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Trans BiblicalTrans Woo: Conversations about Transgender Transfigurations w/ Katy ValentineThe tables are turned while Melissa interviews Katy! Found out how Katy got her woo-woo call to dive into trans studies, how the Transfiguration story is really a story about a trans Jesus, and so much more.
If you’d like to be in touch with Katy, just reach out via email: katy@katyvalentine.com
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The article that Melissa and I mentioned is found in the volume The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bib...
2025-08-2033 minTrans BiblicalAncient Deities & Gender Fluidity: A Trans Biblical ConversationYou’ll love getting to know Aren and Joanna, two trans women Hebrew Bible scholars! They are readers of Trans Biblical, and they have an amazing story to share, both as scholars of the ancient world and also as partners in love and life.
We talk about their personal journeys, gender fluidity in the ancient world., and why all of this is more important now than ever.
You can find Joanna Hormrighausen on her website, and Aren Wilson-Wright on her faculty page.
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2025-07-2155 minTrans BiblicalFrom Baptist Roots to Trans Hermeneutics: A Conversation with Mack GriffithIntroducing Mack Griffith (soon to be Dr. Griffith)
You’re going to be enchanted by emerging New Testament scholar Mack Griffith—soon-to-be Dr. Griffith—to explore reading the Bible through a trans-positive lens. Mack shares his journey from a fundamentalist Baptist background to coming out as queer, all the while digging into trans theories in the Gospel of John, offering fresh insights on “recognition scenes” (think: the man born blind, Doubting Thomas, Jesus’s trials) as powerful moments of self-identification and revelation.
Along the way, we discuss why trans biblical interpretation matters today: how a diversity of approache...
2025-06-1026 minTrans BiblicalRewriting the Binary: Joy Ladin’s Guide to Trans Biblical ReadingThis Episode
Discover with Dr. Joy Ladin how we may disrupt all sorts of binaries: the cis-trans binary, the human-divine binary, and so much more. Joy is a widely known and respected voice in trans topics, as well as poet and professor emeritus of literature.
Joy truely does bring joy to everything she does – and you’ll discover how you can do trans hermeneutics/interpretation, whether you’re trans or not.
Follow Joy on Facebook or at her website: www.joyladin.com fa
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2025-05-2646 minTrans BiblicalJael Unmasked: Gender Ambiguity and the BibleWhat we talk about today!
Find out more about Jael, the gender-ambiguous, seducing, tent-peg slaying figure of Judges 4! Dr. Aysha Musa dives deep into this fascinating character and shows you exactly why Jael IS gender ambiguous (or nonbinary).
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2025-05-1418 minTrans BiblicalTransforming Thomas! The Gospel of Thomas with Melissa Harl SellewWait, I wanna read the Gospel of Thomas!
Listeners, so glad you're now ready to dive into this mysterious, cool Gospel for yourself. To read the Gospel of Thomas, here is a translation.
Particulars about Melissa
The best way to reach Melissa is through email: sellew@umn.edu.
This is Melissa’s article “Reading the Gospel of Thomas from Here: A Trans- Centered Hermeneutic,” freely accessible at the Journal of Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies.
Many of Melissa’s articles on Thomas and other topics are posted on Academia.edu (you can make a fre...
2025-04-2833 min
Heretic Happy Hour#226: Transbiblical with Katy Valentine, Joy Ladin, and Melissa Harl SellewIn this episode, we are joined by former host, Katy Valentine, along with Joy Ladin and Melissa Harl Sellew to talk about their new book, Transbiblical, which is out now! Use the Promo Code: TRANSBIBLICAL40 to save 40%.If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We would love to get to your calls!LINKSQuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on PatheosPANELKaty ValentineJoy LadinMelissa Harl Sellew Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm...
2025-04-151h 15Trans BiblicalNonbinary Characters in the Bible: Mordecai with Esther BrownsmithToday, we dive into the book OF Esther WITH Dr. Esther Brownsmith.
Esther talks about why including non-binary and trans perspective is not part of a diversity quota, but vital for seeing the Bible in new ways. Of course, we talk about her great chapter in Trans Biblical, and she gives hints about why she believes Mordecai in the book of Esther may be non-binary. Plus, she gives us insight into Bible fan fiction!
Esther’s contact information is right here:
For the book by Tom de Bruin on Early...
2025-04-1421 minTrans BiblicalThe Radical Good Samaritan: A Trans PerspectiveIntroduction
Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis is the Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Social Transformation Supported by the McVay Endowment, Program Director for Social Transformation. He is an amazing theologian, scholar, pastor, and so much more. You will find a link to his landmark book Transgender below, too.
Get ready to discover about how The Good Samaritan parable can be read from a trans lens.
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You can check out Justin’s book Transgender: Theology, Minis...
2025-03-3119 minTrans BiblicalTrans Biblical: Get Excited about trans positivity and the BibleIn this two-minute trailer for Trans Biblical, host Katy E. Valentine tells you exactly why transgender and Bible go together! Future episodes will offer you tons of trans positive ways to understand the Bible from expert scholars. Discover how we interpret sacred texts for our time and get a glimpse of the insightful conversations ahead—with authors and scholars from the groundbreaking book Trans Biblical. Tune in to learn what makes our podcast a welcoming space for uplifting and affirming transgender voices in faith communities, and get ready to join the dialogue. Subscribe now and we'll see you in th...
2025-03-2801 min