Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today.

In this second episode of season 4, we delve into the story of Acts 15 and the Council of Jerusalem. We take a look at what's happening in the church around 49AD, and why the church decides to call its first Council. We examine the ruling of the Council and discuss its impact on the church's understanding of the law, and how that has carried into how we live as Christians today. We also fast forward to 70AD overviewing the fall of the temple.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 2 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• In the Fullness of Time: An Introduction to the Biblical Theology of Acts and Paul by Richard B. Gaffin Jr.
• God's Timeline: The Big Book of Church History by Linda Finlayson

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today. In this first episode of season 4, we discuss why we should even care about the history of the church in the first place. We'd love for you to join us as we kick off season 4 of Down Under Theology!


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 1 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• Redeeming Our Thinking about History: A God-Centered Approach by Vern S. Poythress
• Why Study the Past? The quest for the historical church by Rowan Williams (Amazon link)
• Church History in Plain Language by Bruce L. Shelley
• 2000 Years of Christ's Power by Nick Needham

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In this special bonus episode, we're joined by friend of the show, Nancy Guthrie, to talk about Biblical Theology. We chat to Nancy about how she thinks we can describe the story of the Bible in four simple words. We hone in on the particular theme of 'consummation' - the idea that God is not bringing all things simply back to how it was in the garden, rather bringing all things to a completion that is 'even better than Eden'.

Nancy Guthrie is a speaker and author of several books, including "Even Better Than Eden: Nine ways the Bible's story changes everything about your story". Nancy is coming out to Australia in May and June 2024 to run a series of events in partnership with The Gospel Coalition Australia - for more information and to sign up to her workshops, visit https://www.qtc.edu.au/nancy-guthrie-2024/.

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith
• Nancy Guthrie (@NancyGuth3)

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Bonus Episode 1 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• Even Better Than Eden: Nine ways the Bible's story changes everything about your story by Nancy Guthrie
• Come along to one of Nancy's Workshops in Australia - https://www.qtc.edu.au/nancy-guthrie-2024/