Category Archives: Theological

Seeing the Transfigured Word

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

The following is the audio of a talk that I recently gave at the UK L’Abri, on the subject of the Transfiguration and how it can help us to think about Scripture. https://s123.podbean.com/pb/46d1578d39eaa2859de03c42dd3e617a/5b5dc03e/data1/fs104/1795681/uploads/Seeing_the_Transfigured_Word-Alastair_Roberts.mp3

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Video: A Biblical Theology of Circumcision

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

I just noticed the following video was posted a over a week ago, over on the Theopolis Institute’s YouTube channel. Within it, I give a very basic introduction to the theology of circumcision.

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Video: Tips For Reading Your Bible Better

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Somewhat longer one today. Today’s questions: “How do you go about noticing intertextual links? Is is mostly intuitive based on large exposure to the Bible? Do you do particular searches? Is it just checking cross-references (is there a similar apparatus … Continue reading →

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Video: What Is Paul’s Allegory of Sarah and Hagar About?

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: “Why does Paul say that Sarah and Hagar represent two covenants in Galatians 4:21-31? Where can we see this reality in the Old Testament?” Within the video, I recommend a two–part article by James Jordan. I explore some … Continue reading →

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Video: What Does Jesus Mean When He Speaks About Being Born Again?

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: “What’s your reading of the Nicodemus story in John 3? Why does Jesus tell him that he must be born again, and what does that mean?” If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious … Continue reading →

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Transcript of Video on Jeremiah’s New Covenant

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

I wanted to experiment with producing a transcript of my talks, to see how much effort it would take. The following is my first attempt, a transcript (somewhat polished up in places) of my recent video on Jeremiah 31. All … Continue reading →

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Video: Why is Lot Called ‘Righteous’ Even Though He Offered His Daughters to the Men of Sodom?

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s Question: “How are we to interpret Lot’s offering of his two virgin daughters to the men of Sodom when they surround his house and demand that he brings out his guests so that they may have sex with them … Continue reading →

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Video: What Should We Make of Jeremiah’s Prophecy of a New Covenant?

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s Question: “As a paedobaptist, I am curious how would you respond to the credobaptist argument from the nature of the new covenant as described in Jer 31:31–34. They argue that Jeremiah pictures the newness of the new covenant consisting … Continue reading →

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Video: How Does Genesis Anticipate Later Redemptive History?

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: “I loved your observations on how Gen 12-14 traces out the history of Israel (in advance of that history!). Fascinating stuff! Could you kindly elaborate some more on that? For example, is Sarai representative of Israel in Egyptian … Continue reading →

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Video: How Do We Reconcile the Differing Accounts of Judas’ Death?

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Alastair Roberts

Today’s question: How do you deal with the seemingly contrasted accounts of how Judas dies? If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. If you would like to support these videos, you can do … Continue reading →

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