Tag: James Jordan

Chapter 7 (Through New Eyes)

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In this episode in our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World, Peter Leithart, James Bejon, and I discuss the seventh chapter of the book, on trees and thorns.

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Chapter 6 (Through New Eyes)

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In this episode in our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World, Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and I discuss the sixth chapter of the book, on rocks, gold, and gems.

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Chapter 5 (Through New Eyes)

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In our fifth episode in our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World, Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and I discuss Jordan’s discussion of the heavenly lights in his fifth chapter on sun, moon, and stars.

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Chapter 4 (Through New Eyes)

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In our fourth episode in our series on James Jordan’s Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World, Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and I discuss the fourth chapter of the book and the world as God’s house.

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Chapter 3 (Through New Eyes)

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This is the third episode in our new series on James Jordan’s classic work, Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World. Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and I discuss the third chapter of the book, ‘Symbolism and Worldview’.

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Introduction and Chapter 1 (Through New Eyes)

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We’ve just started a new series on James Jordan’s classic work, Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World. In this opening episode, Peter Leithart, James Bejon, and I discuss the influence the book has had upon us and frame what Jordan is doing within it.

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Did the Mosaic Covenant End at the Battle of Aphek?

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In Peter Leithart’s A House For My Name, he says that the mosaic covenant comes to an end when the ark is taken by the philistines in 1 Samuel. Is this correct to say the covenant has ended? Or that the Lord undergoes the punishment so as to continue his covenant with them? It seems the prophets during the monarchical period assume the continued validity of the mosaic covenant. If you could provide clarification and correction that would be helpful.

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Who Are James Jordan’s Influences?

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Who are Jim Jordan’s sources? It would obviously be fair to describe him as “innovative”, but it seems very much that there’s a chain where you have followed on from Peter Leithart, who followed on from Jim… but where did Jim learn his hermeneutic? Is he really so innovative an expositor that we can’t read what he’s read and see where he learned it all?

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