Can you present some guidelines for a responsible handling of Biblical numerology? Many numerologists go way overboard, and many sober-minded theologians reject its use wholesale. Can you inject some moderation into this?
Category: NT Theology
Theopolis Podcast: Q&A with Peter Leithart, Alastair Roberts, & David Field (Laughter, Temple, Preaching)
The Theopolis podcast recently started a Curious Cat account, where listeners can leave their questions. This week, Peter Leithart and I were joined by Dr David Field, to answer a selection of the questions we had received.
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Seventy Times Seven
Do you know if there is any connection between the “seventy and sevenfold” of Genesis 4:24 and Jesus’s “seventy times seven” in Matt 18:22?
The Family of Abraham: Part 7—The Covenant of Circumcision
Within this episode, I discuss Genesis 17 and the meaning of circumcision.
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Transcript of A Biblical Theology of the Household
One of my supporters has very kindly transcribed this video, on a biblical theology of the household. I don’t have time to transcribe my videos myself, so anyone willing to volunteer to transcribe one video every week or fortnight would be greatly appreciated! The transcript is very lightly edited at a few points for the purpose of comprehension.
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Why is the Apostle Peter Called Simon Bar-Jonah?
I found it odd that Jesus would address Peter as “Simon bar-Jonah” after his declaration of Jesus as the Christ (Matthew 16:17) — not because it’s uncommon for men to be referred to as “the son of” someone in the biblical text, but because the occurrence takes place so soon (in the text) after Jesus’ declaration that the only sign that the “wicked and adulterous generation” would receive was “the sign of [what I assume to be the prophet] Jonah” (16:4). Do you see anything beyond the coincidental double appearance of the name Jonah here?
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Why Does The Modern World Care So Much About Equality (and what does Scripture say about it)?
Why is equality such an important ideal (given good) in modern society?
What are some underlying causes and how does the gospel shed light on this desire?
Joanna the Wife of Chuza
Is there more significance than immediately meets the eye in the reference to ‘Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s household manager’ becoming a follower of Jesus in Luke 8:3?
The Test of Jealousy
How should we interpret the water of bitterness in the ordeal for adultery in Numbers chapter 5? Is this some sort of a miracle on demand? If not, how much of an idea can we get regarding what’s going on?
Transcript for the Twelfth Day of Christmas: The Forerunner in the Wilderness
This, the twelfth in my series for the twelve days of Christmas, was transcribed by Lorraine O’Neal. If you would be interested in her transcription services—for sermons, lectures, talks, or something else—you can contact her here.
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