Bringing you discussions, interactions, reviews and content related to the best academic literature on Biblical, theological and philosophical issues today from a former Reformed Protestant turned Classical Theistic Humanist.
Episodes
Friday Oct 26, 2018
Friday Oct 26, 2018
If you've spoken with atheists for any amount of time, you've likely heard this objection against the Bible - God is a moral monster because the Bible commands a rape victim to marry her rapist!
Well is that what the text says? Not even close. In this Freed Byte episode, we take a look at this passage and respond to the challenge.
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Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
In this episode we continue our series looking at the so-called "atrocities" in the Bible by exploring the question of whether or not God commanded genocide in the Old Testament when he ordered the Israelites to drive the Canaanites out of the land. I'm joined for this discussion by Dr. Matthew Flannagan.
For more on Dr. Flannagan, you can follow his work at www.mandm.org.nz. You can also check out his book on this topic, co-authored with Dr. Paul Copan, entitled Did God Really Command Genocide? Coming to Terms with the Justice of God.
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P.S. I tried a new platform for recording and it did not turn out the best. Sorry for the poor audio on my side of the discussion!
Friday Jul 10, 2015
Friday Jul 10, 2015
In this episode we continue our series on the supposed atrocities that are found within the Bible. We have looked at slavery in the past two episodes dealing with the Ancient Near Eastern cultural context and the casuistic laws found in the Old Testament. In this episode we move into the 1st century and explore how Jesus and Paul interacted with the topic of slavery.
Friday Jun 26, 2015
Friday Jun 26, 2015
In this episode, we continue our look at the Old Testament laws regarding slavery and respond to critical views that say that the Bible condones slavery and the abuse of slaves.
Sunday May 24, 2015
Sunday May 24, 2015
We return in this episode to the series we had started on the so called Bible Atrocities and will start to address the question, "Doesn't the Bible condone slavery?!" Answering this question may take 3 to 4 episodes as we explore the cultural and historical contexts of Ancient Israel, examine some of the casuistic (case) laws in the Pentateuch, investigate how the New Testament addresses the issue of slavery and servitude in light of the person and work of Jesus Christ found in the Gospel and then wrap up considering the role that Bible played in the New World African slave trade.
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Monday Feb 23, 2015
Monday Feb 23, 2015
In this episode we begin a new series dealing with the so called "atrocities" of the Bible and the arguments that God is a "moral monster." This introductory episode deals with the issue of the nature of these kinds of argument and ask the question that Abraham asked, "Shall not the judge of all the earth do what is just?"
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