We often think of Luke 1-2 and Matthew 1-2 when we think about the Christmas story. But what about Revelation 12? Is this angle a strange, fringe way of looking at the birth of Jesus, or is a primarily lens? In this episode, Dr. Bird and I look at this less-than-familar way of reading the Christmas story. It’s an angle where the bird of a peasant-King is a battle against the socio-political powers to be, powers that are demonically influenced and stand opposed to the upside down kingdom of God on earth.
Michael Bird graduated with a BMin from Malyon College (2001) and Honours and PhD from the University of Queensland (2002, 2005). Michael taught New Testament at the Highland Theological College in Scotland (2005-9) before joining Brisbane School of Theology as lecturer in Theology (2010-12). He joined the faculty at Ridley as lecturer in Theology in 2013. He is the author of 30 books, including the volumes The Gospel of Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus, Evangelical Theology, and with N.T. Wright, The New Testament in its World. Michael is married to Naomi and they have four children and together they live in Melbourne, Australia.
Theology in the Raw Conference - Exiles in Babylon
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#764 - Gender-Queer and Gospel-Centered: Lesli Hudson-Reynolds
#763 - Nonviolence, “Open Theism,” and Heavy Metal: Greg Boyd
#762 - Faith for Exiles: David Kinnaman
#761 - Politics, White Evangelicalism, and Race Relations in the Church: Justin Giboney
#760 - Life as an Intersex Christian: Lianne Simon
#759 - Racism, tribalism, and prophet-poets in the evangelical church: Propaganda (Jason Petty)
#758 - What does it mean to be human? A conversation with Dr. Marc Cortez
#757 - A Red-Headed Australian Army Vet Becomes a World Renown Biblical Scholar: Michael Bird
#756 - A Transgender Christian’s Journey with Jesus: Kat LaPrairie
#755 - Same-sex attracted but married to a man? Laurie Krieg
#754 - Sex, Youth Culture, Pornography, and Why the Purity Movement Didn’t Work: Jason Soucinek
#753 - A New Vision for Church: Hugh Halter
#752 - A Southern Baptist Girl Turned Anglican Priest: A Conversation with Tish Harrison Warren
#751 - Living at the Intersection of Church & Culture in the U.K.: A Conversation with Peter Lynas
#750 - A Theology Geek in Youth Pastor’s Clothing: A Conversation with Dr. Joey Dodson
#749 - Understanding our Cultural Moment: A Conversation with Mark Sayers
#748 - Life in (and Out of) the Church Industrial Complex: A Conversation with Dan White Jr.
#747 - A Journalist Explores Transgender Related Questions: A Conversation with Madeleine Kearns
#746 - Has 'Homosexual' Always Been in the Bible?
#745 - Parenting in the Raw
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