My favorite Revelation scholar enters the Dojo! (Dr. Sean McDonough)

We have a wonderful treat, Dojo viewers! My former professor and the man who taught me NT Text-Criticism and Greek exegesis, Dr. Sean McDonough, stopped by for a discussion about all things Revelation, as well as many other topics. I could talk to Dr. McDonough for DAYS and not get tired of picking his brain. Enjoy this episode! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:49 - Dr. McDonough’s legacy in the Dojo! 00:07:30 - What it’s like teaching at Gordon-Conwell 00:11:30 - Scholars who bridge the gap between Biblical scholarship, theological/philosophical reflection, the greatest commentary ever written, and thoughts on Richard Bauckham! 00:13:57 - Teaching in Fiji 00:22:22 - 3 Years of Ph.D work on ONE BIBLE VERSE?!? 00:30:26 - Tolkien, Myth, and Apocalyptic imagination 00:36:34 - Thoughts on LOTR, Hobbit, and Rings of Power film adaptations 00:44:15 - Breaking Bad and modern Greek tragedy 00:46:33 - Andy Goldsworthy and the art of Apocalyptic 00:56:19 - The error in seeing the created order as antithetical to God (and the profound beauty of “Spirited Away”!) 01:02:45 - Finding theological connections in non-Christian cultural contexts 01:07:36 - Revelation’s legacy in the Church 01:11:02 - What is 666 all about? 01:16:04 - Who are the 144,000? 0:1:19:08 - Jesus: LION or LAMB? 01:24:21 - The Trinity in Revelation 01:27:03 - Revelation’s use of the Hebrew Scriptures 01:32:57 - How do we get Christians to see the necessity of studying the Old Testament? 01:37:17 - Biblical Theology vs. Systematic Theology 01:48:28 - The Preacher’s Greek Companion series Dr. McDonough can be reached via his faculty page at: https://www.gordonconwell.edu/faculty/current/sean-mcdonough/ Dr. McDonough’s books: * The Preacher’s Greek Companion to Philippians - https://smile.amazon.com/Preachers-Greek-Companion-Philippians-Preparation/dp/1683073533/ * Creation and New Creation: Understanding God’s Creation Project - https://smile.amazon.com/Creation-New-Understanding-Gods-Project/dp/1683070267/ * A Time for Sorrow: Recovering the Practice of Lament in the Life of the Church - https://smile.amazon.com/Time-Sorrow-Recovering-Practice-Lament/dp/1683072065/ Revelation, Apocalyptic, and Eschatology resources: * Revelation: A Guided Tour of the Apocalypse (Video series and workbook) - https://www.discipledojo.org/revelation * Apocalypse Now?? What the Bible Teaches About the End Times (Podcast series) - www.discipledojo.org/podcast Other Disciple Dojo Revelation videos: What is "Apocalyptic"? - https://youtu.be/RN8-B2B0NEQ Revelation's Structure - https://youtu.be/DWt9Tx171hE Martyrs and Conquering in Revelation - https://youtu.be/EX0cS6-CY-E The Unholy Trinity - https://youtu.be/HPhKkXZ5Uyk What is the Mark of the Beast? - https://youtu.be/B-qyjEeD-rc Resources for reading Revelation - https://youtu.be/V-T7KkoVpW0 Superhero Seminary videos on eschatology: Beastman Explains 666 - https://youtu.be/mzv_V-PO6HE Lion-O Explains the Lion and the Lamb - https://youtu.be/EDDixHU--_c Goku Explains the Rapture - https://youtu.be/WAJ8DtIV71s Thanos Explains why you WANT to be ‘left behind’ - https://youtu.be/O9DF0YJb8mo Dr. Strange’s intro to Revelation - https://youtu.be/XOY1F7QMjEM Aquaman Explains Biblical dragon imagery and the Sea - https://youtu.be/DLuljp4QuYY Master Chief Explains Angel Halos - https://youtu.be/aQpfblvlqnw ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor at - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions: SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7 iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=181458&refid=stpr Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet 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