About David Kunsman

I went to school for software engineering but through classes on logic became interested in the philosophy of logic and mathematics. Soon after I became interested in philosophy proper and also biblical studies. Throughout the past 10-12 years I have been studying philosophy in an independent capacity while also taking a few classes at a community college. In the realm of biblical studies I have been studying it consistently for about 5-6 years with an interest in the various arguments around the Documentary/Supplementary Hypothesis.

NBN Episodes hosted by David:

Daniel Tutt, "How to Read Like a Parasite: Why the Left Got High on Nietzsche" (Repeater, 2024)

March 12, 2024

How to Read Like a Parasite

Daniel Tutt
Hosted by David Kunsman

A how-to guide for the left on how to overcome Nietzsche's divisive and damaging influence. How to Read Like a Parasite: Why the Left Got High on Ni…

Chris Cutrone, "The Death of the Millennial Left: Interventions: 2006-2022" (Sublation Media, 2023)

November 19, 2023

The Death of the Millennial Left

Chris Cutrone
Hosted by David Kunsman

In The Death of the Millennial Left: Interventions: 2006-2022 (Sublation Media, 2023), Chris Cutrone investigates how and why the Millennial Left did …

Carson Bay, "Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

November 4, 2023

Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity

Carson Bay
Hosted by David Kunsman

In this volume entitled Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity (Cambridge UP, 2023), Carson Bay focuses on an important but…

Matthew Pawlak, "Sarcasm in Paul's Letters" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

August 2, 2023

Sarcasm in Paul's Letters

Matthew Pawlak
Hosted by David Kunsman
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In this recent monograph Sarcasm in Paul's Letters (Cambridge University Press 2023, Matthew Pawlak offers the first treatment of sarcasm in New Testa…

Geoffrey S. Smith and Brent C. Landau, "The Secret Gospel of Mark: A Controversial Scholar, a Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, and the Fierce Debate Over Its Authenticity" (Yale UP, 2023)

May 13, 2023

The Secret Gospel of Mark

Geoffrey S. Smith and Brent C. Landau
Hosted by David Kunsman

In The Secret Gospel of Mark: A Controversial Scholar, a Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, and the Fierce Debate Over Its Authenticity (Yale University Pres…

Gregory Harms, "No Politics, No Religion?: How America's Code of Conduct Conceals Our Unity" (Political Animal Press, 2022)

May 9, 2023

No Politics, No Religion?

Gregory Harms
Hosted by David Kunsman

Americans are told that they are divided and polarized, but is it true? No Politics, No Religion?: How America's Code of Conduct Conceals Our Unity (P…

Evert van der Zweerde, "Russian Political Philosophy: Anarchy, Authority, Autocracy" (Edinburgh UP, 2022)

April 26, 2023

Russian Political Philosophy

Evert van der Zweerde
Hosted by David Kunsman

Evert van der Zweerde in his 2022 book Russian Political Philosophy: Anarchy, Authority, Autocracy (Edinburgh University Press) details a through hist…

David Baumeister, "Kant on the Human Animal: Anthropology, Ethics, Race" (Northwestern UP, 2022)

April 12, 2023

Kant on the Human Animal

David Baumeister
Hosted by David Kunsman

While Immanuel Kant’s account of human reason is well known and celebrated, his account of human animality (Thierheit) is virtually unknown. Animality…

Wolfgang Marx, "I Don't Belong Anywhere: Gyorgy Ligeti At 100" (Brepols Publishers, 2022)

March 29, 2023

I Don't Belong Anywhere

Wolfgang Marx
Hosted by David Kunsman

Wolfgang Marx's I Don't Belong Anywhere: Gyorgy Ligeti At 100 (Brepols Publishers, 2022) commemorates the centenary of Gyorgy Ligeti's birth. The volu…

David J. Halperin, "Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO" (Stanford UP, 2020)

March 24, 2023

Intimate Alien

David J. Halperin
Hosted by David Kunsman

In his book Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO (Stanford University Press, 2020), David J. Halperin explores the phenomena of UFO's through a…

Mary-Jane Rubenstein, "Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

March 3, 2023

Astrotopia

Mary-Jane Rubenstein
Hosted by David Kunsman

We are in the midst of a new space race that pairs billionaire space barons with governments in an effort to exploit the cosmos for human gain. While …

Rachel Adelman, "The Female Ruse: Women's Deception and Divine Sanction in the Hebrew Bible" (Sheffield Press, 2017)

February 5, 2023

The Female Ruse

Rachel Adelman
Hosted by David Kunsman

In Rachael E. Adelman's monograph The Female Ruse: Women's Deception and Divine Sanction in the Hebrew Bible (Sheffield Press, 2017) she explores how …

Nathanael Vette, "Writing With Scripture: Scripturalized Narrative in the Gospel of Mark" (T&T Clark, 2022)

December 23, 2022

Writing With Scripture

Nathanael Vette
Hosted by David Kunsman

In Writing With Scripture: Scripturalized Narrative in the Gospel of Mark (T&T Clark, 2022), Nathanael Vette proposes that the Gospel of Mark, like ot…

Mary Channen Caldwell, "Devotional Refrains in Medieval Latin Song" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

December 7, 2022

Devotional Refrains in Medieval Latin Song

Mary Channen Caldwell
Hosted by David Kunsman

Mary Channen Caldwell in her new book Devotional Refrains in Medieval Latin Song (Cambridge University Press 2022) opens up new avenues for investigat…

Nancy November, "String Quartets in Beethoven's Europe" (Academic Studies Press, 2022)

November 7, 2022

String Quartets in Beethoven's Europe

Nancy November
Hosted by David Kunsman

Nancy November's edited volume String Quartets in Beethoven's Europe (Academic Studies Press, 2022) is the first detailed study of string quartets in …

James F. McGrath, "What Jesus Learned from Women" (Cascade Books, 2021)

October 18, 2022

What Jesus Learned from Women

James F. McGrath
Hosted by David Kunsman

Dehumanization has led to serious misinterpretation of the Gospels. On the one hand, Christians have often made Jesus so much more than human that it …

Lise van Boxel, "Warspeak: Nietzsche's Victory Over Nihilism" (Political Animal Press, 2020)

August 15, 2022

Warspeak

Lise van Boxel
Hosted by David Kunsman

On this episode we have Michael Grenke (St. John's College) who wrote the introduction to Lise Van Boxel's Warspeak: Nietzsche's Victory Over Nihilism…

Maxwell Kennel, "Postsecular History: Political Theology and the Politics of Time" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)

July 20, 2022

Postsecular History

Maxwell Kennel
Hosted by David Kunsman

In this thought provoking book entitled PostSecular History: Political Theology and The Politics of Time (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), Max Kennel explor…

Steve A. Wiggins, "Nightmares with the Bible: The Good Book and Cinematic Demons" (Fortress, 2020)

April 27, 2022

Nightmares with the Bible

Steve A. Wiggins
Hosted by David Kunsman

Demons! Nightmares with the Bible: The Good Book and Cinematic Demons (2021) published by Fortress Academic views demons through two lenses: that of w…

Brian Ogren, "Kabbalah and the Founding of America: The Early Influence of Jewish Thought in the New World" (NYU Press, 2021)

March 3, 2022

Kabbalah and the Founding of America

Brian Ogren
Hosted by David Kunsman

In his fascinating survey Kabbalah and the Founding of America: The Early Influence of Jewish Thought in the New World (NYU Press, 2021), Brian Ogren …