First-Century Youth Ministry
This podcast was created to help youth ministry leaders become better disciple-makers in the 21st century by educating them on the first-century context, culture and way of life of Jesus and the Jewish people. You'll hear great conversations from scholars in first-century judaism as well as seasoned youth ministry giants to help you bridge the gap between the world of the first century and your world in youth ministry today. Hosted by Heather Quiroz, author and founder of First-Century Youth Ministry and Jonathan Brown, Messianic writer and teacher with Kehillat Yeshua Ministries, and Torah Apologetics. Heather and Jonathan are passionate a...
EP 180 THE LORDS PRAYER WEEK TWO: IN HEAVEN
Heather unpacks another element of the Lord's prayer. This week she discusses the importance of understanding the phrase "in Heaven" from a cultural and historical perspective.
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EP 179 THE LORDS PRAYER WEEK ONE: OUR FATHER
The Lord's prayer is full of moments when Jesus would have called His listeners back into the Old Testament Scriptures. Our Father is where this journey begins as we discover what it would have meant to Jesus' first century listeners.
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EP 178 FCYM PODCAST UPDATE
Heather shares a quick update on the podcast. Keep tuning in because we plan to bring you some great content in the future.
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177 JESUS IN THE TABERNACLE
Heather and Jonathan take listeners on a thoughtful and engaging journey through the Tabernacle, uncovering how its design and elements beautifully point to Jesus. Together, they walk through the outer court, the holy place, and the most holy place, bringing to life key features like the bronze altar, bronze basin, table of showbread, menorah, altar of incense, and the Ark of the Covenant.
Along the way, they highlight the deeper meaning behind each element—from the sacrifices that foreshadow atonement, to the menorah reflecting Jesus as the light of the world, to the Ark as a powerful me...
176 CHRIST IN THE TABERNACLE: FROM MOSES TO TODAY
Heather sits down with beloved return guest, John Farwell to talk about the significance of the tabernacle and the role it has played in Israel's history. Also, how much of it points to Christ.
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175 DREIDELS, LATKES, AND HANAKKUH, OH MY!
Jonathan and Heather discuss the origins of Hanukkah. They discuss the Maccabean Revolt and the rededication of the Temple and Jonathan shares practical real life examples from his own experience celebrating this holiday.
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174 CANNAANITE FERTILITY GODS VS. THE GOD OF THE BIBLE
Heather and Jonathan have a conversation about Baal and Asherah. Who were they in ancient Israel and how can we best understand them in light of the Biblical story?
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173 JONATHAN'S NEW BOOK!!! THE LAW AND THE PROMISE IS OUT!
Jonathan wrote a book on Galatians and it is a GREAT read! Together, Heather and Jonathan, discuss some of the many insights from this helpful book on Galatians!
Find the book on Amazon- https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0FSSZYRBW
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EP 172 AN INTERVIEW WITH GREG STIER: HOW TO TURN YOUR YOUTH MINISTRY INTO A GOSPEL MOBILIZING MINISTRY
Heather sits down with Dare 2 Share Founder and President, Greg Stier to talk about the work they're doing at Dare 2 Share to help equip youth leaders with free resources to turn your youth ministry in a gospel mobilizing ministry.
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171 THE TORAH IS RELATIONAL WITH JOHN FARWELL
Heather has a conversation with her mentor and friend John Farwell as they discuss the Bible as a relational book. Not just a series of rules, but a book that is deeply relational. Be on the lookout for Johns book, "The Ingredients of God's Story" that releases soon!
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170 ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN FLOOD STORIES, IS GENESIS REALLY THE MOST RELIABLE ACCOUNT?
Jonathan and Heather discuss the numerous ancient near eastern flood accounts to explore which one holds the most weight and proves itself to be most trustworthy. They discuss the Epic of Gilgamesh in addition to other ANE flood accounts. They also ask the question, is God good by sending a world wide flood?
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169 WAIT...GENESIS 1 WASN"T THE FIRST CREATION STORY???
Jonathan and Heather have a conversation about Ancient Near Eastern cosmologies. They look at the Babylonian and Egyptian creation myths and compare them to Genesis 1.
Heather quotes from John Currid's book, "Against the Gods: The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament"
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168 THE HARDENING OF PHARAOH'S HEART, HEBREW ANATOMY AND THE FEATHER OF MAAT
Hey! We're back! Jonathan and Heather are back for a brand new season of the podcast. Since our lives have gotten really busy we're going to be releasing longer episodes once a month.
This month we discuss the Hebrew words associated with the weighing of Pharaoh's heart and the word play taking place in conjunction with Egyptian mythology.
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167 UPDATE ON THE FUTURE OF THE PODCAST!
Alright friends, here is where we are headed for the future of the show. Since Jonathan and I love bringing content to you all so much we're going to start the podcast back up but release episodes once a month with a longer 30-40 minute per episode format.
We're currently in the middle of gathering our content and hope to have our first episode out within the next month!
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166 UPDATE: WE'RE TAKING SOME TIME OFF
Hey friends, we are going to be taking the next couple of months off from doing the podcast. We've been doing the show for four years. What a thrill it has been with all the tremendous guests we've had and all the fun content we've been able to put out. It has truly been a joy, but life has taken some different twists and turns and so we'll be taking these next two months off to discern what the future of the podcast is supposed to look like.
We'll check back in with all of you in a...
165 WHAT ONE YOUTH PASTOR SAID IT'S LIKE TO EXPERIENCE THE 5TH GOSPEL
Marty Rind, youth pastor in Lima, OH joins us to have a conversation with Heather about how his time in Israel with us in 2023 is still changing his life and the lives of the students he disciples.
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164 WHO WANTS TO WALK THE LAND WITH US IN ISRAEL!?!?
Heather has a conversation with founder of Walk the Story, John Farwell, on the next First-Century Youth Ministry trip to Israel in October of this year!
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163 AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID WILBER: MAYBE JUST ONE WIFE WILL DO
Jonathan and Heather sit down with David Wilber to continue the discussion on what the Bible has to say about polygamy. This is a helpful discussion to help you understand the teachings of the Bible in light of the actions of the people in it.
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162 AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID WILBER: SO...HOW MANY WIVES CAN YOU HAVE?
Jonathan and Heather have a conversation with author David Wilber on what the Bible has to say about polygamy. We promise you'll probably learn a new word if you tune into this episode!
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161 HOW GOD RESTORES THE BROKENNESS OF THE FALL WITH DR. MATT NAPPIER
Heather and Jonathan sit won with Dr. Matt Nappier for one last conversation on Genesis 2. This conversation offers practical thoughts for how to apply this content for any youth ministry leader.
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160 THE LAW OF PRIMOGENITURE...IS IT REALLY IN THE BIBLE?
Heather and Jonathan have a discussion with Dr. Matt Nappier about the law of primogeniture!
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159 WHAT IS NOT IMPLIED IN GENESIS 2 WITH DR. MATT NAPPIER
Jonathan and Heather dive deeper into the creation story with Dr. Matt Nappier! We hope you enjoy this episode!
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158 GENESIS 2 IN GOD'S STORY WITH DR. MATT NAPPIER
Jonathan and Heather start off this week with a conversation with Dr. Matt Nappier about God's story in Genesis 2. Join us for the conversation!
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157 DR. CARMEN IMES: HOW TEENAGERS CAN BE THE IMAGE OF GOD TODAY
Heather and Jonathan finish up the conversation with Dr. Carmen Imes as they wrestle with the question of how teenagers can be God's image bearers in todays world!
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156 AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. CARMEN IMES: HOW THE IMAGE OF GOD WAS HARMED BY THE FALL
Heather and Jonathan sit down with Bible scholar, Dr. Carmen Imes for another great conversation on what it truly means to be made in the image of God.
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155 AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. CARMEN IMES: MEN AND WOMEN AS THE IMAGE OF GOD
Jonathan and Heather have a conversation with bible scholar, Dr. Carmen Imes on understand what was meant by man and woman being made in the image of God. They end the conversation with some helpful guidance on how you can apply these teachings to the teenagers you minister to!
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154 WHAT DID PAUL MEAN WHEN HE SAID A WOMAN WILL BE SAVED THROUGH CHILDBEARING WITH DR. SANDRA GLAHN
Jonathan and Heather sit down with Dr. Sandra Glahn for one final episode on Artemis of the Ephesians and what Paul meant when he told the Ephesians that a woman will be saved through chlid bearing. This last episode helps pull all of the others together thanks to Dr. Glahn's wisdom!
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153 THE NUMBER ONE FEAR WOMEN HAD IN FIRST CENTURY EPHESUS WITH DR. SANDRA GLAHN
Heather and Jonathan have a discussion with Dr. Sandra Glahn through her book Nobody's Mother. They discuss a fictional character from her book, Theodora. This fictional character helps us understand what women would have been fearing as recent converts to Christianity in Ephesus. Dr. Glahn offers some truly amazing insights on what the women in first century Ephesus would have been wrestling through having just left the cult of Artemis to worship Jesus.
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152 WHO WAS ARTEMIS OF THE EPHESIANS WITH DR. SANDRA GLAHN
Join Jonathan and Heather for week two of their discussion with Dr. Sandra Glahn walking through her newest book, Nobody's Mother. Dr. Glahn discusses her research on understanding this widely popular female goddess whose presence shaped the religious landscape of first century Ephesus.
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151 RECONCILING "A WOMAN WILL BE SAVED THROUGH CHILDBEARING" WITH INFERTILITY: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. SANDRA GLAHN
Heather and Jonathan sit down with Dr. Sandra Glahn to discuss her latest book, Nobody's Mother. In this first episode, Dr. Glahn shares her journey through infertility and how she personally wrestled through Paul's words, "A woman will be saved through childbearing."
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149 WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT FEMALE ELDERS AND MUTUAL SUBMISSION
Heather and Jonathan have one final conversation with Dr. Phillip Payne. Dr Payne offers even more great insight on how to understand biblical submission, female eldership and other passages related to women in leadership in the Bible.
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148 THE ONLY NAMED PERSON HOLDING CHURCH OFFICE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT IS A FEMALE WITH DR. PHILLIP PAYNE
Heather and Jonathan sit down with their guest, Dr. Phillip Payne to discuss Phoebe, the only named person with a church office in the New Testament. Dr. Payne does a tremendous job by helping us understand this reality.
To learn more from Dr. Payne, please pick up his book, The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood.
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147 HOW THE BIBLE SUPPORTS FEMALE ELDERSHIP WITH DR. PHILLIP B. PAYNE
Heather and Jonathan sit down with Dr. Payne to talk about importance passages in the pastoral epistles that seem to be limiting the ministry of women. Dr Payne helps us understand these passages in the original language and how they actually do not exclude women from eldership in the local church.
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146 IS THE HUSBAND THE HEAD OF THE WIFE WITH DR. PHILLIP PAYNE
Jonathan and Heather have another great conversation with Dr. Phillip Payne about headship in the Bible. They also discuss what is meant by Paul's words in Ephesians 5 when it says the husband is the head of the wife. Dr. Payne offers a different translation based on his research that the husband is the source, not the head of the life and submission is not a wife to her husband only but what's actually being taught is mutual submission between men and women.
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145 DOES THE NEW TESTAMENT RESTRICT THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN WITH DR. PHILLIP PAYNE
Heather and Jonathan sit down with Dr. Phillip Payne to discuss his book The Bible Vs. Biblical Womanhood
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144 1 TIMOTHY 3 IN CONTEXT WITH TYLER DAWN ROSENQUIST
What are the true qualifications for church leadership, and how can we interpret biblical texts to support women's roles within the church? Join us on this episode of the First Century Youth Ministry Podcast, where we sit down with the insightful Tyler Don Rosenquist. Tyler kicks things off by sharing her passion for Bavarian cream donuts, leading into a deeper discussion about 1 Timothy, Chapter 3. We reveal how the original Greek text employs gender-neutral language and explore the broader cultural and linguistic contexts that can bolster arguments for women in leadership roles.
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143 CAN WOMEN LEAD IN THE CHURCH WITH TYLER DAWN ROSENQUIST
In this fascinating follow-up episode, Heather and Jonathan once again welcome Tyler Dawn Rosenquist to continue their exploration of 1 Timothy 2. This time, they delve into the critical context of Artemus worship in ancient Ephesus and its influence on Paul’s instructions about women’s roles in the church.
Tyler sheds light on how the pervasive worship of Artemis shaped the cultural and religious landscape of Ephesus, providing crucial background for understanding Paul’s guidance to Timothy regarding women’s conduct in the church. They also dive into the original Greek terms used in the passage, offering a clearer...
143 UNDERSTAND THIS BEFORE YOU INTERPRET 1 TIMOTHY 2 WITH TYLER DAWN ROSENQUIST
Join Heather and Jonathan in this thought-provoking episode as they welcome special guest Tyler Dawn Rosenquist to dive deep into the complexities of 1 Timothy 2 and its implications for women's roles in the church.
In this enlightening discussion, Tyler helps unravel what this often-debated passage isn't saying and emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical and cultural context of Ephesus to grasp Paul’s message to Timothy fully. Together, they explore the nuances of interpreting scripture with an informed perspective, challenging conventional readings and uncovering a more nuanced understanding of women’s contributions within the church.
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142 BONUS EPISODE: HOW SHOULD TEENAGERS UNDERSTAND 1 CORINTHIANS 11 WITH DR. LYNN COHICK?
In this episode, Jonathan and Heather sit down with Dr. Lynn Cohick to tackle the challenge of guiding teenagers through complex Bible passages, specifically 1 Corinthians 11. Dr. Cohick shares insightful strategies and practical advice for helping young people navigate and understand this often perplexing scripture. Tune in for expert tips on making tough biblical texts more accessible and meaningful for teens.
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141 DEBUNKING GENDER HIERARCHY PART TWO WITH DR. LYNN COHICK
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