Halting Toward Zion

Greg, Emily, and Rachel continue their discussion of the Gospels with the first year of Jesus' ministry. Transcript

Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the Gospels and the way they are similar, different, and yet in harmony in their telling of the story of Jesus' life. Transcript

Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the life and ministry of John the Baptist - cousin of Jesus, lived in the wilderness, martyred by Herod, and much more. Transcript

Join Greg, Emily, and Rachel this week as they discuss what we know of the life of Christ before His baptism. Transcript

In this week's episode Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the birth of Christ. The women give their insight on the true, historical significance of a real, human pregnancy, the meaning of espousal, their accommodations in Bethlehem, and the shepherds who came to visit. Transcript

This week Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss Simeon's song, holidays, and their favorites and the weakest Christmas carols. Transcript

Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the first three songs in the Gospels - Mary, Zachariah, the angels. Why does it matter that this information is shared with us as songs/poems? Transcript

"...Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, [and] born of the Virgin Mary..." Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the beginning of the Gospels and the historical event of the virgin birth. Transcript

Welcome to our re-inaugural episode! In preparation to discuss Church History, Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss how Christianity is represented in history textbooks of many persuasions. Transcript

"This time we need to do a little more scene-setting and talk about the different philosophies that are sweeping the world at this point." Join Greg, Emily, and Rachel as they continue their discussion of the Roman Empire as we quickly move toward the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/cynic-epic-stoic-skeptic?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&a...

"We’ve gone from kingdom to republic to oligarchy, still pretending to be a republic, to the beginnings of an empire pretending to be an oligarchy pretending to be a republic." Join Greg, Emily, and Rachel as they discuss the journey of the political and social structure of Rome and it's leaders. https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/from-republic-to-oligarchy-to-empire?r=1mbq24&ut...

Wouldn't the rest of the world be nicer if it was... Rome? Well, Rome certainly thought so. Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss Rome's creep towards owning the world. Trascript: https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/rome-wants-elbow-room?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the expansion of the Roman Empire and remind us of several things we should not forget, including "Hannibal took elephants over the Alps" and "Carthage must be destroyed." Transcript

This week, we discuss the founding of Rome, and how the Roman mindset has appeared again in many modern contexts. Transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/the-founding-of-rome?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Let's move on from the Greek philosophers and get to Alexander the Great (actually a Macedonian). This will carry us into the early part of what we refer to as "The 400 Silent Years", the era between the last Old Testament prophets and the coming of Christ. Daniel's prophecies, Alexander the Great, Antiochus Epiphanes, Hanukkah, the Maccabees, and more! Transcript: https://open.s...

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Greg, Emily, and Rachel wrap up their discussion of Plato and how his philosophies correspond (and warp) the three aspects of the image of God in man, Prophet, King, and Priest. Transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/epistemology-metaphysics-and-ethics?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss Plato and his ideas for a "perfect republic." https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/building-a-city-state-out-of-plato?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the Greek philosopher Socrates, his Apology, and how he actually isn't a Christ figure. https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/whats-so-great-about-so-crates?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Join Greg, Emily, and Rachel as they discuss the Pre-Socratic philosophers and what those men did that set the foundation for future Greek philosophy. Transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/the-pre-socratics?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Greg, Emily, and Rachel discuss the presocratics, objective truth, and much more in this week's episode. Transcript : https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/htz-2024-06-04?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Greg, Rachel, and Emily discuss Greece and the ancient Greek religion, From Alexander the great to the philosophers, to the pantheon of gods. Transcript: https://haltingtowardzion.substack.com/p/4488a429-e7a2-4c9e-b4bc-0ab5678f128c

Greg, Rachel, and Emily discuss the Greco-Persian Wars and the shift from Persia to Greece as the world power during the Hellenic Period. Transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/from-marathon-and-on?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Greg, Rachel, and Emily continue their discussion of their kingdom of Persia, its relationship with the children of Israel, and the slow progress to rebuild the temple. Transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/hadassah-queen-of-persia?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Greg, Rachel, and Emily continue their discussion of the Medo-Persian Empire, king Cyrus and his relationship with Israel, Zoroastrianism, and much more. Transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/haltingtowardzion/p/cyrus-king-of-persia?r=1mbq24&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web