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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Is the God of the Old Testament angry, sexist and racist?
David Lamb is the Allan A. MacRae Professor of Old Testament and Dean of Faculty at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His book, ‘God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?' is published by IVP America.
- (0:57) Is the God of the Old Testament really angry, sexist and racist?
- (2:01) Some of the negative perceptions of the God of the Old Testament;
- (3:50) Tension between divine love and divine anger;
- (6:46) God’s anger tied up with God’s holiness;
- (8:32) The God of the Old Testament is no different from the God of the New Testament;
- (10:20) Jesus’ perceptions of the Old Testament;
- (11:40) The ‘progressive’ aspects of the Old Testament;
- (14:17) The significance of Jesus’ foreign ancestors;
- (17:33) The extent to which the Old Testament speaks of women as ‘godlike’;
- (19:37) The Canaanites.
Links mentioned in this episode:
God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?
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