Bible Talk
1 Samuel 2:12–3:21: On the Fat and Fatuous Priests and the Favored and Faithful Prophet (Bible Talk, Ep. 84)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 08.09.2023This passage in 1 Samuel is a yo-yo—or, as Sam likes to call it, a chiasm. It bounces up and down between the unfaithful priests (Eli’s sons) and the faithful prophet Samuel.
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1 Samuel 1:1–2:11: On the Rosetta Stone, Flat-Earthers’ Prooftext, and a Repetitious Swirl of Genesis and Judges (Bible Talk, Ep. 83)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 08.02.2023Bible Talk is back!
In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim and Sam about the strange opening of 1 Samuel.
On Opening Up Your Mind to Something You’ve Never Considered—Or, the Weirdest Episode of Bible Talk Yet (Bible Talk, Ep. 82)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 05.03.2023In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about canonical order.
Judges 19–21: On Saving the Worst for Last While There’s Still No King in the Land (Bible Talk, Ep. 81)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 04.26.2023In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about Judges 19–21.
Judges 17–18: On Religious Guns-for-Hire, Sellouts in Ministry, and Sins Coming Home to Roost (Bible Talk, Ep. 80)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 04.19.2023In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about Judges 17–18.
Judges 15–16: On the Bald, Eyeless Jester Who Is Used by God (Bible Talk, Ep. 79)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 04.12.2023In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about Judges 15–16.
Judges 13-14: On the Birth and Betrothal of Israel’s Surprising, Set-Apart, and Sinful Savior (Bible Talk, Ep. 78)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 03.22.2023In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about Judges 13–14. They discuss Samson, Israel’s surprising, set-apart, and sinful savior.
Judges 11–12: On the Tragic Tale of Jephthah and the Tragic Consequences of Not Knowing Your Bible (Bible Talk, Ep. 77)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 03.08.2023In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about Judges 11–12.
Judges 9-10: On Loose Lugnuts, Israel’s Anti-King, and the Utter Stupidity of Evil (Bible Talk, Ep. 76)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 03.01.2023As we near the midpoint of Judges, the wheels are starting to fall off. Israel has long wanted a king. In Abimelech, they finally get what they want—and the results are disastrous.
Judges 7-8: On the Complicated Story of Israel’s Knock-Off Priest-King Getting Toppled by a Sneeze (Bible Talk, Ep. 75)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 02.22.2023The lesson of Judges 7 is not that Gideon is an amazing general, but that the Lord is their warrior. The lesson of Judges 8 is that the Lord topples proud men with a sneeze.
Judges 6: On the Rise of Scaredy-Cat Gideon, Prayer Fleeces, and North Face Fleeces, Too (Bible Talk, Ep. 74)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 02.15.2023Alex chats with Jim and Sam about Gideon, Israel’s next judge who is also a scaredy-cat.
Judges 4-5: On Barak the Bashful, Deborah the Complementarian, and Jael the Serpent-Crusher (Bible Talk, Ep. 73)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 02.08.2023Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about Judges 4–5.
Judges 3:7-31: On Othniel the Leader, Ehud the Left-Handed, and Clippy the Paper Clip (Bible Talk, Ep. 72)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 01.25.2023In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about the first three judges: Othniel the golden boy, Ehud the left-handed “son of the right-handers,” and Shamgar the oxgoad-warrior.
Judges 1:1–3:6: On the Pattern Set Forth in the Two-Part Introduction of the Book of Judges (Bible Talk, Ep. 71)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 01.18.2023Bible Talk is back!
In this episode, Alex Duke chats with Jim and Sam about the ominous “double introduction” of Judges 1:1–3:6.
On the Virgin Conception, the Sinlessness of Christ, and Hell Slinking Away, Defeated and Exhausted (Another Special Christmas Episode, with Steve Wellum)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 12.20.2022In this special Christmas episode, the Bible Talk crew chats with SBTS professor Steve Wellum about why the virgin conception isn’t incidental to but essential for our redemption.
