Tag: Apostle Peter
March 8th: Exodus 15 and Matthew 17:1-23
March 7th: Exodus 14 and Matthew 16:13-28
February 9th: Genesis 39 and John 21
February 4th: Genesis 34 and John 18:1-27
January 18th: Genesis 18 and Matthew 16:13-20
Led Up Into the Wilderness (Matthew 4)
Jesus is tempted in the wilderness and calls his first disciples.
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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Peter Walking on the Water
Following the land/sea symbology of Israel/nations — when Jesus walks on water (as if it were land) do you think this is a type of the mystery revealed in the gospel (ie: the nations/waters are brought into God’s family/land)? Does Peter’s experience here foreshadow his initial comprehension of the mystery, followed by stumbling with the Judaizers (per Paul’s account in Galatians)?
Saul Versus Bar-Jesus
In Acts 13, Saul conflicts with the Jewish false prophet Bar-Jesus and is called by the name Paul for the first time. I explore the literary dynamics of this account a bit more closely.
