Lord of Spirits - Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs [Ep. 91]

What might the 12 sons of Jacob have said before they died? Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew begin a new series on Second Temple Judaism literature, an exploration of religion in the time and place of the Apostles.

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Lord of Spirits - Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs [Ep. 91]

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[DCWoodWorking]

I have been listening to the whole councel of God for a long time and finally decided to binge listen to this podcast. 😂

[ESPNOutofBounds]

I just want to say I enjoyed your reading of the Harrowing of Hell father Andrew. It was excellent

[purestress]

1:10:45 Sheeesh okay. Some of us are 23 and never been in a real relationship. It's okay I know patience is important. I have to work to make myself worthwhile, that's part of why I lost the 100 lbs. Part of why I became a welder and got a REAL job. Just... PHEW

[JorgeAguilera]

Father Stephen, what are your top 5 obscure 80s-90s horror movies?

[MihajloB]

It would be blessing if yours podcast can have serbian translation,

[Theophilus-qo]

Thank you for this episode. By the Spirit of truth and not of the letter alone, of the Testaments and Enoch.
If only they used Enoch, the Testaments and Job as a prologue to Scriptural Ethics in Sunday school education. Including other texts as necessary as the children grow.

[augustsonseventy]

@1:30:00 Levi Testament:
Levi, in preventing Jacob from marrying their sister to an uncircumcised idolater by circumcising and slaying them could arguably prefigure baptism except obviously in baptism a person dies an unbloody death (and is reborn a new person) and there is no bloodshed in baptism as in circumcision. Using baptism to facilitate peace in unity (as marriages can) but also to prevent a compromise of the covenant or Christian morality is a rather priestly thing to do.

As for the Levitical priesthood being represented as eternal, I’m pretty sure it was still a prototype of Christ’s priesthood in many ways. You could further argue this apocalypse of Levi was known to Moses and he incorporated it (I’m not saying it was only saying it as a possibility).

[michaelrizkalla]

There is a city in MIchigan called No 6: Novi. It is named after train station No VI.

[andrewternet]

2:10:15 This listener does not understand :(

[songsofheart]

The guy calling in (Samuel?) knew more (or perhaps just asking the right questions) than the hosts in regards to the connection between Judah and Judas. Too bad he didn't get his question answered. And maybe had more to offer these two ignorant souls in the way of actual knowledge.