A New Time: How To Be A Bible Believer In A Changing World (Episode #100)

A New Time: How To Be A Bible Believer In A Changing World (Episode #100)

christian life, epistemology, ethics, exhortation, gospel, hermeneutics, podcast, priesthood, rabbinic judaism, reception history, sacrifice, second temple judaism, social justice, temple, wisdom

The four cubits podcast has always been about taking seriously both our ancient Bible and our modern lives, even when doing so leads us away from easy, neat answers. Often, that approach will lead us towards personal and communal change - and despite what you might have heard from some Christians, theres nothing more biblical than change!

This episode explores some of the ways in which the people of God in scripture not only navigated changes in themselves, their communities, and their world, but how their experiences of God often drove those changes.

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oath and wisdom (2019/03/24)

oath and wisdom (2019/03/24)

law, podcast, priesthood, rabbinic judaism, second temple judaism, sexuality, social justice, socio-rhetorical interpretation, wisdom

Lady Wisdom and Madam Folly are introduced at the start of Proverbs, and it's appropriate as we look for wisdom in the Law and the Gospel this week. It's hard to know where to go with either, but there are some story anchors that we can drop to get started.

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Trajectories (Ephesians 5-6)

Trajectories (Ephesians 5-6)

christian life, exhortation, gospel, podcast, rabbinic judaism, social justice

Another Sunday morning talk for you this week, based in the Ephesians 5-6 reading from the Bible Companion plan on Sunday 7th October. I was addressing a challenging subject from the household code section: how do we move forward from the pages of scripture toward the light of Jesus Christ? What does it look like to really engage the text in our lives?

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