Q&A#14 How Does Genesis Anticipate Later History?
July 22, 2018
Alastair Roberts
Today's Question: "I loved your observations on how Gen 12-14 traces out the history of Israel (in advance of that history!). Fascinating stuff! Could you kindly elaborate some more on that? For example, is Sarai representative of Israel in Egyptian captivity? Who does Lot represent etc?"
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Q&A#17 What Does Jesus Mean When He Speaks About Being Born Again?
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Q&A#13 How Do We Reconcile the Differing Accounts of Judas' Death?
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Today's Question: "How do you deal with the seemingly contrasted accounts of how Judas dies?"
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Q&A#12 The Meaning of Rachel's Tears in Matthew 2
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