Author Archives: Alastair Roberts

About Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts (PhD, Durham University) writes in the areas of biblical theology and ethics, but frequently trespasses beyond these bounds. He participates in the weekly Mere Fidelity podcast, blogs at Alastair’s Adversaria, and tweets at @zugzwanged.

Video: Echoes of Exodus in the Great Commission?

Posted on October 23, 2018

Today’s question: Do you see any parallels between the great commission and the exodus? I don’t want to get Echo-crazy. Just from a surface level, there some to be some connections: confrontation with “the name,” a sending out, baptism, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Chronicles, Audio, Bible, Hermeneutics, Joshua, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Theological, Video | 3 Comments

Review of ‘Vindicating the Vixens’

Posted on October 23, 2018

I wrote a review of Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and Marginalized Women of the Bible, a recent book edited by Sandra Glahn, which has just been posted over on the CBMW website. In the necessary work of restoring … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, Hermeneutics, My Reading, NT, OT, Reviews, Sex and Sexuality, Theological | Leave a comment

Video: Elisha and the She-Bears

Posted on October 22, 2018

Today I discuss the troubling passage at the end of 2 Kings 2, where forty-two are killed after ridiculing the prophet Elisha. This discussion was prompted by Jonathan Pageau’s discussion of this passage. If you have any questions for me, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Apologetics, Audio, Bible, Controversies, Hermeneutics, OT, OT Theology, Podcasts, Theological, Video | 2 Comments

Video: How Do You Find Real-Life Theological Conversation Partners?

Posted on October 21, 2018

Today’s question: How do you find real-life theological conversation partners? The theological and biblical conversations which I find stimulating and important are of no interest to the Christians I know in real life. Do I need to do what you’ve … Continue reading →

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Video: Why Was Jesus Baptized?

Posted on October 20, 2018

Today’s question: “Why did Jesus have to be baptized? Was Jesus’ baptism a baptism of repentance?” Within my discussion I reference Peter Leithart’s book The Priesthood of the Plebs. If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Bible, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, The Gospels, The Sacraments, Theological, Video | Leave a comment

Video: Beatitudes and Woes

Posted on October 19, 2018

Today’s question: “In your video on the Sermon on the Mount you mentioned a parallel between the Beatitudes and the Woes of Matthew 23. Could you elaborate on this?” To read more about the parallel between Beatitudes and Woes, see … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Augustine’s ‘Confessions’, Book 13

Posted on October 18, 2018

This, my friends, is the final episode of Mere Fidelity’s lengthy conversation with Augustine’s Confessions. You can find all of the past Confessions episodes on my Mere Fidelity page. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. … Continue reading →

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