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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Video: How Should We Understand the Weird Circumstances Around the Circumcision of Gershom?
Today’s question: “What is happening in Exodus 4 where the Lord seeks Moses’ life, but Zipporah circumcises Gershom and touches Moses’ feet with the foreskin to make him a “bridegroom of blood”?” I reference James Jordan’s Law of the Covenant … Continue reading
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Video: Why Did Satan Enter into Judas to Betray Jesus if He Knew the Cross Would Defeat Him?
Today’s question: “How should we understand Satan entering into Judas and his ensuing plan to betray Jesus (Luke 22:3-6)? The wilderness temptations, the rebuke of Peter (Matt. 16:21-23), Christ’s agony in the garden, and even the calls to him to … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bible, Hermeneutics, Holy Week, Luke, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Soteriology, The Atonement, Theological, Video
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Video: Thinking Well About Our Disagreements
Today’s question asks about ways that we should think about our disagreements in the Church. Within the discussion, I reference my discussion on the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel. You can also read the Oliver O’Donovan quotations I … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Controversies, Ethics, Hermeneutics, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Theological, Video
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Video: What’s the Deal With the Weird Healing Pool in John 5?
Today’s question: “What’s going on in John 5 with the pool at Bethsaida? Was there a magical healing pool? Does Jesus sanction this healing method? If Jesus didn’t sanction this pool, why doesn’t he condemn it?” If you have any … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bible, Hermeneutics, John, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Theological, Video
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Video: Wittgenstein and Baptism
Today’s question: “What do philosophers like Wittgenstein and Rorty have to teach us about baptism and meaning?” If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. If you have found these videos helpful, please tell … Continue reading
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Video: More on My Reading and My Writing Habits
Today I answer a couple of questions following on from my previous video, about my reading and writing practices. If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. If you have found these videos helpful, … Continue reading
Posted in My Books, My Reading, Podcasts, Video, What I'm Reading
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Theopolis Podcast: Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
In this episode of the Theopolis Podcast, Peter Leithart and I discuss the readings for the nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29, Mark 9:38-50, James 5:13-20. You can follow the Theopolis podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, and on most podcast apps. You … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, James, Mark, NT, NT Theology, Numbers, OT, OT Theology, Podcasts, Theological, Theopolis
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Video: My Library and Reading Habits
Today I respond to a questioner asking for a tour of my bookshelves. You don’t get the tour (sorry!), but I do share a bit about my library and reading habits. Some of the books that I mention within the … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, My Books, My Reading, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Video, What I'm Reading
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Video: Gender Segregation?
Today, I respond to a question raised in response to yesterday’s video. In relation to your “Paul Maxwell on Masculinity” video, I definitely have observed the beneficial impact that working together seems to have on men. However, you suggest that … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Podcasts, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological, Video
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Three Things
A couple of friends of mine, Andy Patton and Phillip Johnston, have recently set up a new project called Three Things. Three Things is a newsletter digest of three resources to help you engage with God, neighbour, and culture. It is … Continue reading
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