even scholars - can do). He lived in Israel for several years and knows a lot about the original languages and culture of the Bible.

Recommended reading inspired by this episode:

📘 Isaiah by John Goldingay -

 https://www.amazon.com/Isaiah-New-International-Biblical-Commentary/dp/1565632230

📘 The Message of Isaiah

https://www.ivpress.com/the-message-of-isaiah?srsltid=AfmBOopxYejZ34sXradmhEtYPCriCWsEWgyfVj4N2tVpnjSOyhcI7RN_

📘 Isaiah 40–66

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/isaiah-40-66-return-and-restoration/

https://open.spotify.com/show/1OBPaQj…

What if the most dangerous spiritual abuse doesn’t look abusive at all?
What if it looks like loyalty, obedience, and being ‘on fire for God’?
How theology, prophecy, and deliverance get distorted.

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Dr. Anna Kitko originally a British-trained Cambridge graduate, Anna’s clinical work focuses in the realm of Cults and New Religions by weaving together an eclectic background in Theology, World Religion, Christian Apologetics, and modern Psychology for a therapeutic experience that is spiritually focused and mindful of the boundaries of Holy Scripture. 

She carries two undergraduate degrees from the University of Florida in Philosophy and Religion as well as a Master of Biblical Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary. On top of this, Anna is a current Research Associate with the University of Salford, Manchester UK, carrying a Master of Science in the Psychology of Coercive Control and having authored the first psychometric in the world measuring spiritual abuse in demonic deliverance settings. Respectively, she is a member and regular lecturer for the International Cultic Studies Association and the Director of Theological Integrity for Ratio Christi: Campus Apologetics Alliance; an international Christian Apologetics network. Locally, Anna is Theological Director of Integrated Wellness Tennessee, a non-profit mission providing clinical mental health care to those in the community who otherwise could not afford care financially. 

Her expertise focuses on cases of spiritual abuse, cultic and coercive control, brainwashing, domestic violence, human trafficking, terrorism, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Dissociation, and spiritual pathologies such as Prelest. She is an unabashed Christian and the center of her therapeutic interventions is housed in an office modeled after a 12 th century monastic cloister. 

Anna possesses a knowledge of a vast array of historic therapeutic interventions from Mesopotamian exorcism protocols, to meridian work, and all the way to modern interventions such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR. She also is well versed in the healing of popular and fraudulent mental health interventions such as SOZO and Apostolic Demonic Deliverance. 

email: annakitko@ratiochristi.org

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@annakitko

Recommended reading inspired by this episode:

📘 The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse -

https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Power-Spiritual-Abuse-Manipulation/dp/0764201379

📘 Combating Cult Mind Control -

 https://www.amazon.com/Combating-Cult-Mind-Control-Best-selling/dp/0967068827

📘 A Church Called Tov

https://www.amazon.com/Church-Called-Tov-Goodness-Promotes/dp/1496446003

https://open.spotify.com/show/1OBPaQj…

How do you define a spiritual cult or high-control group?
What separates deep commitment from coercion?
Why is ‘high control’ such a critical psychological category?

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Support this show!! : https://www.bibspeak.com/#donate
 

Dr. Anna Kitko originally a British-trained Cambridge graduate, Anna’s clinical work focuses in the realm of Cults and New Religions by weaving together an eclectic background in Theology, World Religion, Christian Apologetics, and modern Psychology for a therapeutic experience that is spiritually focused and mindful of the boundaries of Holy Scripture. 

She carries two undergraduate degrees from the University of Florida in Philosophy and Religion as well as a Master of Biblical Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary. On top of this, Anna is a current Research Associate with the University of Salford, Manchester UK, carrying a Master of Science in the Psychology of Coercive Control and having authored the first psychometric in the world measuring spiritual abuse in demonic deliverance settings. Respectively, she is a member and regular lecturer for the International Cultic Studies Association and the Director of Theological Integrity for Ratio Christi: Campus Apologetics Alliance; an international Christian Apologetics network. Locally, Anna is Theological Director of Integrated Wellness Tennessee, a non-profit mission providing clinical mental health care to those in the community who otherwise could not afford care financially. 

Her expertise focuses on cases of spiritual abuse, cultic and coercive control, brainwashing, domestic violence, human trafficking, terrorism, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Dissociation, and spiritual pathologies such as Prelest. She is an unabashed Christian and the center of her therapeutic interventions is housed in an office modeled after a 12 th century monastic cloister. 

Anna possesses a knowledge of a vast array of historic therapeutic interventions from Mesopotamian exorcism protocols, to meridian work, and all the way to modern interventions such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR. She also is well versed in the healing of popular and fraudulent mental health interventions such as SOZO and Apostolic Demonic Deliverance. 

Recommended reading inspired by this episode:
📘 The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse -

https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Power-Spiritual-Abuse-Manipulation/dp/0764201379

📘 Combating Cult Mind Control -

 https://www.amazon.com/Combating-Cult-Mind-Control-Best-selling/dp/0967068827

📘 A Church Called Tov

https://www.amazon.com/Church-Called-Tov-Goodness-Promotes/dp/1496446003

https://open.spotify.com/show/1OBPaQj…