5.21 David Schrock, Trent Hunter, & Stephen Wellum • Interview • “The Seeds of Resurrection Hope in the Scriptures”

Episode 218
65 Min
April 13, 2026
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Join David Schrock, Trent Hunter, and Stephen Wellum as they discuss Stephen Dempster's COA Longform Essay "The Seeds of Resurrection Hope in the Scriptures"
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  • 00:49 – Intro
  • 04:22 – Dr. Dempster’s Bio
  • 05:43 – Canada’s Great Theologians, But Bad Leaders
  • 09:20 – Trent’s Relation to Stephen Dempster
  • 11:25 – Helpful Things about Dr. Dempster’s Article
  • 15:05 – How the Biblical Worldview Leads to Resurrection
  • 21:06 – Lack of Resurrection Themes Seen by OT Scholars
  • 24:21 – How Has OT Themes Helped Preaching on the Resurrection
  • 28:41 – What Views of Typology Do We Need to Have?
  • 32:36 – Indianapolis Theological Seminary Shepherds’ Fellowship
  • 33:53 – Determining Typological Examples
  • 37:35 – Moving From OT to NT in Preaching
  • 46:03 – Dr. Dempster’s Typological Connections
  • 55:20 – Resurrection is Not Just Therapeutic
  • 58:50 – Counsel for Preaching Texts that Don’t Easily Get to the Resurrection
  • 1:03:21 – Outro
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