Tag: Elijah
February 13th: Genesis 43 and Matthew 3
January 21st: Genesis 21 and John 10:22-42
Theopolis Podcast: Q&A with Peter Leithart (Ruth and Tamar; Elijah/Elisha, John the Baptist/Jesus; Metanarrative)
Peter Leithart and I answer three questions sent in by listeners: 1. What are the connections between the story of Judah and Tamar and the story of Ruth? 2. What is the relationship between the Elijah/Elisha pairing and the John the Baptist/Jesus pairing? 3. Does Scripture promote a ‘metanarrative’?
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A Voice In The Wilderness (Matthew 3)
John the Baptist’s ministry provides the setting for the manifestation of Jesus.
The Summons of Jesus and Elijah to Discipleship
Would be interested in your comments regarding Luke 9:61-62 as possibly echoing Elijah’s call of Elisha in 1 Kings 19:19-21, where Elisha is seen both plowing and bidding farewell to his parents before following Elijah.
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The Typology of the Beheading of John the Baptist
Is there an ironic twist in Herod’s niece getting John the Baptist beheaded? An upside down protoevangelium?
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The Family of Abraham: Part 41—The Continuing Adventures
Today, I discuss a few of the echoes of the Genesis narrative in later stories in Scripture.
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The Man at Shechem
In part 27 of Abraham’s story you started to talk about the ‘random man’ who gives Joseph a lot of information in 37:15-17. Could you say some more about this odd character?
The Family of Abraham: Part 11—Sending Out the Bondwoman
In this episode, I discuss the birth of Isaac and the sending out of Hagar and Ishmael.
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