Trent Wilde Blog
This is the audio version of Trent Wilde's blog. Topics include philosophy, scripture, history, health, science, translating ancient Hebrew, and anything related to bdsda.com.
Episodes
The term usually translated "the wicked" in English translations of Hebrew scripture is better translated "wrongdoers." This episode explains why and it also explains the implications of this difference - particularly as it relates to Psalm 1. While addressing translation issues to some degree, this episode has a greater focus on the practical lessons of this first part of the poem:
"Cheers for the man who ain't done gone in the co...
This explains why a very common Hebrew conjugation is best translated using a feature of certain non-standard varieties of English. Also, we learn how this impacts the meaning of Psalm 1. More specifically, the Hebrew Qatal form is best translated using the "preverbal done" found in English dialects such as African American English and Southern American English. Both Qatal and "preverbal done" convey the perfective aspect. If you d...
If you read Bible translations, you should listen to this. Most translations aren't as good as they could be. You'll learn about some of the key problems and how they can be resolved. The issues include translating male-biased language, maintaining (or failing to maintain) distinctions between words, translation consistency, and dealing with the nuances and complexities of language. All this is explored through taking a detailed lo...
This introduces a new translation of "Psalm 1" (part of Not A Bible Translation). You'll learn why a new translation is needed and what is different about Not A Bible Translation. In the process, we cover some of the issues with modern English Bible Translations and also how Not A Bible Translations deals with the fact that the English language is not one thing, but rather a whole bunch of things (a collection of varieties).
Two ...
This is an introduction to, and overview of, our recent series Before Spirit Was Spiritualistic: Philosophical Materialism from Genesis to Jesus.
Blog Article - http://www.bdsda.com/2023/04/03/before-spirit-was-spiritualistic-upcoming-series-april-may-2023/
Before Spirit Was Spiritualistic: Philosophical Materialism from Genesis to Jesus Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn4_HDw_7F5K2GpgKtdh3kNTMX9s03tjs
Ancient religions had requirements for admission into sacred spaces - usually sacrifices and purification rites. The requirements had nothing to do with true beliefs or moral behavior. This was true of pagan religions and of many in ancient Israel as well. There was, however, a philosophical school in ancient Israel that was particularly concerned about truth and morality. We consider an ancient Israelite poem that gives conditions...
According to the Hebrew prophets and the early Jesus-movement, God is an individual, material being - not a bodiless mind diffused through (and beyond) space and time.
Blog Article: http://www.bdsda.com/2022/10/07/god-a-purely-material-person/
personality of god Archives - (bdsda.com)
You can watch the recordings of the (now finished) Zoom Series at this link: Zoom Series from Oct. 11-17 (2022) - The Personality of God: An SDA Pi...
Jesus and his early followers understood him to be a purely physical being, having no non-physical aspect.
Blog Article: Jesus: A Purely Material Person - (bdsda.com)
You can watch the recordings of the (now finished) Zoom Series at this link: Zoom Series from Oct. 11-17 (2022) - The Personality of God: An SDA Pillar Doctrine - (bdsda.com)
Jesus' doctrine of bodily resurrection as the only hope of future life is inconsistent with the idea that humans have non-physical souls.
Blog Article: http://www.bdsda.com/2022/10/05/resurrection-the-only-hope-of-future-life/
The Scripture Doctrine of Materialism by Thomas Cooper - (bdsda.com)
Ancient Israelites didn't believe what most people today believe about death. Humans, to them, were organized dirt that return to dirt at death, having nothing non-physical in their nature - nothing that might exist independent of the body.
Blog Article: To Dirt You Will Return (Israelite Anthropology) - (bdsda.com)
You can watch the recordings of the (now finished) Zoom Series at this link: Zoom Series from Oct. 11-17 (2022) - T...
Are thoughts produced by an immaterial soul or spirit? Ancient Israelites didn't think so; they believed our thoughts are the behavior of certain bodily organs; namely, the kidneys, liver, and heart.
Blog Article: Cognitive Kidneys (Israelite Anthropology) - (bdsda.com)
All verses are from Not A Bible Translation - my own translation.
The truly radical philosophy in ancient Israel wasn't monotheism; it was materialism - a wholesale despiritualization of the world.
Blog Article: Israel's Despiritualizing Philosophy - (bdsda.com)
References for Egyptian Texts:
Coffin Text Spell 78, CT II 19a-b (translation by James P. Allen in Context of Scripture, Volume 1, p. 11)
Coffin Text Spell 80, CT II 32b-35h (translation by James P. Allen in Context of Scripture, Volume ...
Ancient Israelites had a materialistic understanding of human nature. While most religious people today think humans are made of physical and non-physical aspects, ancient Israelites understood humans to be, quite literally, organized, breathing dirt, just like all the other animals.
Blog Article: Dirt You Are (Israelite Anthropology) - (bdsda.com)
You can watch the recordings of the (now finished) Zoom Series at this link: Zoom ...
Most physicists today believe that reality on the most fundamental level is timeless and that our experience of time and of change is ultimately an illusion. If this is true, the future already exists as a fixed reality and we have no possibility of changing to become any more moral than the laws of nature have destined us to be. But, as we'll see in this episode, time denial rests on a shaky foundation and we actually have every r...
This podcast contains the first part of Are You Minding What Matters? Lesson Three: Our Moral Possibility.
Blog Article: The Possibility of Moral Change - (bdsda.com)
After reviewing clear evidence that the reason early SDAs rejected trinitarianism was not that they rejected the personhood of the Holy Spirit, we consider their actual reasons for rejecting trinitarianism.
Blog Article: http://www.bdsda.com/2022/05/28/why-early-sdas-rejected-trinitarianism/
This is SDA Holy Spirit Debate Now vs Then part 3! The main point this time is that throughout Christian history, there are been non-trinitarian theologies that affirm the personhood of the Holy Spirit. This makes it clear that the question of whether or not the Holy Spirit is a person is distinct from the question of whether trinitarianism is true. Modern SDAs tend to not be familiar with this historical reality and thus assume th...
Is trinitarianism just "belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit"? Short answer: No. Trinitarianism is a collection of specific claims regarding the nature of, and relationship between, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Early SDAs understood these truly distinctive features of trinitarianism and it is to these distinctives that they objected.
Blog Article: What is Trinitarianism Anyway? - SDA Holy Spirit Debate Now vs Then 2 - (...
This episode introduces five projects published by Branch Davidians during the Feast of Unleavened Bread 2022.
Blog Article: 2022 Unleavened Bread Projects - (bdsda.com)
The Two Flood Stories in Genesis
Video: https://youtu.be/rAlsqIKPbbc
Podcast: Sabbath School with Branch Davidians: The Two Flood Stories In Genesis (libsyn.com)
Why Vaccine Mandates Are Not An Evil Infringement On Religious Liberty - (bdsda.com)
Unlike in the modern SDA debate about the personhood of the Holy Spirit, early SDAs regarded the question of whether the Holy Spirit is a person to be distinct from the question of whether trinitarianism is true. All early SDAs were anti-trinitarian, but their primary objections to the trinity had nothing to do with the Holy Spirit. Instead, they objected to the trinitarian idea of what it means to be a person. When using the early...
Popular Podcasts
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!