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Does Romans 4:13 expand God’s promises to Abraham, and does Isaiah 66:21 predict Gentile priests? Peter Goeman examines the Greek grammar of Romans 4:13 and traces its Old Testament background in Genesis 22 and Isaiah 54. He then evaluates four interpretations of Isaiah 66:21, considering Israel’s restoration, Gentile participation in priestly service, and interpretations that apply the passage to the church. Throughout, he explains why difficult passages still require careful attention to context and the original author’s intended meaning.CHAPTERS
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Does Romans 4:13 expand Abraham’s inheritance to the whole world in a way that cancels Israel’s specific land promise? Dr. Peter Goeman examines the Old Testament promises, Paul’s argument in Romans 4, and relevant Jewish literature to evaluate that claim. He explains why “heir of the world” is best understood through Abraham’s role as the father of believing Jews and Gentiles—and why worldwide blessing does not require abandoning God’s particular promises to Israel.
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How should Christians think about transgenderism and changing patterns of LGBT identification? In this episode of The Bible Sojourner, Peter Goeman examines polling data, traces the influence of the sexual revolution, and discusses social media and youth identity. Drawing on Genesis 1, Psalm 139, and other biblical passages, he explains his biblical framework for understanding sex and gender, considers whether love requires affirmation, and encourages Christians to respond with truth, compassion, and the hope of the gospel.Time Stamps:
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In this episode of The Bible Sojourner, Dr. Peter Goeman surveys more than 2,000 years of biblical interpretation, from Jewish foundations through the early church, medieval period, Reformation, and modern era. Examining figures such as Philo, Origen, Augustine, Luther, and Calvin, he explores literal and allegorical approaches, the influence of philosophy and tradition, and why authorial intent matters for understanding Scripture.Time Stamps
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When Jesus and the apostles quoted the Old Testament, did they preserve its original meaning or give it a new one? Furthermore, can we as Christians use the examples of Jesus and the Apostles to model our own reading of the Bible? In this episode, Peter Goeman examines what Jesus and Paul expected people to understand from Scripture. He surveys seven approaches to the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament and seven common ways New Testament writers use earlier texts.
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How did people in the Old Testament understand God’s Word, and what can their example teach Christians about interpreting the Bible today? In this third installment of the hermeneutics series, Dr. Peter Goeman examines an often overlooked starting point for biblical interpretation: how Old Testament believers understood and responded to God’s revelation.
From God’s covenant with Noah to Joseph’s confidence in the promises to Abraham, Dr. Goeman explores why the details of God’s words matter. He also examines Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Isaac, Deuteronomy’s tests for identifying false prophets, and specific prophecies fulfilled within Old Testament history. These examples build a case for interpreting Scripture according to the author’s intended meaning, even when questions remain about how God’s promises fit together. The episode concludes with encouragement for ordinary Christians to study Scripture confidently.
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If authorial intent determines the meaning of Scripture, how can we actually know what a biblical author intended to communicate? In this second episode of the Hermeneutics 101 series, we look at how the text gives us access to authorial intent through grammar, vocabulary, historical context, genre, and normal conventions of human communication. Along the way, we consider Humpty Dumpty’s famous approach to language, the difference between literal and literalistic interpretation, how context determines the meaning of words, and why later biblical authors should not be used to erase the original meaning of earlier texts. Finally, we turn to an often-neglected aspect of biblical interpretation: the spiritual character of the interpreter and the importance of humility, repentance, prayer, and submission to Scripture.
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How can two people read the same passage of Scripture and reach entirely different conclusions? In the first episode of this Hermeneutics 101 series, Peter Goeman explains what hermeneutics is, how it differs from exegesis, and why interpretation is never as automatic as we might assume. He distinguishes meaning from application, considers whether the reader, text, or author controls meaning, and examines the problems with the idea that God intended meanings unknown to the human authors. Ultimately, sound hermeneutics is essential for preserving the clarity and authority of God’s Word.Time Stamps
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Does the Old Testament really teach a future for national Israel? In this episode, Peter Goeman walks verse-by-verse through Jeremiah 32, arguing that one of the clearest prophetic passages in Scripture leaves little room to deny God's future restoration of Israel. Along the way, he examines church history, prophetic interpretation, the New Covenant, and why fulfilled prophecy provides the pattern for understanding prophecy that is still future.Time Stamps
Michael Vlach on Spiritual Vision vs New Creation Model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL_zdh7Tv6M
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Do these twenty questions expose fatal problems with dispensationalism? Critics argue that dispensational theology cannot adequately explain key Bible passages concerning Israel and the church, the kingdom of God, Daniel’s seventieth week, the pretribulation rapture, biblical prophecy, and the New Covenant. In this episode, Peter Goeman works rapidly through twenty common objections to dispensationalism and asks whether they genuinely overturn the system.
Along the way, he examines covenant theology, the interpretation of Old Testament prophecy, the “last trumpet,” the timing of the rapture, the future of Israel, and the relationship between the church and the New Covenant. Some questions raise legitimate issues, while others depend upon misunderstandings or outdated caricatures. Ultimately, the question is not whether the label “dispensationalism” can survive criticism, but whether its central beliefs accurately reflect what Scripture teaches.
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Article Being Reviewed: https://johncarpenter.substack.com/p/twenty-questions-for-dispensationalists
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