Episode 65: Kent Sparks - Where Did the Israelites Come From?

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In this episode from Season 1, Jared and Pete talk to Dr. Kent Sparks about the origins of the Israelites. Along the way they get into the nature of the Bible, the nature of the Christian faith, fundamental theological issues like soteriology, and the nature of God. After all, you can't talk about anything without talking about everything. Show Notes → 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 podcast on the internet.
0:05.3	Serious talk about the sacred book. I'm Pete Ends.
0:08.2	And I'm Jared Byeth.
0:10.2	Hey everybody, thanks for tuning into another episode of the Bible for Normal People.
0:13.8	Our topic today is where did the Israelites come from?
0:17.6	Our guest is Kent Sparks and this is just a great reissue.
0:21.7	We can't wait to share this with you again.
0:23.7	A great reissue back from season one, huh Jared?
0:26.0	Back in the old days.
0:27.5	Back in the day.
0:28.4	And you know, that comes with a little disclaimer that says the audio quality wasn't great, but you know what?
0:34.1	Well, cans and strings worked okay for a while.
0:36.5	Exactly. I mean, there wasn't even color TV back then.
0:39.6	So give us a break.
0:41.1	We're doing the best we can.
0:42.1	So just have some have some grace with the quality, but I think the content quality is just it's excellent.
0:47.4	It's a really good conversation.
0:48.5	Kent is very articulate and it feels good to come right off the heels of our episode with Mark Smith on where did Yahweh come from.
0:57.0	The other question that comes up a lot and you can speak more to that Pete of where this conversation is in biblical scholarship, but the other question of where did the Israelites come from?
1:06.0	Right. And Kent really is an expert in this field, which is an a friend of mine.
1:10.5	It's fun to have them on.
1:12.0	But the history of Israel, where the Israelites came from, that's sort of a murky issue in biblical scholarship and has been for a long time.
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