Episodes

17.  Beginner Bible Course:  God's pattern in creation for marriage
Nov. 22, 2020

17. Beginner Bible Course: God's pattern in creation for marriage

Marriage in creation (pink and blue and glue)

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16. Beginner Bible Course:  God's design for men and women and our need for each other
Nov. 20, 2020

16. Beginner Bible Course: God's design for men and women and our ne…

Genesis 2 - God's design for men and women in creation

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15. Beginner Bible Course:  Man, the mammal made in the image of God
Nov. 20, 2020

15. Beginner Bible Course: Man, the mammal made in the image of God

Genesis 1-2 - Man's creation, uniqueness, and purpose

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14. Beginner Bible Course:  WHEN was the world created?
Nov. 20, 2020

14. Beginner Bible Course: WHEN was the world created?

Genesis 1 - Is the universe very old or very new and just looks old?

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13.  Beginner Bible Course:  How did the universe happen?
Nov. 20, 2020

13. Beginner Bible Course: How did the universe happen?

Genesis 1 -- Was it an accident or on purpose?

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12. Beginner Bible Course:  One key rule for applying what we read in Scripture
Nov. 18, 2020

12. Beginner Bible Course: One key rule for applying what we read in…

Why readers should ask, "Is this passage DESCRIPTIVE, or PRESCRIPTIVE?"

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11. Beginner Bible Course:  The literary styles in the Bible - God never intended EVERY word to be taken LITERALLY
Nov. 18, 2020

11. Beginner Bible Course: The literary styles in the Bible - God ne…

We need to read each text with the literary style in mind

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10. Beginner Bible Course:  The major themes in the Bible
Nov. 17, 2020

10. Beginner Bible Course: The major themes in the Bible

8 major themes (the 'edge pieces') that define the "border" of the Bible story and what it means

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9.  Beginner Bible Course: The BIG PICTURE of the Bible -- the metastory
Nov. 17, 2020

9. Beginner Bible Course: The BIG PICTURE of the Bible -- the metast…

The picture on the cover of the Bible (if it was a jigsaw puzzle)

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8. Beginner Bible Course:  The Bible is not easy to understand.  Here's why...
Nov. 17, 2020

8. Beginner Bible Course: The Bible is not easy to understand. Here…

Why readers need to approach the text with humility and careful study

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7.  Beginner Bible Course:  Why readers interpret texts so differently
Nov. 16, 2020

7. Beginner Bible Course: Why readers interpret texts so differently

The challenges readers have in determining what Bible passages mean

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6.  Beginner Bible Course:  Who decides what any Bible text means?
Nov. 16, 2020

6. Beginner Bible Course: Who decides what any Bible text means?

Why it is NOT ok to say, "What this Bible verse means to me is..." and tools for determining what it likely DOES say.

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5.  Beginner Bible Course:  Does the Bible contradict itself, and is the Bible unscientific?
Nov. 16, 2020

5. Beginner Bible Course: Does the Bible contradict itself, and is …

What readers need to know about difficult passages and when it is speaking scientifically.

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3.  Beginner Bible Course:  How accurately was the Bible preserved as it was hand copied?
Nov. 14, 2020

3. Beginner Bible Course: How accurately was the Bible preserved as…

How was the Bible copied before the printing press? Is the Bible accurate to the original?

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2   Beginner Bible course:  Inspiration -- How the Bible says we got the Bible
Nov. 14, 2020

2 Beginner Bible course: Inspiration -- How the Bible says we got …

Inspoiration, the mechanics of how we got the Bible, was it written by God or by human writers?

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0. Why listen to this podcast?
Nov. 11, 2020

0. Why listen to this podcast?

It is a cover-to-cover overview of the Bible in simple language and clear word pictures for seekers and students of all ages

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