The Study Podcast

In this episode of The Study Podcast, Tyler and Dr. Wegner look at the Structure of Genesis. They find patterns and connections within generational lineages as well as creation and flood stories. How do these things contribute to the layout of the book of Genesis and what does it mean?

Who or what is being referred in Genesis 1:26 when it says, "Let US make man in OUR image, according to OUR likeness"? Does it refer to angels? To the Trinity? Dr. Wegner explains several possibilities and the evidences for and against them.

Interpretations:
1. Trinity or divine plurality
2. Heavenly Court
3. Plural of Majesty (for respect of God's majesty)
4. Grammatical Plural (the word for God is a plural form)
5. Plural of Self Deliberation

In this episode of The Study Podcast, Dr. Wegner talks about being made in the image of God and the passages found in Genesis 1:26-27 & 5:3. How can we be made in God's image when God is Spirit? Christians should reflect God better than any other humans, and it should all be for the glory of God.

Dr. Wegner and Tyler go back into Genesis 1-2 to dive deeper into the text and answer specific questions about hard topics. In this episode, Dr. Wegner answers the following questions:

1. Does Modern Cosmology have to fit into the Creation Story?
2. Does an aged, or working universe make God deceptive? 
3. Is the Hebrew word for man/Adam exclusively a name or is it being used to describe mankind? 
4. What difference does it make if we understand Creation as 24 hours or a geological age?

Dr. Wegner and Tyler are back at it again! This time they are talking about biblical issues within the book of Genesis. In the first episode of season two, they cover chapters one and two of Genesis and go over several theories about the days of Creation.

Get ready for Season Two! We are changing the name of the podcast to The Study Podcast with Dr. Paul Wegner. In Season One, we went through the book of Isaiah. In Season Two, we are exploring the book of Genesis. New episodes will be released weekly starting on December 5th. Until then, check out our other new podcast, Conceptions and Misconceptions in Studying the Gospels with Dr. Dan Gurtner.

In the final episode of The Study Podcast on the book of Isaiah, Dr. Paul Wegner and host Tyler Sanders discuss chapters 63 through 66. Familiar themes return: judgement of the wicked, deliverance, and a remnant spared by God. Particularly in this passage, God is depicted as a divine warrior punishing Edom, a nation that serves as a representative of the nations God will punish for their wickedness. Ultimately, the remnant - God's servants who will be picked from both Israel and the Gentiles - will live in a time of prosperity and peace. 

On this episode of The Study Podcast, Dr. Paul Wegner shares the Hebrew Word of the Day: tzom. It means "to fast" and Dr. Wegner shares how God was displeased with the hollow fasting of Israel; their fasting wasn't leading to repentance. In this section, the last nine chapters of Isaiah, God calls Israel to repent from empty gestures and truly walk in the way of the Lord. If they act and serve God properly, then they will be blessed.

This week on The Study Podcast, Dr. Paul Wegner and host Tyler Sanders discuss what happens after the spiritual and physical captivity of Israel. This whole section is about the ramifications following the climax of the fourth servant song covered in the previous episode. 

This episode of The Study Podcast covers the three of the four Servant Songs in Isaiah. Dr. Paul Wegner has a unique take on the second Servant Song, namely that it starts off referring to Israel and shifts to being about the Messiah who will not only bring back a remnant of Israel but a remnant from the other nations too. Then, the third and fourth Servant Songs continue to be about the Messiah.

Servant Songs:
First Servant Song - 42:1-9
Second Servant Song - 49:1-13
Third Servant Song - 50:4-11
Fourth Servant Song - 52:13-53:12