Joel with Dr. Christopher Seitz

Dr. Christopher Seitz (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) guides us through the Book of Joel. We discuss:

* How to read a book (like Joel) that does not situate itself historically and temporally

* The significance of the four locusts in Joel–the swarming locust, the hopping locust, the destroying locust, the cutting locust (Joel 1:4)

* How Joel’s phrase “the day of the LORD” can refer to two days

* The place of the nations in God’s future deliverance and judgment in the book of Joel

Works by Christopher Seitz

* Canon and Prophecy: The Rise of a New Model for Interpretation. Mohr Siebeck, 2021

* The Character of Christian Scripture: The Significance of a Two Testament Bible. Baker Academic, 2011

* ITC (International Theological) Commentary on Joel. T&T Clark, 2016

* Prophecy and Hermeneutics: Toward a New Introduction to the Prophets. Baker Academic, 2007

This Week’s Blurb

Christopher Seitz recommends:

* Music from Cory Asbury 

* The Ignatian Spiritual Method 

* Works by Elisabeth Elliot 

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In our next episode, Jeff Weima (Calvin Theological Seminary) guides us through Revelation 2-3.

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