Ep 49 - Rob Bell ”What is the Bible?”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2017

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio: This week we try to redeem ourselves from our infamous Rob Bell “fanboy” episode and are somewhat successful! We had the pleasure of recording live with Rob in Dayton, Ohio on the last top of his bookstore tour. Rob had a lot of great stuff to say about his brand new bestselling book, “What is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything.” We dive into how we read the bible, how it’s still relevant today, and it continues to evolve. Rob Bell is The New York Times bestselling author of Love Wins, What We Talk About When We Talk about God, The Zimzum of Love and How To Be Here. iTunes named his podcast, The RobCast, Best of 2015. He’s been profiled in The New Yorker, he’s toured with Oprah on her Life You Want Tour, and in 2011 Time Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He has a regular show at Largo, the legendary music and comedy club in West Hollywood and is currently touring to support his latest book, “What is the Bible?:How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything.” Guest Publications: “Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith; Sex God: Exploring The Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality; Jesus Wants to Save Christians: Learning to Read a Dangerous Book; Drops Like Stars: A Few Thoughts on Creativity & Suffering; Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived; What We Talk about When We Talk about God; The Zimzum of Love: A New Way of Understanding Marriage; How To Be Here; Millones Cajones; and What is The Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything.” Guest Website/Social Media: www.robbell.com Twitter: @realrobbell Instagram: @realrobbell Facebook: @realrobbell iTunes: The RobCast Special guest music on this episode provided by: Civil Twilight Facebook: @CivilTwilight Twitter: @civiltwilight Instagram: @civiltwilight Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Let It Go; Oh, Daniel; Believe, & Story of an Immigrant” from the album “Story Of An Immigrant.” “Letters From The Sky” from the album “Civil Twilight.” “Fire Escape” from the album “Holy Weather.” Civil Twilight’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, Apple Music, and anywhere good music is sold. The Deconstructionist’s Podcast is mixed and edited by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Donation: If you’re digging what we’re doing here consider making a small donation. Maintaining a podcast isn’t cheap and every dollar donated helps us to keep this thing going. Money donated goes to helping to purchase research materials, maintenance of the website, storage of episodes, etc. Click the link below to donate: https://squareup.com/store/thedeconstructionists Brand new T-Shirts now available! An original design by Joseph Ernst (@joernst1 on Instagram), this limited edition uni-sex t-shirt is soft and durable poly/cotton in charcoal grey with white screen printed graphic. Grab one to support your favorite podcast and remember when you embraced the beauty of your deconstruction. https://squareup.com/store/thedeconstructionists Find us on social media! www.thedeconstructionists.com Twitter: @deconstructcast Facebook: deconstructionistsanonymous Instagram: deconstructionistspodcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	And so what's interesting is oftentimes, especially our modern, sophisticated, educated
0:04.6	friends who reject the Bible, affirm evolution biologically and then deny it developmentally.
0:13.6	So they will say, yeah, of course evolution. Obviously, the whole thing is unfolding and adapting
0:18.7	and certain things survive and certain things don't.
0:21.6	But then they turn around and read the Bible like a static, fixed book.
0:27.5	But if you read this book as, of course, earlier people, early in the story, had understandings we don't.
0:35.8	And actually, you saying it's barbaric and primitive, which it is, I join you in condemning that,
0:42.3	how are you here?
0:44.6	How do you have this ranking and hierarchy?
0:47.6	And when people say, well, it never condemned slavery, but you do.
0:51.8	So how is it that something happened in human history that you want nothing to do with
1:00.0	slavery? And did that movement just happen with you or has it been unfolding through all of the
1:06.3	human story? In which case, the Bible shows you what that unfolding looks like. You just happen to be
1:12.0	a little farther down the road when it comes to slavery or women's rights, but you also have
1:18.7	a massive carbon footprint and are part of an industrial society that actually might be ruining
1:23.4	the earth for good. So in all the ways that you are also, you are way farther ahead,
1:29.3	do you love your neighbor? That's from Leviticus. Any way in which you would say, I'm not always the
1:33.2	most loving neighbor, then actually Leviticus was farther ahead. So to make it just this clean
1:39.5	line, you can't do that either.
1:40.8	Just let it go. you can't do that either.
1:54.9	The Deconstructionist podcast is produced by Nicholas Rowe at the National Audio Preservation Society Recording Studio in Newark, Ohio. Follow us on social media at www.
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