In a timely episode (and the first of a series!), Eric Vanden Eykel (Ferrum College) joins Jon to talk about apocalyptic literature as a genre of biblical literature, digging into some of the concerns, goals, and rhetorical strategies that characterize it. Also, clearly out of practice, Jon says, "um," a lot.

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