How (and How Not) to Read the Bible

The Lord of Spirits

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Fr. Stephen De Young, and Ancient Faith Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2022

⏱️ 173 minutes

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Summary

Reading the Bible is easier now than in any previous moment in history. And misreading it is also the easiest it’s ever been. What does it mean to read the Bible historically? To read it literally? What are some interpretive/hermeneutic ideas that don’t make sense if you look closely at them? Join Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick as they go “meta” for this episode and talk about what it means to read the Bible as Orthodox Christians.

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0:00.0	He will be a staff for the righteous, with which for them to stand, and not to fall,
0:05.6	and he will be the light of the nations, and the hope of those whose hearts are troubled.
0:09.9	All who dwell on the earth will fall down and worship him, and they will praise and bless,
0:15.3	and celebrate with song the Lord of Spirits, 1st denoc, chapter 48, verses 4-5.
0:22.0	The modern world doesn't acknowledge, but is nevertheless haunted by spirits, angels, demons,
0:28.8	and saints. In our time, many yearned to break free of the prison of a flat, secular materialism,
0:35.4	to see and to know reality as it truly is.
0:39.5	What is this spiritual reality like? How do we engage with it well?
0:43.3	How do we permeate everyday life with spiritual presence?
0:47.7	Orthodox Christian priests, Father Andrew Stephen Damick, and Father Stephen De Young,
0:52.3	host this live Colin show, focused on enchantment in creation,
0:56.8	the union of the scene and unseen as made by God, and experienced by mankind throughout history.
1:03.3	Welcome to the Lord of Spirits.
1:07.3	Hey, good evening, everybody.
1:09.3	Your listening to Lord of Spirits' podcast, we are back. It is our first live show since the Great Flood
1:16.3	in the Chesterton studio that happened right before Great Lunt.
1:20.7	My co-host, Father Stephen De Young, is with me from Lafayette, Louisiana,
1:24.7	and I'm Father Andrew Stephen Damick and Emmaus, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
1:29.7	And if you're listening to this live, and I hope you are, you can call it a live.
1:33.7	You're doing it live. That's right. It's happening.
1:36.7	Thank you for reminding me that this is live radio.
1:41.7	Yes. You can call it interrupt each other or throw each other off.
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