A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar The B-I-B-L-E, Part II
Ever had an issue with violence in the Bible? How about the many inconsistencies in the Scriptures? What about the rampant patriarchy, sexism, and misogyny? There are all sorts of issues and problems within Christianity's sacred text, but does that mean that we have to choose between believing that everything is prescriptive and inspired or walking away from the Bible altogether? In this episode, we offer a different, more nuanced way of approaching and engaging with the Bible.
In a portion of the episode that got edited out, Kyle and Randy give some recommended reading for those wanting to go deeper. Here are the books they recommend:
Kyle:
- How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth - Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart
- Whose Community, Which Interpretation? - Merold Westphal
- Womanist Midrash - Wilda Gafney
Randy:
- The New Testament in Its World - NT Wright
- Paul: A Biography - NT Wright
- The For Everyone series - NT Wright
- The Bible Tells Me So - Peter Enns
- How the Bible Actually Works - Peter Enns
- An Introduction to the Old Testament - Walter Brueggemann & Tod Linafelt
- The Prophetic Imagination - Walter Brueggemann
- The Prophets - Abraham Joshua Heschel
The beverage featured in this episode is Wollersheim's Press House Brandy.
Catch Part 1 here.
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