Tone

• playful, tongue-in-cheek,

• I’ll play the role of a facicious Christian skeptical of the need to learn Biblical languages. 

• You’ll bring the scholarly, historically informed perspective.

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Follow-Ups / Clarifications

• I’ll react in character with humor, maybe push back lightly.

• You’ll provide clarity, history, and nuance.

Structure

Estimated time: 30 minutes 

Intro 

• Light banter, acknowledge playful format.

Main Questions (questions may vary)

• Segment 1—What We Think We Know

  • ​How bad are English translations?

  • Let’s be real—do we actually need to know Greek or Hebrew anymore? Especially because I have a KJV! 

  • Isn’t the Holy Spirit enough to help us understand Scripture without all this language stuff?

  • My Bible app already gives me Strong’s number and I know a few words. Im basically a language scholar right? 

• Segment 2—Teach Me Like I’m Five

  • Why does Hebrew read backwards? Who decided that was a good idea?

  • What does “biblical Hebrew” mean? Is that the same as KJV English? 

  • What’s the difference between translation and interpretation?

• Segment 3—Why it Matters

  • Why should someone care to learn Biblical languages? ​

  • Resources 

• (Maybe) Segment 4—Shotgun Question ​

  • I'll ask questions, and you will answer quickly in two sentences or less. ​

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Collaboration Agreement

• The event will take place on Zoom. 

• You’ll have room to promote your work at the end of the interview.

• Content will be published on my podcast.