Tyndale House Podcast
Tyndale House, Cambridge, brings you insights from high-level Bible research to help you understand the Bible more and explore reasons why it can be trusted.
Episodes
66 episodes
Meet the Scholar: Petra Ratkovics
This week we have one of our occasional ‘Meet the Scholar’ episodes. Dr Tony Watkins interviews Dr Petra Ratkovics (yes, she did indeed pass her viva!) about her PhD on the influences of Jeremiah in Paul’s theology as well as her plans for the ...
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Episode 66
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31:02
Meet the Scholar: Catherine McDowell
We kick off the new year with one of our occasional ‘Meet the Scholar’ episodes, which, this week, features Dr Catherine McDowell, Professor of Old Testament at Palm Beach Atlantic University, in conversation with Dr Tony Watkins. In this episo...
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Episode 65
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29:42
Repeat the Sounding Joy: Advent Devotionals with Christopher Ash (part 4)
In the final episode of this Advent series, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about Simeon and Anna meeting the baby Jesus and the impact of their words on Mary. This four-part series for Ad...
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Episode 64
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27:06
Repeat the Sounding Joy: Advent Devotionals with Christopher Ash (part 3)
In the third episode of this Advent series, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about the arrival of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem and the Shepherd's visit to the new baby. This four-part serie...
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Episode 63
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27:40
Repeat the Sounding Joy: Advent Devotionals with Christopher Ash (part 2)
In the second episode of this Advent series, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about the visit of the angel Gabriel to Mary. This four-part series for ...
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Episode 62
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22:32
Repeat the Sounding Joy: Advent Devotionals with Christopher Ash (part 1)
In this four-part series for Advent, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about Luke chapters 1 and 2. These chapters are the focus of Christopher’s book ...
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Episode 61
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26:05
Growing in Understanding: Interview with Dr Dirk Jongkind on his new book of devotions for Christian academics
Tony Watkins interviews Dr Dirk Jongkind, Vice Principal (Academic) about his new book, ‘Growing in Understanding: Devotions for Christian Academics’ (published by Apollos in 2025).
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Episode 60
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29:59
S7E2: The trustworthiness of the Gospels 2 – Dr Peter J. Williams
The second of a two-part interview with Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale House, Cambridge, and author of 'Can We Trust the Gospels?’. In this episode, Tony Watkins and Peter Williams explore what the Gospels DON’T mention.
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Episode 59
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31:58
S7E1: The trustworthiness of the Gospels 1 – Dr Peter J. Williams
The first of a two-part interview with Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale House, Cambridge, and author of 'Can We Trust the Gospels'. In this episode, Tony Watkins and Peter Williams explore the evidence found within the Gospels that point to...
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Episode 58
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30:17
Meet the Scholar: Dr Dani Treweek on the theology of singleness
After a break over the summer, our podcast returns with brand new content. We’re launching the return of the podcast with a one-off one of our occasional ‘Meet the Scholar’ episodes, featuring Dr Dani Treweek in conversation with Tony Watkins. ...
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Episode 57
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34:55
Faith, research, and the reliability of Scripture: Interview with Wes Huff
Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale House, interviews apologist Wes Huff about how he became a Christian, the Bible research he has been working on, and why he still believes Scripture is reliable. Find out more about th...
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Episode 56
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43:22
S6E8: How do we apply the prophets to our context?
In this final episode of the series, Tony Watkins and Peter Williams recap some of the key points they have covered over the series, before sharing some top tips for applying the prophetic books to our context today.Find out more about t...
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Episode 55
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30:57
S6E7: Reading narrative in prophetic books part 2
In this episode, Francie Cornes continues her conversation with Tony Watkins and Peter Williams about the book of Jonah. Jonah is an unusual prophetic book because it is mostly narrative and has a very small amount of text where Jonah is actual...
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Episode 54
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30:38
S6E6: Reading narrative in prophetic books
In this episode, Francie Cornes asks Tony Watkins and Peter Williams about the book of Jonah. Jonah is an unusual prophetic book because it is mostly narrative and has a very small amount of text where Jonah is actually proclaiming God’s word. ...
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Episode 53
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25:38
S6E5: Making sense of the book of Amos
As we return to our series on ‘How do we read the Prophets?’, Francie Cornes asks Tony Watkins and Peter Williams about the book of Amos. Tony and Peter share insights into the historical context and structure of the book, as well as talking ab...
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Episode 52
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40:06
Did Josephus know people who were present at Jesus's trial? Interview with Dr Tom Schmidt (part 2)
This is part two of Peter Williams's interview with Dr Tom C. Schmidt about his new book, 'Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One they Call Christ'. In this second episode they discuss whether Josephus could have known people who...
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Episode 51
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26:40
Did Josephus really write about Jesus? Interview with Dr Tom Schmidt (part 1)
Peter Williams interviews Dr Tom C. Schmidt about his new book, 'Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One they Call Christ'. In this episode they tackle the question of whether Josephus's writing about Jesus was edited by Christians to soun...
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Episode 50
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25:22
S6E4: Reading a prophetic book: text and audience
In the second half of this two-part episode, Tony Watkins and Peter Williams dig into the text of Micah chapter 6 to see what it is actually saying and what it means for us today.Find out more about the host and guests here: To...
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Episode 49
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41:03
S6E3: Reading a prophetic book: context and structure
In the first half of this two-part episode, Tony Watkins and Peter Williams begin walking us through the book of Micah, showing how to apply their top tips for reading prophetic books in the Bible.Find out more about the host and guests ...
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Episode 48
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35:58
S6E2: What were the prophets' theological foundations?
In this episode, Tony Watkins and Francie Cornes explore what the theological foundations of the prophets were by looking at four key themes the prophets draw on in their writings: Exodus/Covenant, Creation/Fall, God’s dwelling place, and Wisdo...
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Episode 47
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31:09
S6E1: Who were the prophets?
In this series Tony Watkins, Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House, will be sharing how we can make sense of the books of the prophets, and providing helpful tips for how to read them for ourselves. In this first episode, Tony Watkins a...
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Episode 46
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37:02
Interview with Peter Williams on eighty years of Tyndale House
In this episode, Dr Peter J. Williams, Principal of Tyndale House, walks us through the history of Tyndale House. Starting with the initial conversations about creating an institution for evangelical biblical scholarship that took place in the ...
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Episode 45
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34:19
From flowers to manuscripts: Interview with Dr Dirk Jongkind on his journey into biblical scholarship
Dirk Jongkind, Academic Vice Principal at Tyndale House, shares with Tony Watkins how he went from growing flowers in the Netherlands to editing the Tyndale House Greek New Testament in Cambridge. They discuss Dirk's journey into biblical schol...
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Episode 44
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31:10
Interview with Dr David Armitage – Eighty years of the Tyndale Bulletin
Tony Watkins, Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House talks to David Armitage, Academic Administrator at Tyndale House about the Tyndale Bulletin, which is the Academic Journal published by Tyndale House. David shares how the Bulletin has...
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Episode 43
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27:03
S5E8: How did chapter divisions get into the New Testament?
In this episode, Nelson Hsieh, Research Associate in New Testament Text and Language at Tyndale House, discusses chapter divisions in Bible manuscripts with Tony Watkins. Nelson has been working on chapter divisions for the second edition of th...
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Episode 42
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30:33