How were the books of the Bible selected? What should we do if we have a hard time reading the Bible? How does the Bible apply to daily life? In this episode, Tim, Jon, and Carissa respond to your questions from the Paradigm series so far. Thanks to our audience for all your incredible questions!

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Timestamps 

• Do Christians Need To Have a Daily Quiet Time? (0:38)
• What’s the Difference Between Inspired and Inerrant? (9:57)
• What Bible Did Jesus Use? (31:09)
• Should We Call the Bible the Word of God? (37:14)
• Should the Apocryphal Books Be in the Protestant Bible? (45:40)
• What About the JEDP Theory? (55:52)
• How Should We Apply Scripture to Our Lives? (1:03:30)
• What Do You Do if the Bible Was Used Against You? (1:09:20)

Referenced Resources

• The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
• Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology), J. Merrick
• The Pentateuch: International Perspectives on Current Research, Thomas Dozeman
• Paradigm Change in Pentateuchal Research, Matthias Armgart
• “Was the Documentary Hypothesis Tainted by Wellhausen’s Antisemitism?,” Alan T. Levenson
• Interested in more? Check out Tim’s library here.

Show Music 

• “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS

Show produced by Cooper Peltz. Edited by Dan Gummel and Zach McKinley. Show notes by Lindsey Ponder. 

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