The long-running ‘Bible Talk’ podcast, produced by 9Marks, is now an official partner with Southern Seminary. The new collaboration will bring video episodes, in addition to audio, to better serve the church. All three hosts of ‘Bible Talk’ graduated from Southern Seminary and share the seminary’s commitments to biblical and theological faithfulness.
9Marks editorial director Jonathan Leeman explains, “It occurred to us that SBTS was a natural partner in this endeavor, but because all three hosts coming out of Southern Seminary, and, more, because we share the goal of equipping churches in sound doctrine and biblical understanding. We trust the partnership will allow us to reach more people together.”
Old Testament professor and host James Hamilton is thrilled to see his seminary partner with a ministry dedicated to making healthy churches.
“Bible Talk is an expository conversation between three friends having a blast talking about the Bible together,” Hamilton said. “We are going verse by verse, chapter by chapter, book by book through the Bible. We started in Genesis 1 and are moving through the Old Testament by discussing the Law, Prophets, and Writings order. We are now recording in the middle of 2 Kings.”
This new partnership furthers the goals of Southern Seminary and 9Marks to serve the local church by training pastors. Hamilton hopes to bring listeners closer to the campus community because of shared commitments between Southern Seminary and the 9Marks audience.
“Bible Talk exists to serve the local church by helping pastors and laypeople understand the Bible,” Hamilton said. “We’re excited to link arms in pursuit of our common objective to serve the Lord Jesus by serving his bride, the church. Hopefully, some people in our audience will want to go deeper by moving to Louisville to equip themselves with more faithful service at SBTS.”
Hamilton expressed Southern Seminary’s vision to help ministry leaders read the Bible better to serve the church more faithfully. That’s why he believes ‘Bible Talk’ to be a valuable resource for the church and a perfect collaboration partner for the seminary.
“On the one hand, Southern Seminary is well known,” Hamilton said. “But on the other hand, Southern Seminary may be one of the best-kept secrets in evangelicalism. We’re excited to do anything to get the word out that such a place exists where the Bible can be studied. We have so many great passages of Scripture to discuss, and it’s a joy to worship the Lord together as we relish his revelation of himself in his Word.”
Paul Akin, Provost at Southern Seminary, applauds the partnership and believes the passion of Hamilton and the rest of the ‘Bible Talk’ team will inspire listeners to love God more deeply through Scripture.
“I’m so grateful for Dr. Hamilton and his infectious love for the Bible,” Akin said. “I hope and pray that Christians young and old will love God’s word more deeply, serve him more faithfully, and engage in mission more boldly due to these podcast episodes.”
As new episodes drop, join Hamilton, Alex Duke, and Sam Emadi as they blend exegesis, systematic theology, and biblical theology, all with the aim of spreading the joy of studying Scripture the way the authors intended you to read.
Visit 9Marks.org or www.sbts.edu to learn more.