What if understanding the Bible means more than just reading the ancient text? What if it’s about exploring our world today and how it shapes our thoughts about Scripture? Where do our views on authority, tradition, ethics, and identity even come from—and how do these views influence the way we interpret the Bible?
Join us as we dive into the Middle Ages, Modernity, and Postmodernity, unraveling how Western Protestants inherited their form of Christianity and how it’s evolved over the last 75 years. Together we’ll explore how these cultural shifts continue to impact our understanding of ancient texts and examine how the forces of our time shape the faith we practice today.
Topics We'll Cover:
Why is inerrancy so important to Evangelicalism and other Christian traditions?
When we say we “know” something, what do we mean, and how has that changed over the centuries?
What are ways that modernity has been helpful to Christianity and in what ways has it possibly harmed it?
If we are moving out of a modern mindset, what’s next?
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YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Jared Byas helps run the Bible for Normal People and is the author of Love Matters More and Jonah for Normal People, part of the Bible for Normal People book series. As a former pastor and professor of both philosophy and biblical studies, Jared’s passion is to explore new ways of being Christian and help people translate all of life’s big questions into a life full of meaning and connection. In addition to parenting Pete, Jared has four kids of his own: Augustine, Tov, Elletheia, and Exodus. Jared and his family live north of Philadelphia with their little Pug-Jack Russell mix (Jug), Zula Rose.
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