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Episode 479
Redemption E5 — For many centuries, ancient Israel lived in the land of promise but consistently broke their covenant with Yahweh. The prophet Isaiah warned the people that their corruption and idola…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
If the Bible Was Written by Humans, Does that Change Its Reliability?
Episode 478
How the Bible Was Formed Q+R (E5) — What is the relationship between the written word of the Bible and Jesus as the Word at the beginning of creation? How do we reconcile the Bible’s editing process …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Ruth, Naomi, Boaz, and a Cosmic Redemption
Episode 477
Redemption E4 — During a dark time in ancient Israel, idolatry, injustice, and death ruled the land and its people. In the midst of a famine, a destitute widow tragically loses her husband and adult …
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Redemption, Justice, and Cities of Refuge
Episode 476
Redemption E3 — So far in this series, we’ve explored the theme of redemption in the Eden story and in several stories in Exodus. In this episode, Jon and Tim look at how redemption language shows up…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
How Does Redemption Work in the Passover and Jubilee?
Episode 475
Redemption E2 — Redemption involves a transfer of possession, and in the grand story of the Bible, humanity is under the possession of sin and death. But God’s plan is to snatch us back from death an…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
What Does Redemption Mean in the Bible?
Episode 474
Redemption E1 — Following our series on the Exodus Way, we’re going to explore a word that first shows up in the Exodus scroll, redemption. This word can mean lots of things: redeeming a coupon, rede…
Published on 3 months ago
Pentecost and the Expected Unexpected Spirit (Re-Release)
Episode 473
The story of Pentecost in Acts 2 is brimming with rich imagery and hyperlinks from the Hebrew Bible. God’s Spirit dramatically fills a house of Jesus’ followers like a wind, and fire burns over the d…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
How Did the New Testament Come to Be?
Episode 472
How the Bible Was Formed E4 — In the last three episodes of this short series, we focused on the formation of the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament. We also talked about other works of literature fr…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
When Was the Hebrew Bible Finished?
Episode 471
How the Bible Was Formed E3 — Today, most Bibles are a single book that’s easy to carry and flip through. But the Bible started as an assortment of scrolls, bound together into a collection. The Hebr…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
How Was the Hebrew Bible Written?
Episode 470
How the Bible Was Formed E2 — The Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, is a collection of 24 scrolls, passed down for generations, that tells the long, complicated story of ancient Israel. But who wrote …
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago