Adversaria Videos and Podcasts
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Over the Christmas period, I am posting videos exploring biblical echoes and symmetries in the stories of the nativity in the gospels. In this seventh video I discuss the villain of the account, Herod, and the complicated history that lies behind him. I have more to say about these themes in my book, Echoes of Exodus. I also reference Peter Leithart’s recent commentary on Matthew’s gospel.
Continue reading “The Seventh Day of Christmas: Herod, the Wronged Villain”
Over the Christmas period, I am posting videos exploring biblical echoes and symmetries in the stories of the nativity in the gospels. In this sixth video I focus on the character of Joseph in Matthew.
Continue reading “The Sixth Day of Christmas: Joseph the Dreamer”
Over the Christmas period, I am posting videos exploring biblical echoes and symmetries in the stories of the nativity in the gospels. In this fifth video, I reveal the character of Rachel lying behind the narrative of Matthew 2. For more on the character of Rachel in Matthew 2, see this video.
Continue reading “The Fifth Day of Christmas: Rachel, Desolate and Restored”
Over the Christmas period, I will be posting videos exploring biblical echoes and symmetries in the stories of the nativity in the gospels. In this fourth video I discuss the connection between the ascension of Christ and Pentecost and the presentation in the Temple in Luke.
Continue reading “The Fourth Day of Christmas: Two Presentations in the Temple”
In this episode of the Theopolis Podcast, Peter Leithart and I discuss the readings for the fourth Sunday of Advent: Exodus 13:1-3, 11-15, Colossians 3:12-17, and Luke 2:22-40.
You can follow the Theopolis podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, and on most podcast apps. You can read show notes over on the Theopolis podcast website. You can also see past episodes I have contributed to by clicking the ‘Theopolis Podcast’ link in the bar above.
Over the Christmas period, I will be posting videos exploring biblical echoes and symmetries in the stories of the nativity in the gospels. In this third video I discuss the connections between Luke’s gospel and the beginning of Acts.
Continue reading “The Third Day of Christmas: Luke’s Two Pentecosts”
Over the Christmas period, I will be posting videos exploring biblical echoes and symmetries in the stories of the nativity in the gospels. In this second video I discuss the connections between Luke’s gospel and the beginning of 1 Samuel.
Continue reading “The Second Day of Christmas: Samuel in Luke”
If you take a look over on the Epistle of Dude blog, someone has transcribed much of the original podcast in which I gave thoughts on Paul Maxwell’s account of masculinity.
Merry Christmas!
Over the Christmas period, I will be posting videos exploring biblical echoes and symmetries in the stories of the nativity in the gospels. This first video explores some connections between Christ’s birth and his death and resurrection. For more on this, see here.
Continue reading “The First Day of Christmas: Twin Nativities”
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