John Higgins on the Bible as Art

Alastair Roberts

John Higgins on the Bible as Art

September 7, 2019

Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts

Today I am joined by John Higgins of The Bible is Art YouTube channel to discuss his work, the literary character of Scripture, and the book of Proverbs.

To see more of John's work, visit his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sPRleqnVIasw8wnUGBVyA

'The Literary Art of the Proverb': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBLgQNtYy8M

'The Story of Proverbs': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2IsJ3CkSYM

The Bible is Art Audio page: https://www.thebibleisart.com/audio

Support John's work over on The Bible is Art Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart/posts

My blog for my podcasts and videos is found here: https://adversariapodcast.com/. You can see transcripts of my videos here: https://adversariapodcast.com/list-of-videos-and-podcasts/.

If you have any questions, you can leave them on my Curious Cat account: https://curiouscat.me/zugzwanged.

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