The Bible in Context

Aaron Sherwood introduces the challenges facing the Galatian church and the main ideas of Paul’s letter to them.Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.comThe Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Q&A and Reflections on the conclusions of the Canon series.Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.comThe Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Now that we have discussed the formation of the New Testament, we have to ask the question: Can we trust the texts that make up the New Testament? In this episode, we give an overview of the state of New Testament text criticism to answer that question. Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.comThe Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Before the New Testament was formed, the church relied on the message of the Apostles and the Apostles’ associates. This can be seen in the church fathers and the New Testament itself. This fact has great importance for our understanding of the function and formation of the New Testament texts.Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.comThe Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

The relationship between modern Israel and Biblical promises is a hot topic in politics and eschatology. In this two-part mini-series, we look at some of the major views and what the Biblical evidence has to say about the identity of Israel. Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.comThe Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

The relationship between modern Israel and Biblical promises is a hot topic in politics and eschatology. In this two-part mini-series, we look at some of the major views and what the Biblical evidence has to say about the identity of Israel. Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.comThe Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

The question of authenticity is a popular topic within New Testament studies. There are debates over the authorship of some of the New Testament letters. If some of these letters are authored by someone other than the apostle whose name is on them, how does this affect the letter’s authority?Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.comThe Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

As we discuss the formation of the New Testament Canon, we first need to understand how the New Testament letters were written. Then, we need to understand why and how the first Christians copied these books. Knowing about these processes will help us think more clearly about the formation and purpose of our Bibles. Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.comThe Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

If Jesus and the Apostles were comfortable with multiple textual traditions that bore the same general message while differing in places, how did they view their Bible’s inspiration?Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.comThe Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint (LXX) are two very old textual traditions and both were respected by the Apostles. How different are these versions of the Old Testament?Email us your questions and comments! thebibleincontextpodcast@gmail.comThe Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats