Isaiah 34-35 – The Joy of Salvation

My slot in a short series on Isaiah 1–39 at Above Bar Church, Southampton, UK. It’s a whistlestop tour – this is the 10th in a series of 11 sermons.

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Prophets 2a – Overview of Old Testament history (1050 – 722 BC)

The first half of the second of five sessions on the prophets in the Old Testament at Bible & Culture 2010. This session introduces five key questions to ask when studying the prophets, and then gives an overview of the history of Israel and Judah from the beginning of the monarchy in 1050 BC, [...]

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Outline of Old Testament history – monarchy onwards

A timeline of the Old Testament from the beginning of monarchy in Israel. A couple of the prophets’ dates are very uncertain, notably Joel and Obadiah.

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Old Testament history – a timeline

Outline of Old Testament history

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Introduction to the prophets

The first of five sessions on the prophets in the Old Testament at Bible & Culture 2010. This session highlights the prophets’ central purpose and begins to introduce their historical context. In particular, it centres on the covenants of the Old Testament, which form an essential background for understanding the prophets’ messages.

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Apologetics questions

The final session of a six-week series on apologetics at Above Bar Church, Southampton. This session was responding to questions submitted by people on the course. There are three main areas: some principles for apologetics, responses to the charge that Christianity borrowed central ideas from first-century Mithraism, and why it’s reasonable to believe the [...]

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GBU3. A repreensão de Jesus: não à religião sem frutos Marcos 11:1–26

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Third session on Mark at GBU national conference, Portugal (20/9/09)

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GBU2. A identidade de Jesus: desafiando pressupostos (Marcos 8:11 – 10:34)

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Second session on Mark at GBU national conference, Portugal (19/9/09)

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GBU1. A missão de Jesus: trazer o reino de Deus (Marcos 1:1 – 3:12)

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First session on Mark for GBU national camp in Portugal (18/9/09).

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Interview with Philip Pullman (from 2004)

I interviewed Philip Pullman back in 2009, before I started work on my book, Dark Matter: A Thinking Fan’s Guide. It was an interesting experience, partly because I’d had car problems on the way there and arrived a little flustered. Looking at it again now, there are some ways in which I don’t think I handled it all that well. If I’m honest, I guess I was somewhat intimidated. Anyway, here it is, for what it’s worth (it’s also available on the Culturewatch site, where it’s been since 2004). With news today of his forthcoming book, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, it seemed a good time to repost it here. [...]

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Understanding the Prophets: Restoration (Ezekiel part 3)

This morning’s lectures were about the prophetic promises of restoration, particularly focusing on the final part of Ezekiel, from chapter 34 on. This is the fifth of five lectures given on the Bible and Culture course at Schloss Mittersill, Austria (a course run jointly by Schloss Mittersill and IFES).

5. Restoration

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Understanding the prophets: Ezekiel part 2

This morning’s lectures were about the second part of Ezekiel, especially chapters 16 and 34–37. This is the third of five lectures given on the Bible and Culture course at Schloss Mittersill, Austria (a course run jointly by Schloss MIttersill and IFES). [...]

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