The Alabaster Jar
Hosted by Lynn Cohick and Josephine Stringer and Dr Lynn Cohick · Dr. Lynn Cohick
4.8from 104 ratings
- 274
- Episodes
- 35
- Transcribed
- 104
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About The Alabaster Jar
The Alabaster Jar is a weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Lynn Cohick. Dr. Cohick is a highly respected New Testament scholar and the founding president of the Center for Women in Leadership, a 501C3 organization designed to encourage women as they minister and lead in the church and in the academy.
- Publisher
- Dr. Lynn Cohick
- Category
- arts · history · religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Apr 2021
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
35 of 274 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
S7 E7 | Dr. Holly J. Carey | The Cross of Christ in the Book of Mark
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
S7 E6 | Teresa I. Whitman | Faith, Fear & the Future of AI: Why the Church Must Engage
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
S7 E5 | Dr. Carmen Imes | Fierce and Faithful: Rediscovering the Women of the Bible for Our Kids
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S7 E7 | Dr. Holly J. Carey | The Cross of Christ in the Book of Mark
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But, you know, for an early audience, a crucifixion was not beautiful. It was horrifying and not just the suffering, but the shame of it all. And no one, you know, I tell my students I rarely use such strong language. I am not exaggerating when I say no one thought the Messiah would die on a cross. That's right. That's right. So the fact that they're going to have to spend some time with that and really sit with that makes sense in order for this story to make sense. You know why is, yeah, I mean, and maybe that's part of the reason why the Gospels themselves do not go into detail about the horrific physical sufferings. […]
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- Dr Holly J Carey
- Teresa I Whitman
- Carmen Imes
- Christa L McKirland
- Michelle Knight
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