Rethinking Revelation, Wrath, and Redemption - w/ Bradley Jersak (Understanding the Bible Series)

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Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2021

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

How reading scripture through the lens of Jesus can transform your understanding of God, justice, and salvation. In part four of Voxology's Bible Series, Mike and Tim are joined by returning guest and theologian Bradley Jersak to explore ideas from his new book, A More Christlike Word. From questioning literalist readings of the Old Testament to redefining the meaning and necessity of Jesus' death, this rich and heartfelt conversation digs into how the Bible can be both faithfully read and lovingly reinterpreted in light of Christ.

Key Takeaways: • The "Emmaus Way" of Reading Scripture – Discover how Jesus modeled a way of interpreting the Old Testament through his death, resurrection, and teachings. • Reframing Atonement – Understanding Jesus' death not as divine punishment but as self-giving love that confronts and overcomes the powers of darkness, dread, and death. • The Bible's Progressive Unveiling – How scripture gradually removes cultural and theological "veils" to more clearly reveal God's nature through Jesus. • Rethinking "Wrath" and "Justice" – Looking beyond punitive legal models to embrace a restorative view of justice rooted in covenantal love. • The Role of Modern Culture – Are we seeing God more clearly, or just projecting modern sensibilities onto the text?

Guest Highlights: Bradley Jersak – Author and theologian passionate about restoring a Christ-centered reading of the Bible. Bradley shares his personal journey from fundamentalist readings of scripture to a more hopeful and faithful hermeneutic rooted in the character of Jesus. His insights on divine violence, penal substitution, and atonement offer a freeing alternative for those disillusioned with traditional interpretations.

Resources Mentioned: • * A More Christlike Word* by Bradley Jersak – bradjersak.com • Books by Greg Boyd and Brian Zahnd (referenced as part of the theological context) • Paul's Letters and the Gospels – especially Romans and 1 Corinthians • Jesus' "Emmaus Road" conversation – Luke 24 • The Beatitudes – Matthew 5

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Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, live from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It is Mike Erie and Tim Stafford
0:08.9	coming at you from the new Olympic sport of Zooming. And we are quite proficient in that.
0:16.3	Everybody's favorite sport. Tim, there is so much happening in the world. We've got Olympics, we got Olympic news.
0:23.1	We've got Andrew Como news.
0:26.6	We've got all sorts of Mars Hill.
0:30.8	Are you following along in your decline of Mars Hill still?
0:34.2	Very interesting.
0:35.5	Yep.
0:36.4	And the big thing I've just got to convey to people is that my teenage son and teenage
0:45.5	daughter and I just binged on outer banks.
0:50.1	And Netflix show where really some of the best looking people on the planet gather
0:58.5	to solve mysteries, to defy their parents, to wreck the number of cars that are wrecked.
1:08.8	Yeah, it's like an Abercrombie and Fitch Scooby-Doo. Yes. Yeah, it's like an abracrombie and Fitch
1:10.9	Scooby-Doo. Oh, it's so beautiful. And so I said to my children, it's just an act of sheer
1:18.9	parental love, I will, I will watch any series you are interested in. Look at you. And so we
1:24.6	went to OBX, baby. And so that was kind of the spiritual highlight in the
1:31.9	middle of all that craziness. Yeah, sure. I learned some new, I learned some new vernacular. I feel
1:38.9	like I could probably find some gold if I were let loose in the Bahamas.
1:46.4	And I don't know.
1:47.8	It was good.
1:48.8	Have you seen this?
1:49.8	Have you seen the first season?
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