Category Archives: OT

Video: Jesus as the Greater Ezekiel in Luke 3-4

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

I recorded a video earlier this evening, talking through the interpretation of Luke 3-4 against the background of Ezekiel. It is an experiment and clearly leaves much to be desired. However, if people like it, I might do this and … Continue reading →

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Lots of Echoes of Exodus Stuff

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

I have produced a page devoted to material related to Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption in Scripture. It links to dozens of talks, videos, and articles that should whet your appetite for the book and/or help you to … Continue reading →

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The God of Exodus is on Your Side

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Another video of me discussing a theme from the recently published Echoes of Exodus has just been released. See my earlier video here. There is also a video of Andrew speaking on the subject of Exodus and resurrection here: For … Continue reading →

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Two Recent Talks

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Video from two recent lectures of mine has just been posted on Facebook. From Gutenberg to YouVersion: The Word of God and the Technology of the Word Exodus as New Birth

Posted in Bible, Church History, Culture, Exodus, Hermeneutics, John, Lectures, Luke, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Scripture, Theological, Video | 1 Comment

Talk on Exodus

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Last weekend, I had the privilege of spending a wonderful evening with a Friends of L’Abri group in Birmingham, Alabama. I gave a talk on the subject of Exodus, introducing some of the themes of Andrew Wilson’s and my forthcoming book, … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Echoes of Exodus

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Mere Fidelity is back, with an episode about the book that Andrew and I wrote together, Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption Through Scripture, which is just about to be released by Crossway (and is already available for pre-order). … Continue reading →

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10 Things You Should Know About the Exodus

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Andrew Wilson and I have a co-written book coming out at the end of this month with Crossway, Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption Through Scripture. An article of mine has just been published over on the Crossway site, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Exodus, Guest Post, Hermeneutics, My Books, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Scripture, Theological | 4 Comments

Questions and Answers on my ‘Strong Female Character’ Trope Article

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

  Someone drew my attention to a bit of a brouhaha that has been going on over on Twitter about an article I wrote a year and a half ago, in which I questioned the trope of the ‘strong female character’. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, Culture, Judges, OT, Questions and Answers, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 51 Comments

The Politics of the Shepherd’s Sign

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

Merry Christmas to you all! A reflection of mine on the Christmas story has just been published on Political Theology Today. Luke’s account of the shepherds is the story of a wondrous and remarkable sign, reminiscent of the sign of … Continue reading →

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The Strangeness of the Modern Mind

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Alastair Roberts

The question of how things that were once inconceivable can become conventional and even majority viewpoints is one we far too infrequently ask ourselves. How is it possible, for instance, that the norm of marriage as a male-and-female institution is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, Creation, Culture, Ethics, Galatians, Genesis, NT, OT, Politics, Science, Sex and Sexuality, Society, Theological | 47 Comments