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Archives of the weekly Character in Context radio program. Historical Bible context and character. Updated Friday afternoon.
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Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
You might be wondering why we need to talk about religion when we are already studying the Bible—but religion in the ancient world was nothing like what we experience today. There was no separation between “church and state” or church and anything. Religion was everything and everything was religious. We’re going to tie ancient religion into their pre-scientific beliefs, and we are also going to talk about some of the wrong ways to treat ancient words in modern interpretations.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2023/02/episode-163-sociology-ii-religion-weird-science-and-practical-linguistics/