Dr Jared Neusch is a biblical scholar who has co-authored a book about Jesus for kids. In this conversation, Jared and I discuss his journey from Bethel Church in Redding, California, across the pond to the UK and into Christian academia. We also talk about the motivations that led him to author a book about Jesus for kids with his friend Connor Shram.
Jesus vs. the Bad Guys: A Story of Love and Forgiveness is a fun book, and I would certainly recommend it to anyone with young children. If you are a Christian parent looking for an imaginative approach to engaging with your kids about the way of Jesus, this may be just what you need.
In the interview, Jared shares that he pursued studying for a PhD because he wanted to explore how the revelation of Christ affects our reading of the Old Testament. We delve into the details surrounding this a little; in particular, we discuss how this impacts our understanding of ethics and our reading of violent passages in the Old Testament.
The story of Samson comes up, and if you’re interested in my thoughts on that story, you can check out the piece I wrote back on Valentine’s Day earlier this year here.
Otherwise, if you’d like to find out more about Jared, you can find him on Instagram:
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