Bearing God's Name: Dr. Carmen Joy Imes enters the Dojo!

For our very first Disciple Dojo long-form interview, I am THRILLED to have my good friend @CarmenJoyImesPhD , author of “Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters” and one of the most winsome Hebrew Bible scholars writing today! We had a blast and discussed so many important topics! This is a full-length podcast interview, so for those who can't watch the entire thing, the timestamps below will be helpful: 00:00:00 - Intro banter 00:00:17 - Why Dr. Carmen Imes had to be my first ever guest! 00:01:38 - How the Ph.D sausage gets made! 00:04:12 - Why Carmen owes everything to JM! (Not really!) 00:04:26 - Daniel Block is RIDICULOUSLY nice! 00:04:45 - Ph.D process in U.K. vs. Ph.D process in America  00:05:58 - How Ph.D work differs from college/seminary 00:10:22 - Who are the “Blockheads”? 00:11:26 - What are the language requirements for Ph.D in Hebrew Bible? 00:14:10 - The decline of German as the primary Bible scholar language 00:15:29 - How do you learn *HOW* to actually teach a college class? 00:19:40 - How Carmen chooses classroom reading assignment books 00:21:13 - Why Carmen chose OT over NT as a focus 0025:21 - How Carmen sees her work as "a bridge" 00:27:48 - JM and Carmen’s mutual love of Christopher Wright! 00:32:05 - Carmen’s favorite movie & TV show 00:33:32 - Carmen’s & JM’s thoughts on @TheChosenSeries TV show 00:35:10 - Carmen’s favorite band/musician 00:35:54 - Carmen’s favorite novels 00:38:07 - Carmen’s love of Caramel  00:38:48 - JM’s deep dark Preacher’s Kid confession! 00:39:58 - Thoughts on Beth Moore, Esau McCaulley, and Sandra Richter 00:45:26 - Carmen’s most-recommended study Bible 00:47:29 - Carmen’s inside scoop on John Walton! 00:48:32 - JM & Carmen discuss women in ministry 01:09:52 - The growing number of women Biblical scholars 01:10:50 - Women’s Study Bibles 01:15:07 - The gift of women scholars who actually believe Scripture! 01:18:11 - Why the OT law is actually ALL ABOUT grace! 01:22: 28 - How do we honor the OT without keeping all the OT laws? 01:29:42 - Sinai as the center of the entire Torah 01:31:52 - The Priestly garments being an “inside out tabernacle” 01:34:57 - Carmen’s views on the date and location of the Exodus? 01:40:21 - Carmen’s thoughts on @DRMSH ? 01:45:13 - What is going on with the “bridegroom of blood” in Exodus 4??  01:57:09 - where people can find Carmen online 02:00:27 - Question from Carmen to JM: "Why didn't you do your Ph.D?" ------- Follow Carmen on Twitter: @carmenjoyimes Carmen's blog: http://www.carmenjoyimes.blogspot.com https://www.ivpress.com/carmen-joy-imes Carmen's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Carmen-Joy-Imes/e/B07BNPY56Q Carmen's books can be found at: * Bearing God’s Name - https://tinyurl.com/v39syn5v * Carmen's published dissertation - https://tinyurl.com/48ab2uad * Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends - https://tinyurl.com/2xwtb4f4 Disciple Dojo related resources: * Superhero Seminary: Wonder Woman on being a 'helper' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQUHlNJAAaQ * Bible for the Rest of Us (video curriculum) - http://www.discipledojo.org/bible * Disciple Dojo review of the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dNTdceIYvc&t=20s Books and resources mentioned in this video: * The Mission of God by Christopher Wright - https://tinyurl.com/32vfcnan * Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley - https://tinyurl.com/48jrw7ts * The Epic of Eden by Sandra Richter - https://tinyurl.com/bde5rfzc * Stewards of Eden by Sandra Richter - https://tinyurl.com/y4ca6u3u * Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord by L. Michael Morales - https://tinyurl.com/2p8z2tkn * The Image of God in the Garden of Eden by Catherine McDowell - https://tinyurl.com/2p9dbnmw * Can Women Lead Men? (Gordon-Conwell Alumni debate) - https://youtu.be/FzR2cndOSq0 * Psalms: Open and Unafraid by David Taylor - https://tinyurl.com/ysx6snj3 * Zondervan's Bible Background Commentary series - https://tinyurl.com/m74yjy5h *The Exodus Revealed (documentary) - https://youtu.be/5tXWyn_VXBk * Amazing Grace: The William Wilberforce Story (Movie) - https://tinyurl.com/4kw6k79h *The Chosen (TV show) -  https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen * The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Petersen - https://tinyurl.com/2p9etfjd ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from the videos or podcast at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate