With All Your Mind
Looking to understand biblical concepts with the help of the original languages and historical and cultural context.
Episodes
What culture did Jesus most identify with and how can we see that? How did he interact with and view other cultures? And what does that say about him?
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You might not realize all the examples of Greco-Roman culture that we see in the Bible, including how the Bible quotes itself, where and how it quotes extra-biblical books and philosophers, and ancient apartment buildings. Join us for me using a baby voice and using the word ghetto way too many times.
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When you hear that the New Testament is in a Greek/Roman time period, what does that mean to you? How do you imagine those cultures affect the Bible and the people that lived at that time? In this episode, we'll explore some tangible ways that Greek and Roman culture affected both the Bible and the people of Israel.
Resources Used in this Episode:
- A Getty Blog about Triclinium
- NIV Archaological Study Bible, 2006
- A Good Gene...
What are the differences in how emotions are expressed in modern English vs. biblical Hebrew? Do we have any ways in common? And what are some other unique expressions in Biblical Hebrew?
Some resources used in this episode:
- Their Eyes Swell Out With Fatness: Metaphor and Emotion in Psalm 73: Richard Liantonio Article Here
- A Few Metaphorical Source Domains For Emotions In The Old Testament: Alec Basson, Stellenbosch Univ...
Language is so diverse! The basic building blocks of language that we can all take for granted... shouldn't be. Learn how Biblical Hebrew says yes, and how it doesn't. It matters!
Resources Used for Today's Episode:
- Christo H. J. van der Merwe, Jacobus A. Naudé, and Jan H. Kroeze, A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar, Second Edition. (London; Oxford; New York; New Delhi; Sydney: Bloomsbury; Bloomsbury T&T Clark: An Impr...
Have you ever thought that Bible characters must be pretty boring and formal? That maybe they were always serious and made speeches? There actually may be a few reasons for that, and we'll explore a few in today's episode, including how the Hebrew verb system isn't as fun sounding as English speakers might accidentally expect it to be.
Resources for this episode:
“The change in Hebrew from a V-framed to an S-framed language” by...
I'm sure you've noticed the quasi-poetry of Proverbs. But what's going on in there? And other than the beautiful (though weird stuff) going on in Song of Solomon, where else do we see poetry? What exactly is a Biblical Hebrew writing style?
The Hermeneutics Course I Took (it's free and online if you want to give it a go)
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Do you know what features define Biblical Hebrew poetry? Or that there is essentially no word for yes in Biblical Hebrew? We're kicking off a mini season on literary, linguistic and cultural features of the Bible and how they effect our English Bibles.
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What's going on with the podcast, what I'm up to next and Eli jumping on the couch.
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This is a pretty odd Q&A episode: we have questions that nobody asked, and some questions that nobody answered. It's all good! At least we talk about ice cream and hell!
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We got some really good questions in here! You guys are serious thinkers. I'm a little intimidated.
Note: When I mention that "Yahweh" is not said in Greek, I'm mostly talking about how the word Yahweh is not transliterated into Greek, neither in the Greek New Testament nor in the Septuagint. Instead, Greek writers wrote "Theos" (the Greek word for God/god) or "Kurios" (the Greek word for Lord). The name Yahweh was not spoke...
Yo dawg, I heard you like blessings, so I blessed the bless you blessings.
But seriously, what is Christianese, and why do we use it? Should we?
A few articles that I mention:
- Bluey's Beautiful Conservatism
- (If that link doesn't work, just search for "Bluey's Beautiful Conservatism"
- Focus on the Family Article
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We can make so many assumptions about the Bible and confuse it with good ideas and stories from the past that sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between a biblical concept, and just a decent idea. Tune in for the Bible version of fact or fiction: was it or was it not in the Bible?
Some resources for this episode:
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The Book of Virtues, William Bennett. Dirty Jim, by Jane Taylor.
- Cleanliness is next to godliness wiki
- ...
Ok, so maybe you don't care to talk about what a PhD student is doing with an ancient papyrus that you've never heard of before! But you probably should care about what's going on with Mark 16, why the New King James Bible is more old-fashioned than I thought (no judgment though!) and why footnotes matter.
Sources used for this episode:
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NIV Archaeological Study Bible, Zondervan, 2005
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ESV Study Bible, Crossway, 2008 (oops...
Once upon a time... there was a manuscript called Papyrus 66. Come play detective with me, and figure out how a NT researcher used a Greek manuscript of John to support her theory that the Martha in the Bible never existed. You'll see how we can use and appreciate textual criticism, without needing to accept or support theories that use it.
Some of the resources used for this episode:
No, don't be scared! This is an important topic if you want to be informed about current events and apologetics. The world of academia has provided a lot of insight into the Bible and really helped to form the Bible as we know it today. One of the tools used to determine whether a manuscript is a fraud, the real deal, or a piece of ancient junk, is textual criticism. Find out more, including why the church has a hard time talki...
There are so many English Bibles, it's hard to keep track of them all! That's why there's something called the spectrum of English Bible translation. Learn the different philosophies of Bible translation, what the differences are between them and what translation you should read (spoiler, there's no good answer on that one).
Some of the resources used for this episode:
Sin, transgression and iniquity don't sound like fun things to talk about, but give this episode a try if you really want to know why we really need those words in the Bible and why they're a great translation choice.
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When you think about how Bible translation is done, do you imagine old-school missionaries deep in the jungle, typing away on a typewriter, or young people, talking to professionals on Zoom? Both apply! Find out when and why.
Some links if you want to learn more about Bible translation:
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Chesed is one of the most important words in the whole Bible, but it doesn't get much press. But that is in part because we use so many other words to reflect it... Grace, love, kindness, mercy, and more! Find out why it's confusing, and how we can better understand it.
Some of the resources used for this episode:
- The Naked Bible podcast Episode 350 (Transcript) https://nakedbiblepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NB-35...
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