Tim Mackie is the theological brain behind BibleProject, an animation studio focused on creating videos to explain the context, themes, and overarching story of the Bible. Tim is an enigma; he holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but prior to entering that track was an academic failure in high school; he reads dead languages and dry commentaries as part of his work for a slick digital creative firm. I loved talking with him.    Tim's got an incredible reading list on his bio page, and spent some time convincing me of the greatness of Abraham Joshua Heschel. He's also got multiple podcasts, including Exploring My Strange Bible and the BibleProject podcast. We ended our long discussion on the Bible, reading, and his own journey by talking about what a young person interested in following in his skater-punk-Bible-nerd footsteps should be focusing on early in their career.  Exploring My Strange Bible - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible/id1271147429   BibleProject Pod - https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/the-bible-project-podcast/   Tim's bio and reading list - https://bibleproject.com/tim-mackie/