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The Deconstructionists

Ep. 157 - Dr. Dan McClellan ”Data Over Dogma” pt. 2

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4823 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio:This week I had the chance to talk one of my favorite scholars, Dr. Dan O. McClellan in part 2 of 2 episodes. Dan received is bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in ancient Near Eastern Studies, where he focused on Biblical Hebrew and minored in Classical Greek. He completed his master of studies in Jewish studies at the University of Oxford in July of 2010 and his mater of arts in biblical studies in 2013 at Trinity Western University. In early 2020, he defended his doctoral dissertation written for the University of Exeter on the cognitive science of religion and the conceptualization of deity and divine agency in the Hebrew Bible. He later worked as a scripture translation supervisor for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City from 2013-2023, and has occasionally taught courses at Brigham Young University as an adjunct professor. Dan’s areas of specialization are Second Temple Judaism, early Israelite religion, textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible, early christology, the cognitive science of religion, cognitive linguistics, and religious identity. Check out Dan’s social media channels and his new podcast, Data Over Dogma Guest (selected) Publications: YHWH’s Divine Images Guest Website/Social Media: www.inktr.ee/maklelan www.maklelan.org www.danielomcclellan.wordpress.com YouTube: @maklelan Instagram: @maklelan Twitter: @maklelan Special Music by: Forrest Clay from the Recover EPYou can find Clay’s music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found!This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social mediaJoin our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan BattlesAll photos by Jared HevronLogos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen PfluigT-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Starting your own podcast? Try Riverside! https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-williamsonThis episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh! Go to www.hellofresh.com/deconstruct16 and use the code deconstruct16 or 16 FREE meals plus free shipping! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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You can wear what you want, give out your opinion for free, even if it's unpopular.

0:09.8

Listen to your playlist.

0:11.5

You can put a sign out on your front lawn that says, vote for Bigfoot, someone you can believe in.

0:17.1

Pray to the God of your choice, or don't.

0:20.0

You have the right to hang with a posse that thinks like you do.

0:23.9

Tell the government what you think about its policies.

0:26.6

They're the freedoms that let you be you, and they're all brought to you by the First Amendment.

0:35.4

Learn more at freedomforum.org.

0:54.1

Welcome back to the Deconstructionist podcast. I'm your host, John Williamson, and we are back with

0:58.6

part two of my conversation with Dr. Dan McClellan. Really, really fun. As I said, a brilliant guy who

1:07.7

speaks and reads a number of languages and, you know, just was super, super

1:14.2

fun to talk to her and super gracious. I was having a ton of technical issues, which is unusual.

1:20.7

I've gotten those ironed out over seven years, but for whatever reason, my soundboard decided not to

1:26.4

work, you know, properly that particular day.

1:29.1

But he was patient with me, and I appreciate that to no end.

1:33.8

And we got the interview done and had to do some editing, some finagling, but we made it happen.

1:40.7

But hopefully you enjoyed this.

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And again, this is part two. So if you haven't

1:45.9

heard part one yet, pause, go back, listen to last week's episode. But otherwise, enjoy part two.

1:51.6

This is a conclusion of my conversation with Dr. Dan McClellan. And as always,

1:57.5

www. www.d.deconstructionist.com is the one-stop shop for everything that we do here.

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