Month: November 2019

Theopolis Podcast: Luke 1:1-4 (Advent to Epiphany)

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This week we start a new series on the Theopolis podcast, exploring Luke’s accounts of the nativity and childhood of Jesus. In this episode, Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, and I discuss Luke 1:1-4.

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Transcript for Saul, Saul, Why Do You Persecute Me?

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Omnium Gatherum: Sports on Sunday, Kanye West, and the Death of New Atheism

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Mere FidelityOn this week’s Mere Fidelity, Derek, Matt, and I decided to discuss a glorious gallimaufry of different topics, ranging from the work of Christian Billionaire Genius Kanye West to the demise of the New Atheist movement.

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Eagle Symbolism

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I’ve recently been listening to (who else!) James Jordan’s talks on Revelation and have a question about the symbology of the Eagle in the Bible.

Eagles seem to be symbolic of Rome’s destruction of Jerusalem (Deuteronomy 28:49, Matthew 24:28)

And eagles also seem to have more positive streams of symbolism: Eagles as symbolic of angels, prophets, the association with Gospel of John.

Is there a way to merge these streams?

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Why Does Saul Ask About David’s Father’s Identity After David Killed Goliath?

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Why does Saul ask about David’s origins after the battle with Goliath? It seems from the previous account of David as Saul’s musician he should have known this. I find the common conservative suggestion (that Saul knew David but couldn’t remember his father’s name) and the common liberal suggestion (that two accounts were clumsily interwoven) both dissatisfying.

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Theopolis Podcast: The End of John’s Gospel (The Gospel of John)

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This week on the Theopolis podcast, Peter Leithart and I discuss the concluding chapters of John’s Gospel.

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