[Bible] Episode 267: Jamal-Dominique Hopkins - Sacrifice in the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and co-host Cynthia Shafer-Elliott learn from Jamal-Dominique Hopkins about the history of sacrifice in the Qumran community and the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls in understanding Judaism during the Second Temple period, exploring the interplay of tradition and innovation in ancient Jewish communities. Show Notes → ********** This episode is sponsored by Lumi. To learn more about microdosing THC, go to Microdose.com and use code NORMALPEOPLE to get free shipping and 30% off your first order. ********** This episode is sponsored by Fast Growing Trees. This Spring they have the best deals online, up to half off on select plants and other deals. And listeners to our show get an additional 15% off their first purchase when using the code NORMALPEOPLE at checkout. That’s an additional 15% off at FastGrowingTrees.com using the code NORMALPEOPLE at checkout. Offer is valid for a limited time, terms and conditions may apply. 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.
0:07.0	All right folks, it's time to tell you about our April class class which is part of our spring semester in the Old Testament taught by our very own P-N's
0:16.4	This April class is called divine violence in the Old Testament exploring violence in the biblical text
0:22.3	How do we make sense of the many stories in the biblical text.
0:22.6	How do we make sense of the many stories in the Bible
0:24.7	to portray God as at best ignoring violence
0:28.1	and at worst explicitly calling for it?
0:30.9	Is God violent?
0:32.2	These questions have plagued readers of the Bible for centuries
0:35.2	moving beyond theory to practical and devastating applications including the
0:40.0	justification of human acts of violence.
0:43.4	So in this class, we're going to challenge
0:46.1	simplistic interpretations that assume that we need
0:49.9	to accept these depictions of God as violent just uncritically.
0:54.8	Because we're so generous, this class is available for you to watch instantly when you
0:57.8	purchase it.
0:58.8	And like always, it's pay what you can, but only from April 1st to 15th,
1:01.8	and then it will cost $25 to download.
1:04.0	As with all of our spring classes, it comes with a study guide so you can stay engaged while you watch
1:08.4	and so you can write down your questions for the live Q&A with Pete
1:11.0	that's coming at the end of the semester.
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