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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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Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Where did our Bible come from? The more we understand how Scripture came to be, the more we discover its power and truth.
Brent talks with Susan Lim about her new IVP America book ‘Light of the Word: How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith’.
Susan has been professor of history at Biola University in La Mirada, California and is a speaker at conferences, churches and retreats.
- (1;10) Susan’s faith journey;
- (6:15) The ‘messy’ Bible history;
- (7:50) How our Old Testament was put together;
- (12:20) The New Testament;
- (14:00) The evidence for Jesus outside the New Testament;
- (15:00) Revelation;
- (18:00) The ‘fake’ books;
- (20:45) The church fathers;
- (25:10) Objections to the authority of the New Testament.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Light-Word-Knowing-History-Illuminates/dp/1514006944
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