A Must-Read Book!
July 18, 2018
Alastair Roberts
I recommend James Jordan's book 'Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World' (https://amzn.to/2NoYVPs). His Reading the Bible series of lectures can be found here: http://www.wordmp3.com/product-group.aspx?id=121.
See also Peter Leithart's 'A House For My Name' (https://amzn.to/2L8l6fZ). And his 'Deep Exegesis' (https://amzn.to/2LqkjDd).
Leave any questions you might have for me on my Curious Cat account: https://curiouscat.me/zugzwanged. If you would like to support these videos, you can do so at https://www.patreon.com/zugzwanged.
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