Bible

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Year of Biblical Literacy | The Historical Books and Former Prophets of the Old Testament

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Timestamps:

1:21 - What do we mean by the “history books” of the Old Testament?

11:28—What does Deuteronomy have to do with these books? And what is the overall message of the History/Former Prophets?

16:35 - How does the book of Joshua fit into the History/Former Prophets?

18:00 - How does the book of Judges fit into the History/Former Prophets?

20:25 - How does the book of Samuel fit into the History/Former Prophets?

23:38 - How does the book of Kings fit into the History/Former Prophets?

28:07 - Why do the History/Former Prophets matter within the scope of the Bible?

Resources

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors: Torah Stories sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Ruth sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-in questions

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text either "DOWNTOWN", “LEXINGTON”, OR “TWO NOTCH” followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

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Year of Biblical Literacy | A Deep Dive on Leviticus with Dr. Jay Sklar

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For this episode, we interviewed Dr. Jay Sklar. Jay Sklar is vice president of academics and professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary. He has written commentaries on Numbers and Exodus (forthcoming with Crossway), and two on Leviticus (TOTC and ZECOT). He has also published a website of resources to help those preaching or teaching in Genesis through Deuteronomy.

Timestamps:

2:22 - What were your initial impressions of the Bible?

6:24 - Why did you decide to pursue doctoral work in the Old Testament?

9:08 - Why did you decide to specialize in Leviticus?

10:12 - How would you broadly summarize Leviticus?

11:59 - What makes Leviticus so tricky to understand?

17:35 - How do we make sense of impurity laws?

28:42 - Is the Day of Atonement really the centerpiece of understanding Leviticus and the Torah?

33:22 - How do we understand Leviticus in light of the New Testament?

37:24 - If Jesus fulfilled Leviticus, why should we even bother reading it?

40:32 - How do we extrapolate and practice the wisdom principles from the commands in Leviticus?

43:15 - What does abiding with Jesus in Scripture and prayer look like for you?

Resources

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors: Torah Stories sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Ruth sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-in questions

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text either "DOWNTOWN", “LEXINGTON”, OR “TWO NOTCH” followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

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Year of Biblical Literacy | A Deep Dive on the Torah with Dr. Gary Schnittjer

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For this episode, we interviewed Dr. Gary Schnittjer. Gary Edward Schnittjer (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is distinguished professor of Old Testament in the School of Divinity at Cairn University in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and author of Old Testament Use of Old Testament (Zondervan Academic, 2021), Torah Story, 2nd edition (Zondervan Academic, 2023), and Old Testament Narrative Books: The Israel Story (B&H Academic, 2023).

Timestamps:

8:20 - What were your initial impressions of the Bible and what changed?

11:44 - What made you want to pursue PhD work in the Old Testament?

16:10 - Why did you want to write a textbook on the Torah?

20:06 - What do you think people have to know about the Bible before reading it? How does the Torah fit into it?

26:36 - How exactly does the gospel begin in the Old Testament?

30:34 - How do we read Old Testament narratives?

38:18 - How do we think about the biblical laws?

40:09 - What have been helpful Bible reading practices and resources for you?

Resources

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-in questions

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text either "DOWNTOWN", “LEXINGTON”, OR “TWO NOTCH” followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

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Year of Biblical Literacy | Torah and The Story of Everything

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Timestamps:

2:35 - What does the word “Torah” mean and what’s its purpose?

7:45 - How do we read the Torah as a unit?

11:55 - Breaking down the Torah book by book

12:31 - How Genesis fits into Torah

13:32 - How Exodus fits into Torah

16:11 - How Leviticus fits into Torah

22:24 - How Numbers fits into Torah

26:40 - How Deuteronomy fits in Torah

30:52 - What are the main themes of the Torah and how does it point us to Jesus?

32:05 - Tool one: Biblical Theology

36:15 - Tool two: Typology

Resources

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-in questions

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text either "DOWNTOWN", “LEXINGTON”, OR “TWO NOTCH” followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

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Year of Biblical Literacy | So What is the Old Testament About….Really?

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Timestamps:

1:40 - Why does the Old Testament even matter?

8:22 - Ok, but what is the Old Testament about?

10:48 - What about the Christian vs the Hebrew order of the Old Testament?

19:15 - What makes reading the Old Testament so difficult?

 28:25 - How do I start reading the Old Testament?

Resources

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-in questions

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text either "DOWNTOWN", “LEXINGTON”, OR “TWO NOTCH” followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

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Year of Biblical Literacy | So What’s the Bible About?

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Timestamps:

4:15 - Our one-sentence summary of what the Bible is about

6:22 - How do we understand that the Bible is written by both God and man?

12:00 - How exactly does all of the Bible point us to Jesus?

 21:00 - How do I get started when it comes to reading the Bible?

32:43 - What are good resources to get started reading the Bible?

Resources

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-in questions

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text either "DOWNTOWN", “LEXINGTON”, OR “TWO NOTCH” followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

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Year of Biblical Literacy | What We’re Doing and Where We’re Going

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Timestamps:

1:20 - What makes this different from what we normally do? Why now?

4:20 - How will we be approaching Sundays this year?

9:20 - What can we expect regarding the supplemental resources for this year?

11:40 - With all these resources, where’s the best place to start?

14:20 - What are you most excited about for this year?

Resources

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-in questions

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text either "DOWNTOWN", “LEXINGTON”, OR “TWO NOTCH” followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

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