{"id":31918,"date":"2025-07-22T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/?post_type=podcast&p=31918"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:27:08","slug":"paul-penley-how-ancient-conversations-redefine-jesus-message","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/paul-penley-how-ancient-conversations-redefine-jesus-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Penley: How Ancient Conversations Redefine Jesus’ Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

We talked with Dr. Paul Penley (yes, Christy’s husband!) about how we often misunderstand what Jesus meant because we don’t realize that he was participating in and responding to ancient conversations we don’t have immediate access to. Paul’s book\u00a0What Jesus Meant: How Ancient Conversations Redefine Jesus\u2019 Message<\/em><\/a>\u00a0helps us understand that Jesus was not just making points; he was making counterpoints, and this makes all the difference for how we interpret his words.<\/p>\n

Dr. Paul Penley is a New Testament scholar and former Bible professor at the college and seminary level. Paul writes books to share academic research insights which redefine our understanding of the Bible, but normally get lost in technical journals at graduate libraries. He loves seeing readers freed from the misdirection and disillusionment caused by bad Bible interpretation. Dr. Penley studied Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic on his journey to better understanding Scripture in undergraduate and post-graduate degrees. He studied biblical history on site in Israel, Egypt, Turkey and Greece and then picked up German and French while completing a Ph.D. from Trinity’s Divinity School. He has presented his original biblical and historical research in college courses and national scholars’ meetings, at Shabbat school and church retreats, at Bible conference centers and small groups.<\/p>\n

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