Amateur Exegesis

About Amateur Exegesis

A podcast exploring the most read and least understood anthology the world has ever known.

Publisher

Amateur Exegete

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jan 2021

Latest episode

13 May 2021

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 May 2021

   Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 10: “Closing the Letter”

   In the final episode of the season, we consider the closing verses of 1 Thessalonians.

2. 

   29 Apr 2021

   Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 9: “The Lord’s Day, A Thief’s Night”

   In the penultimate episode of this season, we look at 1 Thessalonians 4:13 - 5:11, a text which describes events of the end of the world.

3. 

   15 Apr 2021

   Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 8: “Avoid Porneia, Love One Another, and Live Quietly”

   In episode 8, we'll look at Paul's plea to the Thessalonians in 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 that they flee "porneia," as well as his exhortation to live well with one another and the outside world.

4. 

   1 Apr 2021

   Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 7: “The End of the Proem”

   In this episode we look at 1 Thessalonians 2:17 - 3:13, the end of the letter's proem.

5. 

   18 Mar 2021

   Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 6: “Yea, Hath Paul Said?”

   A look at 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 and the question of interpolation. I'll also briefly discuss the Pauline corpus and whether Paul wrote everything attributed to him in the NT.

6. 

   4 Mar 2021

   Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 5: “The Mission to Thessalonica”

   In this episode, we'll examine 1 Thess. 2:1-12, comparing its claims about the Thessalonians mission with that of the book of Acts.

7. 

   18 Feb 2021

   Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 4: “Turned to God from Idols”

   In this episode, we'll examine 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10. We'll also finish our survey of Paul's story in the book of Acts up to the mission to Thessalonica.

8. 

   4 Feb 2021

   Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 3: “Pondering Paul”

   Who was the apostle Paul? In this episode we begin to explore that question, particularly with how the Acts of the Apostles addresses it.

9. 

   21 Jan 2021

   Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 2: “Dear Thessalonians”

   In this episode we look at 1 Thessalonians 1:1 in light of its epistolary context. We'll also consider the history of Thessalonica, what little we can know about Silvanus and Timothy, and more.

10. 

    7 Jan 2021

    Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 1: “Ancient Letters”

    What was letter writing like in the ancient world? In this episode, we will explore the subject of ancient letters and letter writing, providing context for an exploration of Paul's epistle to the Thessalonians.

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