Episode 053 - What if the Bible isn't perfect? (With Zach Hunt)
There are many debates and disagreements within Christianity. Behind most of these, you’ll find one very significant issue. How we read the Bible. The way we read the Bible and what we believe about how the Bible came to be directly gets at what we believe about God. Can Christianity work if the Bible isn't perfect?
Show Notes
Get Zach's books:
Godbreathed: What it Really Means for the Bible to Be Divinely Inspired
Unraptured: How End Times Theology Gets It Wrong
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More about My Conversation Partner
Zack Hunt has spent the last decade writing about the interplay of faith and politics in the public sphere on his eponymous blog, Substack, and Patheos as well as contributing articles to multiple publications. He’s also made appearances in Rolling Stone, The Boston Globe, Huffington Post, and various other media outlets.
Find Zack at www.TheWayIsTheWay.org
Threads: @zaackhunt
Facebook: @zlhunt
Instagram: @zaackhunt
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Transcription
Marc Schelske 0:00Hey friends, I'm Marc Alan Schelske, and this is The Apprenticeship Way, a podcast about spiritual growth following the way of Jesus. This is episode 53. What if the Bible isn't perfect?
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INTRODUCTION
Marc Schelske 1:50
There is significant division and disagreement in the greater Christian community. This includes long historical arguments about theology, like exactly what it means that Jesus saves us and exactly how that comes about,