Theopolis Podcast Q&A Session (The Spirit, Sacramental Administration, Sursum Corda, Judges 19 and Domestic Abuse)

March 20, 2023 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

This is our second Theopolis Podcast Q&A episode. In this session, Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, James Bejon, and I discuss the Spirit in creation, the proper administration of the sacraments, the placement of the sursum corda, and how to speak of Judges 19, the story of the Levite and his concubine, in relation to questions of domestic abuse.

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Theopolis Podcast Q&A Session (Theological Education, Full Preterism, Sheba, Daniel)

March 16, 2023March 15, 2023 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

Having finished our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World, we thought it was time for another Theopolis Podcast Q&A episode. In this session, Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, James Bejon, and I address questions on the future of theological education, full preterism, whether there is a deeper significance to various occurrences of ‘Sheba’ and related names, and differences between James Jordan and James Bejon’s readings of Daniel.

Judges 19: The Levite and His Concubine

March 3, 2023 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

I was invited onto the Weird Christian Podcast to discuss the unsettling account of Judges 19. I show how the story needs to be read within a broad intertextual nexus, within which many aspects of it come into much sharper relief.

Chapter 17 (Through New Eyes)

February 23, 2023 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

Nearing the conclusion of our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World, Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, James Bejon, and I discuss the seventeenth chapter of the book, ‘The Worlds of the Exile and Restoration’.

Chapter 16 (Through New Eyes)

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

Our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World continues as Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, and I discuss the sixteenth chapter of the book, ‘The World of the Temple’.

Chapter 15 (Through New Eyes)

February 10, 2023 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

Our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World continues as Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, and I discuss the fifteenth chapter of the book, ‘The World of the Tabernacle’. We consider the significance of the Law and the meaning of the tabernacle.

Chapter 14 (Through New Eyes)

February 3, 2023February 2, 2023 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

Our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World continues as Peter Leithart, James Bejon, and I discuss the fourteenth chapter of the book, ‘The World of the Patriarchs’.

Chapter 13 (Through New Eyes)

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

Our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World continues as Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and I discuss the thirteenth chapter of the book, ‘The World of Noah’.

Chapter 12 (Through New Eyes)

January 26, 2023January 25, 2023 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

In this episode in our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World, Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and I discuss the twelfth chapter of the book, ‘Eden: The World of Transformation’.

Chapter 9 (Through New Eyes)

January 2, 2023 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

In this episode in our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World, Peter Leithart, James Bejon, and I discuss chapter nine, on angels.