The Davenant Institute has just established Davenant Hall, which offers online courses on a range of different theological topics at the affordable price of $99 for ten hours’ of classes. For the first semester of classes, I will be teaching a course on the subject of Biblical Wisdom, which will, in a far-reaching engagement with the text of Scripture, explore the theme of wisdom as it runs throughout it. If you are interested, there is no time to lose: the registration deadline is the 23rd of this month and there are limited slots!
Category: Bible
Theopolis Podcast: Water to Wine (The Gospel of John)
In our current Theopolis podcast series, Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, and I are working through the first half of the Gospel of John, focusing on the signs of Jesus. This week we discuss Jesus’s first sign, the turning of water into wine at the wedding in Cana.
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New Wineskins, New Covenant
How should the illustrations of wineskins and garments in Mark 2 inform our understanding of the relationship between the old and new covenants?
The Land Animals: Part III
John Higgins on the Bible as Art
Today I am joined by John Higgins of The Bible is Art YouTube channel to discuss his work, the literary character of Scripture, and the book of Proverbs.
Theopolis Podcast: Jesus the Word (The Gospel of John)
Peter Leithart and I are once again joined by Jeff Meyers for a discussion of Jesus as the Logos in our new series on the Gospel of John.
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Jephthah’s Vow
On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Matt suggested that we discuss the complex and troubling story of Jephthah’s vow in Judges 11. So we did.
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Did the Mosaic Covenant End at the Battle of Aphek?
In Peter Leithart’s A House For My Name, he says that the mosaic covenant comes to an end when the ark is taken by the philistines in 1 Samuel. Is this correct to say the covenant has ended? Or that the Lord undergoes the punishment so as to continue his covenant with them? It seems the prophets during the monarchical period assume the continued validity of the mosaic covenant. If you could provide clarification and correction that would be helpful.
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The White Stone (Revelation 2:17)
I discuss the symbolism of the white stone promised to the faithful in the letter to the angel of the church of Pergamum in Revelation 2.
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