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Chapter 8 (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 eighth chapter of the book, on birds and beasts.

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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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Chapter 2 (Through New Eyes)

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This is the second 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, and I discuss the second chapter of the book.

You can follow the Theopolis podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, and on most podcast apps. You can read show notes over on the Theopolis podcast website. You can also see past episodes I have contributed to by clicking the ‘Theopolis Podcast’ link in the bar above. If you would like to leave a question for us to answer, please do so on our Curious Cat page.

Why Does Revelation Use So Much Symbolism?

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Why does the Book of Revelation use so much symbolism? Some reasons might perhaps include: to hide its meaning from outsiders, to describe the ineffable, to point out the inner reality of what’s being described, and so on. Are these correct? What other purposes might there be for the symbolism in Revelation? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.

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