Ben Witherington III | Who God Is

Ben Witherington III is the Jean R. Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of over 60 books, including "Priscilla: The Life of an Early Christian" (IVP Academic, 2019), "Biblical Theology: The Convergence of the Canon" (Cambridge University Press, 2019), and the book discussed in this interview, "Who God Is: Meditations on the Character of Our God" (Lexham Press, 2020).
0:00 - Introduction
0:43 - Origin of the book
2:56 - Book overview
7:58 - Biblical understanding of "Love"
9:45 - An argument against Predestination
12:21 - Connection to Johannine Literature
14:22 - The Shema and Christian understanding of God
17:23 - How does a loving God punish people?
24:01 - What can we learn from the current pandemic?
27:09 - How can we pursue the unity that Jesus prayed for in John 17?
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