A Philosophical Theology of the Old Testament (Dr. Jaco Gericke)

For a first-ever joint episode with OnScript, Dru talked to Dr. Jaco Gericke of North-West University, South Africa about his journey to philosophical theology, and some of his current research, particularly his recent book, A Philosophical Theology of the Old Testament: A historical, experimental, comparative and analytic perspective.

Among other things, they discuss: 

—Why Dr. Gericke doesn't like to call himself an atheist

—How he went from disliking Old Testament studies to specializing in it

—Why "biblical theology" and "philosophical theology" are tricky terms for some scholars

—The importance of humility when interpreting Scripture

—How "wrong" ideas can spur scholarly progress

—Most importantly, which Stanley Kubrick film is the best