Why Is the Wilderness in the Lord's Prayer?
The Wilderness Q+R (E13) — Is Adam being formed outside of Eden a prototype of the wilderness pattern? Are the biblical authors linking David and Nabal to Jacob and Laban? And does Jesus experience a wilderness testing moment in the garden of Gethsemane? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from our series on the wilderness. Thank you to our audience for your thoughtful contributions to this episode! View all of our resources for The Wilderness → https://bibleproject.com/the-wilderness/ Timestamps: Intro (0:00-1:40) Is Adam being formed outside of Eden a prototype of the wilderness pattern? (1:40-15:24) Is the cherubim’s fiery sword at the entrance of Eden purification imagery? (15:24-26:03) Is there a hyperlink between Nabal and Laban—and therefore, between David and Jacob’s wilderness stories? (26:03-37:14) Why is there wilderness imagery in the Lord’s Prayer? (37:14-46:07) Does Jesus have a wilderness testing moment in Gethsemane? (46:07-1:02:35) Referenced Resources: The Art of Narrative Analogy: Identifying and Interpreting Parallel Passages in the Bible by Seth D. Postell The Testament of Moses, also known as The Assumption of Moses, is a pseudepigraphal Jewish text from the Second Temple Period. Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here. Show Music: BibleProject theme song by TENTS Show Credits: Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.

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