Welcome to the Divinity Divulged podcast! The first podcast series from the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. In each episode we’ll be taking a look at one of the fascinating research projects happening within the Faculty through conversations with the researcher and an expert guest working in their field. Our discussions are aimed at all of those studying or exploring religious studies across all levels, and you can find details on how this episode relates to A Level and Scottish Highers Specifications as well as a glossary below.

For this episode we are joined by Liam Carlton-Jones, PhD student in the Faculty of Divinity here at Cambridge, as we talk through Liam’s research which examines the relationship between eschatology and political theology in the New Testament books of Luke-Acts. Offering us their expertise is Dr Kylie Crabbe, Associate Professor of Biblical and Early Christian Studies in the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at the Australian Catholic University.

This time round, Liam guides us through Jewish end time themes, the question of Luke as a challenger to authority, conversation partners and imperial gossip.

We dearly hope you enjoy!

Researcher: Liam Carlton-Jones

Expert Guest: Dr Kylie Crabbe

Host: Dr Joseph Powell

Glossary –

Apologetic – A defence of a faith of a particular aspect of a faith

Eschatology – In religions, the consideration and study of ‘last things’ I.E death, afterlife, apocalypse, judgement.

A Level Specifications –

AQA

2B Christianity:

Sources of wisdom and authority

God

Self, death and afterlife

Good conduct and key moral principals

Expressions of religious identity

Christianity and science

The dialogue between Christianity and philosophy

The dialogue between Christianity and ethics

Pearson Edexcel

3 Problems of evil and suffering

Problem of evil and suffering

Theodicies and solutions to the problem of suffering

6 Influences of developments in religious belief

Points for discussion about life after death

OCR

Philosophy of religion

Ancient philosophical influences

The nature of the soul, mind and body

Arguments about the existence or non-existence of God

The challenge for religious belief of the problem of evil

Ideas about the nature of God

Developments in religious thought

Sources of religious wisdom and authority

Practices which shape and express religious identity, and how these vary within a tradition

Scottish Highers Specifications

SQA

Christianity

Beliefs

Beliefs about God

Nature of human beings: free will; sin; stewards

Beliefs about Jesus

Judgement; Heaven and Hell