RABBIT ROOM APOLOGETICS · MARC BATES
Pull Up a Chair.
Serious Theology. Open Conversation.
A quieter place for bigger questions—where Scripture is studied in its ancient context and serious biblical scholarship becomes conversation.
Choose How You Want to Engage
The same scholarship, approached in the format that fits the moment.
READ
The academic paper: full argumentation, citations, references, and the details behind the conclusion.
WATCH
A concise visual explainer that makes the central argument accessible without flattening the scholarship.
LISTEN
A conversational audio discussion for working through the ideas wherever you happen to be.
Explore the Library
Enter through a question, a biblical book, or a sustained line of argument.
Studies
Biblical theology, apologetics, Christology, history, ethics, and more.
Biblical Commentary
Chapter-by-chapter study across the whole biblical canon.
Islam, Politics & Polemics
Historically grounded, textually rigorous engagement with religious and public claims.
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Latest Articles
The five newest article guides, updated automatically.
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Exodus 6: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Exodus 6 marks a pivotal turning point in the Pentateuchal narrative, transitioning from Israel’s intensified suffering in Egypt to YHWH’s active, historical intervention within… Open the article guide
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Psalm 11: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Positioned within the early Davidic collection of the Psalter, Psalm 11 functions as a psalm of confidence framed within the genre of lament. Traditionally… Open the article guide
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Exodus 4: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Exodus 4 marks a pivotal turning point within the progressive unfolding of God’s promise-plan, moving the narrative from Moses’s initial commissioning at the burning… Open the article guide
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Exodus 5: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Exodus 5 marks a critical turning point in God’s unfolding promise-plan. Following YHWH’s self-revelation at the burning bush (Exod 3) and Moses’s return to… Open the article guide
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Gospel Ethics in Philippians
Contemporary Christian ethics faces a crisis of authority, coherence, and identity when moral reflection is detached from redemptive narrative and reduced to post-Enlightenment decisionism. Open the article guide
Why the Rabbit Room?
Some of the best theological conversations happen after the formal lecture ends—around a table, with time to ask another question. Rabbit Room Apologetics is built in that spirit: serious scholarship without the distance of the lecture hall.