S8E2. Repeat the Sounding Joy: Advent Devotionals with Christopher Ash (part 2)

S8E2. Repeat the Sounding Joy: Advent Devotionals with Christopher Ash (part 2)

Author: Tyndale House, Cambridge December 4, 2025 Duration: 22:32
In the second episode of this Advent series, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about the visit of the angel Gabriel to Mary. This four-part series for Advent is exploring Luke chapters 1 and 2, which are the focus of Christopher’s book of Advent devotions, Repeat the Sounding Joy (The Good Book Company, 2019). Repeat the Sounding Joy, by Christopher Ash is available from The Good Book Company and other booksellers. Christopher Ash is...

The Tyndale House Podcast emerges from a unique scholarly community in Cambridge dedicated to biblical studies. Rather than offering simple devotional thoughts, it draws directly from the latest academic research and textual discoveries happening within its walls and the wider world of ancient scholarship. Each conversation aims to bridge the gap between the library and the listener, translating complex historical, linguistic, and archaeological findings into accessible insights. You'll hear from researchers and visiting experts discussing the composition, transmission, and cultural context of biblical texts, providing deeper layers of understanding for any reader. This isn't about defensive arguments, but about thoughtful exploration-examining the reasons behind scholarly confidence in the sources and the historical landscape they describe. The tone is rigorous yet welcoming, assuming curiosity rather than prior expertise. Tuning into this podcast means encountering the Bible through the lens of those who spend their lives studying its earliest manuscripts and the world that produced them. It’s for anyone who has ever wondered about the journey of these texts through history or sought a more grounded, informed perspective on their content. The discussions naturally unfold with a sense of discovery, focusing on what ongoing research reveals about familiar passages and the foundational documents of Christianity. Produced by Tyndale House, Cambridge, the series embodies their mission to advance such research for the benefit of all.
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In this series Tony Watkins, Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House, will be sharing how we can make sense of the books of the prophets, and providing helpful tips for how to read them for ourselves. In this first…
Interview with Peter Williams on eighty years of Tyndale House [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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S5E8: How did chapter divisions get into the New Testament? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:33
In this episode, Nelson Hsieh, Research Associate in New Testament Text and Language at Tyndale House, discusses chapter divisions in Bible manuscripts with Tony Watkins. Nelson has been working on chapter divisions for…
S5E6: What does textual criticism look like today? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:03
Having discussed how the early church and the reformers handled differences between Bible manuscripts, Tony, Dirk and Nelson now turn to look at how modern-day textual critics approach variation between manuscripts. Find…
S5E5: What role did textual criticism play in the reformation? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:04
In this episode, Tony Watkins (Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House) hears from Dirk Jongkind (Academic Vice Principal at Tyndale House) and Nelson Hsieh (Research Associate in New Testament Text and Language) a…