30 min

Zephaniah The Two Testaments

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Zephaniah with Dr. Heath Thomas
Dr. Heath Thomas (Oklahoma Baptist University) guides us through the book of Zephaniah. We discuss:
* Zephaniah’s context and major themes including the idea that God is sovereign over all the nations
* The day of the LORD as a coming event (1:1–18)
* God as an agent of violence
* The “perhaps” of escaping God’s wrath (2:3)
* Israel’s corporate identity and the rescue of the remnant (2:7, 9; 3:12)
* God’s judgment as disciplinary
Works by Dr. Heath Thomas
* A Manifesto for Theological Interpretation. Edited with C. Bartholomew. Baker Academic, 2016
* Faith Amid the Ruins: The Book of Habakkuk. Lexham Press, 2016
* Poetry & Theology in the Book of Lamentations: The Aesthetics of an Open Text. Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2013
* Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem. Edited by Heath Thomas et al. IVP Academic, 2013
Dr. Heath Thomas recommends
* The works of Umberto Eco
* Art and Faith: A Theology of Making written by Makoto Fujimura
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The Two Testaments takes you on a guided journey through Scripture with leading experts on the Bible, hosted by Rony Kozman and Will Kynes
Visit our website at thetwotestaments.com, where you can subscribe, access all episodes, and meet our guides through Scripture. Sign up now so you don’t miss an episode.Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Vurbl, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts.
You can also watch us on Youtube.
This episode is co-sponsored by Samford University and the Alabama Humanities Alliance, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this episode do not necessarily represent those of the Alabama Humanities Alliance, the National Endowment for the Humanities or Samford University.


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwotestaments.substack.com

Zephaniah with Dr. Heath Thomas
Dr. Heath Thomas (Oklahoma Baptist University) guides us through the book of Zephaniah. We discuss:
* Zephaniah’s context and major themes including the idea that God is sovereign over all the nations
* The day of the LORD as a coming event (1:1–18)
* God as an agent of violence
* The “perhaps” of escaping God’s wrath (2:3)
* Israel’s corporate identity and the rescue of the remnant (2:7, 9; 3:12)
* God’s judgment as disciplinary
Works by Dr. Heath Thomas
* A Manifesto for Theological Interpretation. Edited with C. Bartholomew. Baker Academic, 2016
* Faith Amid the Ruins: The Book of Habakkuk. Lexham Press, 2016
* Poetry & Theology in the Book of Lamentations: The Aesthetics of an Open Text. Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2013
* Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem. Edited by Heath Thomas et al. IVP Academic, 2013
Dr. Heath Thomas recommends
* The works of Umberto Eco
* Art and Faith: A Theology of Making written by Makoto Fujimura
Subscribe and don't miss an episode
The Two Testaments takes you on a guided journey through Scripture with leading experts on the Bible, hosted by Rony Kozman and Will Kynes
Visit our website at thetwotestaments.com, where you can subscribe, access all episodes, and meet our guides through Scripture. Sign up now so you don’t miss an episode.Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Vurbl, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts.
You can also watch us on Youtube.
This episode is co-sponsored by Samford University and the Alabama Humanities Alliance, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this episode do not necessarily represent those of the Alabama Humanities Alliance, the National Endowment for the Humanities or Samford University.


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetwotestaments.substack.com

30 min