Podcasts about Documentary hypothesis

Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom  Just how flawed is the Old Testament? How much of it can we accept? Where did the Plain And Precious Things go in the Old Testament? What are the key omissions we know about? Where is Christ in the Old Testament if "all the prophets prophesied of me?" How does the Documentary Hypothesis fit in? What about the scribal schools of Joseph vs Judah? How was the Old Testament put together? Are we reading the results of just a few controlling editors and scribes with a different religion than the religion of the prophets? Website - www.cwicmedia.com 

How are we to understand the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and the stated intent of the federal government to deport him?It is good. He is an Israel hater. Finally the federal government is cracking down on Israel hate and Jew hate that have been running rampant on college campuses, leading to the intimidation and harassment of Jewish students and supporters of Israel. Columbia has been the capital of Jew hate and Israel hate. It is about time.It is bad. It changes the fundamental character of our country if somebody can be arrested and possibly deported for expressing opinions, however distasteful they may be to some. Deporting somebody for the exercise of free speech means we are in scary times in a scary country. Though some in the pro-Israel community may cheer this development, how can we be sure that we are not next? See Pastor Marin Niemoller's iconic words about Nazi Germany:First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.It is good. The intimidation and harassment of Jewish students have gone on too long. Our children who go to Columbia walk past signs, posters, and placards that say: “Jews go back to Europe.” How can we not see and combat that kind of hatred, which is real, throbbing, urgent, and getting worse? The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil will deter ugly hate directed against Jews and against Israel that has gone on for too long. Thank you, President Trump.It is bad. The administration is weaponizing antisemitism to try to achieve its immigration objectives. It does not actually care about antisemitism. And it is going to come back to haunt the Jewish and pro-Israel community by deepening divisions and hatred.Deepening hatred? How could it be worse than it is today, signs in New York City telling Jewish students and professors: “Jews go back to Europe.” The thing we fear may happen next is here. Now.On and on. How do we process such a complicated conundrum and negative energy sink hole? Tomorrow I want to offer an unexpected lens: the documentary hypothesis. Unlike our headlines, the documentary hypothesis is dry, a little boring, and safe to talk about in public. It will offend nobody. Also, and most importantly: At its heart is an insight that, whatever your view on the painful headlines, we all need to hear.

A Reason For Hope with Pastor Scott Richards! Sharing the Word one question of the heart at a time. Tags: Iran, Joining Churches, and The Documentary Hypothesis

It's time to re-think the Documentary Hypothesis — the prevailing theory about the authorship of the Torah. Guest Angela Erisman has a fresh take on the literary history of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, showing how these creative texts reflect ancient political realities. Angela's forthcoming book is The Wilderness Narratives in the Hebrew Bible: Religion, Politics, and Biblical Interpretation. Look for it in November 2024. SUPPORT BIBLICAL TIME MACHINE!If you like the podcast, please consider supporting the show through the Time Travelers Club, our Patreon. We love making the show, but since we don't run ads we rely on listener contributions to cover our costs. Please help us continue to showcase high-quality biblical scholarship with a $5/month subscription. (Think of it as $1.25 an episode!)BTM BOOK CLUBWe're excited to announce the first meeting of the Biblical Time Machine Book Club! Members of the Time Travelers Club are invited for a live Zoom discussion of Helen and Joan Taylor's book, Women Remembered: Jesus' Female Disciples. Grab your copy of the book and we'll see you on Saturday, September 28 at 12pm EDT and 5pm UK.DOWNLOAD OUR STUDY GUIDE: MARK AS ANCIENT BIOGRAPHYCheck out our 4-part audio study guide called "The Gospel of Mark as an Ancient Biography." While you're there, get yourself a handsome Biblical Time Machine mug or a cool sticker for your water bottle.Support the showTheme music written and performed by Dave Roos

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/10/24), Hank answers the following questions:If we use the word tested instead of tempted in Matthew chapter 4, wouldn't this harmonize the rest of Scripture, which states that God cannot be tempted? James – NJ (2:23)Why did Jesus curse the fig tree? Why does the passage go on to say that it wasn't the season for fruit if the application is about not bearing fruit as we should? Mary – Modesto, CA (7:56)Who were the wise men? How would they have known about the star and its meaning? Josephine – Wichita, KS (15:11)Could you give some insight about the Documentary Hypothesis, JEDP? John – New York, NY (20:03)Can Satan read our thoughts? If not, why does he seem to know exactly how to tempt us? Is it wrong then to pray or confess our sins out loud? Mary – OK (22:21)

  We will continue with the verse Gen. 2:3.  The Hebrew - not the English - suggests that God stopped creating works that were still yet to be done!  Huh?  Works yet to be done?  Works created but had not even started or were completed? Works for the future? This is too awesome since this implies that we, made in His image, are to go and work just like Him.  Hmmm, does the Bible teach that? It suggests right from the "get go" we were created for a purpose.  But, did God specify it in His Word and not imply or suggest? It seems clear also that this implies Jesus as well.  He said that He is doing the works given to Him by the Father.  He tells those listening to Him then in John 5 that He will even do greater works than what they just saw (He had just healed a man lame for 39 years).  On top of that Jesus tells us on the night before He died in John 14 that if we are His true talmideem - His true disciples - that the works the Father gave Him Jesus gives to us and we also will even do "greater works."  It is as if Gen. 2:3 is God's first prediction of the good news coming in the future.  Now the verse Eph. 2:8-10 makes sense.  Yes!  We are saved by grace but at the same time we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus (that means we the ones called by His name, we are the ones who state that Jesus is our Lord, our Savior, God, we are His true disciples) for GOOD WORKS created BEFORE HAND!!  This is an amazing connection of Eph. 2:8-10 to the Torah.  But, why should it surprise us.  When Paul wrote the letter to Ephesus the only Bible they had was the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament.   This lesson will also address the Documentary Hypothesis - a theory that states that Moses never wrote the Torah.  We will study this anti-Bible theory and show that it is false.  It comes against Jesus' own words when Jesus states clearly many times that the Torah is of Moses or the Torah are the "books of Moses."  Below is a link to a deep scholarly article from the Associates for Biblical Research that shows the Documentary Hypothesis is wrong and should be buried forever.   Here's the link ... https://www.biblearchaeology.org/research/topics/biblical-criticism-and-the-documentary-hypothesis/2328-the-documentary-hypothesis On top of that, the Sabbath (שַׁבָּת Shabbat in Hebrew) testifies of Messiah Yeshua, Jesus the Christ.  Check it out from one of the chapters in one of the class books from Light of Menorah.  Here's the link - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/owszf7iszt7wkykkonggs/SHADOW-OF-MESSIAH-OVER-THE-SHABBAT.pdf?rlkey=axyzu36d3x1457cmp5z823xrw&st=m5flxovt&dl=0 Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0

Who REALLY Wrote The Bible?   WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? Over centuries, billions of people have read the Bible. Scholars have spent their lives studying it, while rabbis, ministers and priests have focused on interpreting, teaching and preaching from its pages. As the sacred text for two of the world's leading religions, Judaism and Christianity, as well as other faiths, the Bible has also had an unmatched influence on literature—particularly in the Western world. It has been translated into nearly 700 languages, and while exact sales figures are hard to come by, it's widely considered to be the world's best-selling book. But despite the Bible's undeniable influence, mysteries continue to linger over its origins. Even after nearly 2,000 years of its existence, and centuries of investigation by biblical scholars, we still don't know with certainty who wrote its various texts, when they were written or under what circumstances. Old Testament: The Single Author Theory The Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible, narrates the history of the people of Israel over about a millennium, beginning with God's creation of the world and humankind, and contains the stories, laws and moral lessons that form the basis of religious life for both Jews and Christians. For at least 1,000 years, both Jewish and Christian tradition held that a single author wrote the first five books of the Bible—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy—which together are known as the Torah (Hebrew for “instruction”) and the Pentateuch (Greek for “five scrolls”). That single author was believed to be Moses, the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of captivity in Egypt and guided them across the Red Sea toward the Promised Land. Yet nearly from the beginning, readers of the Bible observed that there were things in the so-called Five Books of Moses that Moses himself could not possibly have witnessed: His own death, for example, occurs near the end of Deuteronomy. A volume of the Talmud, the collection of Jewish laws recorded between the 3rd and 5th centuries A.D., dealt with this inconsistency by explaining that Joshua (Moses' successor as leader of the Israelites) likely wrote the verses about Moses' death. “That's one opinion among many,” says Joel Baden, a professor at Yale Divinity School and author of The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis. “But they're already asking the question—was it possible or not possible for [Moses] to have written them?” By the time the Enlightenment began in the 17th century, most religious scholars were more seriously questioning the idea of Moses' authorship, as well as the idea that the Bible could possibly have been the work of any single author. Those first five books were filled with contradictory, repetitive material, and often seemed to tell different versions of the Israelites' story even within a single section of text. As Baden explains, the “classic example” of this confusion is the story of Noah and the flood (Genesis 6:9). “You read along and you say, I don't know how many animals Noah took on the ark with him,” he says. “In this sentence it says two of every animal. In this sentence, he takes two of some animals and 14 of any animals.” Similarly, the text records the length of the flood as 40 days in one place, and 150 days in another. The Old Testament: Various Schools of Authors To explain the Bible's contradictions, repetitions and general idiosyncrasies, most scholars today agree that the stories and laws it contains were communicated orally, through prose and poetry, over centuries. Starting around the 7th century B.C., different groups, or schools, of authors wrote them down at different times, before they were at some point (probably during the first century B.C.) combined into the single, multi-layered work we know today. Of the three major blocks of source material that scholars agree comprise the Bible's first five books, the first was believed to have been written by a group of priests, or priestly authors, whose work scholars designate as “P.” A second block of source material is known as “D”—for Deuteronomist, meaning the author(s) of the vast majority of the book of Deuteronomy. “The two of them are not really related to each other in any significant way,” Baden explains, “except that they're both giving laws and telling a story of Israel's early history.” According to some scholars, including Baden, the third major block of source material in the Torah can be divided into two different, equally coherent schools, named for the word that each uses for God: Yahweh and Elohim. The stories using the name Elohim are classified as “E,” while the others are called “J” (for Jawhe, the German translation of Yahweh). Other scholars don't agree on two complete sources for the non-priestly material. Instead, says Baden, they see a much more gradual process, in which material from numerous smaller sources was layered together over a longer period of time. New Testament: Who Wrote the Gospels? Just as the Old Testament chronicles the story of the Israelites in the millennium or so leading up to the birth of Jesus Christ, the New Testament records Jesus's life, from his birth and teachings to his death and later resurrection, a narrative that forms the fundamental basis of Christianity. Beginning around A.D. 70, about four decades after Jesus's crucifixion (according to the Bible), four anonymously written chronicles of his life emerged that would become central documents in the Christian faith. Named for Jesus's most devoted earthly disciples, or apostles—Matthew, Mark, Luke and John—the four canonical Gospels were traditionally thought to be eyewitness accounts of Jesus's life, death and resurrection. But for more than a century, scholars have generally agreed that the Gospels, like many of the books of the New Testament, were not actually written by the people to whom they are attributed. In fact, it seems clear that the stories that form the basis of Christianity were first communicated orally, and passed down from generation to generation, before they were collected and written down. “Names are attached to the titles of the Gospels (‘the Gospel according to Matthew'),” writes Bible scholar Bart Ehrman in his book Jesus, Interrupted. “But these titles are later additions to the Gospels, provided by editors and scribes to inform readers who the editors thought were the authorities behind the different versions.” Traditionally, 13 of the 27 books of the New Testament were attributed to Paul the Apostle, who famously converted to Christianity after meeting Jesus on the road to Damascus and wrote a series of letters that helped spread the faith throughout the Mediterranean world. But scholars now agree on the authenticity of only seven of Paul's epistles: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, Philemon. These are believed to have been written between A.D. 50-60, making them the earliest known evidence for Christianity. Authors of the later epistles may have been followers of Paul, who used his name to lend authenticity to the works. By the 4th century A.D., Christianity had been established as the dominant religion in the Western world, and the New and Old Testaments as its most sacred texts. In the centuries to come, the Bible would only become more central to the lives and faiths of millions of people around the world, despite the mystery surrounding its origins and the ongoing, complex debate over its authorship.   

A Reason For Hope with Pastor Scott Richards! Sharing the Word one question of the heart at a time. Tags: Jesus' Grandparents, God's Timing, and The Documentary Hypothesis

Today's Messianic movement really does not know what to do with Pentateuchal source criticism.

A Reason For Hope with Pastor Scott Richards! Sharing the Word one question of the heart at a time. Tags: Israel Update, Disabilities. and The Documentary Hypothesis

And we're back! Starting 2024 off with a bang, we're looking at the question of the Torah's 'authorship'. Who wrote it? God? Moses? Some blokes named J.E. and P.D.? Join us for a whirlwind tour of the Torah, a consideration of its composition, and a fiercely anti-fundamentalist polemic on the question of Torah min haShamayim.

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Elle Grover Fricks to discuss the historical portion of Isaiah that bridges the two parts of the prophetic work, considering the possibilities for voices and redactions.BEMA 82: The Text — When, Where, Who, and WhyDocumentary Hypothesis — WikipediaAsking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon“The Re-Emergence of Source Criticism: The Neo-Documentary Hypothesis” by Joel S. Baden — Yale Divinity SchoolBEMA 71: The Prophetic TableThe Documentary Hypothesis and the Composition of the Pentateuch by Umberto Cassuto (PDF)“You have been weighed, measured, and found wanting” — A Knight's Tale, YouTubeBEMA 365: Isaiah — Prophet vs. Wizard PriestsAšipu — WikipediaWhere God Was Born by Bruce FeilerIf All the Seas Were Ink by Ilana Kurshan2023 NFL Season — Wikipedia

In the Western world, academia dismisses the idea that Torah is G-d given. How robust is their theory of Documentary Hypothesis? Who was P? Did Ezra author any of Chumash? Wouldn't a hurricane explain the Sinai experience or perhaps Mass-Hypnosis?

On March 24th, 2022, the Associates for Biblical Research announced the discovery of an ancient curse tablet (defixio) on Mount Ebal at the site of "Joshua's altar." This is a potentially WORLD-SHAKING discovery, but the dust has not yet settled, and the academic war is only just beginning. We must clearly understand what is at stake, and think seriously of what our faith depends on. We should also understand the value of such evidence in arguing our case for God, for Christ. I would suggest that my listeners review that episode. I have listed a series of websites below for more information. This VITAL article, "Addressing Biblical Criticism: A Critique of the Documentary Hypothesis," provides the Noahic example of Chiastic parallelism we quote in this episode, as well as a cogent critique of JEDP: https://aish.com/addressing-biblical-criticism-a-critique-of-the-documentary-hypothesis/?gclid=CjwKCAjwjYKjBhB5EiwAiFdSfuh_xqQ0nEp5BElX7VEDuMKz4FelUBMMCtgHrd_hFwrEHSMmxdrimBoCgNQQAvD_BwE This essay provides more important information on Chiastic parallelism: https://faithconnector.s3.amazonaws.com/chafer/files/v9n2_2chiasmus.pdf Below find five important websites for further information on this topic: https://biblearchaeology.org/current-events-list/4896-abr-researchers-discover-the-oldest-known-proto-hebrew-inscription-ever-found ABR's announcement of the discovery with Dr. Scott Stripling  https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/MAGAZINE-how-curse-inscription-from-the-west-bank-ended-up-in-israeli-and-american-hands-1.10718635 An article critical of the procedures with which this discovery came to light http://www.rollstonepigraphy.com/?p=949 Dr. Christopher Rollston offers important critical and methodological cautions on the discovery and its meaning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdE9-55gMzo Dr. Stripling answers questions https://armstronginstitute.org/678-interview-with-dr-stripling-joshua-mt-ebal-and-the-discovery-of-an-ancient-hebrew-amulet This announcement pre-dates the press conference, providing some details missing from that announcement Christian Atheist Book: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor's Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5   Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist #cursetablet #defixio #abr #scottstripling #joshuasaltar #adamzertal #faith #biblearchaeology #archaeology #israel #israelfinkelstein #chrisrollston #christian #oldtestament #biblicalresearch #atheist #highercriticism #christianatheist #joshua #blessingandcursing #mtebal #mountebal #deuteronomy #bible #cslewis #yhw #protohebraic #hegel #hegelian #skepticism #agnosticism #evidence #belief #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry #associatesforbiblicalresearch#archaeology #biblicalarchaeology

We interviewed Gary Schnittjer about his new book about the Torah “Torah story, Second Edition: An apprenticeship on the Pentateuch”  We talk about a number of topics related to the Torah How the Torah is the foundation of the Bible and the foundation of the Gospel Misconceptions about the Torah Understanding the meaning of the Hebrew word for Torah Does the New Testament have more commands than the Torah? Why are there so many connects and parallel stories between Exodus and Numbers? What is the symbolism in the Torah? How can the Torah be a story with so many legal sections? Gary's approach to the Documentary Hypothesis How much closure does the Torah have? How does the entire Torah (not just individual verses) point to the New Testament?  Information about the Giveaway: **This book giveaway is limited to US Addresses only** To be in the running to win a free edition of Torah Story the Second Edition, share this episode (whether from YouTube, Apple Podcast, or Spotify) on Instagram or Facebook and tag Hebrew Bible Insights in your post.  Links to Gary's content: Torah Story, second edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/031011277X/  Torah Story Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310112834/  Torah Story Videos: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D3C819W/  “Going Vertical with Love Thy Neighbor” JSOT: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03090892221116910 [students can access this through their library's databases]  “Say You, Say Ye: Individual and Collective Identity and Responsibility in Torah,” Center for Hebraic Thought: https://hebraicthought.org/individual-collective-identity-responsibility-torah/  0:25-4:01 Intro and a funny story from Gary 4:02-6:01 Elevator Pitch for the Torah 6:02-10:32 Common misconceptions about the Torah 10:33-15:07 The parallel stories in Exodus and Numbers 15:08-20:25 The significance of the Tabernacle 20:26-24:54 How is the Torah a story with so many legal sections? 24:55-26:34 Recommendation for Gary's Book 26:35-38:24 What to do with the Documentary Hypothesis? 38:25-43:23 How much closure does the Torah have? 43:24-48:47 How do other parts of Scripture use the Torah? 48:48-54:16 How do the Torah as a whole point to the New Testament? 54:17-55:41 Concluding Thoughts 55:42-58:06 Where to get Gary's book WHERE TO FIND US Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hebrewbibleinsights YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRSNQ7xVw7PjQ5FnqYmSDA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_hebrewbibleinsights/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@hebrewbibleinsights Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HebrewBibleInsights Website: https://www.hebrewbibleinsights.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthew9793/support

Who wrote the first 5 books of the Bible? The Bible and Jesus teach that Moses is the author of the Pentateuch. However, most Old Testament scholars teach that the Pentateuch was written in the 8th Century BC by four priestly schools who created a mythical history for the Israelites. Is there evidence for Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch? Join Pat as he addresses the challenges of the Documentary Hypothesis, one of the most influential theories dominating our colleges and seminaries today and see if there is evidence for Mosaic authorship of the Old Testament.

Who wrote the first 5 books of the Bible? The Bible and Jesus teach that Moses is the author of the Pentateuch. However, most Old Testament scholars teach that the Pentateuch was written in the 8th Century BC by four priestly schools who created a mythical history for the Israelites. Is there evidence for Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch? Join Pat as he addresses the challenges of the Documentary Hypothesis, one of the most influential theories dominating our colleges and seminaries today and see if there is evidence for Mosaic authorship of the Old Testament.

The Bible teaches that Moses wrote the first five books of the Old Testament. However, in the 19th century, Julius Wellhausen introduced the Documentary Hypothesis and many scholars believe, conclusively proved Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch was false. This theory is one of the most influential theories taught in colleges and seminaries and has destroyed the faith of many Christians around the world. At a conference hosted by the Waialae Baptist Church, Pat examined this theory and presented a case for the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch.

The Bible teaches that Moses wrote the first five books of the Old Testament. However, in the 19th century, Julius Wellhausen introduced the Documentary Hypothesis and many scholars believe, conclusively proved Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch was false. This theory is one of the most influential theories taught in colleges and seminaries and has destroyed the faith of many Christians around the world. At a conference hosted by the Waialae Baptist Church, Pat examined this theory and presented a case for the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch.

In Part 1 (the previous episode, #92) I began to respond to some of the claims made in the One for Israel video called “The Trinity and the Torah, a Jewish Defense of the Trinity”. I noted that the so-called “mysterious unity of (one-God-in-three-persons) is not a biblical mystery, but is a man-made mystery that comes from centuries after the Bible was written, from Gentiles land outside of the Land of Israel.   Also, that the idea of agency is a much better way to understand how God's messengers can speak and act for God.  God's agents or messengers even speak in the first person as God, as they are delegated and authorized by God to do so. When God's messengers speak, God speaks.   In the current episode: 01:00  Appealing to Dr. Benjamin Sommer. The necessity to appeal to Dr. Sommer's ideas for evidence of more one person in God is an admission that the Bible makes no such declaration.   02:47  An example of an essential biblical truth, which unlike the doctrine of the Trinity, is directly and consistently described in the New Testament: that God raised the man Jesus from the dead.   04:54  Since a multi-person God is not declared in the Bible, people, including Gentile Christians, long for some scrap of “Jewish” evidence that God can be multi-personal. This the appeal to Dr. Sommer.   06:06  Who is Dr. Benjamin Sommer? His views on the authority and origin of Scripture, the Documentary Hypothesis, and the Bodies of God. Dr. Sommer's view is closer akin to Modalism or Hinduism.   12:32  Is the Trinity in the Old Testament? What about Genesis 1:26? Does anyone in the New Testament go to the Old Testament to find evidence that God is triune?   14:54  Is the Trinity in the New Testament? Constructing a god from hints and clues, first finding verses that allegedly claim that Jesus is literally a second deity figure. What about John 1? Romans 10:9, 1 Cor. 8:6 - verses appealed in the One for Israel video do not declare that God is triune, and in fact, declare that the Father is the one God.   19:37  Are Israeli Jewish believers in Jesus Trinitarians? Most would say no. The deceptive bait and switch: finding evidence in the Bible that Jesus is the Messiah, but then insisting that Jesus is literally God.   22:40  A Trinity claim is an attempt to denigrate the only True God, the Father. A challenge from Deut. 32:6, Malachi 2:10 and John 17:1-3    For an analysis of the Documentary Hypothesis, see:  Casuto, U. The Documentary Hypothesishttps://www.amazon.com/Documentary-Hypothesis-Umberto-Cassuto/dp/9657052351   In pdf format: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://shalempress.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/29_3_2011_55_29_cas-gen.pdf    Benjamin Sommer: Quotes from Benjamin Sommer about his book Bodies of God in this podcast: https://kavvanah.blog/2015/05/13/interview-with-benjamin-sommer-on-revelation-and-authority-sinai-in-jewish-scripture-and-tradition/   Benjamin Sommer Lectures: The Bodies of Godhttps://biblicalstudiesonline.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/benjamin-d-sommer-on-gods-body/   Book: The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/bodies-of-god-and-the-world-of-ancient-israel/72E589D9BD86AEDF5DBF5043453C203F   #oneforisrael, #trinityandtheTorah, #deityofchrist, #agency, #billschlegel, #non-binaryjesus, #biblicalunitarian, #benjaminsommer, #bodiesofgod, #deityofchrist, #onegodreport --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onegodreport-podcast/support

Who really wrote the Pentateuch? What are the arguments for the Documentary Hypothesis? Why don't those arguments succeed? What evidence supports an ancient Pentateuch? Dr. John Bergsma joins us to address these topics.  The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.  John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support  Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook  Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support

Since Dr Jason Olson is a religious studies major, I couldn't wait to ask him some Bible questions. Is he a literalist? Are some prophets mythical? Where does he stand on issues like the Documentary Hypothesis? Is Noah's flood global, local, or mythical?  We'll also talk about the rise of anti-Semitism. Check out our conversation.... https://youtu.be/-BThbp0wMWM Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission. transcript to follow Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission

Dating and Authorship of Genesis - Documentary Hypothesis Critiqued ft. Inspiring Philisophy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zach-miller743/support

The Writings of Jean Gibson. Preface of Confirming Accuracy book I reluctantly decided to provide biographical material concerning myself for this book. I want Christ to be exalted, not me. With great hope, I submit the book, backed by hours of research, to believers everywhere. I am a church servant, meaning its people, not an organization. The Lord, the prophets, and the apostles (Paul in particular) “reasoned” with people from the Holy Scriptures. I take the same path. This book is written for several purposes: Chapters 1-2 Archaeology's Confirmation of the Old Testament (50 items) Chapter 3 Other Old Testament Archaeological Finds Old Testament Chronology (Patriarchs) Chapter 4 Documentary Hypothesis Rules for Copying the Old Testament Chapter 5 Fulfillment of Zechariah Prophecies Chapter 6 Pharaohs of Egypt Four Generals of Alexander the Great (Greek Empire) Assyrian, Persian, and Babylonian Empires Chapter 7 Other Biblical Prophecies – Part 1 Chapter 8 New Testament Archaeological Confirmation (14 items) Chapter 9 New Testament Manuscripts Period of Roman Emperors Chapter 10 Messiah's Descent through David's Two Sons Messianic Prophecies Fulfilled (55) Messianic Prophecy Summary Chapter 11 Rabbinic Quotations on Messiah Objections by Jews as to Jesus Being Messiah and God Chapter 12 Other Biblical Prophecies – Part II Israel to End Times Chapter 13 End-time Prophecies Testimonies of Great Men Notable Quotes from Unbelievers Discussion questions for each chapter

In part 1 of a 3 part series on the authenticity of the divine nature of the Torah, Rabbi Wildes speaks with Rabbi/Dr. Joshua Berman, who is infamous for his biblical scholarship. He is a Bible professor at Bar-Ilan University and his articles on biblical theology and contemporary society have appeared in the pages of Mosaic Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. We discuss Dr. Berman's biggest reason for believing in the divine authorship of the Torah, whether the often cited Kuzari argument of "mass revelation" is good evidence for the Torah's divinity, evidence in Egyptian writings for the Exodus, whether the Torah had multiple authors, and more. Topics/Timestamps: Best Argument for Torah's Divinity (3:40) The Kuzari Argument of Mass Revelation (11:00) Documentary Hypothesis of Multiple Authorship (17:30) The Exodus (33:00) Does Historical Accuracy Matter? (46:00) Reforming Jewish Education (54:00) Follow Rabbi Wildes on Instagram at Instagram.com/RabbiWildes and please give a rating and review as it helps get these important conversations out to a wider audience.

Rabbi David Fohrman has changed the game of online Torah learning with AlephBeta.org, a remarkable and innovative tool for the modern age. In this episode, he describes his methodology in learning the biblical text, of which he brilliantly draws a parallel to the complex interconnectivities of the worldwide web. Additionally, since Midrash is often misunderstood in today's generation by both the Orthodox and secular world, he advocates for the healthier, classical approach to learning Chazal's lessons. He gives some incredible textual examples of how to "crack the code" of what Midrash is and how it is to be understood. In the second segment of the podcast, we discuss the fact that the unity of the biblical text has sadly been scrutinized with the advent of modern biblical scholarship i.e., Source Criticism. Thankfully, his profound methodology includes noticing literary constructs, chiastic structures, and intertextuality littered throughout the biblical texts, which heavily undermine the assertions made by biblical critics. He shares his favorite examples of intertextuality that showcase the fact that seemingly disjointed biblical texts are in fact utilizing sophisticated literary devices that serve to induce meaning, inspire interpretation, and deepen understanding of the verses. His presentation dismantles the Documentary Hypothesis, proving that the Torah cannot possibly be the work of multiple authors. He ends with a powerful slideshow analyzing the supposed "disharmony" of Genesis 1 and 2 (for this part, switch over to the video version on YouTube so you can view his slideshow).

Dr. Aaron Higashi believes that the Documentary Hypothesis is correct but is somehow still a Christian? He argues that our faith should be based on the truthfulness of Jesus' resurrection! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zach-miller743/support

How did the Bible come to be? Here is one theory!

Episode 180 – 10 Facts Every Christian Needs to Know 8 – Moses the Author Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: Don't think that I will be the one to accuse you to the Father. You have put your hope in Moses, yet he is the very one who will accuse you. Moses wrote about me, and if you had believed Moses, you would have believed me.” Gospel of John, chapter 5, verses 45 and 46, Contemporary English Version ******** VK: Hello! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. We’re very glad to be with you today as we continue the series we started a few weeks ago on Anchored by Truth. We are calling this series “10 Facts Every Christian Needs to Know.” In the studio today we have RD Fierro. RD is an author and the founder of Crystal Sea Books. So far we have covered 5 of the 10 facts and we have done 2 other episodes to talk about what those facts mean. RD, last time we pointed out that the reason we are doing this series is to begin to give Christians a factual foundation for being able to reject some of the false narratives that circulate widely in our culture. Before we get into our 6th fact that every Christian needs to know why don’t you remind us of how you differentiate between primary and secondary narratives? RD: Well, I would also like to say hello to all the listeners joining us here today. As listeners are well aware today we are bombarded by political and cultural messages from every side. It’s gotten so bad that corporations even embed these cultural dictates in the commercials they use to sell their products. Most of the messages we see, though, are what I call secondary narratives. They are messages about the environment, family structures, marriage, politics, etc. What most people rarely think about is that these secondary narratives are dependent on other more foundational narratives which I call primary narratives. In our culture these primary narratives include ones such as Deep Time (the universe and earth are billions of years old), uniformitarianism (the present is the key to the past), and evolution (living organisms gradually changed over hundreds of millions of years to produce the biosphere we see today). But the overarching result of these primary narratives is that we don’t need God to explain the earth and universe as we know and see it. VK: So, another primary narrative that has taken hold of much of society is that since God is no longer necessary to explain life and the physical universe man is free to act as he wishes. This narrative is sometimes labeled homo mensura which means “man is the measure.” If God isn’t around man may organize his life and his communities in any manner that suits him or her. RD: Correct. The problem with this whole scheme, obviously, is that just because man has invented explanations for why God isn’t necessary does not mean that God went out of existence. God is still very much in existence and much to the chagrin of modern man – sovereign over the affairs of creation, nature, nations, and individuals. Truth is that which corresponds to reality not that which corresponds to our convenience or preferences. And the stubborn, unrelenting truth is that God has always existed and is still in control. The only question is whether or not we will acknowledge His existence and sovereignty. VK: We want to make it clear that God exists and is sovereign regardless of whether any or all acknowledge that. Our acknowledgment of that fact is for our benefit not God’s. And that’s the point of this “10 facts every Christian needs to know” series. We want Christians to have a solid foundation of fact that they can use to support their faith. The facts we are presenting in this series help demonstrate that the primary narratives that are circulating in our culture are flawed – fatally flawed. So, if we put our trust in them we are building the houses of our lives on sand that is ultimately going to wash away. Even if that sand does not wash away to our detriment in this life it will all be gone when we stand before the judgment seat of Christ. RD: Exactly. The ten facts that we are covering help people begin to chip away at the hold those primary narratives have over their lives. Now the first five facts demonstrated that the scientific support for Deep Time, uniformitarianism, and evolution is not nearly as strong as most people believe – and not nearly as strong as is taught in most educational settings. We’ll let people revisit those episodes to see why. But today we want to move on our 6th fact – because we want people to understand that while our first 5 facts help demonstrate the need for God to explain the existence of the universe and life these next five facts will help show that the Bible contains incontrovertible evidence that it is the inspired word of God. VK: So, what is fact number 6? RD: Fact number 6 is that Moses was the author of the Pentateuch. VK: The Pentateuch is the first five books of the Bible namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Another name that is often given to these books is the Torah. So, Torah means the same as Pentateuch or the Five Books of Moses. In the Jewish tradition these books are sometimes referred to as the Written Torah. You would think that calling these books “the Five Books of Moses” would sort of settle the question of authorship. RD: And the question of the author of the Pentateuch was essentially a non-question for over 3,000 years. But in the last couple of hundred years liberal Bible critics have begun to postulate that Moses was not, in fact, the author of the Pentateuch. Instead based on supposed linguistic analysis liberal critics have said that there were multiple authors who wrote the first five books of the Bible. Even more than that, these critics have asserted that the Pentateuch was not written during the period of the Exodus and 40 years in the wilderness. Instead the critics date the production of the books to dates that vary between 900 BC or so to around 500 BC. VK: The traditional dating for the Pentateuch is that they were written either in the 15th century BC or at the latest in the 13th century BC. The variance in the dates depends on whether the scholar supports either the “late date” or the “early date” for the time of the Israelites departure from Egypt that is described in the book of Exodus. Probably, the most widely accepted date is the early date which would place the departure of the Hebrews around 1445 or 46 BC. So, the assertion that the books of the Pentateuch were written between 900 BC to 500 BC places it in a difference of several centuries. That’s not a negligible difference. So, if the liberal critics do not believe that Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible who do they believe wrote them? RD: One common hypothesis is the so-called JEDP hypothesis. It’s called that because this hypothesis says that there were at least 4 different documents that were combined to create the Pentateuch. The “J” document supposedly used was created by a writer who preferred to use the term “Jehovah” as the name for God. Jehovah, of course, is the Greek version of the Hebrew term “Yahweh” which most people know means “I am.” VK: This name was made famous in Moses encounter with God at the burning bush when God declared that His name was “I am who I am.” In Exodus, chapter 3, verses 13 and 14 we have this exchange. “Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them? God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ” RD: Right. So, the hypothesis says that the “J” document writer liked the name Jehovah for God but the “E” document writer used the name “Elohim” for God. The Elohist author(s) supposedly lived around 700 – 750 BC and lived in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. VK: This would have been after the kingdom of Israel which had been unified under David and Solomon had been divided under Solomon’s son. The Northern Kingdom was called “Israel” and the Southern Kingdom was called “Judah.” RD: The “D” stands for Deuteronomy because it is supposed that this document writer or writers wrote most of this book. It is also usually assumed that this was the book that was referred to in 2 Kings 22:8 and was found in the temple in Jerusalem in 621 BC. Then the “P” refers to one or more “Priests” who supposedly lived during the period of the Babylonian exile or immediately after. It is supposed that these priests wanted to compile a sort of pious fiction to either encourage the people … VK: Who obviously would have been very discouraged when they were either in exile in Babylon instead of in their homeland in Palestine – or still recovering from the exile even after they returned back to their homeland after the Persians conquered the Babylonians. RD: … yes. Or they were writing a book because they wanted to compose a kind of holiness code for the exiles or returnees and so compiled a final set of books from existing earlier documents and wanted to imprint them with a form of authority so they ascribed their authorship to the most famous Jewish figure ever: Moses. VK: The problem of course is that if this hypothesis is true it immediately discredits a number of other scriptural passages that refer to Moses as the author of the Pentateuch. There are references to Moses as the author in the books of Joshua, 1st and 2nd Kings, Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, and Malachi in the Old Testament. And there are more references to Moses as being the author of the Pentateuch in the New Testament such as our opening scripture from the Gospel of John. RD: Right. And of all of these scriptural references to Moses as being the one who received the law from God and transmitted it to the Israelites the reference from John 4:45 & 46 is certainly one of the most troubling – if Moses didn’t actually receive the law. It is Jesus speaking in John 45 & 46. In these verses Jesus unequivocally states “that Moses wrote about me.” VK: When he said this, many commentators believe Jesus was referring to passages such as Genesis, chapter 3, verse 15 and Genesis, chapter 49, verse 10. But Jesus was also likely referring to Deuteronomy, chapter 18, verse 15 where Moses wrote, “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.” RD: Right. If Moses did not write the books of Genesis and Deuteronomy then Jesus was mistaken. Moses had not, in fact, written about Him. This would not just be a problem. It would be catastrophic for our salvation. In order to be our Savior Jesus must be both fully human and fully divine. A fully divine being cannot sin or make errors – even errors pertaining to historical fact. So, if Jesus was mistaken and Moses did not write the Pentateuch it threatens the whole basis of Christianity. VK: Well. I guess that tells you what’s at stake with fact number 6 – that Moses wrote the Pentateuch. So, what evidence is there that Moses did write the first five books of the Bible? RD: Well, we don’t have time today to get into all the lines of evidence but there are several of them. But let’s start with this. The JEDP hypothesis and others like it all depend on some form of linguistic analysis to declare that the Pentateuch was not the work of a single author. The fundamental claim is that the use of multiple names for God indicates that the books must have come from one writer. But while linguistic analysis is the basis for the JEDP hypothesis linguistic analysis also destroys the hypothesis. VK: How so? RD: Supposedly under this hypothesis the JEDP documents were being produced between the 9th and 6th centuries BC. Well, during that time period many other books of the Bible were being written. We know for certain then that the most popular name that was being used during this time period was a different term from “Jehovah” or “Elohim.” It was the term “Jehovah Sabaoth.” The English translation of this term is the title “the Lord of Hosts.” The term “hosts” here equates to the term “armies.” VK: According to Dr. Jonathan Sarfati’s commentary on the first 11 chapters of Genesis entitled The Genesis Account, the term “the Lord of Hosts” “occurs about 67 times in Isaiah (late 8th century BC), 83 times in Jeremiah (turn of the 7th and 6th centuries BC), 13 times in 2 chapters of Haggai (late 6th century BC), and 51 times in Zechariah (turn of the 6th and 5th century). That is, this title for God was used the whole time the Documentarians claim the Pentateuch was written. But this title is not in the Pentateuch at all, most strange for redactors.” RD: Right. So, supposedly linguistic analysis tells us that there was not have a single author for the first five books of the Bible but linguistic analysis also tells us that during the very time period in which the Pentateuch was supposedly being fabricated the priests doing the fabrication never used the title for God that most commonly being employed for over 200 years. Said slightly differently, the principle reason the critics use to criticize Mosaic authorship actually demonstrates that the Pentateuch was created long before the period during which they want to ascribe creation. VK: That seems like a relevant point. Are there any other reasons for believing that Moses was the author of the Pentateuch? RD: Plenty actually. But here’s one that’s fairly easy to understand. It is pretty obvious from reading the books of Genesis through Deuteronomy that whoever wrote them was very familiar with the land of Egypt but had only very limited familiarity with Palestine. Dr. Gleason Archer in The Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties provides these observations. The climate and weather that is cited in the book of Exodus as illustrated in the crop sequence in Exodus 9:31 & 32 is typically Egyptian not Palestinian. The trees and animals referred to in Exodus through Deuteronomy are all indigenous to Egypt or the Sinai Peninsula but are not common to Palestine. VK: This is relevant because according to the books themselves they were written during the period in which they were leaving captivity in Egypt and heading for the land that had been promised to Abraham – Palestine. The book of Genesis covers the period from creation until the Israelites left Palestine to settle in Egypt because of a severe famine. While in Egypt the nation grew from just about 80 people to a nation of close to two million. The book of Exodus, of course, describes Moses confronting Pharaoh and the initial period after the Hebrews left Egypt. For the next 40 years they wandered in or around the Sinai peninsula. So, for instance, Dr. Archer notes that the acacia [AH-KAY-SHUH] tree which figures prominently in the construction and furnishing of the tabernacle described in Exodus is found widely in Egypt and the Sinai but is only found in Palestine in the region around the Dead Sea. He also notes that the hides that were supposed to furnish the outer covering of the tabernacle came from an animal called a dugong [DOO-GAAHNG]. The dugong is a form of marine mammal that is similar to a manatee. It is found in the seas adjacent to Egypt and the Sinai but is unknown in Palestine. RD: And the lists of clean and unclean animals that are contained in Leviticus chapter 11 and repeated in Deuteronomy chapter 14 include a number of animals that are peculiar to the Sinai but are not found in Palestine. It’s hard to know how a group of priests who had been living either in Palestine or the territory around Babylon which is far to the east of Palestine could or would have constructed such a list. Even if they familiarized themselves somehow with a group of animals completely foreign to them the people to whom they were writing would have had no way to relate. Bear in mind the supposed date the documents that supposedly formed the basis for the Pentateuch were written hundreds of years after the Exodus. VK: Dr. Archer also notes that all of the geographic references in the first five books show someone who is very familiar with Egypt but not familiar at all with Palestine. In Genesis, chapter 13, verse 10 when the author is trying to describe what the vegetation is like in the Jordan River valley he compares it to a well-known region in the Eastern part of the Nile River delta. This reference would have made no sense to a group that had lived in Palestine or Babylon but made perfect sense for a people who, at that time, had lived in Egypt for hundreds of years. Remember that after Jacob went with his family down to Egypt they stayed there for over 400 years. By that time the descendants would have forgotten all about what Palestine was like but would have been very familiar with Egyptian geography. RD: And another thing that makes perfect sense for the view that Moses wrote Genesis through Deuteronomy during the period immediately after the Egyptian captivity was the emphasis that is placed in the books on the tabernacle. The tabernacle was a large tent that was built according to very exacting specifications. The specifications are exact about size, materials, structure, organization, and furnishing. It is an extraordinary focus on what is essentially an elaborate tent set up. There is no other example in ancient literature of so much attention paid to a mobile worship center. There is so much detail provided that even the weight of the base sockets for the pillars that hold the sides of the tent is specified. VK: If the JEDP hypothesis were true the readers of the assembled documents would have been living in a time well after the construction of Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem. Solomon’s temple was magnificent in every way. Even if the final documents were put together during or after the Babylonian captivity all the Jews still remembered or know of the glory of Solomon’s temple. Solomon’s temple lasted for hundreds of years in Jerusalem before it was destroyed by the Babylonians. Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem had been the center of Jewish life for hundreds of years by the time the purported documents were written. It’s hard to see why any group of writers would have thought that elaborately describing a tent that had no relevance to their readers would have inspired them or induced them to more holy living. But the descriptions of the portable tabernacle would have made perfect sense to a group of desert wanderers who would see that tabernacle as the center of their lives and worship for the next several decades. RD: So, again the view that was accepted in the church for nearly three-thousand years – that Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible during the 40 year period while the Hebrews were wandering in the desert – makes sense of the reason so much attention was paid to the tabernacle. It makes no sense in the JEDP hypothesis. VK: And we should make one final point for today. At one time it was thought that one reason Moses couldn’t have written the Pentateuch was that 19th century scholars were dubious that writing was being widely used at the date of the Exodus in the 1400’s BC. But today we know that writing was commonplace in Palestine at this time, don’t we? RD: Yes. There have been numerous discoveries of clay tablets which show that even the common people in and around the Sinai were literate. There was a group of tablets discovered in Serabit-el-Khasim in the region where the Egyptians operated some turquoise mines during the 2nd millennium BC. The tablets contained records of mining quotas and some religious declarations. But the significant thing is that the writing was in an irregular style quite different than would have been done by a professional scribe. So, as Dr. Archer says, “Already back in the 17th or 18th centuries BC even the lowest social strata of Canaanite population, slave-miners who labored under Egyptian foremen, were well able to read and write.” Well, certainly if slave-miners could, Moses who had been educated in Pharaoh’s household would have been capable of preparing the books attributed to him. VK: When it comes down to it the reason the critics resist Moses’ authorship of the first five books of the Bible is because those books contain prophecies which we now know have been fulfilled. Fulfilled prophecy is strong evidence that those five books, as well as the rest of the Bible, were inspired by a supernatural God. Critics try to late-date books until after prophecies were fulfilled in the hopes that doing so makes it seem like the writer was writing history disguised as prophecy. Moses, among other things, prophesied that if the Hebrews didn’t remain faithful to their God they would wind up going into captivity. That happened when the Assyrians destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 BC and the Babylonians destroyed Judah in the early 6th century BC. RD: The point of this series and today’s discussion is to help Christians guard against the narratives that circulate so widely today. One of those narratives is that the Bible cannot be trusted. So, to push that narrative the critics must cast doubt on the reliability and authenticity of scripture. The bad news for the critics is that the Bible can withstand those attacks provided Christians arm themselves with relevant facts and knowledge. Moses wrote the Pentateuch. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit he uttered prophecies that would be fulfilled a thousand years later and others that would be fulfilled 500 years after that. Only an almighty, omniscient God could have enabled Moses to do that but by doing so He gave powerful evidence that those 5 books were only the beginning of long line of inspired revelation. VK: When we start taking a hard look at the available evidence our brains confirm what our hearts already know – there is no coherent explanation for the universe, the Bible, and the events of world history that doesn’t include God. This sounds like a great time to go to the Lord in prayer. Today let’s listen to a prayer that God would intervene to stop one of the most pernicious evils that has ever existed in our world: human trafficking. Sadly, this evil is not confined to far-away places but even occurs where we’d least hope – in our own community. ---- PRAYER FOR COMBATTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING VK: Before we close we’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes in this series or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not perfect but our Boss is!” (Opening Bible Quote from the Contemporary English Version) Gospel of John, chapter 5, verses 45 and 46, Contemporary English Version Genesis in clay - creation.com New archaeological find affirms Old Testament historicity - creation.com Debunking the Documentary Hypothesis - creation.com Satan’s Strategy • Cast doubt on God’s goodness • Deny God’s truth • Elevate self-importance • Establish a replacement in the mind and heart for God’s truth Cultural Narratives One way to look at narratives is that there are primary and secondary narratives that circulate in our culture. The primary narratives are so embedded in our culture that they are not even noticed any more. They are like the framed prints on your wall. Initially you see them but as time goes by you notice them less and less. Eventually you only know they are there when a visitor comes in and remarks about them. Deep time, evolution, uniformitarianism, and the equality of all religious viewpoints are now primary narratives in our culture. Only fools and the suspect disagree with them. The narratives we notice (such as the prominent social and political narratives) are secondary ones - the acceptability of abortion, same sex marriage, the difference between "green" energy and fossil fuels, "public" education, increased government control and regulation, etc. The secondary ones emerge from and are dependent on the primary ones. • The Big Bang/deep time does away with the need for God as Creator. • Evolution does away with the need for God as the Author of life. • Uniformitarianism does away God as the Administrator of justice (become evil continually and God will wipe you off the face of the earth). Since we've done away with God we now create our own standards for what constitutes "personhood," family, man's dominion over the earth, etc. The problem is, of course, we didn't do away with God or His truth. And the house built on intellectual sand falls when the river of reality hits it. So, we will proclaim the truth to try to save some and maybe by God's grace many or most. People who doubt the inerrancy of scripture never think about any of this but they should. The line from that which they doubt the Word to a life they don't want to live is very straight. The line grows even more straight as it uncoils - just like the hangman's rope.

Episode 179 – 10 Facts Every Christian Needs to Know 7 – Declining Narratives Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” 2 Peter, chapter 3, verse 4, New International Version ******** VK: Hello! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. We’re very glad to be with you today as we continue the series we started a few weeks ago on Anchored by Truth. We are calling this series “10 Facts Every Christian Needs to Know.” In the studio today we have RD Fierro. RD is an author and the founder of Crystal Sea Books. So far we have covered 5 of the 10 facts and we have done that over 6 episodes. RD, let’s do a quick review of the first 5 facts and maybe take a quick look at where we are and where we’re going. RD: Well, I would also like to say hello to all the listeners joining us here today. I do think it is a good idea for us to do a status check at this point because I think that this is one of the most important series that we’ve ever done on Anchored by Truth. VK: Why is that? RD: Well, to say our society is in a mess today probably a bit of an understatement. I don’t want to spend too much time listing the litany of social and cultural issues that are afflicting us because they are apparent and well known. But one of my observations has been for a long time is that while we normally talk about economic problems, social problems, health problems, political problems, etc. – all of those really stem from a spiritual problem. And the heart of that spiritual problem is people turning away from the only source of truth and light that can make a difference in the human heart – the Bible. Over the last 75 years or more there has been a steady decline in the United States and in just about all western cultures in Biblical literacy. Most surveys tell us that far less than 10% of Americans have any real depth of knowledge about the Bible. VK: And you believe that one reason for that is that today in America and the west most people have come to regard the Bible as either being only partially true at best and outright myth and fairy tale at worst? And part of what has caused this profound doubt is the counter Biblical narratives that have arisen over the last 150 plus years. These counter Biblical narratives have become so deeply embedded in our society that the counter narratives hold much greater sway over our population than the transcendent truth of the Bible. And so far we have talked about an unholy trinity of those narratives: Deep Time, uniformitarianism, and evolution. Geological uniformitarianism played key role in convincing people like Charles Darwin that the earth was millions or billions of years old. This, in turn, allowed Darwin that to extend those uniformitarian ideas beyond geology to biology which turned into the General Theory of Evolution. So, those three ideas became instrumental in creating widespread doubt or indifference to the Scripture. RD: We pointed out last time that the most prominent atheist of the last 3 or 4 decades is Richard Dawkins. Lest anyone think that this dark, despotic chain of decline … VK: Uh, that’s easy for you to say … dark, despotic chain of decline … RD: … not really. Just so that listeners don’t think I’m being unduly melodramatic even Richard Dawkins has connected Darwin and a lack of faith in God – what I am calling a dark, despotic chain of decline. Dawkins has written that “Although atheism might have been logically tenable before Darwin, Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.” In other words Dawkins admits that without Darwin, or at least his ideas, someone who wanted to be an atheist was continually confronted with some very troubling question that his belief system couldn’t answer. Without God where did everything come from? Without God who created life? Without God who made a creature so different from all of the other creatures we see about us on the earth? VK: The Bible clearly tells us that “God created the heavens and earth.” The Bible tells us that God created man in His image. And the Bible describes God’s original creative activity as taking place thousands of years ago – not millions or billions. So, to replace God as being necessary to the world as we know it, these counter narratives had to be created, circulated, and adopted. And they were … so successfully, that if anyone dares suggest that the earth is only thousands of years old they are immediately attacked or ridiculed. And you think that this “10 Facts” series is important because it represents the launching point for knocking that unholy trinity of dark, despotic narratives off of their high, exalted perch. RD: Exactly. Right now most of our attention gets focused on what I call secondary narratives. The narratives we notice, such as the prominent social and political narratives, are secondary ones - the acceptability of abortion or same sex marriage, the difference between "green" energy and fossil fuels, increased government control and regulation over our daily lives, etc. The secondary ones emerge from and are dependent on the primary ones. Primary narratives are the overarching paradigms so embedded in the culture that they are not even noticed any more. As we said last time, these primary narratives are like the framed art prints on your wall. Initially you see them and think about them, but as time goes by you notice them less and less. Eventually you only notice them when a visitor comes in and makes a comment about them. Deep time, evolution, and uniformitarianism - among others - are now primary narratives in our culture. Only fools and the suspect disagree with them. VK: So – as we mentioned last time - briefly put Deep Time, along with its close cousin the Big Bang, does away with the need for God as Creator of the universe. The General Theory of Evolution does away with the need for God as the Author of life. Biological uniformitarianism provides the mechanism we need to explain the amazing biodiversity around us and does away with God as Sustainer and Multiplier. And geological uniformitarianism explains why the earth’s surface looks the way it does. And, in doing so, geological uniformitarianism does away with God as the Administrator of justice. The big lesson that came out of the Genesis flood is that if you practice evil continually God will wipe you off the face of the earth. That’s a pretty potent lesson in how seriously God takes sin. The sum of these parts is that we have now done away with any need to acknowledge God since we can explain the universe, life, and the surface of the earth without Him. And … since we've done away with God we now create our own standards for what constitutes "personhood," family, man's dominion over the earth, etc. RD: Right. So, these primary so-called scientific narratives give rise to another primary moral or ethical narrative that I want to spend some time on today – a narrative that is sometimes phrased homo mensura. VK: According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary homo mensura [MEN-SUR-AH] is a doctrine first propounded by the Greek philosopher Protagoras which holds that humankind is the measure of all things. It is sometimes simply stated “as man is the measure.” This means that everything is relative to human apprehension and evaluation, and that there is no objective truth. We’ve talked before on Anchored by Truth that we live in a post-modernistic world that not only denies that we can know absolute truth but also that it even exists. RD: Right. Nature abhors a vacuum. Once we did away with God we had to have something to fill the void so man stepped up and stepped in. So, as you’ve already noted this freed man up to begin to redefine any of the transcendent standards that God had established for man. Man felt free to do away with the Ten Commandments because supposedly science had done away with the Being who sent the commandments down the mountain. VK: The problem is, of course, we didn't do away with God or His truth. And the house built on intellectual sand falls when the river of reality hits it. And we are seeing all around us the reality of what happens with man starts to see himself as, in fact, being the only measure by which all standards should be established or moral or ethical judgments be made. RD: There’s an old saying that “ideas have consequences.” We can now see the consequences these primary narratives have on communities and societies and I think many people are waking up to the fact that they don’t like these consequences. But … and this a big but … these primary narratives are so deeply embedded within our culture we have moved past the point where we can simply dismiss them out of hand. It’s no longer enough just to say, as the old bumper sticker used to read, “The Bible says it. I believe it. End of discussion.” That may be true for many people. They do believe the Bible and that’s great. But when you simply proclaim but fail to “explain” you have given the other person no reason they should accept your proclamation. VK: And even Jesus modeled this approach in providing a witness to the watching world. In the Gospel of John, chapter 14, verse 11 Jesus said, “Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. If not, believe because of the things I do.” That’s from the Good News Translation. RD: Right. The predominant result of the primary narratives supposedly coming from science – Deep Time, evolution, uniformitarianism - was to get rid of a perceived need for God. This gave rise to a primary narrative that man was now the highest and only judge for how life was to be lived, how the universe was to be explained, and how the affairs of man were to be governed. So, if we are going to get back to a world in which God’s transcendent truth supplants homo mensura we can’t just dispute the child we must begin to engage the false parent. VK: So in this “10 Facts” series we are challenging the so-called truth of those primary narratives that we supposedly get from science? And we’ve gone through 5 of the 10 facts so far? RD: Right. But rather than moving on to fact 6 today I want to take a little time and give a broader overview of what we are trying to accomplish. With the first 5 of our “10 facts” we have challenged the prevailing view of what might be termed natural history. With the next 5 facts I want to shift from talking just about natural history to talking about human history. I specifically want to talk about how what we know about human history is not only consistent with the Bible but how certain events within human history actually help confirm the Bible’s supernatural origin. VK: We have often said on Anchored by Truth that any book that claims to be the word of God must possess at least attributes. First, the book must be consistent with what we know from making observations about the world around us. And I’ll add that we’re not just talking about observations of the physical universe but also what we know about the history that has preceded us – both natural history and human history. Second, that book would have to give evidence of a supernatural point of origin. These criteria are important. You obviously wouldn’t want to trust a book claiming to come from God that is manifestly inconsistent with observations you can easily make. Why trust a book’s depiction of heaven if you can easily verify it can’t even accurately tell you about earth? Why trust a prophecy about the future if what that book tells you about the past is inaccurate? RD: Yes. So, with our first 5 facts we demonstrated that the natural history related by the Bible is reliable. In saying this we are not trying to turn the Bible into a history or a science textbook. As the Westminster Shorter Catechism puts it, the principle purpose of the Bible is “primarily teach what we are to believe concerning God and what duty God requires of us.” In other words, the purpose of the Bible is to tell us about God and to transmit God’s expectations for us to us. But as the Bible accomplished its purpose it has to necessarily relate observations about the world and the people upon whom it reports. If those observations weren’t accurate we would have valid reasons for not accepting the reliability of the Bible. VK: And, notwithstanding man’s attempts to dispute with the Bible, the observations the Bible reports about natural history are accurate when we are honest with the science and honest with the Bible’s literary constructs. The Bible does contain poetry, allegory, and even romantic poetry. No responsible Bible interpreter tries to construe non-historical sections literally. But one section of the Bible that does contain history is very often maligned. That is the opening chapters of Genesis. The opening chapters of Genesis contain a significant amount of material about natural history. And the point of our first 5 facts was to demonstrate that contrary to current attempt to defame that history, the natural history in the opening chapters of Genesis remains stubbornly accurate. RD: The first fact that we discussed was that every Christian needs to know is that science confirms that the universe and earth are thousands of years old, not millions or billions of years old. This confirms the age of the earth we can calculate from the genealogies in Genesis. The second fact we covered was that the complexity of life makes it impossible for life to have arisen as a result of the random collision of atoms and molecules – even if you could explain the existence of the atoms and molecules to begin with. This confirms the Bible’s record of God creating all life beginning on day 3 of the creation week. Fact number 3 is that there is solid scientific evidence that the tallest mountains on earth were underwater at one time. This confirms the account of a worldwide flood in chapters 6 through 8 of Genesis. VK: The 4th fact we discussed is that the fossil record does not support any kind of gradual development of the many different types of plants and animals we see on earth. Instead, life on earth is fundamentally discontinuous at both a biochemical level as well as at the level of visible morphology. The first fossils we see in the rocks show plants and animals fully formed and functional and even those phyla that are supposedly hundreds of millions of years old so closely resemble their modern counterparts they are easily recognized. The 5th fact we talked about is that the dating methods that are used to assign dates to rocks or fossils all depend on assumptions that are unproved and unprovable. Moreover, those methods have been shown to dramatically misdate certain specimens when we know when a particular sample of rock was formed by volcanic eruption. RD: Right. So, in our first 5 facts we have concentrated on showing that the natural history related by the Bible is entirely reasonable when compared with empirical observations of the world we live on. We now want to turn out attention to showing that Bible is equally reliable when it comes to the facts that it chooses to relate about human history. VK: Can you give us a preview of what we will be talking about? RD: Well, I don’t want to give away too much right now but let me just touch on one subject that will be relevant - geography. Just about every good study Bible has one or more maps as a part of it. VK: I think most people know that. RD: I think they do too. I think they take them for granted. But in taking them for granted what they are unconsciously doing is acknowledging the reliability of the underlying historical text. Remember, that those maps are being produced by modern users of the Bible. None of the Bible writers created maps and inserted them into their scroll, clay tablet, or codex. It’s not that they couldn’t have. Maps have been around for thousands of years. But that wasn’t their purpose. They were simply preparing records or accounts initially for the Jewish nation. But in the course of making their record they described names, dates, and places. Now calendar systems have changed down through history. So, we have to “translate” their dates into the Gregorian calendar that we use today. And names have a certain amount of variation. The same man might be called Richard, Rick, or Dick and no one in our society would think anything about it. The same thing was true in ancient times. King Uzziah was also known as King Azariah. VK: But geographic places don’t change. That doesn’t mean that the boundaries of a particular kingdom or nation won’t vary over time. The United States started out as 13 colonies but today is 50 different states. But it is distinctly the same nation. But even while the nation is changing New York City is still in the same place today as it was when the Dutch first bartered for the right to the property. But New York City was originally called New Amsterdam. The name was changed in honor of the Duke of York following the British acquisition of it from the Dutch. And that is a phenomenon that we also see in the Bible. Name of places will change although the place is obviously still in the same geographic location. RD: Right. And the fact that we can know with a high degree of confidence what places those ancient names applied to means that modern scholars can construct accurate maps. But they couldn’t do that if the ancient Bible texts were unreliable. This reliability and accuracy distinguished the Bible from many other books that claim to be the word of God. VK: I see what you’re saying. Biblical scholars often have discussions about the exact route that the Israelites took when they left Egypt. There are often 3 possible routes that are discussed: the Northern Coastal route, the Bitter Lakes route, or the Suez route. But the fact that they can discuss various possibilities at all means that the description of the route in the book of Exodus is accurate enough that it corresponds to the known geography of that region. It corresponds well enough that there are multiple possibilities that could satisfy the described path. I suppose people might say that since we can’t identify the exact route that casts doubt on the accuracy of the text. RD: But that makes as much sense as a friend asking how you went from Macon, Georgia to Chattanooga, Tennessee and wondering whether you went straight through Atlanta or took the beltway around it. You reply you don’t know because you were asleep and someone else was driving. Your friend wouldn’t say that you couldn’t have made the trip because you weren’t sure which route you took. The Bible record is proven to be true and accurate regardless of which of those 3 possibilities, or another one, is true. The point is that the Bible texts are accurate enough to permit scholars to identify the location of Bible events on modern maps. This, then, is a testimony to the accuracy of the text that we have received. VK: So, one of the points that we will be making in the next 5 facts that we will be covering is that we can have confidence in the reliability and accuracy of the Bible’s text. And that is true of both the Old and the New Testaments. The book of Exodus which is in the Old Testament is accurate when it relates information pertaining to the geography of modern day Israel and Egypt. The book of Acts is equally accurate when it relates information pertaining to the Roman Empire of the 1st century AD. The books of Exodus and Acts are separated by approximately 1,500 years in terms of their time of preparation. But both books display the concern of the inspired Bible writers for accuracy and fidelity. RD: Right. So, this example helps reinforce the fact that the Bible is accurate when it relates human history as well as natural history. And that’s a point we want to reinforce in the next 5 facts. But in our next 5 facts we are also going to introduce a couple of facts that demonstrate that the Bible also has a supernatural point of origin. VK: Many, many writers would be competent at relating history. There is an abundance of ancient historians and while their reliability varies there are still many of them who prepared very accurate accounts of certain historical events or people. But the Bible contains evidence that its writers weren’t just working with their human gifts as impressive as some might have been. The Bible contains evidence that there was a supernatural Presence superintending and inspiring the records they were preparing. When God directed the individual writers to pick up their pen or stylus He provided them information that would have been impossible for them to discern unless He was choosing to give them supernatural insights. RD: The point of this series and today’s discussion is to help Christians guard against as the Apostle Paul put it “Satan’s wiles.” Ever since the Garden of Eden Satan has used the same strategy. First Satan casts doubt on God’s goodness. Then He denies God’s truth. The next he elevates the self-importance of man. Finally, he establishes a replacement for God’s truth in the mind and heart of men. That’s what we see with these primary narratives we’ve been talking about. The Bible tells us the earth is thousands of years old. But then someone got the idea that the topographic features of the earth needed millions of years to form. Then that idea was extended beyond geology to biology. Then we invented dating mechanisms based on unprovable assumptions but asserted that anyone who doubted them must be doubting science. Then after God was deemed no longer necessary all that was left was to decide that man was the measure of all things. VK: As you said it’s a dark, despotic chain of decline and it’s been going on for a long time. But in the 150 years since uniformitarian ideas began to seize popular culture the decline has accelerated and one of those primary narratives has become that science has proven that our world and universe can exist just fine without God. But when we start taking a hard look at the available evidence our brains confirm what our hearts already know – there is no coherent explanation for the universe that doesn’t include God. This sounds like a great time to go to the Lord in prayer. Today let’s listen to a prayer that we and our friends and neighbors would set aside all of the narratives that our culture pushes and instead return to the inerrant, infallible, and inspired worship of the One True God. ---- PRAYER FOR RESTORATION OF THE WORSHIP OF THE ONE TRUE GOD VK: Before we close we’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes in this series or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not perfect but our Boss is!” (Opening Bible Quote from the New International Version) 2 Peter, chapter 3, verse 4, New International Version Immeasurable Age - creation.com Radio-dating in Rubble - creation.com Dinosaur footprint treasure trove found in Britain - creation.com The Bright Angel Trail trackways - creation.com Flat gaps - creation.com Dinosaur and mammal tracks found together - creation.com Genesis in clay - creation.com New archaeological find affirms Old Testament historicity - creation.com Debunking the Documentary Hypothesis - creation.com Noahs Flood - creation.com Satan’s Strategy • Cast doubt on God’s goodness • Deny God’s truth • Elevate self-importance • Establish a replacement in the mind and heart for God’s truth Cultural Narratives One way to look at narratives is that there are primary and secondary narratives that circulate in our culture. The primary narratives are so embedded in our culture that they are not even noticed any more. They are like the framed prints on your wall. Initially you see them but as time goes by you notice them less and less. Eventually you only know they are there when a visitor comes in and remarks about them. Deep time, evolution, uniformitarianism, and the equality of all religious viewpoints are now primary narratives in our culture. Only fools and the suspect disagree with them. The narratives we notice (such as the prominent social and political narratives) are secondary ones - the acceptability of abortion, same sex marriage, the difference between "green" energy and fossil fuels, "public" education, increased government control and regulation, etc. The secondary ones emerge from and are dependent on the primary ones. • The Big Bang/deep time does away with the need for God as Creator. • Evolution does away with the need for God as the Author of life. • Uniformitarianism does away God as the Administrator of justice (become evil continually and God will wipe you off the face of the earth). Since we've done away with God we now create our own standards for what constitutes "personhood," family, man's dominion over the earth, etc. The problem is, of course, we didn't do away with God or His truth. And the house built on intellectual sand falls when the river of reality hits it. So, we will proclaim the truth to try to save some and maybe by God's grace many or most. People who doubt the inerrancy of scripture never think about any of this but they should. The line from that which they doubt the Word to a life they don't want to live is very straight. The line grows even more straight as it uncoils - just like the hangman's rope.

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on clubhouse on July 14th 2022. We read the story of Balaam and note the selective use of the generic “God-Elohim” and the particular name of the God of Israel – “YHVH”. We wonder if it is simply stylic variation or does it have significance. In the process we compare traditional Rabbinic solutions to the so-called Documentary Hypothesis and consider whether the Torah is comprised of different literary voices edited together. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/418965 Transcript on episode web site: https://madlik.com/2022/07/13/god-whats-in-a-name/  

In 2019, an ancient curse tablet was found by archaeologists in Israel that is likely at least 3,200 years old. Scholars believe it may show the earliest Hebrew name for God. This calls into question the Documentary Hypothesis, which speculates that the first five books of the Bible were not written by Moses, but by various editors and authors. Dr. Jeremiah Johnston joins me to talk about what he thinks is the archaeological find of our lifetime.

This week we return to the Old Testament to discuss the Book of Ruth and its foreshadowing of the New Testament in its structure as well as its sense of its morality. We also discuss the transition of power from the Judges to the Kings and the ascension of David under Samuel's tutelage. We get into a discussion about the Documentary Hypothesis and why this part was shaped by the Deuteronomists to focus on the themes and narratives that it does. Don't forget to join our Telegram channel at T.me/historyhomos and to join our group chat at T.me/historyhomoschat The video version of the show is available on bitchute, odysee. For weekly premium episodes or to contribute to the show subscribe to our channel at www.rokfin.com/historyhomos Any questions comments concerns or T-shirt/sticker requests can be leveled at historyhomos@gmail.com Later homos --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/historyhomos/support

If you have ever read Genesis chapters 6, 7, 8 and 9, you may have noticed that some things in the flood story are repeated, and some things even conflict with each other. For example, does the flood last for forty days and nights, as in Genesis 7:4, 12, 17, and 8:2b-3a, which read, 4 For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights,  12 And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. 17 Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 6:2b And the rain from the sky was restrained. 3a And the waters receded from on the earth; they went and receded. Genesis 7:4, 12, 17, and 8:2b-3a or does it last for 150 days, as in Genesis 7:24, which reads, 24 And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days. Genesis 7:24 In this episode, we check out all the clear contradictions and seemingly arbitrary instances where the same story is repeated for no apparent reason, and look at "the Documentary Hypothesis," which is a theory that attempts to explain the reason for these issues.  If you'd like to read the flood story in full with the sources separated, we recommend clicking the link in the description to: "The Mosaic Torah." by Trent Wilde: http://www.bdsda.com/the-mosaic-torah-2/ "Why Are There Two Creation Stories?" https://youtu.be/jhtCVzecao8 "Should We Believe based on Faith or Sufficient Evidence?" https://youtu.be/kbm_25wEw5c To visit the "Bible Canon" tag cloud on the www.bdsda.com website, please see: http://www.bdsda.com/tag/bible-canon/ To visit the "Scripture Canon" playlist on "The Branch Davidian SDA" YouTube Channel, please see: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw8ykUZG-bwezbikTsIHG2_eaNcbLd0SW    

In this episode, we look at the two creation stories in Genesis 1 and 2. We investigate the differences between them, and discuss the importance of evaluating each story on its own merits.    Differences aren't necessarily contradictions - sometimes two passages are just talking about different things, in which case it doesn't make much sense to compare them to see whether they contradict. With these two stories in Genesis 1 and 2, if you *do* take them to be talking about the same thing, you run into problems. One such problem is the sequence events. We then get into a discussion on the differences that scholars have noticed throughout the Pentateuch, and the theory known as the "Documentary Hypothesis." For deeper study on the authorship questions surrounding the Pentateuch, see: "The Mosaic Torah," by Trent Wilde: http://www.bdsda.com/the-mosaic-torah-2/ And see our YouTube playlist study on the different sources in Exodus: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw8ykUZG-bwdDQO4tSvt-5_fVb-gSMgJQ

In this week's episode of The Original Torah Pearls, Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36), we discuss what exactly is the JEPD theory otherwise known as the Documentary Hypothesis? What is the role of the the Aaronic priest and is it fulfilled by … Continue reading → The post Torah Pearls #25 – Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36) appeared first on Nehemia's Wall.

Join George and Elle as they explore the text of Genesis Chapter 10 and the genealogy of Noakh.

Why are some of the details in the creation stories of Genesis 1-2 different? And what does that imply about their authorship? Links referenced in this episode: Breakdown of the two flood sources Wikipedia on the Documentary Hypothesis

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Did Moses write that? When was the Bible written? How much time passed between its writing and the events of the Bible? In this episode, Scott discusses two interpretations of the dating for the Pentateuch. The Documentary Hypothesis and the Supplementary Hypothesis. This discussion is a primer on the subject of biblical scholarship. There are […] The post Rameumptom Ruminations: 012: Did Moses Write That? appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Did Moses write that? When was the Bible written? How much time passed between its writing and the events of the Bible? In this episode, Scott discusses two interpretations of the dating for the Pentateuch. The Documentary Hypothesis and the Supplementary Hypothesis. This discussion is a primer on the subject of biblical scholarship. There are […]

Did Moses write that? When was the Bible written? How much time passed between its writing and the events of the Bible? In this episode, Scott discusses two interpretations of the dating for the Pentateuch. The Documentary Hypothesis and the Supplementary Hypothesis. This discussion is a primer on the subject of biblical scholarship. There are […]

Summary:On this episode of The Tragedy Academy, Jay welcomes documentary filmmaker Andrew Nethery. His new documentary, Bury Us! A Punk Rock Uprising is a film about the Basque punk rock scene. Andrew discusses the harrowing parts of the film shedding light on a sliver of what Basque people have endured since the 70s.Key Points:

What is the Chicago Experiment?  Back in the 1930s, LDS Church leaders sent employees to be trained in theology.  They came across some sticky theology topics such as evolution, the Documentary Hypothesis, and whether multiple people wrote Isaiah.  Would the Church re-entrench on faith, or accept secular methods to understand the Bible?  Dr. Casey Griffiths […] The post *The Chicago Experiment (Part 9 of 9) appeared first on Gospel Tangents.

Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference: 0:00 Introduction 1. 0:09 If aliens do exist, how would that affect the faith of Christians? Would aliens disprove Christianity? 2. 16:19 Regarding 1 Corinthians 7: 14 where it speaks of sanctification for the unbeliever if married to a believer, I have found it hard to understand that passage and was wondering if you could help me. 3. 20:11 Have you heard of the Documentary Hypothesis, and if so, can you tell me your thoughts about it? 4. 22:00 I believe in Christianity, but I have major doubts about Heaven & a fear of death. Can I know for sure while here on earth that it's true? 5. 27:00 How is Hebrews 13:2 to be interpreted? Have some people literally entertained angels without being aware? Do angels actually interact with creation in a tangible sense? 6. 30:39 I often hear Christians say that when we face big struggles it's because good things are coming. Is there any Biblical truth to this, or is this just a different version of the prosperity gospel? 7. 32:04 Is “revival” biblical? 8. 33:42 Why does Isaiah 9:6 call Jesus the “everlasting Father”? Oneness Pentecostals keep using this verse against me and I haven't seen a good response. I don't want to twist the Bible. 9. 34:56 I have such a sensitive conscience that I feel it's a burden sometimes. People can't even remember what I'm apologizing for! How can I change this? Not to be free to sin, but to live. 10. 37:36 Are women allowed to speak at all during Bible study? Such as read the Bible, pray the opening/closing prayer, or give commentary, and just not teach? Or do we have to be completely silent the entire time? 11. 38:07 What are your thoughts on Judges 11 and why Jephthah made his vow and followed through with it, even after God's Spirit was on him? 12. 43:35 Why don't we celebrate Jewish holidays? God says in the OT to observe them forever. During the 1,000 year reign with Christ, we all observe them. Why don't grafted-in Christians observe them now? 13. 46:00 I am trying to disciple my dad and he says he believes in Christ, yet wants nothing to do with Him. What do I do? 14. 47:53 How would you recommend determining credible commentaries, studies, & pastors? I am a new Christian & have concern about being inadvertently led astray by unbiblical interpretations & viewpoints. 15. 49:20 Mike describes himself as “charismatic” a lot. I'm just wondering if he can clarify what he means by that. Does he or his church practice the “gifts of the Spirit,” like tongues, prophecy, etc.? 16. 54:00 How can you know for sure that a loved one went to heaven? 17. 54:44 I have heard the range for Jesus' death to be between 26-36 (A.D.) with 30 and 33 being the most agreed upon contenders for Jesus' death. Can we know for certain the exact year He died? 18. 55:58 If God said He would rid all creatures with a flood, what happened to the fish? And if they died, how did they multiply, because fish can't be on an ark? 19. 56:29 Are "white lies" ok, to spare your spouse's feelings? For example, when they ask what someone said and you say "I'm not really sure," but you do remember. 20. 59:09 How much freedom do we have in the marriage bed? Are some sexual acts prohibited even for married couples? Every Friday at 1pm PT Here's how you get your questions answered in the Q&A 1) Please reread your question before you ask to ensure that it will make sense to me. Clarity is paramount. 2) Wait till we go live before asking. We don't take questions until then. 3) Put a “Q” at the beginning of your question. 4) Please only ask once, our mods are checking the chat continually. 5) I'm truly sorry if I'm unable to get to your question. I know its a bummer, but I am doing my best. 6) If you arrive late we may have already gathered 20 questions. Please check the live chat to see if we are full on Qs. Thanks!

For some two hundred years now, Pentateuchal scholarship has been dominated by the Documentary Hypothesis, a paradigm made popular by Julius Wellhausen. Recent decades, however, have seen mounting critiques of the old paradigm, from a variety of specializations, not only in Biblical Studies, but also in the fields of Assyriology, Legal History, and Linguistics. In a recent international meeting, scholars across these fields came together and presented papers, each one calling for a paradigm change in Pentateuchal research. Join us as we speak with one of those scholars, Richard Averbeck, about his contribution to Paradigm Change in Pentateuchal Research, edited by M. Armgardt, B. Kilchör, M. Zehnder (Harrassowitz Verlag, 2019)—his chapter is titled ‘Reading the Torah in a Better Way.' Richard Averbeck teaches at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His areas of expertise include Old Testament, especially the Pentateuch, ancient Near Eastern history and languages, Old Testament criticism, Hebrew, and biblical counseling. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, the American Oriental Society, the American Schools of Oriental Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature. Michael Morales is Professor of Biblical Studies at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and the author of The Tabernacle Pre-Figured: Cosmic Mountain Ideology in Genesis and Exodus(Peeters, 2012), and Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord?: A Biblical Theology of Leviticus (IVP Academic, 2015). He can be reached at mmorales@gpts.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[paypal-donation] In our next conversation with Sandra Tanner, I'll ask her about biblical forgeries, the Documentary Hypothesis, multiple Isaiahs, and several other theories critical of the Bible. Is she a Christian? https://youtu.be/Yd_-ko1lS18 Sandra:   Yes. I'm a committed Christian....I go a local church here in town, Discovery Christian community. We would just be a standard middle of the road Christian congregation just following the Bible. Given her background on forgeries, what does she think of these theories? Sandra: I've read critical material on the Bible. I feel there is sufficient historical confirmation for me to accept the record. I mean, there really are Jewish people that live in Jerusalem, and, there really are ancient documents relating to the Bible. We have the Dead Sea Scrolls that show the preservation back before the time of Christ and we have New Testament documents back into, as early as the 130 A.D.  We have part of the Gospel of John, so I feel that historically we can show the preservation of the texts and on the New Testament, we are really on strong ground as far as the documents being the earliest record of Christianity. Now one can say, “I don't accept their story.” One can say, you could say that's really what the early Christians believed, but did it really happen?  So, then it's a matter of faith whether you're going to accept Christ's resurrection. ... GT:   Well, and even tying this back to Hofmann, because another word instead of a forgery would be pseudepigrapha. We don't know that Matthew wrote the Book of Matthew, Mark wrote the Book of Mark, Luke wrote the Book of Luke. We have no idea who these authors were. A lot of these early... Sandra: Well I don't know that that's necessarily true. The earliest Christian writers accepted the designations. I mean, they were always known as being written by those guys. There are some scholars who believe that the Book of Isaiah was written by more than one author, although most scholars at BYU believe in a single-Isaiah theory.  What does Sandra think? GT:   ...as far as the argument, that the BYU scholars would make that there was just one Isaiah not four Isaiahs, would you tend to agree with? Sandra:  I would be more to their side of view than the critic side of Isaiah. Are you surprised?  Do you agree with Sandra?  Check out our conversation…. and don't forget about our other interviews with Sandra! 179: Jerald's Forensic Background (Tanner) 178: The Cowdery Forgery (Tanner) 177: How Jerald Tanner Identified Fake Salamander Letter (Tanner) 176: When Mark Hofmann met Sandra Tanner (Tanner) [paypal-donation] How does Sandra Tanner feel about evolution, biblical literalism, and biblical forgeries?

This podcast is based off of a question posed about wanting to know more about the "JDEP Theory" (aka Documentary Hypothesis). Matt Nappier just finished his MA in Biblical Studies and is beginning on his PhD and is currently studying this subject in one of his classes, so I brought him on the show to discuss both where the theory comes from, what are the positives to the theory, what are the problems with the theory, and why it is ultimately getting rejected by Biblical scholars who take the Bible seriously. Support this podcast

Nathan Gilmour moderates a conversation with David Grubbs and Michial Farmer about about the documentary hypothesis, a tool that Bible scholars have used, abused, and disputed for some hundred and thirty years. At stake are the character of Biblical inspiration and the operation of God in the world, and we have a good discussion not only about historical reactions to the theory but also regarding the theological ramifications. Among the writers and artifacts discussed are The Fundamentals, Prolegomenon to the History of Israel, and Biblical Scholarship.