#12750 Why Are Esthers Chapters Not Sequential? Scripture Insights - Jimmy Akin
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🗓️ 6 June 2026
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Summary
“Why are Esther’s chapters not sequential?” This question leads to a discussion about the structure of the Book of Esther, addressing why it begins with chapter 10 and revisits earlier events. Other topics include the meaning of Romans 5:7, the implications of modern technology as a new Tower of Babel, and advice for those new to reading scripture.
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Questions Covered:
- 04:47 – I’m reading the RSV of the Book of Esther. Why are the chapters not sequential? It starts with chapter 10 (or so) and then later goes back to chapter 1.
- 12:50 – What does Romans 5:7 mean? “Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.”
- 20:26 – Could modern technology be a new Tower of Babel?
- 33:28 – What is the best scholarly work that refutes Bart Ehrman’s view that the gospels are not reliable?
- 42:05 – I am grew up, but I have not actually read much scripture before. I would like to start. What is the best way to start? I get bored easily, and I don’t want to start and then lose momentum.
- 50:20 – On the road to Emmaus, one of the disciples is named and the other is not. I’ve heard speculation that is because the other was his wife. What do you make of this speculation?
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| 0:32.1 | Catholic Answers live, Jimmy Aiken, our guest. |
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| 0:43.8 | But the newer podcast that also thousands and thousands and thousands of people have now |
| 0:47.2 | found is the Jimmy Aiken podcast. |
| 0:49.0 | That one's the Monday podcast. |
| 0:50.7 | So what dropped last Monday and what can we expect next Monday, Jimmy? |
| 0:55.9 | So this most recent Monday, we had episode 86 come out, and as I mentioned, it's about ghosts. Specifically, |
| 1:04.4 | it's an interaction video, or some people would call him a response video. |
| 1:16.4 | Gavin Ortland is a Reformed Baptist pastor, and he's an apologist. |
| 1:24.3 | He's a nice guy, and he recently did a video called Can Christians Believe in Ghosts? |
| 1:28.1 | And I thought he had a bunch of good stuff to say in the video, but ghosts are a special subject of study for me. Yeah, I know. And I concluded when I watched |
| 1:36.3 | Gavin's video that some of the things he said could also be improved. And so I did a video where I engaged Gavin's video and talk about here are the |
| 1:48.8 | things that could be improved. And also here are some of the really good things that he said. |
| 1:55.2 | So it's an appraisal and helpful suggestions video very good about can |
| 2:05.0 | Christians believe in ghosts and the spoiler answer is yes and they do yes right right |
| 2:11.8 | it's part of the it's part of the faith believing in ghosts doesn't mean you have to |
| 2:16.5 | believe you got one in your house just me, but but there are there are I mean the word ghost I'll spoil this much. |
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