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An honest questioning of difficult and mysterious passages of the Bible.

dante stack


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    Question 95: Are there Glitches in the Matrix?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 35:28


    Missing Bible verses, Greek gods, and bronze serpents, oh my!

    Question 94: Were the Saints Resurrected on Good Friday?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2018 33:24


    Matthew's account of Jesus' death has a detail no other account has. What's up with that?"Fun with the Apocrypha” and “Solve the World: Part One” are now for sale!

    Question 93: Does the Red Heifer Mean Armageddon?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 25:52


    Does the appearance of the first truly red heifer in 2000 years signify the end of days is nigh?

    Question 92: RAW -- Why Didn't the Father Sacrifice Himself?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 28:27


    Why did Jesus have to die, and not God the Father?

    Why the Apocrypha?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 16:59


    “Fun with the Apocrypha” by Dante Stack now available as an ebook (or paperback). Order your copy today!

    Question 91: Does Sin Exist Apart from the Law?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 32:04


    Dante gets himself twisted into a pretzel knot trying to deconstruct Paul's train of thought in Romans 7.

    ...and Lenin went underground

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 23:26


    Before delving back into Biblical questions, Dante reflects on 10 takeaways from his year in Russia.

    Question 90: Would Jesus Have Been a Good Soldier?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2017 23:09


    Jesus lived in a certain time and place... does his behavior as a 1st century Galilean show us how to live in every possible human situation?

    God of Gods: Part IIX Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2017 42:04


    Dante's concluding thoughts on Biblical henotheism.

    a warning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017 18:18


    Dante offers a warning to himself... and to you.

    God of Gods: Part VII

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017 38:46


    Do any of these wacky theories affect us at all? Does it change the way we interact with the Gospel? With Jesus? With the whole big shebang???

    God of Gods: Part VI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 33:10


    If Yahweh has been playing a delicate game of chess with the other Elohim, what game plan has the opposition had?

    Question 86: Who or What are the Watchers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 19:06


    An obscure reference in Daniel to "the watchers" sparks a mesopotamian search for the truth behind the myth.

    Question 85: Who or What is Leviathan?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 28:17


    Is Leviathan a dinosaur, myth, or something more?

    God of Gods: Part V

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 42:14


    Using extra-biblical writings, Dante leaps into the unknown, connecting dots from Nephilim to the Greek pantheon.

    Question 83: When was the Book of Daniel Written?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 35:39


    Dante wrestles with competing views as to when the book of Daniel was written.

    God of Gods: Part IV

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 41:41


    Who are the Elohim that God speaks to in Psalm 82? What part do they have to play in God's plan?

    God of Gods: Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 46:39


    Jesus calls himself the Son of Man. We call him the Son of God. What do these terms mean, and what implications do they bear?

    God of Gods: Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2017 38:01


    Push aside your angel mythology and preconceptions. The Old Testament gives a different definition to the word 'angel' than we may have suspected. The implications may be vast.

    Question 79: Why Aren't We All Universalists?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2017 62:52


    Dante invokes aboriginal monkeys in order to convince guest Pastor Clint Wright that universalism sure seems nice. Why can't we all embrace it?

    Question 78: RAW How Do We Stop Drowning?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 28:06


    Dante walks through a 60 hour panic attack he had over the apparent contradiction in Exodus 6.

    God of Gods (Part I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2017 44:33


    Psalm 82 has God standing in the midst of the "the gods". What does that mean? The answers lead Dante to insanity, more or less.

    Question 76: What is the Kingdom of Heaven?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 17:02


    Can you come up with a half-decent definition for the kingdom of heaven?

    Question 75: Is Scripture Holding Back?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2017 24:02


    Should we read the Bible with the assumption that we're getting a SUFFICIENT history of the world? Or, is that not the point? And if that's not the point, what stories remain just below the surface?

    Question 74: Are There Any Silver Bullets?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2017 37:31


    Werewolves can only be killed by silver bullets. Does faith have an achilles heel?

    Question 73: Should We Be Reckless?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2017 21:04


    Jesus says whoever wants to gain his life must lose it, so should we seek to lose our lives... literally?

    Question 72: Who or What is the Antichrist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 35:31


    Dante reviews the Biblical references to the renown figure called "antichrist"

    Question 71: Are Pomegranates the Forbidden Fruit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2017 21:00


    Are there any clues in the Bible to what the forbidden fruit really is?

    Question 70: Is God Gonna Kill Me?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017 26:53


    If we're no better than Ananias & Sapphira, is there any reason that we shouldn't receive the same fate?

    Thoughts on "Silence"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2017 9:54


    Dante gives an emphatic and emotional response to the Martin Scorcese film, "Silence"

    Question 69: RAW -- What Makes the Gospel Good?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2017 26:45


    The gospel is translated as "good news". What exactly makes it good, if it condemns over half the population to hell?

    Question 68: Do We Cause Christ's Return?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 26:06


    Is it really true that God is waiting for the Gospel to preached to every tribe on Earth before he returns?

    Question 67: Is God in the Stars?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2016 23:29


    Connecting Zarathustra to Chirstmas since 2016!

    Question 66: Is Yahweh a Trickster God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 24:21


    The odd story of Phinehas raising questions concerning God's decision-making process.

    Question 65: Why Does God Go Silent?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2016 28:31


    How do you deal with God's silence when things go bad?

    Question 64: Why Didn't Jesus Go to the Gentiles?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016 28:14


    Jesus kept the scope of his ministry strictly to the Jews. Why?

    Question 63: What if We Break the Rules?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2016 32:57


    Are there any actual, tangible, practical consequences for breaking God's laws?

    Question 62: Did God Send the Bears?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2016 25:08


    Guest host John Martindale invades the 2 Kings story of bald Elisha and the she-bears that ripped to shreds the boys that mocked his baldy-baldy-baldiness!

    Question 61: Why Does Luke Repeat Himself?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2016 34:41


    Luke tells the same story three times in the book of Acts. Why?

    Religion & Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2016 20:33


    Dante briefly comes back from hiatus to discuss Trump and Chrisitianity!

    Question 60: How Should We Read the Bible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2016 120:13


    Dante discusses with Jonathan Benedetti, John Martindale, Mike Hazeltine, and Caleb Rackley about how to avoid the arrows of the Bible and get closer to God.

    Question 59: Do Animals Have Souls?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2016 51:10


    Does God wipe away every puppy dog's tears?

    Question 58: Can I Fall Away?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016 37:45


    Hebrews 6 paints a certain picture. There's only 2 ways to interpret it and neither of them are pretty.

    Question 57: Has Every Card Already Been Played?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2016 33:12


    If there's nothing new under the sun, why are we still playing the game?

    Question 56: Who Killed Goliath?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2016 23:59


    2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles disagrees about which giant Elhanan killed... it's kinda a big deal.

    Question 55: Was the Apostle Paul Racist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 25:05


    In his letter to Titus, the Apostle Paul seemingly makes an absolute statement about people from the island of Crete. Is that okay?

    Question 54: RAW -- How Do I Go Down with the Ship?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2016 27:01


    Dante, never the practical thinker, tries to actually outline 4 approaches to living out his faith in the modern world.

    Question 53: Does God Care More about Promises than People?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2016 30:20


    The Gibeonite people demanded to hang seven sons of Saul. David gave the men to them, and God seemed to bless the arrangement. What's really going on here?

    Question 52: Who or What is Lilith?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2016 39:43


    The word Lilith appears in the Bible just once, but the cult of strangeness surrounding the name is a tale as old as time.

    Question 51: Is There More than One King of Kings?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016 29:17


    Is it okay the Bible borrows the title "King of Kings" from other Ancient Near East cultures?

    2016 Fearfest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2016 23:57


    Looking over the first 50 episodes of the show, Dante's learned 4 whole new things to fear!

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