James Hamilton is the author of a superb new book on the subject of typology, Typology: Understanding the Bible’s Promise-Shaped Patterns—How Old Testament Expectations are Fulfilled in Christ. He joins me for a discussion of his book and of the subject of typology more generally.
Tag: Hermeneutics
Interview About Reading Scripture on The Good Life Podcast
Matthew Carpenter, of The Good Life podcast (Apple Podcasts) recently invited me to join him for a wide-ranging conversation about reading Scripture, baptism, and the meaning of wisdom. Take a listen!
The Tabernacle and Understanding the World
Interview on Typology, Symbolism, Exodus, and Music with Derek Fiedler
Derek Fiedler invited me on his YouTube channel for a long discussion of typology, symbolism, music as a conceptual metaphor, and the patterns of Scripture.
Responsible Intertextual Reading (with James Bejon)
James Bejon joins me for a discussion of our principles and practices when attempting intertextual reading of Scripture, particularly focusing upon the different accounts of the death of Judas in Matthew 27 and Acts 1. James tweeted on this recently.
What Does the Bible Say About Gender?
Aaron Renn of The Masculinist invited me to join him for a livestreamed conversation yesterday. We started off with a discussion of how to learn from the Bible’s teaching about gender and then got into a host of other questions.
‘The Lost Supper’ with Matthew Colvin
Matthew Colvin joins me to discuss his recent book, The Lost Supper: Revisiting Passover and the Origins of the Eucharist. Within a wide-ranging conversation we discuss the value of rabbinic and other extra-biblical Jewish sources for our reading of the New Testament, the meaning of Christ’s words of institution, rethinking the metaphysics and the mechanics of the Supper, Eucharistic practices, and much else besides!
Jesus, the Syrophoenician Woman, and Racism
Derek, Matt, and I discuss Matthew 15:21-28 and the story of the Canaanite (or Syrophoenician) woman, a story that many have seen as evidence that Jesus held racist views, from which he needed to be delivered.
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Scripture Teaches Us HOW to Think, Not Just WHAT to Think (Natural Law and Biblical Typology)
Today, I discuss how a faithful reading of Scripture teaches us to follow the example of its authors, engaging in both typology and reflection upon natural law.
What is the Centre of Biblical Theology?
What do you believe to be the centre of Biblical Theology? I’ve seen that there are many different ideas, what’s yours?
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