[Bible] Episode 258: Marc Brettler & Alan Lenzi - The Problem of Evil (Part 1)

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Marc Brettler and Alan Lenzi join Pete and Jared to discuss the context of evil in the Bible and other ancient Mesopotamian texts, giving insight into how people thousands of years ago wrestled with divine sovereignty and human suffering. This is the first of two episodes on the problem of evil—don’t miss part two on Faith for Normal People as Pete and Jared discuss theological frameworks with Tom Oord. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Bible for normal people, the only God-ordained
0:03.4	podcast on the internet. I'm Pete Ens. And I'm Jared Bias.
0:06.8	Before we get started today, we want to let you know that this is the last call for our
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0:30.6	biblical interpretation.
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1:00.4	We're often asked about the problem of evil, where does suffering come from, and what does
1:05.2	the Bible have to say about all of this.
1:07.3	So we're going to do a two-part series on these questions.
1:11.0	First, today's episode here is on the Bible for Normal People and we're going to do a deep
1:15.8	dive with two brilliant scholars on what the Bible has to say about all of it.
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