{"id":42221,"date":"2020-03-09T19:26:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T00:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=42221"},"modified":"2020-03-09T19:26:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T00:26:50","slug":"podcast-288-socinian-approaches-to-john-1-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-288-socinian-approaches-to-john-1-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 288 &#8211; &#8220;Socinian&#8221; approaches to John 1 &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_678\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-42221-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities288.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities288.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities288.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities288.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=42221-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities288.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities288.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7FuUF9DZM3zhtN41n6RJ6l\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NT-in-an-improved-version-1024x653.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42222\" width=\"484\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NT-in-an-improved-version-1024x653.png 1024w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NT-in-an-improved-version-450x287.png 450w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NT-in-an-improved-version-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NT-in-an-improved-version.png 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode we&#8217;ll explore the sort of interpretation of John 1 where <strong>&#8220;the beginning&#8221;<\/strong> in question was in the first century, and on which <strong>&#8220;the Word&#8221;<\/strong> is the man Jesus Christ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pioneered by the <strong>radical reformation Protestants<\/strong> known as the Polish Socinians, this sort of interpretation was adopted in the 17th-19th centuries by some English-speaking unitarian Christians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll hear the translation and exposition of the prologue to John in the 1817 4th ed. of what is basically <strong>a unitarian &#8220;Study Bible&#8221;<\/strong> edition of the New Testament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll also hear some discussion of John 1 from the 1680 version of <strong>the famous <em>Racovian Catechism<\/em><\/strong>, as translated into English by Thomas Rees in 1818. These two sources are perhaps the most famous expositions of this sort of Jesus-centered approach to John 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you convinced? Why or why not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links for this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/translated-by-thomas-rees\/the-racovian-catechism\/paperback\/product-874342.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Racovian-Catechism-Rees.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42224\" width=\"242\" height=\"362\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Philippians 2:5-11; John 1:1-18; 1 John 1:1-4; John 20:28; Romans 9:5; Hebrews 1:8-9; Romans 1:3; John 1:15; Mark 1:1.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a reading of Philippians 2:5-11 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/a-reading-of-philippians-25-11\/\" target=\"_blank\">a reading of Philippians 2:5-11<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Clarifying Catholic Christologies (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s6wK-lRZP-k\" target=\"_blank\">Clarifying Catholic Christologies<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Racovian Catechism (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/translated-by-thomas-rees\/the-racovian-catechism\/paperback\/product-874342.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Racovian Catechism<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The New Testament in An Improved Version, 4th ed. (1817) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/_\/ftEUAAAAYAAJ?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New Testament in An Improved Version<\/em>, 4th ed. (1817)<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Improved Version: John 1 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/h4ltd3sswf0akas\/John%201%20-%20NT%20in%20an%20improved%20version%2C%201817.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Improved Version: John 1<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Improved Version: 1 John 1:1-4 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/61r608e3ka2skth\/1%20John%201%201-4%20NT%20in%20an%20improved%20version%201817.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">Improved Version: 1 John 1:1-4<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Debate - Dr. Dale Tuggy vs. Chris Date &quot;Is Jesus Human and not Divine?&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=683&amp;v=c35_uFjEbx8\" target=\"_blank\">Debate &#8211; Dr. Dale Tuggy vs. Chris Date &#8220;Is Jesus Human and not Divine?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-224-biblical-words-for-god-and-for-his-son-part-1-god-and-god-in-the-bible\/\">podcast 224 \u2013 Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 1 \u2013 God and \u201cGod\u201d in the Bible<\/a> <\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-225-biblical-words-for-god-and-for-his-son-part-2-old-lord-vs-new-lord\/\">podcast 225 \u2013 Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 2 \u2013 Old \u201cLord\u201d vs. New \u201cLord\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-226-biblical-words-for-god-and-for-his-son-part-3-post-biblical-uses-of-biblical-words-and-new-words\/\">podcast 226 \u2013 Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 3 \u2013 post-biblical uses of biblical words, and new words<\/a> <\/li><li>This week&#8217;s thinking music is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Andy_G_Cohen\/Through_The_Lens\/Andy_G_Cohen_-_Just_A_Blip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Just a Blip (opens in a new tab)\">Just a Blip<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Andy_G_Cohen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Andy G. Cohen (opens in a new tab)\">Andy G. Cohen<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early modern unitarian Christian scholars offer a &#8220;Socinian&#8221; take on John 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,16,15,14,33,57,77,94,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible","category-books","category-christology","category-history","category-incarnation","category-podcast","category-protestant","category-socinian","category-unitarianism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42221"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42234,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42221\/revisions\/42234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}