Pastor Ryan Egli of City Line Church in Philadelphia joins the podcast to talk about the call of Abram. We discuss Abram, Sarai, Lot and their caravan leaving comfortable surroundings for the unknown land of Canaan. We also dive deep into the Abrahamic covenant and how this seismic theological idea has had ripple effects throughout history that continue to this day. Finally, Pastor Ryan challenges me on the grammatical/historical/cultural interpretation lens for this podcast while powerfully advocating for a Christocentric interpretative lens.

Check out the website for City Line Church: https://citylinechurch.net/

Sources used for this episode:

*The NIV Application Commentary: Genesis by Dr. John Walton

*Word Biblical Commentary: Genesis 1-15 by Gordon J. Wenham

*The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament by John H. Walton, Victor H Matthews & Mark W. Chavalas

*The Book of Genesis: Chapters 1-17 by Victor P. Hamilton

*Come Out My People: God's Call Out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond by Wes Howard-Brook

*Peoples of the Old Testament World edited by Alfred J Hoerth, Gerald L Mattingly and Edwin M Yamauchi

*The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name by Sally Lloyd-Jones

*This is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, About Living a Compassionate Life By David Foster Wallace. https://fs.blog/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water/

Opening Music: Struttin With Some Barbeque by Louis Armstrong