[Bible] Episode 252: Steed Davidson - The Bible’s Ambivalence Toward Empire

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Steed Davidson joins Pete and Jared to explain the origin of postcolonial biblical studies, the outcome of reading Scripture through a postcolonial lens, and how ancient empires could have used the biblical text to endorse their own imperialism. 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 podcast on the internet.
0:04.8	I'm Pete Ends.
0:05.8	And I'm Jared Bias.
0:10.7	Well, August is almost upon us, and you know what that means.
0:13.6	No, what does it mean, Jared?
0:15.0	It's time to tell you about our last summer school class of 2023.
0:18.2	Our last one, while our August class is called universal salvation is not modern,
0:23.7	universal salvation and historical and systematic perspective, very long title.
0:28.3	But it's going to be taught by Dr. Roberto Dillanoval.
0:31.7	In summary, the class is about Christian universal salvation, which teaches that everyone will eventually
0:37.8	be saved or reconciled to God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.
0:42.0	And that is a hot topic today, but also historically.
0:46.7	It's all over Christian history.
0:48.2	Yeah, it's been around.
0:49.1	This isn't, this isn't just a new thing.
0:51.0	And that's important point, folks.
0:52.2	But when you sign up, you'll get access to the live one night only class,
0:56.2	plus a live Q&A session, a link to the recording afterward and downloadable class slides.
1:02.2	So much.
1:02.9	The class, though, is happening live on August 14th.
1:06.5	So put that in your calendar, folks.
1:08.0	August 14th from 8 to 9 30 PM Eastern time.
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