EP314 Paul’s Most Scandalous Argument Against Torah Observance (Galatians 4:17-31)

Podcast: That You May Know Him · with Blake Barbera

Opublikowano: 2026-09-10

📖 About This Episode: In Galatians 4:17–31, Paul makes one of the most shocking and controversial arguments in all his letters: he associates Mount Sinai and the present Jerusalem with Hagar—the slave woman—and declares that Christians are children of the free woman. Why does Paul use Sarah and Hagar as an allegory? Is he rejecting the Old Testament? How can he connect Torah observance with slavery—and what does he mean by “the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother”? In this livestream, we examine Paul’s argument in its biblical, historical, and theological conte...