2 Samuel 7, with Jacob Wright

from First Reading · host Rev. Rachel Wrenn, PhD; Rosy Kandathil, JD; Paul Essah, MDiv; Tim McNinch, PhD

Lectionary Date: July 22, 2018 [9th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B] In this, First Reading's very first episode ever, Rachel and Tim introduce the podcast and delve into King David's plan to build a temple for God. With help from Dr. Jacob Wright (Emory University) they discuss the historical context of temple building, try to figure out why God is hesitant to let David do it, and offer a few potential angles for preaching this text. Learn more about Dr. Jacob Wright, and check out his books: David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory and Rebuilding Identity: the Nehemiah Memoir and its Earliest Readers.

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