What is the most intense spiritual experience that you've ever had? I don't want to assume anything, but I would bet that whatever it was, it was less intense than the insane vision of strange creatures, wheels covered in eyeballs, and a glowing figure sitting atop an amber throne that the prophet Ezekiel describes in our biblical text for this episode of the Brown Bag Bible podcast.

Joining me this week as always is the Distinguished Professor of Old Testament and Law at Duke University Brent A. Strawn. Beyond trying to figure out what in the world is happening in this crazy vision, Brent and I consider the role that these kinds of intense spiritual experiences play in the sweep of the Old Testament, the Bible, and perhaps in our lives today. Is anyone still having these kind of experiences? Are there better or worse ways to seek them out? Stick around to the very end for a brand new segment on the Brownbag Bible Podcast, where Brent shares what I personally think will be an extremely controversial opinion.

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Did the Christian Church replace the nation of Israel as the chosen people of God? In an ideal world, would all Jewish people become Christians? How does ancient Israel that we read about in the Bible relate to the modern nation-state of Israel all over contemporary newspaper headlines? Today we put all these questions to the Distinguished Professor of Old Testament and Law at Duke University Brent A. Strawn in this first entry Ask Brent Basically Anything Series of the Brown Bag Bible Podcast, I’m your host Caleb Punt, thank you for listening.

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