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Discover Jesus in Matthew - 4. The Kingdom of Heaven

Laurence and Dan pick up where they left off in Matthew's Gospel by exploring why Matthew uses the phrase: "the Kingdom of Heaven" so often.  When Jesus says "the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"  what kind of kingdom is he talking about? Is heaven a location or something else?  Dan and Laurence discover that the kingdom concept is deeply rooted in the message of Israel's ancient prophets while also carrying a timeless call to action.  Intrigued?  Listen on... a slightly longer episode than usual, but hey... it's about the Kingdom of Heaven!!

"Soul"

What is a soul?  Can it be destroyed?  Where does it come from and where does it go?  In this episode Laurence and Paul get underneath the biblical meaning of 'soul' and they find that the Hebrew and Greek words for soul reveal something quite unexpected.  Oh and there may be a few musical references...

The Bible and History: "Don't tire now here comes Tyre!"

Paul and Dan take another look into how the Bible narrative and the prophets intersect with history, this time focusing on the city of Tyre.  Starting with a historical source that every Bible student should be familiar with, Asterix the Gaul, they take a deeper look at a short passage about the island fortress from the prophet Ezekiel.  By exploring what actually happened to Tyre, Dan and Paul tease out how the language of the prophets can be read and understood.  They close by thinking about the role that Tyre plays in the narrative and highlight how that is relevant to faithful Christians today.

"He is risen!"

Here we are in Easter 2021 and Christians are still talking about the resurrection!  What's the deal?!  Josh and our guest for this episode, Nathan Sutcliffe, discuss the origin of this astonishing claim and highlight the historical phenomena that simply refuse to be explained by anything else other than Jesus actually rising from the dead.  We'd love to hear your thoughts on this world-changing few days in history and what it means to you.  Wishing all our listeners safety and peace this Easter.

Discover Jesus in Matthew - 3. Tempted by the devil

Laurence and Dan continue their exploration of the Gospel of Matthew.  This time they take a journey into the wilderness and, through the text of Matthew 4, they witness a strange encounter between the newly baptised Jesus and "the devil", the tempter, or satan.  Who or what is this character? Is it a person or a being of some sort?  As they explore the text they discover a number of 'flags' which indicate that all is not as it may seem at first sight. Intrigued?!  Listen in to hear how their enquiries lead to a compelling explanation!