Introduction: Cultural Context of the Biblical World

[@kennycouch6135]

The Bible will always be God's word. It will stand the test of time & it will last forever long after we are all gone.

[@truethinker221]

Mine is already falling apart and it is only about thirty years old.

[@kennycouch6135]

@@truethinker221 that doesn't change what's written inside of it.

[@truethinker221]

@@kennycouch6135 In a hundred years or so you won't be able to read it. The paper will disintegrate. And things do change that is why we need new translations. Plus the bible is just a library of books. The word of God 'Logos' is much bigger. To big for this world. Which gospel said if all the things were written that jesus did the world could not contain it. People are making the bible into an Idol . Think about it.

[@truethinker221]

@@kennycouch6135 John 21;25. King James Bible 25. And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. Jesus is the living Word. Logic of God in physical form. John 1;1-14

[@kennycouch6135]

@@truethinker221 I don't think you're getting it bro. The paper that my Bible is written on will fade away but the words that are written inside will never fade away.

[@joehinojosa8314]

Thanks for the Bible Introduction. They didn't teach me THAT in Bible school. They taught the Bible as "history" but NOT the mindset of the Hebrews.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

You will enjoy the next couple of videos then.

[@joehinojosa8314]

@@InspiringPhilosophy I enjoy your scientific ones. They imply a Universal Mind (Consciousness) gives reality (pixelated space-time) it's form and rules for predictability. This gets Under the skin of some philosophical atheists like a BAD RASH.

[@joehinojosa8314]

@@paimon1250 There are unbelievers so God has SOMEONE to Save. God likes a challenge. It's more fun to save the Drug Cartel/Drug Lord, "Tony Montana",than the physics Nerd and class President in High School.

[@Bane_questionmark]

Well the Bible is a historical text, but of course the historical context is part of that.

[@joehinojosa8314]

@@Bane_questionmark Its real popular now to doubt the existence of Jesus. But no one seems to doubt the historical existence of James,the "Lord's brother". No one is arguing Paul didn't exist. Obviously Paul met the other apostles who were eye witnesses to the resurrection of Christ. I'm not going to mention the martyrdom of some of them but really what was to be gained by a conspiracy? Time in jail? Beatings? Being on the run? Stoning? There must be better pursuits to follow for 12 alleged "con-artists".

[@theboi553]

That new intro is incredibly clean. I absolutely love it.

[@thescapegoatmechanism8704]

the boi kinda reminds me of Dr. Strange

[@theboi553]

The Scapegoat Mechanism It does, now that I think of it.

[@christtheonlyhope4578]

To understand the Bible you have to understand it in context. Every book has a specific purpose as does the two Testaments. The old and the new.

[@christtheonlyhope4578]

Jermain Marcet well 'testament' means 'covenant.' So the idea of a New Covenant comes from Luke 22:20 and a few other places. Jesus Christ came to bring a new covenant that was greater than the old.

[@christtheonlyhope4578]

Jermain Marcet the old Covenant is referring to the Covenant that God made with Moses on Mount Sinai, even though there are several covenants mentioned in the Old Testament. The old Covenant was made with Israel and the New Covenant is made for believers in Christ. Hope that helps.

[@christtheonlyhope4578]

Jermain Marcet sure, but I'll have to do it a little bit later. I'm at work right now. God bless

[@christtheonlyhope4578]

Jermain Marcet The Mosaic Covenant was centered around God's giving His divine law to Moses on Mount Sinai (see exodus 19-24). At the time of the Mosaic covenant, God reminded Israel of their obligation to be obedient to His law (Exodus 19:5), and the people agreed to the covenant when they said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do!” (Exodus 19:8). This covenant would serve to set the nation of Israel apart from all other nations as God’s chosen people. The New Covenant (or New Testament) is the promise that God makes with humanity that He will forgive sin and restore fellowship with those whose hearts are turned toward Him. Jesus Christ is the mediator of the New Covenant, and His death on the cross is the basis of the promise (Luke 22:20).

[@christtheonlyhope4578]

Jermain Marcet as far as the new covenant being better than the old, Hebrews 8:6,7 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.

[@kickinthegob]

Don't dismiss the knowledge and curiosity of the ancients. Most people had a far broader knowledge than people of today. The average farmer could build a house, deliver a child, refine ores, tan leather, hunt, understand medicinal herbs and was more often than not a veteran of conflict. We like to think we are more intelligent now but I don't believe that for a second simply based on what the average modern person experiences and produces in a life time.

[@truethinker221]

OH ya and some could even read. Oh wait they had to have written words first.

[@kickinthegob]

@@truethinker221 They used oral history and apprenticeships to pass down knowledge. Also, there were scribes that captured history which is how we have learned about the ancient cultures. Maybe you just wanted to feel better about yourself lacking all these other skills...

[@truethinker221]

@@kickinthegob Yes you have a point . We have different sets of indicators to measure knowledge. Most were slaves digging ditches or making bricks for the king though . So they never had a chance to think And knowledge really increased when cultures around the world could share inventions with better communication techniques. So moderns should qualify that with knowledge of Physics cosmology biology geography, electronics, ETC Other than hieroglyphics and cuneiform there were not scribs until around 1,000 BC when some of the First writing as a letter symbol picture graft began to show up Probably some of the writing on stone like the Rosetta Stone are the first writing in the modern sense. I think they are supposed to be carved around 700 or 800 hundred BC.Just messing with ya. .

[@thyikmnnnn]

Love these videos. Context is key. So many people treat the bible just like any other book.

[@raygiordano1045]

Except hardcore atheists, they don't "get" even the plainest meanings or figures of speech. In fact, they go way out of the way to NOT understand ANYTHING about it. I tend to think of atheists as very obtuse.

[@TheKeesBoerMinistryChannel]

@@raygiordano1045 Yes, trust me.... very obtuse.... I used to smuggle Bibles onto Soviet Atheist ships and had to deal with the KGB there.... They are dumber than the ships themselves!!!

[@MACLOVIO357-SOSA]

"For God so love the world" ...yes but ONLY IN CONTEXT! Unbelievable. The holy spirit of God needs no context, beleive that.

[@laelbm3360]

When you understand the context of the Bible, all errors and / or contradictions disappear.

[@CodeRed-md3ny]

Lael BM amen

[@Actuary1776]

Bullshit. When you understand the Bible contains contradictions and errors, all of which are hallmarks of human beings and not divine word, you can actually begin to appreciate the Bible for what it is.

[@Actuary1776]

Abraham Girt Go ahead and make a case for the contradictions or errors. Tell me how it’s divine that the virgin birth narrative was propagated by Matthew using the LXX which inaccurately translated the word “young woman” as “virgin”. How about Matthew telling about Jesus riding both a donkey and colt into Jerusalem because the parallelism in the OT was misunderstood?

[@avafury4584]

actuary 1776 you listen to way too many people who try to distort the bible. Lol

[@Actuary1776]

Ava Fury You mean I’ve read books and actually thought about it and you prefer KZbin.

[@TradingDuck-ICT]

Very interesting! Definitely looking forward to these videos.

[@tiomatt]

IP, Thank you, thank you, thank you! I started watching your videos and can’t get enough. Well researched and excellently presented! Your calm, logical approach to finding and presenting the truth, consolidated into digestible bits is a godsend. Again thanks for your dedication to putting together great work. Keep it up!

[@Liminalplace1]

I'm an Anthropologist (and missionary) and am contemplating opening a chanel to provide anthropological insights into the Bible and critiquing some Biblical scholarship misunderstandings. This video is excellent from a linguistic point of view. I think I ll link this

[@AndyShredz]

Love your channel man we need this for people like me who haven't studied ancient cultures. Thankyou! Cant wait for the series!!!!

[@TheKeesBoerMinistryChannel]

Yes, I feel the same way, Andy... I'm glad I discovered this!!!!

[@donjohnson1290]

Most Definitely! It’s crazy to think I’ve never heard a Pastor / Preacher Speak about these Variables and How its not just Black and White when reading Scriptures in our current modern age understanding of things.

[@AlbertM170]

This is the series I have been waiting for. It's long overdue. A thousand thanks IP!!!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@seanedie1497]

I love the fact that this was published on my birthday. I have such a passion of the Bible and the culture surrounding it and I am looking forward to the rest of the series

[@TheKeesBoerMinistryChannel]

Happy Birthday!!! Nice gift for your birthday!!!

[@VierthalerStudios]

As a Christ follower and inspiring paleontologist, I was disturbed by the thought of the Bible being silent on Dinosaurs. So last year, I made the best decision of my life by doing research for the whole year. It’s because of that research, I discovered some of my favorite apologetics such as William Lane Craig, John Lennox, and you. Now I have no worries about the Bible being silent on Dinosaurs.

[@bornjusticerule5764]

this is an awesome video. we need more teachers like you. much respect thanks for sharing

[@orondahwali5852]

The subject of the cultural context of the biblical world is so important. well done ip as you continue to help and inspire my believers around the world. looking forward to the next video in the series.

[@TheKeesBoerMinistryChannel]

Wow... I thought I was the only one that was sharing these types of things on KZbin.... Very well!!! I'm impressed. I wish we could get together and compare notes.... I just subscribed.... God bless you. I'm glad that the New Testament is written in Greek, a bit closer to our western culture. I'm originally from Holland, then when I was 18 I moved to the USA and then about 37 years later, I went to South America as a missionary.... Two times I changed cultures. It's HUGE... the difference and cultural changes go against every cell of your body. So, how much more when changing a culture, that's not only different, but 2,000 years different on top of that!!! God bless you!!!

[@yochananandreas3148]

Love the new intro. :)

[@davidjenkins2429]

This is exactly what I've been searching for❤

[@manne8575]

I already love this series! Can't wait for the other videos

[@Ma-kd6lv]

So glad this series is starting

[@pikehightower790]

Excellent. Just finished "Misreading Scripture With Individualist Eyes" (E. Randolph Richards and Richard James). VERY important. Soteriology unaffected (possibly with the exception of deeply Reformed/Calvinist viewpoints)

[@pepedestroyer5974]

I don´t understand why this channel doesn´t have more subscribers and supporters than Joel Osteen´s channel. any thoughts?

[@utopiabuster]

Many people are more interested in feel good Christianity than the Truth.

[@preteristlab-endtimes5683]

$$$$

[@bryansphere6359]

Because people want their ears tickled and their pockets filled

[@_jurist]

Because this channel is based on philosophy not on the Bible. It’s based on Aristotelian Platonist philosophy. He tries to overlay the Bible on the foundation of pagan Greek philosophy. Which Is why he comes up with the absolutely ludicrous idea that God is outside of time.

[@aglayamajorem9546]

@@_jurist How ironic you dismiss him due to this when the ones who compiled these books into the Bible we know of employed many of those Greek philosophers' method of discourse.

[@woff1959]

This is very important. No-one can read ancient text without context, even non-religious ones such as the Iliad. Thanks for this!

[@iain5615]

Looking forward to this series. Thanks very much!

[@dstinnettmusic]

Translation can and will always leave things out. Just this past Sunday, at church we were doing readings for the third Sunday after Easter. In the reading The disciples were fishing after the crucifixion, and they see Jesus on the shore. So Peter dives into the water and swims 100 yards to go see Jesus. And Jesus asked Peter if he (Peter) loved him (Jesus) three times. Now in English, this reads very much as a parallel with the three times Peter denied Jesus. That Peter needed to say he loved Jesus three times for each time he denied him. But that is not the meaning at all! Or at least it isn’t the only meaning, as in the original Greek, Jesus and Peter are using different Greek words for love, where Jesus is asking if Peter feels “agape”, the kind of love one has for children or the non sexual love one has for their spouse. A deep and understanding and powerful love. The kind of love God can give. Peter can only honestly respond that he has phillia for Jesus, brotherly affection. And Jesus gives Peter three chances, but Peter can’t honestly meet Jesus at His level. Peter cannot give back what Jesus can give to Peter and the world. So Jesus relents and asks Peter if he truly does have phillia for him, and Peter confirms that he does. The lesson being that God and Jesus will always meet us where we are, if our hearts are in the right place. That is a meaning your lose entirely in the English translation.

[@goranvuksa1220]

Finally... I was hoping you will make videos on this topic. Thank God for your great work!

[@Theawakeningpopulistmovement]

Can't wait for more!

[@HansMcc1984]

If you are reading this IP ,you save and strengthen my faith.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Thank you, I am glad I could help.

[@HansMcc1984]

@@InspiringPhilosophy Of course!

[@ChrisBandyJazz]

2 Questions: 1. If mind is fundamental and matter is emergent, where did human minds come from? Have they existed forever? Is God simulating them? Did he create them once he assigned his image to humans? 2. How can a timeless God decide to create anything? Doesn't decision-making require time?

[@TheBrunarr]

1. Imagine God is a stream of consciousness. Human minds are simply whirlpools in that stream. Whirlpools can begin and end as well. Hope that helps. 2. I think this assumes time is an objective feature of reality. I think the passing of time and the existence of space are illusions emergent from the quantum level, they are simply how we experience things as opposed to being objective features of reality. Good questions

[@ChrisBandyJazz]

@@TheBrunarr Thanks for the reply, Bru. 1. I guess a better way to ask my question is this: when did human souls start going to Heaven or Hell after death? Did this start right after God assigned his image to humans? Does that mean all the humans before this point were just annihilated after death? 2. If there is no time, there is no change. A "stream" and "whirlpools" imply change. Could you address the contradiction you just made? 3. If there is no change, God could never have changed from "not deciding to create the universe" to "deciding to create the universe." Assuming God created the universe, it follows that the decision to create the universe existed timelessly with him before creating it...which means the decision to create the universe is part of nature. Right?

[@TheBrunarr]

@@ChrisBandyJazz 1.when did humans start to go to heaven and hell? Most likely when they evolved enough to be morally accountable for their actions. When that was is difficult to say. 2. There is no contradiction, I'm simply using a stream and whirlpools as an analogy to show the metaphysics of contingent minds compared to Gods mind and how individual minds could exist when "all is mind." The metaphysics of time isnt relevant to this analogy. 3. Gods decision to create "existed" timelessly with Him in a sense, but this does not mean that God's hand was forced. He could have known from eternity-past that He would do what He has done, but it's entirely conceivable that in a different possible world God timelessly chose something different.

[@truethinker221]

@@TheBrunarr We can only know what may be compared to as a speak of grime under the fingernail of god and that only as represented from the known world where we are bound to what has been downloaded into our minds. Not knowing is the beginning of wisdom. I liked your answer though . Great allegory.

[@Archangel657]

Finally!

[@irajayrosen4792]

Very well presented . Thank you

[@georgeins.c.494]

The Bible was not written to us but it was written for us

[@yuniethethird1911]

Wow and I was just dabbling in the cultural context of the Bible through other vids and lectures on KZbin then this vid pops up thanks ip glory to to God

[@keithfutel1815]

Can’t wait!!! Are you going to do something about the Greek New Testament? Or Hebrew Old Testament only?

[@9TheMiddleMan9]

Hey Inspiring Philosophy, what are your thoughts on the Daniel 9 24-27 prophecy?

[@michaelphiffer23]

Brother thoroughly enjoy this kind of information.

[@bryansphere6359]

Love the soundtrack. Great choice of music! God bless.

[@barry.anderberg]

This reminds me a lot of Tim Mackie and The Bible Project's work. Well done!

[@justinbenglick]

Hi InspiringPhilosophy! Your focus in this video is on distinguishing the cultural context of Hebrew with English, but the New Testament was originally written in Greek.

[@samshumaker2307]

Thank you for your great videos! I have been watching through them lately and appreciate your rational approach. I wondered if you could do even a brief video on Baptism? I would love to hear you take on it.

[@flamesfan1417]

Have you considered putting your videos into podcast format? Thanks for all you do IP!

[@chikeokjr24]

I’m hungry to see where this series goes. I’m sure you’re working very hard on it

[@huntergiron2388]

InspiringPhilosophy, if you don’t mind, which bible translation/version would you recommend?

[@tylerx099]

Yeah like some people would claim that Jesus in Mark’s gospel was adopted as God’s son after his baptism however mark contains a statement from Jesus in his trial narrative that indicates he is the son of man from Daniel 7 and that son of man has the same status as God because he is mentioned by riding on the clouds. Cloud riding motif can be found in Ugarit texts that describe Baal as rider of the clouds and that term is only attribute to him so putting that motif to Jesus, it’s basically him claiming he is equal to God

[@travislee3372]

Good work IP, do you think the ancients considered where they came from at all?

[@travislee3372]

@Vault Door I was wondering if it's describing creation and function or strictly function.

[@MirroringTruth]

Thx for posting

[@account2871]

Your voice is deeper

[@sedanchair2]

For those who don't believe no amount of prof will be sufficient. For those that believe no amount of prof is necessary.

[@reenatai75]

I really enjoyed this video so much ... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 so informative

[@ubergenie6041]

Well done. People tend toward errors in bibliology as a result of misrepresenting the Bible as juat a product of God or just of humans. When we start to understand that humans freely wrote in the style of their contemporaries and in line with their prescientific worldviews we start to appreciate how marvelous God’s intent is by creating us in his image. Jesus transforms philosophy and offers us a world where we will rule and reign with him! Good intro to language differences.

[@calebolson25]

I'm diggin the new logo

[@waitingandwatching9328]

Thanks ...love the video

[@stuckmannen3876]

yes.

[@sjappiyah4071]

Yes, this is spot on 👌🏿

[@kerrykeaton4475]

Can you please have a discussion with “William Bell All Things Fulfilled?”

[@kerrykeaton4475]

Please, set that up! I would love to hear you guys discuss your views together.

[@karl5722]

He is sort of starting the series on the old testament

[@youngyvidz716]

Ever thought of doing a video on slavery in the Bible? Anti-Theists point of prescriptions and rules for slavery in the Bible and claim that this is God allowing slavery

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

yes

[@youngyvidz716]

I look forward to seeing it :)

[@CodeRed-md3ny]

The bible is God's word. 2 TIMOTHY 3:16

[@avienated]

It doesn't say "Bible", it says "γραφὴ" (grafe). It should be translated scriptures or writings. Scholars debate which writings is meant here, but it's fair to think that Paul meant at least the OT. How much of NT he had access to we don't really know. There are writings mentioned in the NT that are not included in our current Bibles. So yeah, you're not exactly wrong, but it's more complex. If you want to stick to your line though, I'll support it wholeheartedly. I'm a theology student and regret it sometimes.

[@CodeRed-md3ny]

Aiven no no no. I don't care what your alleged scholars say. The New Testament is just as valid as the Old Testament and there are plenty of Bible scholars that will agree. Lol

[@truethinker221]

@@avienated Keep up your studies . I wish i could go back and do it again , I shunned education and biblical studies was not that important . Now i love it. Sometimes we must keep our faith out of the picture temporary and just learn what they teach . Think of it kind a like a medical doctor having to learn Darwin's Theory of evolution . He doesn't swallow the hook but you wouldn't like to have a doctor that if you asked him if he believes in Darwin's Theory of Evolution he answered who ? That may suggested that he never took biology in college. That is what i think of with minister's that are unschooled . I mean yes it is about the holy spirit but those who love God want to excel in knowledge of him but also learn teaching techniques management ETC. . The culture and secondary Near Eastern History as well as Church History are very important and bring the Stories to life. We have such a hard time convincing people of this . I get accused of being to inteletuial . And i am not even smart. Learning theology and secondary, sometimes secular biblical ideas, is a fantastic exercise for the brain . What a twist . Like a super gym for brain building . That comment above about Scripture ( god breathed writings) was well put. All god breathed writing are for equipping the saints in instruction and techniques. Knowledge wisdom and discernment. It is not even addressing the inerrancy of scripture. The way people translate it ,it would sound like this . All God breathed writings are God breathed writings. This because inspired means God breathed. No one would ever question that.

[@avienated]

@@truethinker221 Thanks.

[@truethinker221]

@@CodeRed-md3ny Allegory, metaphor, irony, satire, typology, mythopoetic legend, folk lore , idom, mythologized heroes, embellished war stories told by the victories, need to be determined. And then a selection of meanings under the surface hidden from the proud or from the babs depending on the place in the story related to the plot and the main intention, a history of humanity expressed through Israel, as it pertains to the whole counsel of God rightly divided by the same spirit that inspired the written form...

[@blockpartyvintage1568]

You should debate Jay Dyer (eastern orthodox) same age as you, learned in philosophy and theology.

[@truethinker221]

Allegory, metaphor, irony, satire, typology, mythopoetic legend, folk lore , idom, mythologized heroes, embellished war stories told by the victories, need to be determined. And then a selection of meanings under the surface hidden from the proud or from the babs depending on the place in the story related to the plot and the main intention, a history of humanity expressed through Israel, as it pertains to the whole counsel of God rightly divided by the same spirit that inspired the written form.

[@eliasarches2575]

The peoples of the Ancient Near East are different to the Ancient Israelites who received revelations from God! What a tenuous argument to claim there’s a substantive correlation between the meaning of the biblical text and what pagan cultures believed or even what the Israelites believed before they received revelations! Let the Bible interpret itself, rather than favour pagan cultural practices & beliefs/minor linguistic differences as being the deciding factor. Additionally, we can, with research, understand what the Hebrew writers were saying. I don’t see how it follows from the linguistic nature of Hebrew to what the Bible really teaches. You are grasping at straws InspiringPhilosophy. Walton’s theories are not very good and they receive more attention than they deserve.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

That doesn't mean God didn't give them revelation in cultural relative terms. God communicated in a way people would understand Him. So He would obviously have to use the culture of the day to do that.

[@eliasarches2575]

@@InspiringPhilosophy I agree that God took account of the culture, to some degree, when communicating with the Israelites. But I don’t think that translates, for example, as something like Gen. 1:1 refers to function rather than creation ex nihilo. I think one needs to take into account how God shaped or wished to shape Israelite culture. Firstly, I think it is by no means certain that Israelites viewed things in a similar way to the nations surrounding them. But were I to entertain such a thesis, God may have wanted them to realise that He is greater than a being who merely assigns function - that he is the originator and creator of all - that nothing exists outside of him. I am also not convinced by Walton’s interpretation of Gen. 1:1 - ‘bara’ may be used in the sense of function, but scholars generally see the confluence of the words translated ‘created’ and ‘beginning’ as referring to creation ex nihilo. I don’t think Walton’s argument flies with the majority of scholars working in the relevant field. I think it’s easy to end up making overstated generalisations when one takes too far these theses espoused by people like Walton.

[@dmx7329]

@@eliasarches2575 also read the NT it literally say's that Jesus Always spoke in parables and that the People before aka the prophets couldnt understand god and what he said or would have said to them so yes he needed to talk to them in a way they understand idiot

[@eliasarches2575]

@@dmx7329 If you wish me to really engage with your comment, I would appreciate it if you constructed a more coherent argument which would also contain proper grammar. But in attempting to understand your comment, I don't agree with your premises and I don't see how your conclusion follows...

[@truethinker221]

@@eliasarches2575 Allegory, metaphor, irony, satire, typology, mythopoetic legend, folk lore , idom, mythologized heroes, embellished war stories told by the victories, need to be determined. And then a selection of meanings under the surface hidden from the proud or from the babs depending on the place in the story related to the plot and the main intention, a history of humanity expressed through Israel, as it pertains to the whole counsel of God rightly divided by the same spirit that inspired the written form...

[@alg11297]

The word you are using Ches-pey- tzadik, (what ever it is) is a word I'm not familiar with in Hebrew or Hebrew grammar. In addition, you didn't use the final tzadik which only comes at the end of a word. Did you run this by someone who knows Hebrew first?

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Yes.

[@calebpeterson4482]

Why slavery? Why genocide? Why ethnic cleansing? Why human sacrifice?

[@dorememe8548]

Exactly. How could any context make these things somehow "okay"?

[@themightychannel5776]

It's not.

[@matthew29renee07]

I’m interested.

[@Kevorama0205]

Cultural context doesn’t change the actual content of the Bible. It only serves as justification for that content, or it would if it justified anything at all. For example, God told the Israelites to stone a Sabbath-breaker in the Bible. I’m sure that was all well and good for the people of the time to think of themselves, and had a cultural purpose and all that, but there’s an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-good, unchanging, personal deity involved in that. I’m pretty confident that, in the course of this new series, IP will deny the truth of the Old Testament, try to justify subjective morality, or advocate for various obvious immoralities, if he doesn’t fall back on the old “God is by definition good” canard. If he has anything else of use to say, I’ll be pleasantly surprised and open to conversion as a result.

[@thescapegoatmechanism8704]

Kevin Allen I don’t think IP is saying that the context necessarily changes the content itself, but it can change the way the reader looks at the content. For some people, just thinking about the scarcity of resources and the emphasis on practical living certainly helps put some violent things the Israelites did into perspective. Personally, I don’t imagine any of us would last very long in the wild the way the ancient people did without air conditioning and fast food, much less be “civilized” by our standards. Having said that, I don’t think the goal of the series is to really help people overcome their theological biases, per se. If the idea of infinite God not providing all the resources for people to flourish morally offends you, then, sure, no amount of historical context is going to move you on an emotional level. But, in that case, I don’t think the series would really be for someone like you.

[@utopiabuster]

:..I’ll be pleasantly surprised and open to conversion as a result." Sure ya will! No, the stoning of the Sabbath breaker is pretty clean cut and dried. The question is why would a guy break the Sabbath in clear view of others, as the law required at least two witnesses at trial for a conviction and the accusers were required, by Law, to "cast the first stone" so to speak, when the stick collector knew the penalty was death? That's like parking your car in a clearly marked no parking zone with the tow truck right behind you, and law enforcement in the front. You silly! Now, Jesus defended( like in legal) Mary, accused of adultery, by Pharisees, no less (Jesus had serious beef with Pharisees and threw shade at them whenever possible with good reasons). The Bible tells us that Jesus was writing in the dirt and many suggested that he was writing the individual sins committed by those in the over zealous crowd. Now here's the kicker. What if Jesus was writing the Law which required a trial, which would mean that those involved in the crime be presented for judgement including the person who was caught in the act with Mary, who was suspiciously absent from the attempted stone lynching? Either there was one, or there wasn't. In any case seems a bit suspicious to me. Which means that everyone involved was breaking the Law. One Law! Taking the two accounts into consideration we see the basis of ideas beginning to form. 1. Abuse of power. 2. The right to face one's accusers. 3. The right to a trail. (wonder where I've heard those before?) We also see the transference of the covenant. Wherein God's Judgement was swift, direct and personal in the OT. Like Ned Stark telling his sons, "the one who passes the sentence should swing the sword." (things seem to circle around a bit). The New Covenant, Judgement is reserved for the Day of Judgement when all come before the Lord. You mentioned "God is by definition good". What does that mean? By definition? Who's definition? Can God be "good" and not keep His Word or His own Law? Good thing IP is doing this. Lots of people need his help. I for one am looking forward to learning as much as possible. If you're sincere about "converting" I suggest you begin looking for a good place of worship and community. Peace.

[@Kevorama0205]

@The Scapegoat Mechanism I understand that ancient people were more ignorant in basically every way than us. I don’t need context to get that from the Bible itself. It just also means that God was a totally abysmal teacher and parent if he existed. Not a good source of moral or empirical knowledge in the slightest. His strategy for resolving disagreements is to kill the party that disagrees with him, which unsurprisingly doesn’t work. Think about how we can bring children into this world and teach them why genocide is wrong without asking them to commit genocide in the process. Why couldn’t God do that, too? As for scarce resources, I can’t imagine why we couldn’t have enough scarcity to have hurdles to overcome without needing to commit genocide to get enough resources. It seems like that manna God used could have prevented a lot of genocide.

[@thescapegoatmechanism8704]

Kevin Allen right, so you’re basically saying what I’m saying; it doesn’t matter what the cultural context is or the practicality behind Israelite laws, you only care about theological speculation. That’s fine, but why attack the series if it’s scope is merely understanding history and not speculating theoretical possibilities?

[@Kevorama0205]

@utopiabuster 2017 Yes, defying a dictator is often stupid. That isn’t a defense for the dictator in the slightest. The Sabbath-breaker more likely forgot about the law or didn’t know what day it was. Both of which God would have punished with stoning as well. More likely than that he knowingly asked for stoning with his actions. Places of worship are quite silly when you don’t believe. Why would you go to a mosque or synagogue for community? Moreover, Christians don’t like it when you criticize the Bible, so I suspect I wouldn’t be welcome unless I lied about my beliefs. Basically, it would be of no use to anyone for me to do so regularly.

[@susanmuncan3170]

To understand the Bible, you should ask God with all your heart for understanding and he will give it to you.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Sorry, but that is a dangerous position to hold to. Jeremiah 17:9 says the heart is wicked. God reveals Himself in His word, the devil plays on your heart.

[@d.l.7416]

So morality is objective, but context makes it different? That make sense 🤔

[@dmx7329]

that sentence alone doesnt make any sense ma guy if context isnt determined yet then you have followed not the correct set of objective Moral rules simple

[@TheBrunarr]

Objective does not mean absolute. Absolute morality says that something is right or wrong independent of any context. Objective morality says in any given moral situation, there is a right or wrong thing to do, which can depend on the situation.

[@generalviewer8347]

thank you you are really smart and defend against dumb arguments by atheists ill be clear i do not agree with you on evolution big bang etc but on everything else i think youre brilliant sub to you and brother hovind👍

[@chrisray9653]

Crossover with LangFocus.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

huh?

[@jakerieboldt3319]

I want to better understand Inspiring Philosophy's take on the beginning of the universe. In this video you seem to adhere to the supposed validity of the big bang theory. What normally follows is a belief in macro evolution. Am I incorrect in drawing this conclusion? I think we should keep in mind that if macro evolution is true then death preceded sin, contrary to what the bible teaches.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

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[@dmx7329]

he already answered that your objection is old and bad

[@jakerieboldt3319]

@@InspiringPhilosophy Thanks for your response and for your take on evolution. However, you didn't address the death before sin issue. Romans 5:12 "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned-" How do the theory of evolution and Christianity coincide in this manner? Also, if macro evolution is true, at which point does a creature become a person, and at which point is a soul imbued to the creature? Or do all creatures have a soul that needs saving? Thanks for your time, and I'm looking forward to your response.

[@DeadEndFrog]

God should have time proofed his message

[@user-kh1mu2yw7f]

So, could you tell me what this me why in Exodus it says you can beat your slaves with a rod, but make sure not to kill them. But if they get up after two or three days it's fine, since they're your property. Further, it states you can sell your daughter into sex slavery in the near beginning of Exodus. Additionally, a woman should be stoned to death if she is not a virgin on her wedding day according to scripture. I'm failing to understand how these abhorrent verses are merely "out of context," when they were supposedly authorized by a omniscient being. There are pages upon pages in scripture about who to kill, why to kill, nothing whatsoever about science, the principles of diseases, nothing.

[@wmthewyld]

Eric ee...You need to show chapter and verse for these: So, could you tell me what this me why in Exodus it says you can beat your slaves with a rod, but make sure not to kill them. But if they get up after two or three days it's fine, since they're your property. Further, it states you can sell your daughter into sex slavery in the near beginning of Exodus. Additionally, a woman should be stoned to death if she is not a virgin on her wedding day according to scripture. There are pages upon pages in scripture about who to kill... ...why to kill... Why should Scripture contain science and principles of diseases? Just so you will know, a man took 1 (one) verse from scripture and a new science was developed from his efforts. " I'm failing to understand ..." That is because you are brainwashed, closed-minded and deluded. That is why you do not understand. One atheist was directly responsible for the deaths of 70,000,000 children, women and men. In 1958, he bragged about burying alive 46,000 scholars. That was just 1 (one) of many mass murdering atheist. Now that proves atheism is abhorrent. Look at the atheist country of North Korea. Why don't you o an live in North Korea, an atheist country. atheism is the religion of hate.

[@DragonKing101]

@Eric ee "could you tell me what this me why in Exodus it says you can beat your slaves with a rod, but make sure not to kill them" It doesn't say that. "Additionally, a woman should be stoned to death if she is not a virgin on her wedding day according to scripture." Yea? Exodus 22:16-17 clearly shows a woman who's not a virgin on her wedding day, but she isn't stoned to death, so you're clearly wrong. Obviously, what Deut. 22:13-21 is saying is that the Woman had sex with other people in secrecy, and tried to appear to be a virgin. So it's condemning her because she was being a prostitute and kept it in secret. I can by all means agree that the punishment is extremely extensive, but don't tell that the punishment was over her just not being a virgin on her wedding day.

[@utopiabuster]

Yeah, atheist love to bring up biblical slavery so they can pretend to know the Bible. Fortunately IP is doing an entire series to help the ignorant, uniformed and all around mischaracterizers. I hope you take full advantage of his efforts on your behalf. In the interim, may I suggest that you avail yourself of the numerous resources right here on the internet which can help address your concerns. You seem like a smart atheist so get those bugger pickers a typing. That is if you are genuinely and not asininely interested.

[@user-kh1mu2yw7f]

@@wmthewyld Exodus 21:20 "When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property." Further, whenever children get out of line, we should beat them with a rod(proverbs 13:24, 20:30, and 23:13) if they are shameless enough to talk back to us, we should kill them(Leviticus 20:9, Deuteronomy 21:18, Mark 7:9-13 and Matthew 15:4-7) we must also stone people to death for heresy, adultery homosexuality, working on the Sabbath, worshiping graven images, and more. Further, your claim that atheism is a religion is demonstrably false. Atheism literally just lacks a belief in Gods. There isn't sufficient evidence for one, so atheists dismiss it. We don't need divine morality in order not to commit crimes. We can have secular morality and live just fine? Also, people like Hitler are called atheists. Hitler didn't claim to be one. In fact, he called himself a devout Christian and mentioned Christ in MANY of he speeches. He talked about executing a divine plan. The church did nothing to stop him, and fascism happily coexisted with Catholicism in Spain, Croatia, Portugal, Italy. There is zero doubt that people who are filled with religiosity have a proclivity to be bigots, oppressive, judgmental, etc. A person who is secular is much less likely to display these features(just look at the Nordic countries) Also, anti-Semitism actually arose from Christianity. I'm far from brainwashed, and I'm simply looking at things in scripture that appear to be completely man made.

[@user-kh1mu2yw7f]

@@DragonKing101 Exodos 21:20. Go read it! It does.

[@dorememe8548]

OK, but which is more likely: there are historical, linguistic and scientific inaccuracies in the Bible because it is the product of human culture and its limitations, or because the people who wrote it were inspired by a god who wasn’t very precise or didn’t quite understand the way the universe works. I suggest it's pretty clear how the Bible came to be what it is, and gods don't play any necessary part in the process.

[@christopherjohnson1873]

First?

[@christopherjohnson1873]

Yes!

This man dosen't know how to pray. When you pray to The Father to send The Holy spirit to help you understand and to effectively apply it in your modern life. This man is trying to split hairs and when you split hairs it usually is treated as a license to sin. If seen it too many times in my personal life and abroad

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

That is a dangerous and heretic idea. You don'tget to think and get anything you want. You have to study.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Jeremiah 17:9 says your heart is wicked and deceitful. Cults start the way you are claiming, by thinking they have some special message fromGod. God teaches through his word, not a feeling in your heart.

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

Because that is what Muhammad and Joseph Smith claimed. God came to them and gave them special revelation. You are saying the same thing and God never promised that. He is revealed in his word, not through magic thinking.

[@dmx7329]

@ yes you are part of a cult and yes you are an idiot that doesnt know gods word

[@moderncaleb3923]

It seems like your limiting the bible and it’s holy texts to the context of the Jews and ancient believers.

[@dmx7329]

no one is doing in the bible itself said in the NT that god Always spoke in parables and that the prophets back then couldnt understand anything without the cultural Background so god spoke diffrently to them

[@christopherjohnson1873]

I'd suggest doing a video examining fundamentalism (the idea that if the Bible is God's word, we should be able to understand it in a modern context with little of this kind of knowledge of the ancient world). If someone watches this series of videos with a fundamentalist mindset (either from a Christian side or not), they aren't really going to listen to anything you have to say.

[@aaroniquetaylor8778]

The real Hebrew Israelites are sub saharan Africans/bantus.. study their culture deeply and compare it to the bible. Same faith and culture

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

There is not a shred of genetic or historical evidence to support that. It is a conspiracy theory.

[@midlander4]

@@InspiringPhilosophy knew that would trigger you

[@tafazzi-on-discord]

@@midlander4 Evidence please, we don't care about your racist elitism, we want truth!

[@DontBeCringe]

you are the beasts of the field, nothing more or less than that.