[Bible] Episode 270: Charles Halton - Is God More Humanlike Than We Thought?

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Charles Halton joins Pete and Jared to discuss how the Bible portrays God as being humanlike, the origin of resistance to seeing humanlike characteristics of God, and the implications of embracing this perspective. 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. 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	It's time to tell you about our May class, which is the last installment of our three-part
0:17.0	spring semester in the Old Testament.
0:19.2	This one is called The Bible and Multivocalityity respecting and embracing the many voices within the Bible.
0:27.2	Not only will you learn how to use the word multivocality in context, but it might be one of the key concepts for you to learn about the Bible.
0:35.4	It can be hard to take the Bible seriously if you start to recognize that it says
0:40.0	different things in different parts. It's varied, it's distinct, and even
0:45.0	contradictory voices all within the one book. In this class our very own
0:50.2	Pete Inns argues that multivocality, which is to say many voices, is actually a central
0:56.0	component of the biblical text, not something to be embarrassed about, but something to embrace.
1:00.9	If you've been wanting to know why the Bible has multiple
1:03.0	voices and how these voices shape our understanding of the text, this class is for
1:07.2	you. What's exciting is that as part of our spring semester in the Old
1:10.4	Testament, the class is actually pre-recorded and comes with a study guide
1:13.9	meaning you can purchase it and watch it on the same day regardless of your
1:17.0	schedule. Plus there's going to be a live Q&A with Pete in May to talk about all
1:21.9	three of our Old Testament classes.
1:24.3	So if you've watched any of them and have a question,
1:26.9	you'll be able to ask it to Pete personally.
1:29.6	If you're a member of our online community,
1:31.6	the society of normal people, you'll get automatic
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