{"podcast":{"title":"The Two Cities","slug":"the-two-cities-359870","podcast_index_feed_id":359870,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75/1703702577225-b28c3cb76edbe865a85316d615d0ada8.jpeg","author":"The Two Cities Podcast","episode_count":337,"summary":"The Two Cities is a podcast dedicated to Theology, Culture, and Discipleship. Originally beginning as a blog back in 2011 (thetwocities.com), we have extended our eclectic array of theological integration to the world of podcasting. Co-hosts and contributors include: Dr. Amber Bowen, Dr. Josh Carroll, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Dr. Grace Emmett, Jennifer Guo, Dr. Brandon Hurlbert, Stephanie Kate Judd, Dr. Grace Sangalang Ng, Stanley Ng, Rev. Dr. Chris Porter, Rev. Daniel Parham, Dr. Madison Pierce, Dr. Kris Song, Dr. Sydney Tooth, Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Warne, and Dr. Logan Williams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:17:58.308418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870"},"episode":{"title":"Episode #325 - Imitation in Early Christianity with Prof. Cor Bennema","slug":"episode-325-imitation-in-early-christianity-with-prof-cor-bennema","published_at":"2026-04-15T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870/episode-325-imitation-in-early-christianity-with-prof-cor-bennema","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thetwocitiespodcast/episodes/episode-325-imitation-in-early-christianity-with-prof-cor-be","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75/e/69dd42050f4c4bd4d12af397/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we're joined by Prof. Cor Bennema, Professor of New Testament at London School of Theology and the author of Imitation in Early Christianity: Mimesis and Religious-Ethical Formation (published by Eerdmans). Prof. Bennema talks about the distinctives of mimesis relative to other kinds of ethical formation/development, and where early Christianity is situated relative to mimesis in Greco-Roman philosophy. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Adishian, Rev. Dr. Chris Porter, and Dr. Sydney Tooth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode, we're joined by Prof. Cor Bennema, Professor of New Testament at London School of Theology and the author of Imitation in Early Christian…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3972,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-two-cities-359870/episodes/episode-325-imitation-in-early-christianity-with-prof-cor-bennema/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870/episode-325-imitation-in-early-christianity-with-prof-cor-bennema.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}