Episode #330 - Contextual Theological Interpretation with Dr. Bo Lim

Episode #330 - Contextual Theological Interpretation with Dr. Bo Lim

From The Two Cities by The Two Cities Podcast

May 20, 2026 · 57 min

About this episode

Dr. Bo Lim discusses the importance of contextualizing scripture interpretations in relation to theological and cultural backgrounds.

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Bo Lim, who is professor of Old Testament at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington, and the author of Contextual Theological Interpretation: An Integrated Model for Reading the Bible (published by Baker Academic). In the course of our conversation we talk about the value and importance of contextualizing our interpretations of scripture to our theological and cultural backgrounds, and we also discuss the relationship between contextual interpretation and historical critical exegesis. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne and Dr. Brandon Hurlbert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Dr. Brandon Hurlbert

Guest: Dr. Bo Lim

Topics covered

  • theological interpretation
  • contextualization
  • scripture
  • cultural backgrounds
  • historical critical exegesis

Keywords

  • theology
  • scripture interpretation
  • cultural context
  • Old Testament
  • exegesis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seattle Pacific University, Baker Academic

Books & works: Contextual Theological Interpretation: An Integrated Model for Reading the Bible

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