In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with John J. Collins, Holmes Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School, about the question: What does the Bible say about abortion?
Show notes
Biblical books and passages mentioned
- Genesis 9:7
- Exodus 20:13
- Exodus 21:22-23
- Jeremiah 20:17
- Amos 1:13
- Revelation 18:23
Recent Publications by Professor John J. Collins
- What Are Biblical Values?: What the Bible Says on Key Ethical Issues (Yale University Press, 2019)
- What does the Bible really say about abortion? (Religion News Service, October 16, 2020)
Topics and themes mentioned
- The Supreme Court of the United States
- Biblical values
- Barrenness and fertility
- Death penalty
- Human rights
Ancient works mentioned
- Mishnah
- Didache
- Epistle of Barnabas
- Apocalypse of Peter
