Slow Theology: Simple Faith for Chaotic Times

S4E5: Wrestling with Troubling Texts in the Bible

Nov 13, 2021

27:31

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Isn't God in a Tough Position?

03:43

Afric American Scholars Are Rightly Pointing Out That Phileman Never Gives Voice to Onecimus

01:34

The Impact of Social Media on Discourse

01:42

Introduction

4min

Is the Bible Full of Miracles?

2min

I'm Wrestling More Than It

3min

What's Going Through the Mind of a Slave?

4min

Afric American Scholars Are Rightly Pointing Out That Phileman Never Gives Voice to Onecimus

2min

Isn't God in a Tough Position?

4min

Phileman: Welcome Back as a Beloved Brother

4min

We Shouldn't Read the Bible Anymore by Ourself

2min

The Impact of Social Media on Discourse

2min

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Isot Sin, You Want to Be Done?

2min

How do you process difficult texts of the Bible? Texts that seem immoral or even antithetical to the fundamentals of Christian faith? AJ and Nijay reflect on "hermeneutics" (how we approach the Bible), using Philemon as a case study.

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