podcast 320 – Thoughts on my debate with Rogers about Mark – Part 2 – interpretive fails
Adventures in theologically-motivated misinterpretation.
Adventures in theologically-motivated misinterpretation.
Why “that’s just Philosophy” is no excuse for a failure of basic critical thinking.
Cross-examinations, discussion, closing statements, and audience Q&A.
What is the main thesis of the earliest Christian gospel?
“…the doctrine of the Trinity is not in Scripture per se, but is the result of the Church’s interpretation of Scripture.”
“For all its complexity, the biblical doctrine of the Trinity can be stated in seven simple propositions.”
Ten basic questions that need to be answered, and ten more advanced questions.
Which parts of Channing’s thought do and don’t hold up today?
Is it reasonable to believe in the reported miracles of early Christianity?
Does unitarian Christianity “deny the Divinity of Christ,” preach “morality,” and teach salvation by works?
The anti-Calvinist side of early American unitarian Congregationalist Christianity.
A famous manifesto of unitarian Christianity from 1819
Dr. Michael Bird argues that in Mark, Jesus is “included in the identity” of God.
Does the Gospel According to Mark contain as hidden messages the deity of Christ and the Trinity?
What sort of book is the gospel according to Mark, and what does it really claim about Jesus?
A Wesleyan ministry tells new Christians about “The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith.”
I answer some questions and ask some, in response to this well done book review.
I have gone through all six. Which stage are you at, and what is keeping you from moving to the next?