Brian McLaren & Andrew Wilson debate Jesus and the Bible (replay)

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🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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In this special podcast episode, prominent Emerging Church leader Brian McLaren and renowned evangelical leader Andrew Wilson engage in a thought-provoking debate on whether we need to rethink our approach to scripture. This insightful discussion delves into critical topics, including: Have we made an idol of the Bible?How did Jesus read scripture?The relevance of Old Testament lawPerspectives on homosexualityAddressing contradictions in the BibleThe use and misuse of scriptureUnderstanding the resurrectionMale and female equality in the context of scripture Tune in to explore these essential questions and more, as McLaren and Wilson offer their unique perspectives on faith, interpretation, and the role of the Bible in modern Christianity. Originally released on 28 Nov 2014 • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:58.6	Hello and welcome to the program. Today we're revisiting a discussion series called Have We
1:04.8	Misread the Bible? The last time I was hosting this series of discussions it was
1:09.0	between church leaders Steve Chalk and Andrew Wilson on differing views about how to read scripture.
1:14.8	Well for today's discussion Andrew Wilson of New Frontiers joins me again
1:18.8	this time in conversation with Brian McLaren for two discussions on the Bible and Jesus.
1:24.4	Brian McLaren is an internationally acclaimed speaker and writer and an outspoken advocate
1:29.1	for a new kind of Christianity.
1:31.2	Well his latest book, We Make The Road by Walking, is a year's worth of
1:34.9	reflections on the Bible. So how should we read scripture? Well that's been an ongoing
1:40.2	concern for Brian who says that we need to rethink some of the more
1:43.5	perhaps conservative evangelical approaches to how we read the Bible. Andrew Wilson
1:48.5	is a church leader and author. He's also concerned with our approach to scripture, but holds to, you could say, a more traditional view of the authority and interpretation of the Bible.
1:58.0	His latest book is called Unbreakable and argues that Jesus himself is our guide to why the words of the Bible are
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