Navigating the New Testament: Recent Episodes
Emily Hatfield
Emily’s love of travel and passion for God’s Word are combined in this show for ladies. While she was in college, Emily spent a semester abroad traveling throughout ancient New Testament sites. Each episode features a different site with Emily’s personal photos and an exploration of the accompanying Biblical text.
Episode #027 “Christian Symbols” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Explore two well-known Christian symbols and find out why they were used and what they mean. See photos of the symbols still in existance today in certain New Testament cities! Your Feedback Email: navigating@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) If you […]
Episode #026 “Troas and Assos” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Explore the small towns of Assos and Troas, and note the significance of them together. Understand the apostle Paul’s journey on foot and why he would have chosen to do so. Read from the text in Acts […]
Episode #025 “First Century Apparel” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Examine what women wore in first century Ephesus and Corinth. Look at the two extremes of modesty: too little and too much. Talk a little about what holiness looks like. Episode Resources: Robert Hatfield’s sermon on modesty […]
Episode #024 “Colossians and Philemon” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Examine Colossians and Philemon and see the similarities between the two letters. Focus on slavery and Onesimus. Your Feedback Email: navigating@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on iTunes and write a brief review. That would […]
Episode #023 “Intro to Colossae” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: See photos from the ancient site of Colossae Find out some famous Old Testament and New Testament characters who visited and/or lived in Colossae. Your Feedback Email: navigating@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on […]
Episode #022 Hierapolis HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Take a look at photos of Hierapolis and its awe-inducing calcium deposits. Explore certain ruins and see their significance. Find application from this ancient site for our modern world. Your Feedback Email: navigating@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) If you enjoyed the […]
Episode #021 “The Lukewarm Laodiceans” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Find out why Jesus mentions being poor, blind, and naked in His letter to the Laodiceans. Your Feedback Email: navigating@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on iTunes and write a brief review. That would […]
Episode #020 “Seven Churches of Asia: Laodicea” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Look in depth at the final church in our series, Laodicea. See pictures of not only Laodicea, but also Hierapolis and Colossae. Explore the meaning of ‘lukewarm’, and see what it meant to the Laodiceans of […]
Episode #019 “Seven Churches of Asia: Philadelphia” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Explore the practical side of the church in first century Philadelphia, as discussed in Revelation 3. Your Feedback Email: navigating@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on iTunes and write a brief review. […]
Episode #018 “Seven Churches of Asia: Sardis” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Examine yet another of the seven churches of Asia! Find out some of the history of Sardis, and relate that to the text in Revelation 3. See embarrassing photos of Emily trying to figure out […]
Episode #017 “Seven Churches of Asia: Thyatira” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Examine the context surrounding the letter from Revelation written to the church in Thyatira. Find out which well-known Bible character was from Thyatira. What significance did trade guilds have on Christians in the first century? […]
Episode #016 “The Seven Churches of Asia: Pergamum” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Explore the text surrounding the ancient city of Pergamum. Discover what Pergamum was famous for, and why it was such a predominant city for the Roman Empire. See more photos of Pergamum at emilyhat.com […]
Episode #015 “Seven Churches of Asia: Smyrna” HOST: Emily Hatfield Show Notes: Continue the study of the seven churches of Asia by talking about Smyrna, also known as modern-day Izmir. Find out what Smyrna was most often associated with. Episode Resources: Photos of Smyrna Your Feedback Email: navigating@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) If you […]
Episode #014 “The Seven Churches of Asia: Ephesus” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Examine the first of the seven churches of Asia in this special seven week series of Navigating the New Testament. Look at Emily’s brand new photos from Ephesus. Explore the ancient inscriptions and ‘billboards’ […]
Episode #013 “Asia Minor” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Examine the terrain and topography of the area known as Asia Minor. See Emily’s photos from modern-day Turkey. See what dedication it took to fulfill the great commission in the first century. Your Feedback Email: navigating@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) […]
Episode #012 “Crete” HOST: Emily Hatfield Show Notes: Examine what it meant to be a Cretan in the first century. Look in depth at what Titus 1:12 means, who said it first, and what it means to the epistle. Apply the truths we learn about the Cretans to the way we should […]
Episode #011 “The Tumultuous Voyage” HOST: Emily Hatfield Show Notes: Explore Paul’s tempest-tossed journey to Rome to go before Caesar. Examine what the crewmen did as the storm strengthened, and apply those lessons to our own storms. Your Feedback Email: navigating@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on iTunes and […]
Episode #010 “A Snapshot of the Vatican” HOST: Emily Hatfield Show Notes: Join Emily as she discusses Vatican City, and learn the surprising truth of when the city came into existence. Examine the exhortations given by both Paul and Peter to discover who should be the focus of our religion. Understand why […]
Episode #009 “The Riot at Ephesus” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Who started the riot in Ephesus, and what prompted his anger? What was Paul preaching that made the craftsmen so upset? See why the cries “Great is Diana of the Ephesians” would have been so deafening. […]
Episode #008 “Patmos” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Explore the island where John was exiled when he received the revelation from God. See the possible cave where John lived while on the island of Patmos. Examine the beauty of heaven contrasted with the beauty of this tiny island. […]
Episode #007 “Athens” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Take an in depth look at the Parthenon; both the ruined one of old and the replica in Nashville, TN. Examine facts surrounding the myth of the goddess Athena, revered goddess of Athens. Main text taken from Acts 17:16-17, 24-30. […]
Episode #006 “Ephesus: Sons of Sceva” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Travel back to first century Ephesus and learn some of the problems facing that community. Talk extensively on the Apostle Paul and his involvement and notoriety in the city of Ephesus. Examine a less-familiar text concerning the […]
Episode #005 “Corinth” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: See some of Emily’s pictures from a still-intact Corinth. Examine the Temple of Apollo and what that meant for the Corinthians’s day to day life. Study from 2 Corinthians on what it means to be holy. Your Feedback Email: navigating@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: […]
Episode #004 “Ephesus” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Examine the real lives of 1st century Christians. Learn what Priscilla’s example can teach us about being a woman in the 21st century. See some of Emily’s pictures from Ephesus, which has some of the most well-preserved ruins around […]
Episode #003 “Rome” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: Though the 1st Century Christians were persecuted, they were still instructed how to behave by the Apostle Paul. We have great examples on how to act in the face of persecution, from the Romans but also from Christ. See some […]
Episode #002 “The Mamertine Prison” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: What would a prison experience have been like in the first century? What were some of Paul’s final exhortations before he passed from this life? Paul’s final exhortations to Timothy should be examined and implemented into the lives […]
Episode #001 “Mars Hill” HOST: Emily Hatfield Video of this episode: Show Notes: What would Mars Hill have been like when the Apostle Paul spoke there? Find out what it took for Paul to speak in front of that crowd, and how we can implement that characteristic into our own lives. […]