Theopolis Podcast: Paul in Corinth and Antioch and Apollos in Ephesus—Acts 18 (The Book of Acts)

Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, James Bejon, and I continue our discussion of the book of Acts. This week, we discuss chapter 18.

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Is the Samaritan Woman Like Hagar and Other Such Questions

The story of Hagar found in Genesis 16 reminds me of the Samaritan woman in John 4. Both accounts involve a woman who is (in some sense) cast out from the Abrahamic community. She is met by God in visible form at a spring/well, and responds by praising his seeing/knowledge about her life. Has anyone else commented on this parallel before, or is it a bit too “fanciful” to be helpful?

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