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Can We Roll on Shabbos? Mar 02, 2018

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Should we keep the sabbath? To get at an answer to these questions, the guys look at some ancient Near Eastern material to explain why sabbath is tied to creation in the Old Testament, and also look at why it is tied to the exodus.

What's the Tower of Babel Really About? Dec 08, 2017

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Eric, Scott, and Dan answer a listener question: "Was there really one language before the Tower of Babel?"

The Astrology of the Wise Men Dec 01, 2017

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Eric, Scott, and Dan look at what astrology meant in the ancient world, who did it, and why it appears in the birth story of Jesus.

The Gospel and God's Presence in the Temple Nov 24, 2017

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In this episode, we look at the issue of the presence of God in the Book of Leviticus, then show how the New Testament applies that to the Gospel and the mission of the church. This discussion builds on the episodes "Our Anemic Gospel" and "Some Background on the Word Gospel."

Are there Generational Curses? Nov 11, 2017

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This question comes to us from Kenya, but is a common question in America, too. Scott, Dan, and Eric look at passages that talk about "the sins of the father" and explain what's really going on.

Anointing with Oil for Healing? Amurca! Nov 04, 2017

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James 5:14 talks of prayer and anointing with oil for healing. Pillar's Bible faculty take a look at the Bible and its context in effort to understand the passage. Scott looks at the Old Testament and the ancient Near East. Dan looks at the New Testament and its world. And Eric says things sometimes.

What are the Nephilim? Oct 27, 2017

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Eric, Dan, and Scott tackle the question of the Nephilim in Genesis 6 by looking at Old Testament, ancient Near Eastern, intertestamental, and New Testament texts. They also take a quick look at another interesting group, the Rephaim.

Bird Rituals, the "Kingdom" in Luke-Acts, and the Source of Rivers Oct 21, 2017

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From the desk of Pillar faculty: Each of the Bible faculty discuss current research projects they're working on and how it impacts the way we read the Bible.

Why the Church Fails to Make Disciples Oct 13, 2017

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Pillar Seminary's own leadership guru Donnell Moore leads Eric and Dan in a discussion about making disciples. Donnell talks about why efforts in discipleship often fail to yield fruit, and offers a better way forward.

Whose Land is it Anyway? Oct 06, 2017

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Eric and Scott talk about ancient Near Eastern land grant texts (and their hilariously worded curses). Parallels in the Book of Joshua are shown, followed by a demonstration of the importance of land in the Bible, using the story of Naboth's Vineyard as a test case.

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