Guest: Dr. Peter Gentry | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Gentry on how to understand the Prophets. Topics of conversation include: 1) Why Christians often struggle to read the Prophets, 2) How we should approach reading this particular genre, 3) The importance of understanding God’s covenant, Israel’s idolatry, near and far prophecy, the structure of Hebraic literature, and the already/not yet aspect of prophetic literature, 4) Some practical resources for further reading on the Prophets.

Dr. Peter Gentry currently serves as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Old Testament at Phoenix Seminary, as well as Senior Research Fellow of the Text & Canon Institute. Dr. Gentry previously taught for over 20 years at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is a leading researcher on the Septuagint. He is the author of several books, including Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants (Crossway, 2018), and How to Read and Understand the Biblical Prophets (Crossway, 2017). Full show notes here https://ps.edu/how-do-we-read-and-understand-the-prophets-peter-gentry/

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