Cities appear to be inherently bad in the story of the Bible. So when Jesus calls his followers a city on a hill, what does he mean? And why is the vision of the new creation a city instead of a garden? In this episode, Tim and Jon review some of the major motifs in the theme of the city so far and explore the concept of a city of God.

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Timestamps 

• Part one (00:00-22:02)
• Part three (22:02-33:57)
• Part three (33:57-44:17)
• Part four (44:17-54:52)

Referenced Resources

• New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, Willem A. VanGemeren
• The Garden City, John Mark Comer
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• You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music 

• “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
• “Goofy Nights in Tokyo” by Sam Stewart
• “Vivid” by Chromonicci
• “Can I Get a Cab?” by Tyler Bailey & Matthew Halbert-Howen

Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder, Lead Editor Dan Gummel, and Editors Tyler Bailey and Frank Garza. Mixed by Tyler Bailey. Transcript edited by Grace Vang. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo.

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