Exegetically Speaking

“Exegetically Speaking” is a weekly podcast of the friends and faculty of Wheaton College, IL and The Lanier Theological Library. Hosted by Dr. David Capes, it features language experts who discuss the importance of learning the biblical languages—Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek—and show how reading the Bible in the original languages “pays off.” Each podcast lasts between seven and eleven minutes and covers a different topic for those who want to read the Bible for all it is worth.

If you're interested in going deeper, learn more about Wheaton's undergraduate degree in Classical Languages (Greek, Hebrew, and Latin) and our MA in Biblical Exegesis.

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Well Versed in the Teaching of Moses, with Rabbi Steven Bob: Ezra 7:6

Oct 12, 2026

When the man Ezra is introduced in the book of Ezra, he is identified as “a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses” (NIV). The word translated as “law” there is torah, frequently translated as “law,” but is “law” the best way to represent its meaning here? Rabbi Steven Bob, who has contributed...

Savvy Involvement in a Social Context, with Ron Lindo Jr.: Esther 4:14

Oct 5, 2026

One of the most memorable lines of Esther comes in 4:14, where Mordecai cautions Esther that if she is unwilling to involve herself in the plight of her fellow Jews, “deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place.” What other “place” is in mind? Dr. Lindo is Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry at...

A Would-Be Solomonic Ruler, with Ron Lindo Jr.: Esther 1

Sep 28, 2026

The first chapter of Esther impresses many readers as simple background information for the following story. Taking a hint from the Jewish Targums (Aramaic translations of the OT), Ron Lindo found that there are many allusions to 1 Kings 1-10, suggesting parallels between the Persian king, Ahasuerus (Xerxes),...

Seeing is Not Believing, Part III, with J. D. Atkins: Acts 1:3

Sep 21, 2026

Luke reports that Jesus, in the days following his resurrection but before his ascension, “presented himself alive... by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God” (ESV). Grammatically and contextually, it turns out, the “proofs” do not merely refer to the physical...

The Church of God, the Continuation of Israel, with G. K. Beale: 1 Corinthians 1:2 and Nehemiah 13:1

Sep 14, 2026

The phrase, “the church of God,” is used only by Paul in the NT, and occurs only once in the OT, in Nehemiah 13:1. Is Paul’s use of the phrase under the influence of this OT passage, and, if so, what would the connection entail? Dr. Gregory Beale, long time Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College &...