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Scriptural Works

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by Greg Camp and Patrick Spencer

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Hosted by two biblical scholars with diverse career backgrounds, Greg Camp (Sheffield University, Ph.D.) and Patrick Spencer (Durham University, Ph.D.), Scriptural Works focuses on a dynamic exploration of how to read and interpret scripture for greater meaning in today's postmodern world. Each episode unpacks the tools, methods, and insights that can be used to bring scripture alive, whether through their engaging dialogue or through conversations with guest scholars who bring specialized perspectives to particular texts or themes. From ancient contexts to contemporary application, from literary analysis to historical insights, Scriptural Works equips both lay readers and religious leaders with fresh approaches to biblical interpretation. Whether you're a curious reader, a minister seeking fresh perspectives, or anyone interested in developing a deeper grasp of scripture, Scriptural Works provides the intellectual tools and practical approaches to make biblical texts more accessible and meaningful.

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July 12, 2026

What 1 John Means by Faith, Love, and Belief | Dr. Chris Seglenieks

1 John uses three different English words—faith, love, and belief—for ideas that trace back to a single Greek root: πίστις. Dr. Christopher Seglenieks argues that overlap isn't a translation problem to smooth over, it's the letter's argument. Across the entire Johannine corpus the noun form of that word appears exactly once, in 1 John 5:4's "our faith," and Seglenieks reads that single occurrence as bridging the verb's relational trust and the adjective's active faithfulness into one holistic term—belief that is embodied and cognitive at once. That matters because 1 John is often read as either a test of right doctrine or a call to love, when the letter is doing both together: it ties believing directly to loving your brother, treating conviction and practice as inseparable rather than as competing concerns. That reframing changes how several other questions in 1 John come into focus. The secessionists, those who "went out from us, but were not of us," turn out to be strikingly undertheorized in the text itself—the letter's real interest is in the people who stayed, not in refuting those who left. Seglenieks also pushes back on reading the Johannine community primarily through the gospel, arguing instead that 1 John's own concrete, pastoral address gives a clearer picture of what this early community actually believed and how they treated each other. And because 1 John lacks the standard opening and closing of a Greco-Roman letter, the conversation opens a live question about genre: is this an epistle at all, or something closer to a sermon meant to travel between related communities. For anyone who has ever wondered whether believing and loving are really asking two different things of you, this is a close look at a letter that never separated them in the first place. Website: https://cseglenieks.hcommons.org/

June 27, 2026

Was 2 John Written to a Woman? The Story of Lady Eclecte | Dr. Lincoln Blumell | Ep. 29

For nearly a hundred and fifty years, English Bibles have rendered the opening of 2 John as an address to the “elect lady,” a phrase most interpreters have taken as a poetic stand-in for a church rather than an actual person. Brigham Young University Papyrologist Lincoln Blumell argues that reading rests on a textual accident. In his new book, Lady Eclecte: The Lost Woman of the New Testament, Blumell traces how a common scribal error—two duplicated Greek letters dropped through haplography—erased a woman's name from the manuscript tradition. Working from his expertise in documentary papyri, he shows that the standard epistolary formula found in 3 John (“to Gaius, the beloved”) points toward a parallel structure in 2 John that the received text doesn't actually preserve. Clement of Alexandria's commentary, overlooked for generations, names her directly: Eclecte. This is more than a footnote in textual criticism. Restoring “Eclecte, the lady” changes who stands at the center of 2 John: not a metaphorical congregation, but a named woman exercising real authority over a house church, entrusted by the elder to guard its teaching and hospitality. Blumell walks through the manuscript evidence across papyri, uncials, and minuscules, and explains why this reading reshapes how interpreters should think about women's leadership in early Christian communities, alongside figures like Nympha and Phoebe. The episode offers a model of how grammar, papyrology, and patristic testimony combine to correct an inherited misreading—essential listening for anyone teaching 2 John, training in New Testament textual criticism, or rethinking the historical context of women's roles in the early church. BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Eclecte-Lost-Woman-Testament/dp/B0DST8F9QG/ref=sr_1_1 WEBSITE: https://lincolnhblumell.com/

May 30, 2026

First John: Abiding Love, Church Trauma, and How Divided Churches Heal | Dr. Janette H. Ok | Ep. 28

Professor Janette H. Ok brings First John out of the realm of familiar church phrases and back into the pressure of a community trying to hold together after rupture. Her reading treats the Johannine Epistles not as abstract doctrine or devotional language, but as pastoral formation for churches marked by division, doubt, loss, and contested belonging. First John’s repeated language of abiding, confession, children of God, antichrist, and love works like a musical fugue: the same themes return again and again, each time drawing the community more deeply into a shared way of life. Identity comes before performance. Readers do not love in order to become God’s children; they learn to love because that identity has already been given. The conversation moves from Greek exegesis to church life with unusual clarity. Ok shows why “God is love” cannot be reduced to sentiment, why confession of Jesus must take material form, and why 1 John 3 turns Christ’s self-giving death toward economic care for brothers and sisters in need. Love is not only feeling, belief, or private spirituality; it is the refusal to close one’s compassion when another member of the household lacks food, shelter, or support. The discussion also explores church trauma, quiet leaving, intergenerational faith, and the challenge of speaking to people caught in the middle of divided congregations. For pastors, teachers, students, and engaged readers, this Johannine Epistles podcast offers a sharp reading of First, Second, and Third John as community formation under pressure, where confession, love, and belonging are practiced until they become a way of life. Fuller Profile: https://fuller.edu/faculty/janette-ok/

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What is Scriptural Works?: Hosted by two biblical scholars with diverse career backgrounds, Greg Camp (Sheffield University, Ph.D.) and Patrick Spencer (Durham University, Ph.D.), Scriptural Works focuses on a dynamic exploration of how to read and interpret scripture for greater meaning in today's postmodern world.

Each episode unpacks the tools, methods, and insights that can be used to bring scripture alive, whether through their engaging dialogue or through conversations with guest scholars who bring specialized perspectives to particular texts or themes. From ancient contexts to contemporary application, from literary analysis to historical insights, Scriptural Works equips both lay readers and religious leaders with fresh approaches to biblical interpretation. Whether you're a curious reader, a minister seeking fresh perspectives, or anyone interested in developing a deeper grasp of scripture, Scriptural Works provides the intellectual tools and practical approaches to make biblical texts more accessible and meaningful.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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