Category Archives: Numbers

Theopolis Podcast: Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

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 →

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Pentecost as Ecclesiology

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

There is an article of mine in the latest edition of Ad Fontes, in which I argue that Luke’s account of the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2 offers us an ecclesiology in nuce. You can subscribe to the digital … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Pentecost and the Prophetic Gift of the Spirit

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

As it was Pentecost on Sunday, we decided to take up the themes of Pentecost and the Gift(s) of the Spirit in our latest Mere Fidelity podcast. Matt wasn’t able to join us this week, so Derek, Andrew, and I … Continue reading →

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Casting Across the Pond

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

A few days ago I joined with two of my favourite fellow bloggers, Derek Rishmawy and Andrew Wilson to start a podcast conversation, with participants on both sides of the Atlantic. The first podcast, a thirty-five minute discussion of the uses … Continue reading →

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The Testing of the Throne-Bearers – 40 Days of Exoduses (20)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Timeframe and Setting Within this post, I hope to cover the entirety of the book of Numbers. I will, however, begin with some comments on the construction of the tabernacle in Exodus, the book of Leviticus, and general time frames. … Continue reading →

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The Cup of the Adulteress: Understanding the Jealousy Ritual of Numbers 5

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

The ritual of jealousy in Numbers 5:11-31 is a law that disturbs and perplexes many people. Many regard it as if it were some bizarre and ridiculous process lying somewhere between a superstitious magical ceremony, a Jeremy Kyle paternity test, … Continue reading →

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