[Bible] Episode 260: Jacob L. Wright - Why the Bible Came to Be

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 20 November 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Jacob L. Wright joins Pete and Jared to discuss the origins of the Hebrew Bible, moving beyond just the “how” and asking the deeper question of “why” the Bible began, revealing the quest to unite a people group in the midst of defeat. 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	As many of you know, I grew up being taught that the Left Behind series was
0:14.3	accurate biblical interpretation, that microchips and bar codes are signs of the
0:18.8	Antichrist and conspiracy theories that to this day have real political and social implications and so much of that came from a certain reading of the book of revelation
0:27.8	Reading revelation well continues to be so important. That's why I'm really excited to unveil the next book in our
0:34.1	Bible for Normal People commentary series, Revelation for Normal People. In this book
0:38.9	New Testament scholar Robin Whitaker uncovers the real world context behind this ancient apocalyptic text helping
0:45.7	us find meaning for our own time.
0:48.3	You can get revelation for normal people wherever you buy books on November 24th.
0:53.5	So mark that in your calendars and don't forget.
0:55.7	Hey folks, we have a little housekeeping request from our listeners who are members of
1:00.5	the Society of Normal People.
1:02.0	So if you're gathering in person with other members of the Society of Normal People. So if you're gathering in person with other members of Son P,
1:06.1	could you email us and let us know?
1:07.7	Our team is always working behind the scenes
1:09.4	to continue connecting you, and this would be
1:11.7	super helpful information for us.
1:13.6	So if you're meeting all you have to do is email us at info at the Bible for
1:17.2	normal people dot com let us know what your in-person society of normal
1:21.1	people community looks like and thanks and hope you enjoy to and to be with Jacob Wright. Jacob is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Candler School of Theology at Emory University,
1:36.5	and he has an extensive and impressive list of publications, but most recently he is the author of
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