About this episode
This episode explores the characteristics of Balaam as a false teacher and how to identify similar figures in biblical contexts.
Read here. Balaam is considered the prototypical false teacher by the New Testament authors. This article dives into the characteristics of Balaam and how we can use this example to identify a biblical description of a false teacher. sellingjesus.org | thedoreanprinciple.org | copy.church
Topics covered
- false teachers
- Balaam
- New Testament
- biblical teachings
- characteristics of false teachers
Keywords
- Balaam
- false teacher
- New Testament
- characteristics
- biblical description
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: sellingjesus.org, thedoreanprinciple.org, copy.church
Books & works: The Sin of Balaam
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