Read the Bible for Life Podcast
By B&H Publishing Group
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Podcast Description
Read the Bible for Life is a Biblical Literacy Initiative presented by George Guthrie, LifeWay Christian Resources, Union University, the Ryan Center for Biblical Studies, and B&H Publishing Group. Learn more at www.ReadTheBibleForLife.com.
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E47 - Texting in the 17th Century: The Manuscripts Behind the KJV (Part 3) | The final part of this series, in which we discuss three reasons modern translations differ from the KJV. | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E46 - Texting in the 17th Century: The Manuscripts Behind the KJV (Part 2) | Part 2 of the Ryan Center conference lecture on the textual tradition behind the King James Version. | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E45 - Texting in the 17th Century: The Manuscripts Behind the KJV (Part 1) | Have you ever wondered why your modern translation of the Bible differs in places from the King James Version? In this series we discuss the manuscripts behind the KJV. In this first episode we talk about copying of manuscripts in the early church and how this actually preserved the text of the Bible. | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E44 - The Importance of Application (Part 3) | In Part 3 of our series on Application, we discuss four steps to making specific application of the Bible to life. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E43 - The Importance of Application (Part 2) | In this episode we discuss why applying the Bible to our lives is so important. | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E42 - The Importance of Application (Part 1) | This is the first episode in a series on Application. In this episode we give an introduction to the topic and talk about different types of application, including action, worship, and changing our thinking (theology). | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E41 - Reading the Book of Revelation (Part 2) | Scott Duvall and I conclude our discussion on reading the Book of Revelation. In this episode we talk about ways to read Revelation well and how the book fits and functions in the "Grand Story" of the Bible. | 8/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E40 - Reading the Book of Revelation (Part 1) | Professor Scott Duvall and I talk about the book of Revelation, discussing the types of literature found in the book and its use of symbolism. | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E39 - Reading Bible Translations (Part 3) | In this final episode of our series on Reading Bible Translations Mark Strauss, Clint Arnold, and I talk about those who have paid a great price to translate the Bible into the language of common people and how to choose a translation for yourself. | 8/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E38 - Reading Bible Translations (Part 2) | In this second episode of our series on Bible translations, Mark Strauss, Clint Arnold, and I continue our discussion on the difference between formal equivalence and functional equivalence translations, we talk about whether a translation is "the Word of God," and we discuss how translations are done today. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E37 - Reading Bible Translations (Part 1) | In this first episode of our new series, I talk to Clint Arnold and Mark Strauss about Bible translations. We begin by discussing why we have so many different translations of the Bible and different approaches to Bible translation work. | 7/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E36 - How Bible Words Work (Part 3) | In this final episode of the series we look at tools and a practical method for doing basic word studies. | 7/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E35 - How Bible Words Work (Part 2) | In this episode we consider challenges to doing word studies well and four fallacies that we want to avoid as we study the words of the Bible. | 7/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E34 - How Bible Words Work (Part 1) | If we are going to read the Bible well, we eventually need to think through how Bible words work. This episode is the first in a three part series. Here we do an introduction to the topic. | 7/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E33 - "Reading the Teaching of Jesus" with Craig Blomberg Part 4 | In this final episode of the series, Craig and I discuss Jesus' teaching on money and the poor. | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E32 - "Reading the Teaching of Jesus" with Craig Blomberg Part 3 | Craig Blomberg and I continue our conversation on reading the parables, looking at details of the parable of the prodigal son. We also begin discussing themes in the teaching of Jesus, including a look at the nature of discipleship. | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E31 - "Reading the Teaching of Jesus" with Craig Blomberg Part 2 | We continue our discussion on Jesus' teaching, probing how Jesus' teaching was like and unlike the teaching of others in the first century. We also address the teaching methods of Jesus, including a discussion of the parables. | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E30 - "Reading the Teaching of Jesus" with Craig Blomberg Part 1 | An introduction to our series on Reading the Teaching of Jesus. In this episode Craig Blomberg introduces us to his ministry and discusses speaking about Jesus' ministry in the church and in the world. | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E29 - Reading the Bible in Your Own Context | In this episode we consider how our own context affects our reading of the Bible and discuss tools that can help us setting into a text's original context more deeply. | 5/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E28 - Reading the Bible in Literary and Theological Context | Today we continue our look at Reading the Bible in context by considering literary and theological contexts of a passage. Literary context has to do with how a passage fits and functions in a section of a book, a book as a whole, or even the whole Bible. Theological context has to do with how a passage relates to the theological development of a theme in the Bible. | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E27 - Reading the Bible in Cultural Context | The second episode in our series on the importance of context in reading the Bible, we discuss what cultural context is and consider examples from the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 and a moment in Jesus' walk to the cross in Luke 23. | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E26 - Reading the Bible in Historical Context | An introduction to the importance of reading the Bible in context, followed by a brief introduction to historical context. | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E25 - Read the Bible for Life Conference (Part 5): Panel Discussion | This is the panel discussion at the Read the Bible for Life Conference at Union University on April 15-16, 2011. David Platt, Michael Card, and George Guthrie made up the panel, and Ray Van Neste moderated. | 5/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E24 - Read the Bible for Life Conference (Part 4): Obeying the Bible as Servants - David Platt | This is David Platt's third message at the Read the Bible for Life Conference at Union University, April 15-16, 2011. | 5/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E23 - Read the Bible for Life Conference (Part 3):Teaching the Bible as Scripture - David Platt | David Platt's second session at the Read the Bible for Life conference at Union University, April 15-16, 2011. | 4/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E22 - Read the Bible for Life Conference (Part 2): "Reading the Bible as Story" - David Platt | In this second session at the Read the Bible for Life Conference, David Platt gives an overview of the Story of Scripture. | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E21 - Read the Bible for Life Conference (Part 1), A Community Shaped by Shema - George Guthrie | On the weekend of April 15, 2011, the Ryan Center for Biblical Studies at Union University hosted the READ THE BIBLE FOR LIFE conference. Almost 700 people, from a wide variety of churches and 13 different states were in attendance. It was a wonderful, powerful time together. In this first plenary session of the conference I share a vision for a "biblical," biblical literacy in the church, why we are struggling with this issue, and what we might do about it. In the three other plenary sessions at the conference, we hear from David Platt, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills and author of the book Radical. We also will listen in on a panel discussion between Me, Platt, and Michael Card. | 4/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E20 - Reading the Bible in Sorrow and Suffering (Part 3) | This is the third episode in our conversation with singer and author Michael Card. We wrap up our discussion of the laments of the Bible by discussing God's covenant faithfulness as a foundation for lament and by reading together Lamentations 3. | 4/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E19 - Reading the Bible in Sorrow and Suffering (Part 2) | In this episode I continue my conversation with Michael Card on reading the Bible in times of sorrow and suffering. | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E18 - Reading the Bible in Sorrow and Suffering (Part 1) | In this first episode of our new series I sit down with my dear friend, Michael Card, to talk about reading the Bible during times of sorrow and suffering. We discuss how as a college student Michael was drawn into Bible study, the lament literature in the Bible, and why the church has lost the voice of lament in our lamentable world. | 3/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E17 - Reading the Psalms (Part 3) | In this, the final episode, of my interview with David Howard on how to read the Psalms, we discuss the imprecatory psalms, figurative language, and parallelism. | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E16 - Reading the Psalms (Part 2) | In Episode 2 of this series, David Howard and I continue our conversation on the different kinds of psalms and focus especially on psalms of lament. We also talk about how the psalms both help us reflect on God and our experiences in the world and form our thinking about God and those experiences. | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E15 - Reading the Psalms (Part 1) | In Episode 15 of the podcast we talk to Dr. David Howard, a prominent evangelical scholar from Bethel Seminary, about how to read the Psalms more effectively. In this first episode of our interview we discuss how the psalms functioned in ancient Israel and also how they anticipate the coming of Messiah Jesus. | 3/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E14 - Basic Tools for Better Bible Reading | In this episode we discuss the value of using 5 tools for reading through the Bible: a Bible dictionary, a study Bible, the book HOW TO READ THE BIBLE BOOK BY BOOK, the READER'S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE, and a Chronological Bible. | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E13 - Reading the Bible as a Guide for Life (Part 3) | More helpful suggestions on reading the Bible every day as a guide for life. | 2/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E12 - Reading the Bible as a Guide for Life (Part 2) | In this second segment of our interview with Dr. David Dockery we discuss life habits we need to form to read the Bible well, missteps to avoid, and why it is important for us to read the Bible as a grand story. | 2/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E11 - Reading the Bible as a Guide for Life (Part 1) | This is the first episode in a series of interviews with Dr. David Dockery on "Reading the Bible as a Guide for Life." In this episode we talk about how the Bible served as a solid foundation in Union University's recovery from a devastating F4 tornado. | 2/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E10 - A Life Shaped by Shema | -- | 1/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E09 - Responding to the Word | -- | 1/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E08 - Understanding the Word | -- | 1/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E07 - Listening to the Word | -- | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E06 - Bock - How to Read NT Stories (part 4) | -- | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E05 - Bock - How to Read NT Stories (part 3) | -- | 12/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E04 - Bock - How to Read NT Stories (Part 2) | In this episode, George Guthrie talks to Darrell Bock about how reading the Gospels well can help us communicate the gospel to those not yet convinced about Jesus' deity. | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E03 - Bock - How to Read NT Stories (Part 1) | Part 1 of George Guthrie's discussion with Darrel Bock on "How to Read New Testament Stories" | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E02 - The Bible in the Public Square | Episode 2 of the Read the Bible for Life Podcast | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E01 - Introduction to the RBL Podcast | -- | 12/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 47 Episodes |
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