In this bonus episode, I share personal stories of how this podcast and study came to be.

In dramatic re-enactment, an event can be so experienced before it happens just as much as after (paraphrase, David Stacey, 1990, Prophetic Drama in the Old Testament). Those that have traditions of sacramental or liturgical worship are familiar with the idea of performative action being effective because God empowers it. The same is true of the performances of the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible, it is not merely comparison or analogy, but the same power and same divine will we see in the saving works of Hebrew Bible Messiahs, is made known to us fully in the Crucified Christ.

Time is a different concept in the Hebrew Bible. In this episode we talk about how events can be encountered in their remembrance and re-enactment, and so by performing prophetic actions like Passover, we can be really present in the past, and in the hopeful future. 

Typology has been the typical way of understanding Jesus' presence in the Old Testament. Building on the ideas of Time in the Hebrew Bible, we can see that the types/patterns available to us are not necessarily pointing forward in a prediction-fulfilment formula, but pointing upward to a type/pattern/reality that always exists. Therefore we can claim, instead that these stories are patterns of Jesus, that they are patterns of the true reality in heaven, and in Jesus that true reality has come down to us in physical form. A small but important distinction from traditional typology.

IF you haven't listened to Season 1 of the Bible is a Book, here's what you might need to know to catch up!

The Bible is a book podcast: where we try to understand the meaning of the Bible with just the Bible. If you're struggling to read the Bible and connect with God, join me as we explore the intentional design of the biblical authors.

In this podcast we ask:

How do we read the Bible?

What is the narrative of the Bible?

What frames the narrative of the Bible?

How do we spot narrative frameworks?

How do we analyse narrative frameworks?

If you have any questions or issues after this podcast, please feel free to contact me

The Bible is a book podcast: where we try to understand the meaning of the Bible with just the Bible. If you're struggling to read the Bible and connect with God, join me as we explore the intentional design of the biblical authors.

In this episode we ask:

What is the Bible?

Who wrote the Bible?

What does it mean for the Bible to be inspired?

What is in the Bible?

How does the Bible lead to Jesus?

The Bible is a book podcast: where we try to understand the meaning of the Bible with just the Bible. If you're struggling to read the Bible and connect with God, join me as we explore the intentional design of the biblical authors.

In this episode we ask:

Why am I doing this podcast?

If you have any questions or issues after this podcast, please feel free to contact me