The Bible Geek Podcast 21-013

What do you make of Matthew 27:52?

I Corinthians 2:8 mentions the “archons,” usually translated as rulers of this world. Are archons necessarily celestial or can they be earthly? Why would a celestial being be crucified by celestial beings?

Occurrences of “12” in Homer.

In the Book of Revelation, are those who are thrown into the Lake of Fire annihilated, or do they endure eternal punishment?

E.A. Speiser points to the Hurrian law which allows to adopt his wife also as his sister. Does this figure into the stories of the Patriarch claiming his wife is actually his sister?

Is Matthean priority still a fringe opinion?

Do you think that the refusal to practice apologetics is in itself apologetics?

Despite the claim that salvation comes by faith, fundamentalists insist on particular doctrines as necessary for genuine faith. Isn’t this salvation by works?

It’s bizarre to me to read all of this New Testament theology into a single verse of the Old Testament. Why not expound the OT text in its own right?