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Daniel and I continue our walk through Tim Mackie's lecture on the making of the Bible. This week we will discuss the New Testament canonization, taking on the gospels in this episode.

Tim Mackie's talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j919UrCLbXI&t=112s

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In the last episode, Daniel and I reacted to the first half of a talk by Tim Mackie on the canonization of the Bible, focusing on the canonization of the Old Testament. In this half of the conversation, Daniel and I look at the textual strains of the Bible, how they are different, and why translators pick the words they do when putting the Hebrew canon into English. I also introduce a textual difference between the Masoretic and Septuagent texts that have large theological implications.

The first episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZMrrINunIg&t=409s

Tim Mackie's talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j919UrCLbXI&t=112s

Michael Heiser's Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8OoMLrAyo&t=1s

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As we continue to explore what it means for us to read the Bible well, an excellent question to ask is, "How did we get the Bible?" We had to break up the conversation, but in this episode, Daniel and I react to Tim Mackies Lecture, "The Making of the Bible." Focusing on the Old Testament canon here, we uncover some important facts that meld well with how we have been talking about inspiration.

Tim Mackie's Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j919UrCLbXI&t=1815s

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Reacting to a video by Ben S, Daniel and I discuss how purely relying on the Holy Spirit to help the Christian interpret the Bible is not only lazy but goes against what the Scriptures actually say.

Ben S Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a97pwxWaCzc

Daniel and I have another, more pointed, conversation around inspiration and inerrancy. We discuss, again, the major views taken on inspiration, what can be problematic with some of them, and how these views get expressed when talking about inerrancy.

While having this discussion, we use a video from Michael Heiser, investigating what it means to say the Bible is a "channel book." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu5ey2nztRQ

Later, we react to a podcast episode from N.T. Wright in which he brings up some of the same issues. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4bJr8LpjVN3U5mTyUJgwrP?si=7a9a20b49339464a Belfast email: belfastpodcast@gmail.com

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In his book "Reaching Out: Three Spiritual Movements" Henri Nouwen starts talking about the move from loneliness to solitude. I read to Daniel in this episode from the first chapter, "A Suffocating Loneliness," and we discussed how we have felt these things in our lives.

In an independent conversation, Daniel and I discuss the consequences of being in seminary and how it may have made us cynical.

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What do we mean when we ask for Scripture's "literal" meaning? Is there a "neutral reading" one can have of the Bible? What is the battle between the scientific atheist and fundamentalist?

Pageau Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VLPDSRL5f4&t=623s

Peterson Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x-pvcdLTJg

Continuing our discussion about the nature of literature and communication in a place and time, Daniel and I react to a sermon by Rob Bell on Revelation he gave at Willow Creek. In this sermon, Bell takes us back to the time of the early church and tells us how John flips Emperor worship in his letter to make a point about who is really on the throne.

Continuing our discussion about the purpose of literature, using it as a lens, Daniel and I consider how time and place are necessary when understanding and interpreting a text, especially the Bible. Knowing time and place are essential; we see how the Bible communicates to us from a particular context and should be seen, especially for us today, as "cross-cultural" communication.