About this episode
This episode explores a pivotal story from Luke's gospel that illustrates how scripture reveals God's desire to be known and understood through the narrative of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.
The Bible Isn’t the Point (But You Can’t Get There Without It) There’s a story near the end of Luke’s gospel that doesn’t get enough attention. Two disciples are walking away from Jerusalem, heading toward a village called Emmaus. They’ve just watched Jesus be crucified. Their hope is gone. And as they walk, talking through everything that happened, a stranger falls into step beside them. The stranger asks what they’re discussing. They stop, looking at him with disbelief. He’s the only person in Jerusalem who doesn’t seem to know what happened. So they explain everything: the miracles, the arrest, the cross. And then the stranger opens his mouth and takes them through the entire Hebrew scriptures, showing them how it all pointed to this moment. It’s what I can only imagine was the greatest Bible study ever given. And it has everything to do with how we read scripture today. God Has Always Been Trying to Be Known The story of the Bible is the story of God pursuing his creation. It starts in Genesis, where God doesn’t snap creation into existence or simply will it to be. He speaks. “Let there be light.” That’s not a small detail. Actions can reveal that something exists, but words…
People in this episode
Host: Trey Van Camp
Topics covered
- Bible study
- Scripture interpretation
- God's pursuit of creation
- Hope after despair
- Discipleship
- Understanding Jesus
Keywords
- Luke
- Emmaus
- crucifixion
- scripture
- God
- disciples
- Bible
- hope
- creation
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Bible, Luke’s gospel
Places: Jerusalem, Emmaus
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