Category: 2 Kings
February 29th: 2 Kings 2 and Luke 24:44-53
Theopolis Podcast: Q&A with Peter Leithart (Ruth and Tamar; Elijah/Elisha, John the Baptist/Jesus; Metanarrative)

Peter Leithart and I answer three questions sent in by listeners: 1. What are the connections between the story of Judah and Tamar and the story of Ruth? 2. What is the relationship between the Elijah/Elisha pairing and the John the Baptist/Jesus pairing? 3. Does Scripture promote a ‘metanarrative’?
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The Summons of Jesus and Elijah to Discipleship
Would be interested in your comments regarding Luke 9:61-62 as possibly echoing Elijah’s call of Elisha in 1 Kings 19:19-21, where Elisha is seen both plowing and bidding farewell to his parents before following Elijah.
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The Typology of the Beheading of John the Baptist
Is there an ironic twist in Herod’s niece getting John the Baptist beheaded? An upside down protoevangelium?
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The Family of Abraham: Part 41—The Continuing Adventures
Today, I discuss a few of the echoes of the Genesis narrative in later stories in Scripture.
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Jonah’s Ark
Within this episode, I discuss the connection between the stories of Jonah and Noah explored in this video by The Bible is Art. See also my ‘Boat Stories’ Theopolis article.
The Family of Abraham: Part 26—Edom
Today, I discuss Genesis 36 and Edom as Israel’s twin.
The Family Of Abraham: Part 12—The Binding Of Isaac
Today, I discuss the binding of Isaac in Genesis 22.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 11—Sending Out the Bondwoman
In this episode, I discuss the birth of Isaac and the sending out of Hagar and Ishmael.
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