Who Wrote the Bible: Cultural Context of the Biblical World

When were the books of the Bible written? Did they have more than one author? Were they written over a long period of time? If so is that a problem for biblical authority?
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[@andrewdoesapologetics]

Michael "Destroy All Doubt" Jones back at it again...

[@eugengolubic2186]

Michael again gives you back hope, confirms faith and inspires you to do your own work. All of you reading my comment, think how much IP has imoroved the intellectual side of your faith and pray for him.

[@PastorMarc]

Use of scribes makes sense to me. As a volunteer in a college ministry, my mentor couldn't write a coherent paper to save his life. For a couple years every letter, article, report and announcement that bore his name was actually me. His ideas. His final approval. But it was my writing.

[@HickoryDickory86]

I did the same thing in grad school.

[@Mellownius]

Dang fellas ... that’s deep ... it’s the tale of two thoughts .... wonder if anyone ever thought that ? That the professor didn’t seem to be like his on writing ...

[@Ayushgraphy]

That was done in the ancient world because most of the people don't know to read and write at that time

[@sneakysnake2330]

Sorry, critical scholars have discovered that actually your mentor probably didn’t write any of those articles, and it’s possible he didn’t even exist. What actually happened was they were anonymously written under his name long after his death and passed as forgeries.

[@animalcart4128]

@@sneakysnake2330 Are you serious? 1. Who wrote the Gospels? kzbin.info/aero/PLbVf0T8-zFVinzGCuBDFjPHuICyYM2RmK 2. The Reliability Of The Gospels And Acts kzbin.info/aero/PLbVf0T8-zFVhvQKOcYzK_57dYUr20lHWB

[@Ninevehh]

I found your channel an hour before you uploaded this video. I'm so glad I found this! I've really been doubting my faith recently but you and your channel has really helped me! Thank you, God bless you!

[@walterwhitecar8670]

Aidan Here’s a really good video kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2HMdYGCrdKKjK8

[@Ninevehh]

@@walterwhitecar8670 Thank you :D

[@Ninevehh]

@Adin Dubose Ah I studied Bible prophecy and it's incredible. Thank you!

[@Ninevehh]

@Adin Dubose You too my friend!

[@MPaulHolmesMPH]

These videos must take forever to put together. It's such high quality, and a ton of research. I really appreciate it.

[@justinzinman3258]

I second that.thank you for all the hard work you put in to this

[@HazerGore1185]

I thank God for you and all your work. One of the most neglected aspects of our Biblical interpretations these days is the cultural context of the books of the Bible, especially when it comes to the Old Testament. 99% of the attacks on our faith and the supposed discrepancies between science and the Bible can be resolved when we examine the Scriptures in their historical, literary, and cultural contexts, rather than viewing them through a modern scientific literary reading of the English translations. Michael Heiser and John Walton are heroes of the faith and don't fall victim to protecting lay people from their Bibles or special pleading like so many other apologists do.

[@stefanscheepers6737]

Dude literally yesterday I thought to myself how does Moses to who the Torah is attributed know about Balaam up in the mountains while he is down in the valley with Israel... And then Moses died... but how are you writing about your own death!!?? Then I remembered that the writings we have today is a codification of oral tradition... Fascinating!! the Bibel is Fascinating!

[@Angelotube5000]

Scribes, priests levites and judges (proto-kings).

[@nireekshanaanand3464]

Moses could have written that and then Joshua could have added that

[@nireekshanaanand3464]

@DJ sorry but what do you mean

[@HazerGore1185]

Yup the truth of the Bible is way more fascinating than what most evangelical pastors seem to teach (or at least imply), that the Bible in its current form just dropped out of heaven and there was no element of human authorship or editing.

[@nireekshanaanand3464]

@DJ was that an insult or a sorry

[@davidbolt9566]

Good stuff man, its important to be putting content like this out there. There is so much harmful fundamentalism being peddled on KZbin and it really hurts our credibility as Christians. Thanks for using you platform wisely!

[@jeffphelps1355]

Mr. Jones again you amaze me on your apologetics. Your ministry has really shown how awesome God is. I am 53 and have have studied contemporary apologist like Dr. Craig, Ravi Zacherius, Cross examined...you have surpassed them by proving science and God do not contradict. Keep it up

[@emmanuelt8405]

I am going to be honest I was very skeptical with the video but twirls the end I found myself agreeing with it. Great video brother.

[@aaronmarkenson7717]

You guys are wrong about that .

[@vedinthorn]

And this is why I have no problem with saying Moses didn't talk to Rameses as the pharaoh just because the one city is mentioned. There were updates to the language and place names all over the place. It's probably the least reliable data point for dating the Exodus in the entire Bible.

[@thequran5542]

Martial Apologist I wanna learn, who is Ramses brother.

[@thequran5542]

Indeed the religion with Allah (God) is Islam. I love Jesus and all prophets. Now please answer my question I will now provide questions. Is there any verse where Jesus claims himself he’s god? If Jesus is god, then how did god die when he could’ve just forgave us? Why did Jesus say along the words of I’m not god? (I didn’t exactly say what Jesus said but he said it along the words similarly)

[@markmcflounder15]

@Martial Apologist bless you brother! I'm guessing have watched Patterns of Evidence & listen to M.Heiser. I also recommend a follow up vid to POE with David Rohl where he's gives an hour and a half lecture: it's riveting. Look it up on KZbin. May the Lord bless your apologetics.

[@markmcflounder15]

@@thequran5542 what's up bro?! May the Lord bless you & I! Thanks for your questions. These are good starting questions. My prayer is that you will question & examine & cry out to the Creator of all for truth. I will do the same.I love how Muslims hold to the greatness & glory of God. 'Bishmallah rahman rahim' & surat 6:1(read Psalm 19 you'll enjoy it). Before I begin i just wanna say that even though the Qu-ran calls us the worst of creatures (98:6) I care deeply about you guys!!! 1) You ask where does JC claim to be God. First I love what the Qu-ran says about Jesus (19:19, 3:45 & surah 5) moreover, the qu-ran calls mu-slims to judge by the 'people of the book' (5:47, 5:68). So, read the Gospels & NT, start with John. And, where does JC state he is not God. And, where does he state he is only a prophet? The verses of JC's are all throughout John & Paul's letters. "How did God die when he could just forgive us?" The 2nd part of this question is your MOST important question. "How could god die?" To start, the Qu-ran is eternal right? How can something eternal wear away &,or be destroyed? Yet, printed Qu-rans have ceased to exist. God didn't cease to exist. "Why couldn't God just forgive us?" God is the greatest (allah h'bar)!!! God is therefore, the greatest in justice!!! If he just forgives arbitrarily (for whatever) it means he is unjust & not great!!! How can your good deeds out weigh your bad deeds?. God is perfect & holy. He must make a way to be forgiven. When a muslim does good deeds it is to get to heaven & can be selfish. When you are forgiven, you do good deeds just because they are good & right to do. I do good because it is good.

[@markmcflounder15]

@@thequran5542 hello it's me again. I wish you well! And, may God bless you this Ramadan! I pray for peace with you & yr family. I needed to add something else brother. I understand that it is difficult to understand why God would come to earth. He is perfect & great & holy.... If God is the greatest he must make a way for us to be forgiven. We can never be good enough or compare to his perfection. I pray blessings over you & i will pray for truth. Also, I will pray that God will challenge you this Ramadan.

[@lukemedcalf1670]

By far, you are the best apologetics KZbinr or apologist I have ever read. You have taught me so much about the ancient context of the Bible and introduced me to the writings of the Church Fathers. God bless you sir

[@qcbtbx]

This is immensely important for apologetics!

[@ethanm.2411]

Imagine how uncomfortable it would be for a scribe to write during those times.

[@charlesrankin1190]

@Abraham Girt Because it was important to them.

[@rayzas4885]

Abraham Girt It held the knowledge of humanities salvation

[@Mellownius]

RetroMan even with changes and adjustments it was with great human effort the word has been handed down to where we are at this very moment .... no other generation could’ve done it ... it has spoken in the language of the day to all people of the days ... wow

[@MichaelStratton1993]

I'm always hearing the argument by sceptics that 1st and 2nd Peter is too sophisticated and well written to be authored by Peter, a fisherman. Same with John and the Johannine corpus. This video gives alot of insight on how someone with little to no literary expertise could produce such works with the use of Scribes. Great video

[@holtscustomcreations]

When it comes to first and second Peter and the claim that Peter was uneducated and illiterate, I find it hogwash. Peter spent 3 years as a disciple of a famous rabbi, Jesus of Nazareth. He was a fisherman by trade prior to this because he did not continue in rabbitical school. Most likely completing the first one or two stages of schooling, what we would consider elementary and middle school. However, when Jesus of Nazareth comes to him and his brother, he goes straight into discipleship under a rabbi. This is intense education. He lives with Jesus and goes everywhere Jesus goes. He's educated by Jesus for 3 years. This would be the equivalent of an intense graduate study today. After 3 years under the tutelage of Jesus, Peter continues his education and leadership by becoming one of the foremost experts in the budding sect of Judaism known as Christianity. I would hardly consider Peter uneducated. The letters accredited to Peter are from him late in life. Claiming he was not educated at time is just absurd.

[@holtscustomcreations]

@@tomasrocha6139 Acts chapter 4 takes place early in the ministry of the apostles after the death and resurrection of Jesus. 1st and 2nd Peter were written towards the end of Peter's life approximately fifteen to twenty years later. So are you climbing over a 15 to 20-year. Peter couldn't have gained some type of literary expertise?

[@PatrickHutton]

This is brilliant. And further bolsters the reliability of Scriptures.

[@BagzAndPresident]

DJ we also dont know who wrote the gospels

[@Mellownius]

DJ “still don’t know who we allow to speak to us on Gods behalf “.... why do you equivalate writings with people speaking to us ? The answer to your question is we don’t know who wrote the first five ... or any of them for that matter yet they are still here ... it was a long time ago none of us were there , no way to actually know anything but you may wanna seek help if your hearing people speak to you through ancient writings .... maybe it’s you “who Dont know who is speaking to us “ how does us not knowing actual authorship now mean the writing must now be false ? So just to be clear (it’s none of my business and I apologize for my rudeness but are you saying you believe in God just not in the Bible as the way He would reveal himself ?

[@DavidWilberBlog]

Wow, that was a fascinating video. Great job!

[@DanielApologetics]

Great addition to your library, IP. And its going straight into my favorite playlist.

[@danielholliker7476]

Thank you for this video and all of your other work IP! The past few years I've been taught how "some of Paul's letters weren't actually written by Paul," "the Old Testament wasn't first written until the Babylonian Exile," and other things that you address in this and other videos. What I was taught confused me for a while and I was skeptical about those explanations. Your perspective, however, makes a lot more sense and has greatly helped me figure out how to deal with what I initially learned. You explanations seem to take a better look at the historical and cultural context of the Scriptures, thereby giving better explanations of how the Scriptures were written. Keep up the excellent work! Blessings!

[@anthonywhitney634]

Daniel, not sure where you're at now re. this, but I hope you've come to reject the JEDP (or Documentary) Hypothesis - if that's what you're referring to. This has been thoroughly refuted. There's heaps on the net regarding that, but here's one link. carm.org/answering-documentary-hypothesis As to how Moses wrote the Pentateuch, that's an interesting question and i believe there are several possibilities, from what I've read. Either he wrote the whole thing (or mostly) purely from divine inspiration, or he wrote down previous oral traditions, or he compiled previously written documents. My guess is that there was a mix of all three. Considering that Moses was educated in Pharaohs palace, I'd be inclined to think he could read and write. A lot of people have written many things about the Bible and it's contents over the years, I've learned to step back and determine what the author's starting philosophies are. Ie, do they dismiss the miraculous out of hand, do they deny that scripture is divinely inspired, are they trying to harmonise scripture with secular principles. Hope this helps!

[@Clbhrdwck]

I thank God that I found this channel, my personal apologetics have grown immensely

[@GermanFreakvb21]

Thank you very much. This makes a lot of sense, more sense than the various theories I have heard up to now.

[@beckc.5084]

always found it weird how skeptic some "scholars" are on the dating of Scripture, and yet they don't give the same treatment to texts like the Odyssey or the Iliad, which also have their origins in Bronze Age oral tradition that have only been transcribed into written form around 600 BCE.

[@bromponie7330]

Further contributing to the Muratorian fragment's notion is the anti-Marcionite prologue to John (late 2nd-4th century) stating: _"Indeed he_ [Papias] _wrote down the Gospel, while John was dictating carefully."_ While I have my doubts about it being Papias himself, I think it speaks for the fact that John had assistance, and didn't physically put the pen to paper.

[@BagzAndPresident]

Brom Ponie OR that the Gospel of John was NOT from John same as the other 3 gospels

[@bromponie7330]

@@BagzAndPresident To the contrary, they were. Why would I believe any of what you just said?

[@xxxmmm3812]

@@BagzAndPresident they were,there is plenty of other christian writings we have whose manuscripts we date to the 1st century, not t mention the inscriptions and hymns. Mathew Mark Luke and John wrote the 4 gospels. get over it.

[@tongakhan230]

One thing to take in account is that though there are many books and many who were used to write these down., there was one guiding force behind the writing, preservation and complication of these into one book. That accounts for a single theme flowing through all the books. God's kingdom for which Jesus taught his disciples to pray for. Without the bible humanity would be lost. Thus, it is conceivable that the Creator wouldn't just put us on earth and move on. He would give us instructions on how to live. Just like an operating manual is given by the manufacturer of something one buys. If we refuse to follow the instructions in the manual and our gadget breaks down, the manufacturer isn't to blame.

[@johnathanblauw2608]

I never thought about it this way before. I appreciate the insight and considerations!

[@kernlove1986]

Even in modern times where works are attributed to one author, a proofreader and editor are still needed. It's not a problem like they make it out to be.

[@fredheiberg2377]

Another awesome video IP. Keep up the good work! Bringing good scholarship to a measly peasant like my self haha 👍🏻

[@isaacunderhill9120]

This deserves more views, thanks for sharing and GOD bless you

[@kahadin]

This was a helpful video. I was watching Useful charts video on Biblical authorship and was getting the impression that they were all late stories.

[@veezienhamoruhwande99]

Highly Inspiring🙏

[@solascriptura5980]

Great work. I would love to see a video on an early date for the book of Daniel if you’d consider doing one. God bless!

[@Archangel657]

Brilliant and outstanding work. Btw, might want to invest in a new microphone or many alter the settings on the one you're currently using. Because, when you speak, I can hear a faint hiss in the background. Although that just might be your fan...

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

I don't know what it is, my house is not the best for recording.

[@andrewnachamkin7071]

Just wanted to say, thank you. This video has helped me with a lot of thoughts I’ve had the last few months.

[@princeamoakwa4057]

Super work, bro. More grace to you. 🎉🌈🙏🏾

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Thank you 🙌

[@erikkr.r.m7380]

Christians should be like you

[@Ephisus]

They are around.

[@manne8575]

Christians should be like Christ :)

[@brebeaa]

Wow, thanks for making this, this really flipped my thinking on the subject! Thank you for all your work for the Lord!

[@sharnsam2840]

Usually I don't watch videos longer than 10 minutes but I don't know why I watch your without takin a break and I never get bored whenever I'm listening to your videos. Great content. God bless!

[@RM-fs8ub]

Your voice is so greatly relaxing - I ended up asleep. This made me rewatch it in the morning.

[@sharnsam2840]

@@RM-fs8ub If you are talking about the grammatical mistakes in my comment then I should probably tell you that English is not my first language, English is not even my second language, It is my third language. I think if there are mistakes then they can be ignored.

[@JMZReview]

There are none this guy's just making a joke

[@j.victor]

Iv'been waiting for this video. Can you make one talking about the documentary hypothesis?

[@justinien1er389]

Yes indeed, that's needed.

[@thiagooliveira9000]

He made a whole series challenging the documentary hypotesis

[@cooljoe9991]

Big fan of the late Dr. Michael S, Heiser, learned a lot from him.

[@marvinhernandez1581]

Amazing video. God bless.

[@randomfish18]

It makes sense that biblical authors would consult each other, fellow believers and witnesses, scribes, and experts of the Torah. They wanted to ensure linguistic, factual, and theological clarity and correctness. It is basically the same reason behind that modern scholars and researchers conducting peer reviews.

[@shawndurham297]

Always a good day when IP uploads a video💪🏽

[@asmolpieceofapplepie8465]

Excellent video, InspiringPhilosophy! This is perhaps the best case for The Bible I have heard in my life - keep fighting the good fight! I would really like to see a video on homosexuality and whether it is natural or not (and if the Bible prohibits it). But hey! That’s just my suggestion. But anyway, great video as always!

[@alexandremotkalyuk7184]

I aprove this theme, I personaly belive that homosexual behaviur is prohibited but being homosexual it can be trigered naturaly

[@charlesrankin1190]

It is. But IP is not a theology guy. He's an apologetics guy. He's not going to take a stance on somehting as controversial as that.

[@asmolpieceofapplepie8465]

@@charlesrankin1190 True. Never thought of that. Good response.

[@Mark-cd2wf]

I always learn so much whenever I listen to one of IP’s videos.😁👍

[@mikhailyaremkiv]

please never stop doing what youre doing Mike

[@seanedie1497]

I've always wondered why in the books of Moses it sometimes says "and it's still there to this day" because if it was written during Moses life it wouldn't be as impressive as to if it was written during the Babylonian captivity

[@diegotobaski9801]

@Stay Learnin Didn't you see the video?

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

@Sean, Good point.

[@seanedie1497]

@Stay Learnin they would also be really bad at keeping the secret that it was written then yet when Jesus refered to those books he still said it was from Moses. It would be more likely that it was well known in the tradition that it contained texts from Moses himself as well as from more recent scribes. Check out IPs video on Eden and you'll see that Genesis has texts even older than Moses

[@lil_bro342]

once again this is the absolute greatest channel on KZbin

[@JH-dp9zk]

As soon as i see a new ip vid pop up i drop everything im doing. my lifting buddy might want some help soon tho i can hear him calling for me

[@euanthompson]

Reminds me a little of how I have a copy of Pilgrims progress updated to modern day English. The story is the same, a lot of the poetry is the same, but the language used to convey it is not the original.

[@markmcflounder15]

IP = instantaneously phenomenal. Great work! That was an intriguing lil video that was condensed from a large body of knowledge. Somehow, i have to join the ranks of all of the apologists leading the way.

[@stephendianda1543]

Beautiful work brother. God bless you

[@alexandremotkalyuk7184]

Realy good video

[@johnfleming8285]

Excellent video! This is a great explanation of the writing process and why we can trust our Bibles.

[@lightinshiningdarkness6603]

Amazing content keep it up brother

[@nickj5451]

You did a good job again. Yay. I feel very relaxed today. I pray you're doing well, IP.

[@pJ005-k9i]

Yes, just yes, love you man.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Whoa, I think you should buy me a drink first.

[@ethanm.2411]

@@InspiringPhilosophy 😂

[@pJ005-k9i]

@@InspiringPhilosophy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pJ005-k9i]

@@InspiringPhilosophy I didn't mean it that way 😂😂

[@danielmalinen6337]

Good video. This is something that must be explained over and over again for some atheists (not all) and some believers (not all) who don't understand that the Bible is not the work of a single author. They often complain that there is no unified and consistent single plot and single story in the Bible that would continue from the beginning of the book to the end of the book as in current novels. Nor do they understand why one book is a mythology and another a history, or why one part is taken literally and seriously and the other part is allegory or a metaphor.

[@whitemat76]

whats up IP!

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Whatt up

[@zechariahfire5697]

Your videos are always fresh and thought provoking ,,also super quality.. blessed , thanks

[@lowkeytheology]

Another great video keep up the great work IP

[@jandtbang]

Thanks for making these videos! Everything is always so well thought out and expressed! ❤️

[@hungrybruh]

Hey IP @InspiringPhilosophy, How's your health man? I'd heard you were under the weather.

[@thedavid00100]

Great video as usual. G-d bless you!

[@bornjusticerule5764]

This is great man.🤙🏿🌌🤟🏿

[@diegotobaski9801]

This is the problem I have with the premise of the naming of "forged"(by Bart Ehrman). It is supposed to imply that people simply made up the texts, when there is so much more nuance than this.

[@loganpeterjones]

In his more scholarly version of that book, “Forgery and Counterforgery,” he makes the case that 1. Amanuenses (scribes) didn’t heavily affect what was written, 2. That writing an epistle using a false name was condemned in the New Testament world

[@Actuary1776]

Why do you have a problem with a book you’ve clearly never read?

[@animalcart4128]

@@Actuary1776 Cope.

[@simclimie6045]

That rocked IP

[@wilsonubi3922]

This is awesome! Thanks for the video 😍

[@Hicky33]

Please make a video on why and how Catholics claim the Bible cannon was compiled by the Catholic church, as the Councils were composed by the emperor or pope and bishops, and if there is any truth to it? When was Catholicism started to be called so and differed from 1st century Christianity?

[@SamAdamsGhost]

You can't really say when Catholicism became Catholicism as it was a very gradual process. I would say it began when the Empire was split and ramped up when the West fell.

[@kingarth0r]

Ancient version of ChatGPT writing your essay

[@theconservativechristian7308]

Basically this was the foundation of the principle of the importance of peer reviewed papers. Once again God one upping atheists and science and setting the foundation that they would later have to steal from in order to argue against God.

[@Mavors1099]

What?

[@edwardwicks304]

Excellent video. Learned a lot. Since language is always in flux does this add validity to the production of modern day contemporary versions of the Bible?

[@mr.mayonnaise2095]

Nice video man👍. Keep up the good work

[@BestBFam]

Thank you.

[@brotherchrisrco1125]

Well Done!!! We need more of this understanding of how the Bible was made. Not from you but many others so our misinformed generation can study the Scriptures in its original context. Most Christians today think it was dictated by God or just dropped down from Heaven in their favorite transition...

[@backtothescriptures6592]

Do you think it would be okay to update the bible again for modern day culture to understand? Like removing "from" when God formed man and instead of saying dust of the ground, it would just say mortal man. Like then God assigned a mortal man a new reason to live for instance.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Yes, because we have a better understand of the text now. Most people today are afraid to do this. I think a healthy amount of translations is also a good idea.

[@backtothescriptures6592]

@@InspiringPhilosophy Which would you say is the most accurate translation for our generation to understand?

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

I can’t, I use the ESV, NASB, NET, Alter’s recent translation, an LXX and severs commentaries.

[@michielvdvlies3315]

im from the netherlands there is a modern streetslang/culture version of the gospel according to Matthew ;-) isnt there something like that where you live?

[@backtothescriptures6592]

@@michielvdvlies3315 Mostly king james and NIV gets preached here

[@rosilanesnyder3986]

Wow!!!!! Love this! God bless you!

[@ChecedDomingcil]

This was certainly an interesting video which shed a new light on the Bible for me! Although, I have a question. So the writings of Abraham, Moses, Joshua, and their contemporaries would have been translated and passed down throught the centuries and compiled in the post-exile period? Or was it oral tradition or something?

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

I don't know, probably a mix. If there were documents written by someone like Abraham, they would have been dust by the time of the exile. They were not made to last centuries.

[@MPaulHolmesMPH]

@DJ Kenneth kitchen has a lot to say on this in "On the reliability of the old testament".

[@quesostuff1009]

This was such an edifying video Glory to God

[@tgrogan6049]

We're playing those mind games together Pushing the barriers planting seeds Playing the mind guerrilla!

[@patrickbuckley7259]

It's important to note that all other political, philosophical, historical, & naturalistic texts from the time period and quite a ways forward in time, would also be written in this manner. If it invalidates the bible it also invalidates anything Ceaser, Socrates, or Plato, ever wrote, in addition to every historical text of the time, and every text to every grace the great library of Alexandria.

[@leonarduskarolusiuliustant7498]

Many of these books were written in different contexts from the biblical one, or are of a different literary genre. However, nothing he pointed out invalidates the Bible, as far as I've seen. P.s.: Socrates never wrote anything.

[@Actuary1776]

False equivalence. The philosophical musings of man is quite different than a book than claims to have divine origin.

[@SamAdamsGhost]

​@@Actuary1776inspiration, not origin

[@RadicOmega]

Solid work, Juggernaut!

[@caroleholmes9901]

I love IP. Thank you for doing all the heavy work for us. It seems like more and more people are returning to the flat earth theory. Do you have anything related to the science of that theory?

[@friedsalmons8377]

What’s your education? I majored in social anthropology and you seems very competent in that field.

[@profmccoige]

"The Holy Stapler" was more or less how Pascal's book Pensees was composed after his death. Look how that turned out...

[@kvelez]

10:22 Interesting.

[@Thelangster5]

Does this video affect your prior series "The reliability of the New testament" IP? Or is this just a different angle on the same topic?

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Different angle on the same topic

[@Thelangster5]

@@InspiringPhilosophy okay so not a revision

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Yeah, seems legit, just means we cannot use that argument anymore.

[@spaarvarkenghetto]

They should teach this in Sunday schools :)

[@tropicaldany9306]

Good info!

[@motsu84]

One of the modern worries perhaps was if there was any religious or political elements added to it as commentary were added to the text. In the context of school textbooks, it were desanitizied over the years. Hence, at the end of the day relying on the self and text alone without the Holy Spirit will not turn the lock.

[@Ghidorah00]

IP, you are a very smart guy. I found your channel recently, and I am very impressed with your ability to reason. I am quite surprised that you still find preference in one of humanities many religions, as I am sure your mind has found strong correlations between separate faiths and customs. In regards to your point on scribes: this makes sense for ancient standards, but also modern standards as well. Do you think prominent figures in today’s age actually type out emails/letters? Political/corporate leaders have professional writers in today’s age as well. It’s not my place to unlock the rationality rabbit hole in anyone’s mind, and I have respect for peaceful Christians that use their faith to make their lives better. But out of curiosity I must ask... what have you determined, through your impressive ability to reason, that separates the Bible as something “divinely inspired” compared to any other religious text. I had my own deconversion years ago, and this is point really tipped the scale for me. When I read the Bible, I see mythology to either 1. Best try to understand the natural world or 2. To garner Political influence in the respective authors time period. Have you read Karen Armstrong’s A History of God? To me, the Bible is no more impressive than any other religious text because of this. (although still fascinating for historical context). I hope you don’t take this as critical or an assault on your faith, just genuine interest from an ex-devout Christian:)

[@theosib]

Nice video!

[@AS-ft4nc]

I agree. Not all Bibles are outdated. But I must admit that they do have both strengths and weaknesses. It is not a perfect book. But it is a book that points to a perfect God. This is why it has to be studied. Not just to be read or memorised.

[@BoundyMan]

This makes more sense when you understand this and try to figure out how Moses could be the author of the first 5 books of the Bible when he was in the dessert where there wouldn’t be much writing material available.

[@vince6264]

Question: Do you believe that the Bible is divinely inspired and inerrant?

[@constantdoodle32]

I wish I could explain this easily to my friends when they ask me about this kind of stuff.

[@constantdoodle32]

@@TitaniumCheese yeah i need to quit being lazy and finish reading it. What I've read so far is pretty cool

[@joelm33]

Good work

[@Jing-zl2zr]

Greetings from Poland! Thank you for your work and we wish you conversion to Catholicism :)

[@Ace-3.]

God bless ❤ Through Jesus we are saved

[@kwpctek9190]

Agreed on much said here, especially on co-laborers as scribes working with Paul. None is so revealing as the book of Hebrews which seems to be written by another author but with Paul's knowledge and depth all over it. There's a good "reductio lecture" available here covering the issue (search YT for *meet john mark author of Hebrews* it's likely the best guess on authorship yet.

[@danielbrowniel]

for me the most surprisingly inspired books is Genesis, specifically the story of Abraham, Isaac, Eliezer and Rebekah.. having a significant shadow to The Father, Son, Holy Spirit and the redeemed Bride. So Christians today know, though Jesus is not dead, He is also not with us as the Holy Spirit is. And Just as the Holy Spirit is our helper bringing us to Christ, to the perfect day where we are awaken in His image, so did Eliezer, whom's name means "God is Help", bring Rebekah to Isaac, the Son of Abraham, name meaning "father of many", And Isaac who carried the wood meant for the sacrifice, just as Christ did the same being the cross. So not only did God test Abraham, but the entire big picture of the story is a prophetic shadow of the future, some of which is in our past and some of which is in our future. Reading this story brings the believer into it. It's truly remarkable.