{"id":56151,"date":"2025-12-22T13:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christoverall.com\/?p=56151"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:14:00","slug":"4-58-alex-kocman-david-schrock-stephen-wellum-interview-was-jesus-a-refugee-and-why-it-matters-for-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christoverall.com\/podcasts\/interview\/4-58-alex-kocman-david-schrock-stephen-wellum-interview-was-jesus-a-refugee-and-why-it-matters-for-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"4.58 Alex Kocman, David Schrock, &amp; Stephen Wellum \u2022 Interview \u2022 &#8220;Was Jesus a Refugee? And Why It Matters for Immigration&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen in as David Schrock &#038; Stephen Wellum interview Alex Kocman on his COA Longform Essay &#8220;Was Jesus a Refugee? 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He received his MDiv and PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of numerous essays, articles, and books. He is also the co-author with Peter Gentry of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/books\/kingdom-through-covenant-case-2\/\"><I>Kingdom through Covenant<\/i><\/a>, 2nd edition (Crossway, 2012, 2018) and the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/books\/god-the-son-incarnate-case\/\"><I>God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of the Person of Christ<\/i><\/a> (Crossway, 2016) and <a href=\"https:\/\/bhacademic.bhpublishinggroup.com\/product\/systematic-theology-2\/#flipbook-sampler\/\"><I>Systematic Theology, Volume 1: From Canon to Concept<\/i><\/a> (B&amp;H Academic, 2024). 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