Q&A#18 What is Paul's Allegory of Sarah and Hagar About?
July 27, 2018
Alastair Roberts
Today's question: "Why does Paul say that Sarah and Hagar represent two covenants in Galatians 4:21-31? Where can we see this reality in the Old Testament?"
James Jordan's articles on the subject:
http://www.biblicalhorizons.com/biblical-horizons/no-117-call-me-ishmael-part-1/
http://www.biblicalhorizons.com/biblical-horizons/no-118-call-me-ishmael-part-2/
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