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Matt Emerson

M_Y_Emerson

This is a Holy Saturday stan account fyi

I have a few things on Christ’s descent that were either posted today or will be posted in the next few days. Going to thread them here:

At @TGC (thanks to @IvanTable for working with me on this!) - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/preach-christ-descent-dead/">https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/p...

Why (and How) to Preach Christ’s Descent to the Dead

Christ’s descent to the dead, rather than a doctrine that confuses or misleads, is a beautiful, hopeful, celebratory aspect of Christian theology.

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/preach-christ-descent-dead/

At @CTmagazine (thanks to @eastbrad for the interview!) - https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/april-web-only/matthew-emerson-descended-dead-holy-saturday.html">https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/a...

Christ Suffered for Our Sins, but He Didn’t Go to Hell for Them

A theologian explores what did (and didn’t) happen on Holy Saturday.

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/april-web-only/matthew-emerson-descended-dead-holy-saturday.html

And a couple of podcasts / interviews:

With @cacstudies’ @shawnwilhite and @colemanford - http://www.ancientchristianstudies.com/podcast/2020/4/3/an-interview-with-dr-matthew-emerson

With">https://www.ancientchristianstudies.com/podcast/2... fellow Baptist history enthusiast @W_T_Ministries - https://www.walkingtogetherministries.com/quarantine-theology/">https://www.walkingtogetherministries.com/quarantin...

An Interview with Dr. Matthew Emerson — CACS

In this brief conversation, Shawn Wilhite and Coleman Ford talk with CACS research fellow, Dr Matthew Emerson. We talked about his recent book “He Descended to the Dead”: An Evangelical Theology of...

http://www.ancientchristianstudies.com/podcast/2020/4/3/an-interview-with-dr-matthew-emerson

Thanks to @pj_schreiner and @TL_Miles for interviewing me for this podcast episode (via @westernseminary): https://podcast.westernseminary.edu/episodes/holy-saturday-and-the-descent-to-the-dead">https://podcast.westernseminary.edu/episodes/...

I didn’t realize these essays were being published already, but here’s one I wrote for @TGC’s “Concise Theology” resource on Christ’s descent. This is probably what I’d recommend to anyone who wants a quick resource on the descent. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/christs-descent-dead/">https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/chr...

Christ’s Descent to the Dead - The Gospel Coalition

Christ’s descent to the dead holds that after Christ’s death, his body remained in the grave and his soul remained in the place of the (righteous) dead.

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/christs-descent-dead/

(That @TGC piece also includes a number of resources at the end, including blog posts I’ve written on the topic over the last few years).

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