Why Does Saul Ask About David’s Father’s Identity After David Killed Goliath?

Why does Saul ask about David’s origins after the battle with Goliath? It seems from the previous account of David as Saul’s musician he should have known this. I find the common conservative suggestion (that Saul knew David but couldn’t remember his father’s name) and the common liberal suggestion (that two accounts were clumsily interwoven) both dissatisfying.

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Theopolis Podcast: The End of John’s Gospel (The Gospel of John)

This week on the Theopolis podcast, Peter Leithart and I discuss the concluding chapters of John’s Gospel.

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The New Zionism, with Dr Gerald McDermott

Mere FidelityOn this week’s Mere Fidelity, Derek and I are joined by my friend Dr Gerald McDermott to discuss his work on the future of Israel. You can read some of Dr McDermott’s work on the subject in his book Israel Matters and The New Christian Zionism, which he edited. You can listen to his podcast, Via Media, here.

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Theopolis Podcast: Jesus Raises Lazarus (The Gospel of John)

This week on the Theopolis podcast, Peter Leithart and I discuss Jesus’ seventh sign: the raising of Lazarus in John 11.

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From Jacob to Israel

Mere FidelityOn this week’s Mere Fidelity, Derek, Matt, and I discuss Jacob’s wrestling with God and the change of his name in Genesis 32. For more on Jacob and his wrestling with the Angel, see my series on the story of the family of Abraham.

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Theopolis Podcast: Jesus Healing the Man Born Blind (The Gospel of John)

This week on the Theopolis podcast, Peter Leithart and I discuss Jesus’ sixth sign: his healing of the man born blind in John 9.

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