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The Bible Project 2020Episode 57 // Revelation // Dr. Joseph Trafton On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho and Nikki Taylor interview Nikki’s former teacher, Joseph Trafton.Dr. Trafton has retired from teaching at Western Kentucky University. He has UMC roots, but now lives and attends church in Nashville, TN. He has many scholarly writings, including a commentary on the book of Revelation. In the episode, they talk about Revelation in light of the prophets from the Hebrew Bible. As well as what may have prompted John to write Revelation. They lay out some approaches for a modern reader that I found very helpful.#Hyde...
2020-12-2825 min
Thin Places PodcastThe Apocalypse Revisited 5 - Apocalypse as WorshipThe Apocalypse Revisited series is a collection of several different discussions at St. Aidan's on the topic of the Book of Revelation. This book, like no other book in Scripture, has stirred up vocal and diverse reactions across our culture.
In this series, we're trying to clear away our own assumptions and pop-culture images of the book, and learn how to read St. John's Revelation carefully and well.
In this episode, we're looking at the worship of the early Church, and asking how this incredible book shaped their liturgies. Then, through that lens, we're asking...
2020-07-3046 min
Thin Places PodcastThe Apocalypse Revisited 4 - Apocalypse as LiteratureThe Apocalypse Revisited series is a collection of several different discussions at St. Aidan's on the topic of the Book of Revelation. This book, like no other book in Scripture, has stirred up vocal and diverse reactions across our culture.
In this series, we're trying to clear away our own assumptions and pop-culture images of the book, and learn how to read St. John's Revelation carefully and well.
In this episode, we we're finally going to walk together through the images and story of John's Revelation - 3 TIMES! Get ready for a major information download...
2020-07-231h 01
Thin Places PodcastThe Apocalypse Revisited 3 - Addressing the RaptureThe Apocalypse Revisited series is a collection of several different discussions at St. Aidan's on the topic of the Book of Revelation. This book, like no other book in Scripture, has stirred up vocal and diverse reactions across our culture.
In this series, we're trying to clear away our own assumptions and pop-culture images of the book, and learn how to read St. John's Revelation carefully and well.
In this episode, we we're talking about the Rapture - is it "clearly" and "plainly" Biblical? Where did the idea originate? And how does the idea of...
2020-07-1652 min
Thin Places PodcastThe Apocalypse Revisited 2 - Apocalyptic LiteratureThe Apocalypse Revisited series is a collection of several different discussions at St. Aidan's on the topic of the Book of Revelation. This book, like no other book in Scripture, has stirred up vocal and diverse reactions across our culture.
In this series, we're trying to clear away our own assumptions and pop-culture images of the book, and learn how to read St. John's Revelation carefully and well.
In this first episode, we look at genre, why it matters, and how it shapes our reading of Scripture.
You can download a copy of...
2020-07-0949 min
Thin Places PodcastThe Apocalypse Revisited 1 - Biblical GenresThe Apocalypse Revisited series is a collection of several different discussions at St. Aidan's on the topic of the Book of Revelation. This book, like no other book in Scripture, has stirred up vocal and diverse reactions across our culture.
In this series, we're trying to clear away our own assumptions and pop-culture images of the book, and learn how to read St. John's Revelation carefully and well.
In this first episode, we look at genre, why it matters, and how it shapes our reading of Scripture.
You can download a copy of...
2020-07-0257 min