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: NT Theology
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?
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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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.
The Land Animals: Part II
Who Are James Jordan’s Influences?
Who are Jim Jordan’s sources? It would obviously be fair to describe him as “innovative”, but it seems very much that there’s a chain where you have followed on from Peter Leithart, who followed on from Jim… but where did Jim learn his hermeneutic? Is he really so innovative an expositor that we can’t read what he’s read and see where he learned it all?
Men as Trees Walking (Mark 8)
What do you think about the vision of walking trees in Mark 8:24?
I know that trees are symbol of men in typology. But why they are walking? What does that mean?
Theopolis Podcast: Introduction (The Gospel of John)

Peter Leithart and I are joined by Jeff Meyers for a new series on the first half of the Gospel of John. In this episode we introduce the book, some of its themes and characteristics, and how it relates to the Synoptics.
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. If you would like to leave a question for us to answer, please do so on our Curious Cat page.