Sam welcomes Dr. Nijay Gupta to the Rainer on Leadership podcast. He is a senior translator for the New Living Translation, a Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, and the author of several academic books including most recently A Beginner’s Guide to New Testament Studies and Tell Her Story. He has a PhD in New Testament from the University of Durham, and co-hosts the Slow Theology podcast with A. J. Swoboda.
Resources:
- “A Beginner’s Guide to New Testament Studies” by Nijay Gupta (affiliate link)
- “Tell Her Story” by Nijay Gupta (affiliate link)
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