
Me, My Shelf, & I – How Latter-day Saints and Evangelicals understand the Bible differently
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Understanding the Holy Ghost
This chapter explores the role of the Holy Ghost in guiding personal experiences and scriptural understanding. It emphasizes the importance of prior knowledge, engaging with differing viewpoints, and fostering open conversations for spiritual growth within Latter-day Saint theology.
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In this special episode, Sarah Allen, Jennifer Roach Lees, and Zachary Wright host a panel discussion on the topic “How Latter-day Saints and Evangelicals understand the Bible differently.”
Panel participants:
- Stephen Smoot: https://www.plonialmonimormon.com/
- Dr. Ben Spackman: https://benspackman.com/
- Travis Anderson: @missionarydiscussions1286
References in this episode:
- JSH 1:12–13
- Dr. Christian Smith, “pervasive interpretive pluralism”. (The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture by Dr. Christian Smith)
- Dr. James Kugel: https://www.jameskugel.com/ (The Idea of Biblical Poetry: Parallelism and Its History by Dr. James Kugel)
- An Egyptian View of the Monotheism of Second Isaiah by Stephen O. Smoot: https://www.academia.edu/122239522/An_Egyptian_View_of_the_Monotheism_of_Second_Isaiah
- The Invention of the Inspired Text: Philological Windows on the Theopneustia of Scripture by Dr. John C. Poirier
- God’s Word in Human Words: An Evangelical Appropriation of Critical Biblical Scholarship by Dr. Kenton L. Sparks
- The Sticks of Judah and Joseph: Reflections on Defending the Kingdom by Dr. Joseph M. Spencer: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/5969/
- Latter-day Saint MissionCast by Nick Galieti: Proof texting and Understanding the Bible as a Missionary Tool with Ben Spackman – Episode 21: https://ldsmissioncast.com/2018/06/21/proof-texting-understanding-bible-missionary-tool-ben-spackman/
- Standard of Truth Podcast by Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat and Dr. Richard LeDuc: https://standardoftruth.com/
- Dr. Tremper Longman III & Dr. John Walton
- Aramaic Targum: https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Tanakh/Targum
- Greek Septuagint: https://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/nets/edition/
- Y Religion Episode 86: Deutero-Isaiah in the Book of Mormon (Dr. Joshua Sears): https://religion.byu.edu/directory/josh-sears
- Deutero-Isaiah in the Book of Mormon: Latter-day Saint Approaches by Joshua M. Sears (chapter from They Shall Grow Together: The Bible in the Book of Mormon by Dr. Charles Swift and Dr. Nicholas J. Frederick, Editors)
- Offenders for a Word: How Anti-Mormons Play Word Games to Attack the Latter-Day Saints: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mi/57/
- Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King by Dr. Matthew W. Bates
- The New Perspective on Paul: An Introduction by Dr. Kent L. Yinger & The New Perspective on Paul by Dr. James D. G. Dunn
- 4QMMT – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4QMMT
- Society of Biblical Literature: https://www.sbl-site.org/
- Relational Grace: The Reciprocal and Binding Covenant of Charis by Dr. Brent J. Schmidt https://brentschmidt.org
- Relational Faith: The Transformation and Restoration of Pistis as Knowledge, Trust, Confidence, and Covenantal Faithfulness by Dr. Brent J. Schmidt https://brentschmidt.org
- Blake T. Ostler, J.D. & Dr. Noel B. Reynolds
- Come Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions by Jennifer Roach: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw_Vkm1zYbIGG3QXZLu1A9JLOXbLj4lAF
- NRSV Bible Translation (New Revised Standard Version)
- Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling by Dr. Richard L. Bushman
- The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition by Dr. Adele Berlin & Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler
- The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine & Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler
- The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine & Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler
- [G. K.] Chesterton on the Mormons by Dr. Daniel Peterson : https://www.patheos.com/blogs/danpeterson/2018/07/chesterton-on-the-mormons.html (paraphrased from “[Mormons] managed to reproduce the atmosphere of those Scriptures [Hebrew Bible] as they are felt by Hebrews rather than by Christians”)
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