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The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast Season 1
The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast explores the Gospel as a first-century Jew would have understood it. A conversation about the Gospel, the Kingdom of God, or the Day of the Lord in the first century would have evoked a body of ideas not immediately present with a simple word study of these terms. In this weekly podcast, Bill, John, and Josh mine the Torah, Biblical Prophets, and Second Temple writings for the origin and development of these ideas as we help give context to this first-century Jewish message and encourage disciples of Jesus to boldly proclaim it and patiently wait for the God of Israel to fulfill his covenantal promises.
Our podcast’s intro music is an excerpt of The Promise and the Oath by Luke Wood, and our artwork was drawn by Tyson Ranes.
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S1E1 - Why “Apocalyptic Gospel?”
In this first episode of The Apocalyptic Gospel Podcast, Bill, John, and Josh introduce themselves,...
S1E2 - Looking at the “Gospel” Through a First-Century Jewish Lens
As we briefly survey ‘the Gospel’ in the New Testament writings, we find that the phrase imports...
S1E3 - Acts 17: The Proclamation of Jewish Eschatological Expectation in a Pagan Setting
Acts 17 offers a unique picture into the Gospel that the Apostle to the Gentiles believed and...
S1E4 - The Apocalyptic Context of the Great Commission
In this episode, we discuss the Jewish apocalyptic context of the Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20)....
S1E5 - An Introduction to Paul’s Gospel
Romans 1:1-6 provides a unique glimpse into how Paul understood his own mission to the Gentiles. As...
S1E6 - Paul’s Gospel and Jewish Election
In this episode, we discuss the issue of Jewish election in Paul’s thought. Continuing in his...
S1 Q&A #1
Bill, John, and Josh tackle your questions in this first of many Q&A episodes. Topics include...
S1E7 - Acts 1 and the Restoration of the Kingdom to Israel
In this episode, we discuss the Jewish apocalyptic context of Acts 1:1-11. Instead of correcting the...
S1E8 - Acts 2, Part 1 - The Gift of the Spirit and the Hope of Israel
Common ideas in the church today associate Acts 2 and the giving of the Spirit as “the birth of...
S1E9 - Acts 2, Part 2 - Peter, Pentecost, and Joel 2
In this episode, we dive into the beginning of Peter’s explanation of the events of Acts 2. Rather...
S1E10 - Acts 2, Part 3 - Psalm 16 and Psalm 110
In this episode, we talk through Peter’s use of Scripture in Acts 2. Rather than redefining or...
S1E11 - Part 1 - The Death of Jesus Within Apocalyptic Thought
The apostles understood the cross within a first century Jewish apocalyptic worldview. As seen in 1...
S1E12 - Part 2 - The Death of Jesus Within Apocalyptic Thought
In this week’s episode we discuss the language that the apostles used to describe the effects of...
S1E13 - Acts 10: The Discipleship of the Gentiles
In this episode we explore Peter’s vision of the “great sheet” filled with unclean animals and...
S1E14 - Part 1 - Acts 15: The Jerusalem Counsel
In this episode we give an overview of Acts 15 and the Jerusalem Council where the apostles gather...
S1E15 - Part 2 - Acts 15: The Jerusalem Counsel
In this episode, we take a deeper dive into Acts 15 to understand the primary question that is being...
S1E16 - Part 3 - Acts 15: The Jerusalem Counsel
In this episode we develop the quote of Amos 9:11-12 in Acts 15. Rather than a redefinition of the...
S1 Why Such An Apocalyptic Gospel?
This episode is a teaching that Bill Scofield gave in a small group setting. Beginning with an...
S1E17 - Introduction to the Jewish Apocalyptic Kingdom of God
In this episode we present an introduction to the “kingdom of God” as understood by a...
S1E18 - The Kingdom of God in Theological History
In this episode we briefly survey the history of interpretation concerning “the kingdom of God”...
S1E19 - The Kingdom of God: A Brief Look at the Problem Passages
In this episode we work through some of the main passages in the Gospels referencing the kingdom of...
S1E20 - The Kingdom of God: The Parables of Jesus
In this episode we spend some time working through many of the parables of Jesus, which have a long...
S1E21 - The Magnificat: The Apocalyptic Proclamation of the Incarnation
In this episode we place the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) into the covenantal/apocalyptic setting in...
S1E22: The Kingdom of God and the Beatitudes
In this episode, we discuss Jesus’ words in Matthew 5 and Luke 6. The Beatitudes are often...
S1E23: The Kingdom of God and the Sermon on the Mount
In this episode we frame Matthew 5-7 within the framework of first century Jewish apocalypticism....
S1E24: The Kingdom of God and Gehenna
In this episode we discuss some of the ideas of “hell” that were common in the first century...
S1E25: The Kingdom of God and the Messianic Banquet
In this episode, we discuss the kingdom and expectations concerning the coming of the messiah and...
S1E26: The Kingdom of God and Prayer
In this episode we look at the relationship between the kingdom of God and prayer. The Lord’s...
S1 Q&A #3
Bill, John, and Josh tackle your questions in this third Q&A episode. Topics include how to...
S1E27: The Kingdom of God and the Pauline Epistles
In this episode, we discuss what the Apostle Paul had in mind when he wrote about the kingdom of God...
S1E28: The Kingdom of God and the General Epistles
In this episode we discuss the clear emphasis on Jewish eschatology in the General Epistles of the...
S1E29: Introduction to the Book of Revelation
In this episode, we take a look at the basic approaches to the Book of Revelation throughout church...
S1E30: The Book of Revelation and Jewish Apocalypticism
In this episode we give an overview of the major themes and features found in the book of...
S1E31: The Book of Revelation and Chiliasm
In this episode we address the subject of chiliasm, popularly known as millennialism. Though there...
S1E32: Discipleship in Light of the Coming Kingdom
In this episode, we discuss practical points on how disciples live out and proclaim the gospel (as a...
S1E33: The Nag Hammadi Library and Jewish Apocalypticism
In this special episode, John, Bill, and Josh discuss a pet project of theirs: the Nag Hammadi...