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Episode 8: Jesus and the Bible (Part 1) Save Me White Jesus
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- Kristendom
The Bible has defied all odds to bring us an amazing collection of different people on their journeys with God. Dozens of authors across multiple cultures and centuries are represented within the Old and New Testaments. It’s easy to think about the Bible as a single book with a single origin, but it’s helpful to keep in mind that it has its own journey, just like the famous figures it tells us about. People dedicated lifetimes to copying and re-copying manuscripts in order to preserve them. Religious communities and powerful individuals argued and debated about what was and wasn’t inspired. As with most of the important things in life, the Bible didn’t come together easily. What was left when all the dust settled is something uniquely human and godly. It’s filled with many different types of literature. Myths and prophecies. Some of the most beautiful poetry the world has ever seen. Love songs. Stories about betrayal and hope. The name “Bible” is derived from the same Greek word as Bibliography. In Romance languages, it’s the root word for library. There is so much for us to learn from these texts if we dare to engage them honestly. We’ve covered a lot of Bible history today. When it was written, copied, and collected into the form that we have today. We’ve not even touched the topics of translations, sola scriptura, inerrancy, infallibility, and inspiration. We will in part 2 next week, but somehow, even without all those things, the Bible is pretty miraculous. Also, against all odds, David DID remember to include links to further readings! James - if you’re reading this - YOU WERE WRONG! https://robbell.com/portfolio/whatisthebible/ So, turns out Kevin was supposed to send Dave a list of further readings but never did. HOW'S THAT TASTE, KEVIN? Questions? Comments?If you have questions about anything we talked about in today’s episode, or if you’d like to comment on anything we said, or if you have suggestions for future episodes, then please connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, or both!twitter.com/WhiteJesusPodfacebook.com/SaveMeWhiteJesusThanks to John CottonFor the use of our theme song "Close" off a forthcoming EP. You can find and buy John's music here: https://nothankyoujohn.bandcamp.com/
The Bible has defied all odds to bring us an amazing collection of different people on their journeys with God. Dozens of authors across multiple cultures and centuries are represented within the Old and New Testaments. It’s easy to think about the Bible as a single book with a single origin, but it’s helpful to keep in mind that it has its own journey, just like the famous figures it tells us about. People dedicated lifetimes to copying and re-copying manuscripts in order to preserve them. Religious communities and powerful individuals argued and debated about what was and wasn’t inspired. As with most of the important things in life, the Bible didn’t come together easily. What was left when all the dust settled is something uniquely human and godly. It’s filled with many different types of literature. Myths and prophecies. Some of the most beautiful poetry the world has ever seen. Love songs. Stories about betrayal and hope. The name “Bible” is derived from the same Greek word as Bibliography. In Romance languages, it’s the root word for library. There is so much for us to learn from these texts if we dare to engage them honestly. We’ve covered a lot of Bible history today. When it was written, copied, and collected into the form that we have today. We’ve not even touched the topics of translations, sola scriptura, inerrancy, infallibility, and inspiration. We will in part 2 next week, but somehow, even without all those things, the Bible is pretty miraculous. Also, against all odds, David DID remember to include links to further readings! James - if you’re reading this - YOU WERE WRONG! https://robbell.com/portfolio/whatisthebible/ So, turns out Kevin was supposed to send Dave a list of further readings but never did. HOW'S THAT TASTE, KEVIN? Questions? Comments?If you have questions about anything we talked about in today’s episode, or if you’d like to comment on anything we said, or if you have suggestions for future episodes, then please connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, or both!twitter.com/WhiteJesusPodfacebook.com/SaveMeWhiteJesusThanks to John CottonFor the use of our theme song "Close" off a forthcoming EP. You can find and buy John's music here: https://nothankyoujohn.bandcamp.com/
1 tim. 19 min