Category Archives: Bible

Yoram Hazony and the Deception of Isaac

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

A post of mine has just been published over on the Theopolis blog. Within it, I engage with part of Yoram Hazony’s superb The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture, bringing him into conversation with James Jordan’s Primeval Saints on the question … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Samuel, Bible, Genesis, Hermeneutics, OT, OT Theology, Scripture, Theological | 2 Comments

Video: The Trinity in the OT, the Faith of OT Believers, the Angel of the Lord

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: A number of years ago there was a lot of debate in certain circles in the UK revolving around these topics: the degree to which Christ/the Trinity is explicitly present in the OT; the nature of the Angel … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Bible, Christology, Controversies, Doctrine of God, OT, OT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Soteriology, The Triune God, Theological, Video | 4 Comments

Video: Man, Woman, Deception and Authority in 1 Timothy 2

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: How do we explain 1 Timothy 2:14? On the one hand it appears to have a novel idea that Adam was not deceived in the fall. While on the other it appears to ground the submission of women … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Timothy, Audio, Bible, Controversies, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Sex and Sexuality, The Church, Theological, Video | 5 Comments

Video: Call No Man Father, Castor and Pollux, Contraception

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s questions come from one of my Patreon supporters: 1.) How can Paul call Timothy his “true child in the Faith” (1 Tim 1:2; cf. 1 Cor 4:17, 2 Tim 1:2) when Jesus forbids calling anyone Father besides God (Matt … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts, Audio, Bible, Ethics, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Church, Theological, Video | Leave a comment

Video: The Church and the Natural Family

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: In the past two episodes of “Mere Fidelity” there was an underlying issue which was touched on, but not fully discussed. That is the relationship between the biological family and the New Family of which Christ is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Bible, Controversies, Culture, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Sex and Sexuality, The Church, Theological, Video | 4 Comments

Video: Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman with the Issue of Blood

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: What’s going on with the story of the healing of Jairus’ daughter and the woman who touches the hem of Jesus’ garment? I know there are similarities between the two, but I’m not sure what to make of … Continue reading →

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

Theopolis Podcast: Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (Beatitudes, Sonship, and the 144,000)

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

In this episode of the Theopolis Podcast, John Barach and I discuss the readings for the twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Matthew 5:1-12; 1 John 3:1-3; Revelation 7:2-17. You can follow the Theopolis podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, and on most podcast apps. You can … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 John, Audio, Bible, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Revelation, Theological, Theopolis, Worship | Leave a comment

Video: The Cherubic Faces of Solomon’s Water Chariots

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: Why are the stands and basins of the Solomonic temple decorated with bulls, lions and cherubim? The bulls have sacrificial associations, the lions – kingly, and the cherubim just divine, I guess. But is there any specific significance … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Kings, Audio, Bible, OT, OT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Theological, Video | Leave a comment

Video: Being Born Again, Baptism, and the Subjective and Objective Work of the Spirit

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s questions: What is your understanding of what regeneration, being born again, and the new birth mean in Scripture? And how do common contemporary Christian understandings align or deviate from what Scripture means by these things? And: Really quick follow-up, … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Bible, Christian Experience, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Sacramental Theology, The Sacraments, Theological, Theology, Video | 2 Comments

Video: Richard Rohr on Scripture

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: I came across this post from Richard Rohr on how Jesus interpreted scripture (https://cac.org/jesus-interpreted-scripture-2017-01-10/). Here is a quote from the post: “Jesus consistently ignored or even denied exclusionary, punitive, and triumphalistic texts in his own inspired Hebrew Bible in … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Bible, Controversies, Ethics, Hermeneutics, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Questions and Answers, Scripture, Theological, Video | 7 Comments