Episodes
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Can the Bible be understood literally? At face value? Was it meant to be understood that way and what does that even mean? This week, we will talk about communication and how figures of speech (anthropomorphisms, metaphors, and similes) have to be accepted on their own terms so that we don’t misunderstand the intention of the passages.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2022/11/episode-158-the-study-series-understanding-rhetoric-locution-and-figures-of-speech/
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Episode 157: The Study Series—Reading the Bible as a Library, Not as a Book
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
When we look at the Bible as just one book with one kind of literature and don’t learn how to do “resets” based on what exactly we are reading, we can really misunderstand and misinterpret the text. What is Genre and why is it so important for understanding what different parts of Scripture are and aren’t useful for? How can we get into trouble when we try to make all of the Bible fit into one kind of box?
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2022/11/episode-157-the-study-series-reading-the-bible-as-a-library-not-as-a-book/
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
How and why did the transmission of Scripture change in the first century and beyond? How did they get from the spoken words of John the Baptist and Yeshua/Jesus to the epistles of Paul and written Gospel accounts—and more importantly, why did they do it? What does it mean for us today in terms of God’s ongoing relational quest to communicate with His people?
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2022/10/episode-156-the-study-series-reading-the-bible-as-it-was-meant-to-be-heard-3/
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
This week we will continue with the discussion of how Scripture was originally presented and experienced--orally as a relational conversation between God and mankind and as wisdom literature. We will look at how things began to change due to Persian and Greek influences and will segue into the ongoing controversy over the Apocryphal books and how an avoidance of and a loss of knowledge of Hebrew led to it.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2022/10/episode-155-the-study-series-reading-the-bible-as-it-was-meant-to-be-heard-2/
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Episode 154: Sukkot and the Mystery of the Eighth Day
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
I apologize for uploading the episode from last week again this week! Thanks to my friend Elizabeth for catching that! It's fixed now!
What do the Parable of the Wicked Tenants, the eighth day, the pilgrimage festivals, and the Fruit of the Spirit all have in common? Everything.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2022/10/episode-154-sukkot-and-the-mystery-of-the-eighth-day/
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Episode 153: Yom Kippur and the Rapture
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
No, I am not suddenly endorsing the Rapture hypothesis but I am going to talk about how it is incompatible with any idea of white American (like me) and European Christians qualifying for it based on both Isaiah 58 and Matthew 25 and the historical reality of the persecuted church worldwide never being snatched from far worse than we can even imagine. This is a clarion call to all of us to bear fruit in keeping with repentance, without which, all the fasting in the world won’t impress God. For those of you unfamiliar with my pre-Yom Kippur broadcasts, just know that I don’t pull my punches.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2022/10/episode-153-yom-kippur-and-the-rapture/
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Episode 152: The Study Series—Reading the Bible as it was meant to be HEARD 1
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
I can’t stress enough how important it is to understand the ancient Hebrew view of authority and what makes a text inerrant and what does not. We’re going to start exploring what it means to the Body corporately and to us as individuals when we are aware that the Bible was never written to be read but to be heard. It means, among other things, that we have to look at the Bible as a community text and not as a personal one. Neither is it a scientific text. Neither was it finally written down in order to be read but instead to be archived. What is the Bible and what was it never intended to be?
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2022/09/episode-152-the-study-series-reading-the-bible-as-it-was-meant-to-be-heard-1/
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Episode 151: The Study Series—Good Source or Bad Source, Part 2
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Last week I talked about the red flags to avoid while building a library and I even named names on some of the worst of the resources. This week, I am going to share not only how to build a terrific library but also the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary resources. I will also be posting my resource list for this series in a separate blog that I will link as soon as I get done putting it together. No secrets or mysteries here.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2022/09/episode-151-the-study-series-good-source-or-bad-source-part-2/
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Friday Sep 09, 2022
Episode 150: The Study Series—Good Source or Bad Source, Part 1
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
One of the most important first steps in really getting serious about Bible context studies is to get yourself a good quality library (and learning how not to misuse it) without investing in stinkers or spending more money than you have to. This week, we’re going to look at the most common red flags that will keep you from buying books that should have never been printed, and avoiding common YouTube and Google mistakes.
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Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2022/09/episode-150-the-study-series-good-source-or-bad-source-part-1/
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Episode 149: Mark 74 The Empty Tomb and the Contested Verses
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
At long last, the last episode about the Gospel of Mark and this one has a lot more context and controversy that most. We’re going to go through the entirety of chapter 16, including all four of the proposed endings—but are any of them the original? We will also talk about the legality of using women as witnesses during those times within Judaism.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2022/09/episode-149-mark-74-the-empty-tomb-and-the-contested-verses/