Coming out of evangelicalism years ago, I always struggled with how to reconcile parts of the Bible. When I started to study history, however, there were several mysteries I solved about the Bible that totally blew me away and helped me finally make sense of most of it. I’m going to share those with you on today’s podcast.
Buckle your seat belts and let’s take a ride together off the mythological Bible Belt Interstate and onto the road-less-traveled historic Bible Byway.
What You Will Learn:
- Why the Bible can’t be inerrant and an altogether true record of history and God’s character
- Why the Bible should not, however, be viewed as irrelevant for today
- How the Bible is a collection of dissenting views on the character of God and human morality
- The ways the Bible critiques itself, e.g. in the sacrificial system and violent retribution narratives
- The stark contrast in the Bible’s narrative of violent sacrificial religion vs. social justice of the prophets and the non-violent love ethic of Jesus and Paul
- How the Bible can be viewed as a record of humanity’s moral development
- What narratives rise to the top that will help our local and global communities overcome conflict, violence, war, and harmful fundamentalist religion