{"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 #329 - Grounded Theology in the Hebrew Bible with Dr. Elizabeth Backfish and Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott","slug":"episode-329-grounded-theology-in-the-hebrew-bible-with-dr-elizabeth-backfish-and-dr-cynthia-shafer-elliott","published_at":"2026-05-13T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870/episode-329-grounded-theology-in-the-hebrew-bible-with-dr-elizabeth-backfish-and-dr-cynthia-shafer-elliott","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-two-cities-359870","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thetwocitiespodcast/episodes/episode-329-grounded-theology-in-the-hebrew-bible-with-dr-el","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75/e/6a00c8b644cb786b372f587d/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Elizabeth Backfish (PhD, Trinity International University), who is associate professor of biblical studies at William Jessup University, and Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott (PhD, University of Sheffield), who is associate professor of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. And together they're the authors of Grounded Theology in the Hebrew Bible: Exploring the Cultural Context That Formed Ancient Israel (Baker Academic). In our conversation we discuss the relationship between our biblical texts and material culture on a whole host of issues, highlighting how the two need to be understood together for proper interpretation. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne and Dr. Brandon Hurlbert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Elizabeth Backfish (PhD, Trinity International University), who is associate professor of biblical studies at William…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2950,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-two-cities-359870/episodes/episode-329-grounded-theology-in-the-hebrew-bible-with-dr-elizabeth-backfish-and-dr-cynthia-shafer-elliott/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-329-grounded-theology-in-the-hebrew-bible-with-dr-elizabeth-backfish-and-dr-cynthia-shafer-elliott.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}