Faith, Scripture, & The Holy Land: A Journey Through Biblical History With William Varner
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In this conversation, we connect with William Varner, a professor of biblical languages and Bible exposition at The Master's University and former director of the IBEX program. With three master's degrees, a doctorate, and seven years of pastoral experience in Pennsylvania, William's academic and spiritual journey took a transformative turn during his first trip to Israel — a journey that reshaped his entire approach to ministry.
William has authored a rich array of works, including The Chariot of Israel: Exploits of the Prophet Elijah, The Way of the Didache, and Handbook for Praying Scripture. With over 100 articles published in both academic journals and popular magazines, his expertise is widely recognized in academic and Biblical communities alike. His 17 years of experience in Jewish ministry in Israel have endowed him with profound insights into the geography and history of the region, which he shares with students from across the world to this day….
Jump in now to find out:
- What attracted William to Biblical studies.
- An inside look at William's faith journey.
- How Christians are perceived and treated in secular environments.
- The eye-opening experience of witnessing Biblical monuments in person.
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| 0:30.0 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | That is Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:35.0 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | My guest today is William Varn, he is a professor, he teaches |
| 0:45.1 | about biblical languages and Bible exposition, so we're going to talk about his |
| 0:49.6 | work there and see what interesting things we find. So welcome, William, thanks for coming. |
| 0:54.0 | Thank you, Richard. |
| 0:55.0 | It's really, and I mean it, and honor to be with you. |
| 0:58.0 | Yeah, thank you. |
| 0:59.0 | Well, tell me a bit about your background and what attracted you to Bible studies and specifically the work that you do? |
| 1:04.9 | Well, if somebody looked at my first 17 years of life, they would not think about Bible study. |
| 1:09.9 | I grew up in South Carolina, which of course is teased about being the Bible Belt, but that |
| 1:16.8 | was not my family. |
| 1:17.8 | I never saw my parents ever go into a church, and I think as a youngster my mom put a bow tie on me and sent me to a |
| 1:26.8 | Southern Baptist Sunday school for a couple of years but around 10 or 11 I thought |
| 1:31.2 | that I got smarter than that and became just as secular as my parents. |
| 1:35.9 | That doesn't mean like it was a bad person. |
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