S4E9 Questioning Scriptures and Frustration with Politics

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we begin the podcast by talking about the pseudepigraphal nature of some of the books of the New Testament and the problem with the process academics use for identifying pseudepigraphal records. We also talk about the importance of modern-day revelation in understanding the scriptures. A litner talks about their frustration with politics making their way into their Sunday experience and Gerrit shares a quote from Brigham Young that squashes the idea of political arguments in the Church calling it “political gentile warfare” and saying there is no place for it in the Kingdom of God. For details about our live studio audience recording on Saturday, March 16th please sign up for our free newsletter: ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/⁠ If you would like to join us on a Standard of Truth Tour in Palmyra and Kirtland on June 7 spots are still available: https://standardoftruth.com/tours/ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠[email protected] Please visit our website at ⁠www.standardoftruth.com⁠

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Standard of Truth podcast. In this podcast, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont and Professor Richard
0:07.8	Luduke explore the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the
0:13.2	life and teachings of Prophet Joseph Smith. They examine the original historical sources and
0:18.8	provide context for events of the past.
0:21.7	They approach the history of the church with faith, expertise, and humor.
0:34.3	Hi, welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast.
0:38.3	I'm your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont, and I'm joined by my friend, Professor Richard Leduc.
0:43.5	Hello, Garrett.
0:44.3	In this week's podcast, I promise we're going to get through the emails so quick.
0:49.3	We're going to get right to the witnesses of the Book of Mormon.
0:52.2	I feel like maybe you shouldn't promise anything.
0:56.0	We do have a couple of good emails here that we're going to read that will likely
0:59.8	take care it down several rabbit holes.
1:01.8	This first email in the Phoebe Draper mailbag comes to us from Jordan.
1:06.5	Hey, doctors.
1:07.9	I know one of you isn't actually a doctor yet, but I believe you get there soon.
1:12.2	Well, thank you for having more faith than me.
1:13.7	Yeah, what a kind thing to say to you.
1:15.6	Than the state of Oklahoma, my wife, my friends.
1:18.2	Yeah.
1:18.7	Anyone who knows you.
1:20.9	Apologies for not using names.
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