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Jun 25, 2018 • 59min

050-Monotheism and Divine Agency in John - Of God and Gods Ch 5

Topics Discussed: • The Logos in Philo and the Gospel of John • The Logos Made Flesh and the Manifestation of God’s Glory • Jesus as God’s Agent in the Writings of John • Divine Agency and Angelic Mediation in the Book of Revelation • Jesus’s Relation to the Father
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Jun 18, 2018 • 1h 1min

049-The Relation of the Father & the Son in the New Testament - Of God and Gods Ch 4

Topics Discussed: • Acts 2:30–36: Christ as Lord at God’s Right Hand • Acts 7:51–60: Christ as Lord and Son of Man • Philippians 2:1–15: Christ Exalted as Lord by God • 1 Corinthians 15:24–28: Christ as God’s Vizier and General • 1 Corinthians 8:4–6: One God and One Lord • Christ as God’s Agent in Creation
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May 28, 2018 • 47min

048-Monotheism & the Hierarchy of Divine Beings in 2nd Temple Judaism (Pt 2)-Of God and Gods Ch 3

Topics Discussed: • The Hierarchy of Holiness in the Heavenly Temple • Strict Monotheism in Second Temple Judaism: An Assessment of the Argument
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May 14, 2018 • 53min

047-Monotheism & the Hierarchy of Divine Beings in 2nd Temple Judaism (Pt 1)-Of God and Gods Ch 3

Topics Discussed: • Jewish Views of the Hierarchy of Divine Beings • The Council of Gods in the Dead Sea Scrolls • Divine Beings in Second Temple Judaism
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May 7, 2018 • 48min

046-Monotheism and the Council of God(s) - Of God and Gods Ch 2

Topics Discussed: • Of God(s) in Israel • Elyon and Yahweh in Deuteronomy • God(s) Prior to the Creation of the Heavens and Earth • Psalm 82 and the Council of God(s) • The Denial of Comparability to Other Gods • Creational Monotheism and God(s) Mark Heiser's "God's of the Bible:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cS50l31lyI
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Apr 30, 2018 • 1h 25min

045-The Distinctive Facets of the Mormon Concept of God and The Gods - Of God and Gods Ch 1

Topics Discussed: • Creation by Organization of Matter • The Council of Gods • The Supreme or Head God • One God Among the Gods Appointed as Ours • Premortal Humans in the Council of the Gods • Elohim and Jehovah in Mormon Thought http://www.exploringmormonthought.com/2018/04/topics-discussed-creation-by.html
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Apr 2, 2018 • 2h 4min

044-God The Eternal Father- The Problems of Theism & The Love of God Ch 12

Topics Discussed: • The Scriptural Argument • The King Follett Discourse • The Sermon in the Grove • Why Would a Divine Person Become Mortal? Links: King Follett Discourse: http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/1844/7Apr44-copy.html Sermon in the Grove: http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/1844/16Jun44.html New Cool Thang: Did God "Come to be God' or not? http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/05/did-god-come-to-be-god/251/ New Cool Thang: Yes, God the Father has a Father http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2006/05/the-father-has-a-father/253/ Juvenile Instructor: "Infinite Regress" or "Monarchical Monotheism"? http://juvenileinstructor.org/%E2%80%9Cinfinite-regress%E2%80%9D-or-%E2%80%9Cmonarchical-monotheism%E2%80%9D/
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Mar 19, 2018 • 40min

043-The Operations of Grace & Free Will (Pt 2)- The Problems of Theism & The Love of God Ch 11

Topics Discussed: • The Incompatibility of Free Will and Creatio Ex Nihilo • The First Argument: The Incompatibility of Divine Sustenance and Free Will • The Second Argument: The Impossibility of God’s Actualizing Agents with Free Will Show Notes: http://www.exploringmormonthought.com/2018/03/ep43-operations-of-grace-free-will-pt-2.html
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Mar 12, 2018 • 38min

042-The Operations of Grace & Free Will (Pt 1)- The Problems of Theism & The Love of God Ch 11

Topics Discussed: • Grace and Free Will in Interpersonal Relations • Free Will and Irresistible Grace • Concurring Grace
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Mar 5, 2018 • 50min

041-The Problem of Grace - The Problems of Theism & The Love of God Ch 10

Topics Discussed: • The Problem of Imputed Righteousness • The Problem of Infused Righteousness • The Problem of Predestination • Does God Owe Obligations? • Universal Love and Obligations

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