How to listen

Eight parts, four movements, two hours and forty-four minutes.

The book divides into eight recorded parts, and those parts fall into three movements and a coda. The first movement states the problem, the second gives the answer, the third defends it against the two audiences named in the opening, and the coda asks how anyone could know the thing is so.

Each part is its own listen, and there is deliberately no way to play the book straight through. Every part was listened to and approved on its own; a run from one part into the next never was. Choosing the next part is a small act of attention, which is roughly the right amount for a book like this.

Two practical notes. Part 7 is thirty-eight minutes and is the longest by some margin — treat it as two sittings if that suits you better. Part 8 is ten minutes and is the natural pair for the closing lesson of any tier.

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The eight parts

The problem

What went wrong, and why could God not simply overlook it?

1 Creation, and the Fall into Corruption §§1–514:59 2 The Divine Dilemma, and the Coming of the Word §§6–1013:27

The answer

Why did the Word have to become man, and why end at a cross?

3 Why the Word Was Made Man §§11–1925:04 4 The Death upon the Cross §§20–2517:37 5 The Resurrection, and the Victory over Death §§26–3219:49

The defence

If this is true, why do the Jews not accept it, and why do the Greeks laugh?

6 The Unbelief of the Jews Confuted from the Scriptures §§33–4025:29 7 The Scoffing of the Greeks Put to Shame §§41–5338:18

Coda

How would you know any of this is so?

8 The Word Known by His Works: Conclusion §§54–5710:00

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