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Episode 117: Pete Enns - Reading the Old Testament Christotelicly

Episode 117: Pete Enns - Reading the Old Testament Christotelicly

That 50 cent word describes something many Bible readers have noticed: the way the New Testament writers quote the Old often has little to do with what the Old Testament writers were actually trying to say. Jesus was in fact a surprise development in Isr...

The Bible For Normal People · Peter Enns and Jared Byas

March 2, 20201h 39m

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Show Notes

That 50 cent word describes something many Bible readers have noticed: the way the New Testament writers quote the Old often has little to do with what the Old Testament writers were actually trying to say. Jesus was in fact a surprise development in Israel’s story, but the New Testament writers nevertheless believed Jesus to be the true purpose or goal (Greek telos) of God purposes. And that belief led them to some pretty creative interpretive adventures that Christians today are still trying to wrap their heads around. Show Notes →

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