Anime, Manga, and Scripture (w/ Dr. Kaz Hayashi)

About this episode

In this episode, JM Smith interviews Dr. Kaz Hayashi about his work as a Hebrew Bible scholar and his interests in anime and martial arts.

In this episode we welcome Associate Professor of Old Testament, Bethel Seminary, Dr. Kaz Hayashi (not the pro wrestler!) into the Dojo to talk about being a Hebrew Bible scholar, a Japanese Christian, studying the martial arts, and his love of anime & manga! Kaz’s chapter on “YHWH as Tyrant” can be found in the volume “Anime, Religion, and Theology” - https://www.amazon.com/Anime-Religion-Theology-Pop-Culture/dp/1978714912/ Kaz’s ETS presentation “Holograms and Idols: Hatsune Miku and the Image of God” can be seen at: https://youtu.be/PgZ0K3GMgK0?si=L7wgB81oELO6zvcl Kaz can be reached via his faculty page at: https://www.bethel.edu/academics/faculty/kaz-hayashi ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/DiscipleDojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***Dojo Donor Patches: If you are a monthly donor and would like an iron-on DiscipleDojo patch, supplies are limited so message JM directly via the contact page at https://www.discipledojo.org/contact ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over…

People in this episode

Host: JM

Guest: Dr. Kaz Hayashi

Topics covered

• anime
• manga
• Hebrew Bible
• Christianity
• martial arts

Keywords

• YHWH as Tyrant
• Anime, Religion, and Theology
• Holograms and Idols
• Hatsune Miku
• Japanese Christian

Mentioned in this episode

Products: DiscipleDojo, Disciple Dojo shirts, Dojo Donor Patches

Books & works: Anime, Manga, and Scripture, YHWH as Tyrant, Anime, Religion, and Theology, Holograms and Idols, The Grownup’s Table

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