Kingdom Roots

In this episode, Cody Matchett talks with Joash P. Thomas about his book, The Justice of Jesus: Reimagining Your Church’s Life Together to Pursue Liberation and Wholeness.Joash P. Thomas (MACL, Dallas Theological Seminary; MACS, Dallas Theological Seminary; MPS, The George Washington University) is a public theologian and a highly sought-after international speaker. Born and raised in India, he ran a political consulting and lobbying firm in the United States before working as an international human rights advocacy and fundraising leader. He is an ordained deacon in the Diocese of St. Anthony in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches and lives in a multiethnic community in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

In this episode, Cody Matchett talks with Susy Flory and Scott Johanningsmeier about their book, Jesus Was: Not What We Expected but Better Than We Imagined.Susy Flory is a New York Times best-selling author or coauthor of eighteen books, directs West Coast Christian Writers, and is the founder of Everything Memoir. Her book The Unbreakable Boy became a feature film in wide release in March, 2025. Susy earned a master's degree in New Testament at Northern Seminary and is finishing up her doctoral studies on women writers in the ancient world, including the New Testament era. She lives in Northern California.Scott Johanningsmeier is a bivocational pastor at Elizabeth Baptist Church in Southern Indiana. He has a bachelor's degree in music technology from Indiana University and a master's degree in New Testament from Northern Seminary. Outside of ministry, he works in the technology installation industry. He and his wife have two daughters.Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

In this episode, Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett talk about Paul as a traumatized Apostle. Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

In this episode, Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett talk with Dr. Tucker S. Ferda about his recent monograph, Jesus and His Promised Second Coming: Jewish Eschatology and Christian Origins.Tucker S. Ferda is associate professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. His research interests include the Gospels, the historical Jesus, the history of New Testament research, Second Temple Judaism, eschatology, and hermeneutics. His other publications include the book Jesus, the Gospels, and the Galilean Crisis.Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi

In this episode, Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett talk with Dr. Isaac Soon about his recent monograph, A Disabled Apostle.Isaac Soon is Assistant Professor of Early Christianity in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies. He is the author of A Disabled Apostle: Impairment and Disability in the Letters of Paul (Oxford University Press, 2023). A graduate of Alphacrucis University College (B.A. in Biblical Studies), Excelsia College (M.Th), the University of Oxford (M.Phil. in New Testament), and Durham University (Ph.D. in Theology and Religion). He received a Durham Doctoral Studentship for his doctoral work and was a finalist for a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at the University of Oxford in 2021. From 2021–2023 he was Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (New Testament) at Crandall University, in Moncton, New Brunswick.Ethereal Vistas by Denis Brodovskyi