Thinking Fellows

Thinking Fellows

Hosted by Caleb Keith and Adam Francisco and Scott Keith and Bruce Hilman and Bruce Hillman · 1517 Podcasts

4.8from 1,031 ratings

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85Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
519
Episodes
78
Transcribed
1,031
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2016
First episode
2M
YouTube views

About Thinking Fellows

The Thinking Fellows is a 45-minute podcast about theology, philosophy, Christian history, and apologetics. It is hosted by Scott Keith, Caleb Keith, Adam Francisco, and Bruce Hilman. The Thinking Fellows bring high-level subject matters to fun and insightful lay-level conversations each week.

Publisher
1517 Podcasts
Category
religion & spirituality · society & culture
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
30 Jan 2016
Latest episode
18 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

78 of 519 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Lost in Translation?

  2. 15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Are We Being Formed by AI?

  3. 4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Apologetics, Academia and Algorithms

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Lost in Translation?

Published 18 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] In fact, I don't know if it was ESV or NIV. Some of them you can watch on YouTube. The committees meet and discuss the words and then vote on which word in which case or which way to translate it this way. They have different philosophies. Some are thought by thought. Some are word by word. So that's why your translations have different nuances. And then there are a few occasions where They're very minor, but there are a few places where the scholars really, really are kind of unsure and need a consensus on like a single word, never on like the meaning of the whole passage. It's always more about the nuance of how to take something. […]

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Who has been a guest on Thinking Fellows

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  • Toni Kokkonen
  • Dan van Voorhis
  • Magnus Persson

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YouTube views
2,030,615
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
861 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
170 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100

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94
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
97

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Who hosts Thinking Fellows?

Caleb Keith and Adam Francisco and Scott Keith and Bruce Hilman and Bruce Hillman host the show. Published by 1517 Podcasts.

How often do new episodes come out?

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Does Thinking Fellows take guests?

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