The Two Testaments

May 29 2024 74 ep. 58 mins 49
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A guided journey through Scripture with Rony Kozman and Will Kynes. We interview scholars to discuss the meanings of verses, passages, and books of the Bible. Think of us as an audio Bible commentary—but more exciting!

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Revelation 21–22 (The New Heavens and New Earth)

May 29 2024 65 mins  
Revelation 21–22 (The New Heavens and the New Earth) with Dr. Jonathan MooDr. Jonathan Moo (Whitworth University) guides us through Revelation 21–22. We discuss:* The importance of judgment preceding the new heavens and earth (20:10–15)* The continuity and the discontinuity between first earth and the new heavens and earth (21:5)* Why there is no sea in the new heavens and ea

Revelation 19:11–20:15 (The Horse and Rider, Lake of Fire, Millennium, and the Great White Throne of Judgment)

May 28 2024 57 mins  
Revelation 19:11–20:15 (The Horse and Rider, Lake of Fire, Millennium, and the Great White Throne of Judgment) with Dr. Tom SchreinerDr. Tom Schreiner (Southern Seminary) guides us through Revelation 19:11–20:15. We discuss:* The white horse and its rider, Jesus (19:11)* The various names given to the rider including “word of God,” “faithful and true,” “King of Kings

Malachi

Apr 28 2024 96 mins  
Malachi with Dr. Julia O'BrienDr. Julia O'Brien (Lancaster Theological Seminary) guides us through the book of Malachi. We discuss:* What do we know about Malachi and the historical context of the book?* Major themes of the book including the corrupt priesthood, Malachi’s tone and frustrated attitude, and the repeated use of family language and metaphors* Issues involved in trans

Revelation 17:1–19:10 (The Woman, the Beast, the Lamb's War and Wedding)

Apr 24 2024 58 mins  
Revelation 17:1-19:10 with Dr. Michelle FletcherListen here as Dr. Michelle Fletcher (King's College London) guides us through Revelation 17:1-19:10 we discuss:* The city represented by the woman sitting on the beast, and the accusations against her (17:1–6)* The beast and its seven heads and ten horns (17:3, 7–9)* The cooperative relationship between the woman and the beast, a

Haggai and Zechariah

Apr 19 2024 87 mins  
Haggai and Zechariah with Dr. Marvin SweeneyListen here as Dr. Marvin Sweeney (Claremont School of Theology) guides us through the books of Haggai and Zechariah we discuss:* The historical context of Haggai and Zechariah in the Persian period* The major themes of Haggai and Zechariah.* How Haggai and Zechariah fit in the Book of the Twelve including how they each take up Isaiah 2:4

Revelation 15–16 (The Seven Bowls)

Apr 04 2024 79 mins  
Revelation 15–16 (The Seven Bowls) with Dr. Jamie DaviesDr. Jamie Davies (Trinity College) guides us through Revelation 15-16. We discuss:* God’s wrath coming to end (15:1)* The sea of glass mixed with fire (15:2)* Those who conquer sing the song of Moses and of the Lamb (15:3–4)* The temple of the tent of witness in heaven (15:5)* The bowls being poured into the earth and th

Zephaniah

Apr 03 2024 30 mins  
Zephaniah with Dr. Heath ThomasDr. Heath Thomas (Oklahoma Baptist University) guides us through the book of Zephaniah. We discuss:* Zephaniah’s context and major themes including the idea that God is sovereign over all the nations* The day of the LORD as a coming event (1:1–18)* God as an agent of violence* The “perhaps” of escaping God’s wrath (2:3)* Israel’s corporate

Habakkuk

Mar 19 2024 66 mins  
Habakkuk with Dr. Heath ThomasDr. Heath Thomas (Oklahoma Baptist University) guides us through the book of Habakkuk. We discuss:* The historical context of Habakkuk* Major themes of: divine judgment and the use of foreign nations to execute God’s judgment; the significance of payer and praise; divine and human faithfulness;* God using a foreign nation to discipline his people (1:

Revelation 12–14 (A Woman, Dragon, Two Beasts, 144,000 Men, and Three Angels of Judgment

Mar 12 2024 72 mins  
Dr. Olivia Stewart Lester (Loyola University Chicago) guides us through Revelation 12-14. We discuss:* The woman who gives birth and is chased by the dragon (12:1–6, 13–16)* The conflict between the woman’s child and the dragon as a combat myth and how Revelation critiques the Apollo-Python combat myth* The two wings of the great eagle that the woman receives, and her escape

Nahum

Mar 05 2024 36 mins  
Dr. Beth Stovell (Ambrose University) guides us through the book of Nahum. We discuss:* Nahum’s emphasis on God’s anger* The vivid description of a battle scene (Nahum 2)* Nahum’s metaphor of the city of Nineveh as a prostitute (3:4)* What it means that "her infants were dashed to pieces" (Nahum 3:10)* How Nahum is hopefulWorks by Dr. Beth Stovell* The Book of the Twelve, wit