{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcandid.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-60-claire-and-rob-smith-X3cnBxOw","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 60: Claire and Rob Smith: Transgender From Biblical Times to Now","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/67c5ed8a-c020-4251-a2e6-25253a45ffab/3cc123b2-894a-45e8-9cfe-6762d67104e8/candid-20podcast-20rebrand-20dp-20-1.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/7c121fdb-e5d2-407e-8206-1342c101faff\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 60: Claire and Rob Smith: Transgender From Biblical Times to Now\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In the past few years, we have seen the rise of the public debate around gender and transgender. What makes a man a man and a woman a woman? Is this a new debate or an ancient one?  \n\nJonathan Youssef welcomes Claire and Rob Smith from Sydney, Australia to Candid Conversations. Rob Smith lectures in theology, ethics, and music ministry at Sydney Missionary & Bible College. He also serves as the Assistant Director of Ministry Training and Development for the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. He is currently undertaking doctoral studies in the theology of sex and gender. \n\nClaire Smith is a writer and women's bible teacher. She is a nurse by background. She has a Ph.D. in New Testament from Moore Theological College and is the author of God's Good Design: What the Bible Really Says About Men and Women. \n\nClaire and Rob are members of St. Andrew's Anglican Cathedral in Sydney and have been contributors to Desiring God and The Gospel Coalition. \n\n"}