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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2023 · 54 MIN

God's Firstborn Son – Firstborn E8

from BibleProject · host Jon Collins, Tim Mackie

The authors of the gospel accounts in the Bible—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—regularly refer to Jesus as the Son of God, a title that’s connected to the theme of the firstborn. In this episode, Tim and Jon explore what it means that Jesus is God’s Son through the stories of his baptism and testing in the wilderness. Listen in to find out how Jesus uses his power in a way we’ve never seen another human do before. View full show notes from this episode → Timestamps Part one (00:00-12:44) Part two (12:44-26:31) Part three (26:31-40:14) Part four (40:14-54:41) Referenced Resources Richard B. Hays The Gospel of Mark (The New International Greek Testament Commentary), R.T. France Interested in more? Check out Tim’s library here. You can experience the literary themes and movements we’re tracing on the podcast in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS. Show Music “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS "Colors Fade" by Sleepy Fish "BreaKmode" by Tyler Bailey "Catching the Wave" by Tyler Bailey & Sam Stewart Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder. Edited by Lead Editor Dan Gummel and Editors Tyler Bailey and Frank Garza. Mixed by Tyler Bailey. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo. Powered and distributed by Simplecast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The authors of the gospel accounts in the Bible—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—regularly refer to Jesus as the Son of God, a title that’s connected to the theme of the firstborn. In this episode, Tim and Jon explore what it means that Jesus is God’s Son through the stories of his baptism and testing in the wilderness. Listen in to find out how Jesus uses his power in a way we’ve never seen another human do before.

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