Tag: Abraham

Theopolis Podcast: The Birth of Isaac—Genesis 21 (Types of the Nativity)

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In part two of our Advent series, Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and I continue our discussion of types of the nativity, this time the birth of Isaac in Genesis 21.

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The Wonderful Story of Esther (with Devon Phillips, James Bejon, and Steven Wedgeworth)

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Steven Wedgeworth is currently preaching through the book of Esther and invited me, Devon Phillips, and James Bejon to join him for a discussion of the book, hosted on my podcast.

Within this conversation we reference several treatments of the book. Here are a few:

Steven Wedgeworth
Sermons on Esther

Devon Phillips
A Meditation on Purim
Twitter thread on Esther

James Bejon
Esther and Agag
Esther: A Literary Analysis
Esther: Mechanics and Messianics

Alastair Roberts
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Book of Esther

Videos
AlephBeta Purim videos (especially those with Rabbi David Fohrman)
Bible Project: Esther Overview

Articles
Sandra Teplinsky, ‘Purim 2016 and Easter Week: Prophetic Parallels’
James Jordan, Biblical Horizons newsletter series on Esther (November 2009 to June 2013)

Audio
James Jordan, Witness or Perish
James Jordan, Themes in Esther

Commentaries
Rabbi David Fohrman, The Queen You Thought You Knew
Jon Levenson, Esther [Old Testament Library]
Adele Berlin, Esther [JPS Bible Commentary]
Yoram Hazony, God and Politics in Esther
Michael V. Fox, Character and Ideology in the Book of Esther
Anthony Tomasino, Esther [Evangelical Exegetical Commentary]