5.103: When Paul Talks about “Faith of Christ” (pistis christou) Does He Mean It Like Our Faith in Christ, or Christ’s Faithfulness?

Co-hosts Katie & Kathryn speak with Paul R. Hinlicky, asking, "When Paul Talks about "Faith of Christ" (pistis christou) Does He Mean It Like Our Faith in Christ or Christ's Faithfulness?"

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Welcome back to season five of Enter the Bible, a podcast in which we share “Everything You Wanted to Know about the Bible…but were afraid to ask.”

In episode 4 of season 5, Lutheran theologian and author, guest Paul R. Hinlicky joins hosts Katie Langston and Kathryn Schifferdecker. He has served congregations in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia and is an eagerly anticipated speaker at church events and academic conferences alike.

Today our theologians will be answering the question, “When Paul Talks about “Faith of Christ” (pistis christou) Does He Mean It Like Our Faith in Christ or Christ’s Faithfulness?”

Show notes

Biblical books and passages mentioned

  • Matthew 5-7: Sermon on the Mount
  • Galatians
  • Philippians

Topics, themes and figures mention

  • Faith of Christ/pistis christou
  • Christology
  • Justification
  • Flesh vs Faith
  • Revised Standard Version (RSV)
  • Martin Luther
  • Lutheranism
  • Karl Barth
  • Doctrine of Participation
  • Grace and Fidelity
  • Demanding Theology
  • Apostolic Preaching
  • Mormonism
  • Theological Anthropology
  • Kingdom of God

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Paul Hinlicky

Paul R. Hinlicky is a Lutheran theologian and prolific author of about a dozen books. He has served congregations in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia and is a eagerly anticipated speaker at church events and academic conferences alike. In his spare time he farms on a piece of once exhausted, now renewing mountain soil in southwestern Virginia.

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Kathryn M. Schifferdecker

Kathryn M Schifferdecker came to Luther Seminary as an assistant professor of Old Testament in 2006. Ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2001, Schifferdecker was associate pastor for five years at Trinity Lutheran Church, Arkdale, Wisc., before coming to Luther. Schifferdecker is a frequent contributor to workingpreacher.org, Word & World and the author of Out of the Whirlwind: Creation Theology in the Book of Job (Harvard University Press, 2008). She is currently writing a commentary on the book of Esther.

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Katie Langston

Katie Langston is a doubter by nature and a believer by grace. She grew up Mormon in a small Utah town and still isn't sure she fits in anywhere sophisticated enough to have a Target. She's the author of Sealed: An Unexpected Journey into the Heart of Grace, an acclaimed spiritual memoir about her conversion to orthodox Christianity. Katie works as the director of digital strategy for Luther Seminary's innovation team, where she oversees digital projects aimed at cultivating vibrant Christian spirituality in a post-modern, post-Christian cultural context.

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