A year-long journey exploring how we read and interpret Scripture. Examining frameworks, traditions, and the path to interpretive humility.
This isn't just another Bible study. It's an invitation to examine how we read Scripture - the frameworks we use, the traditions we've inherited, and the assumptions we bring to the text. Over 50 weeks, we'll explore translation choices, denominational differences, interpretive methods, and historical frameworks that have shaped (and sometimes distorted) our understanding.
The goal isn't to tell you what to believe, but to equip you to examine your own beliefs critically and biblically. To help you distinguish between what Scripture says and what we've built on top of it. To encourage interpretive humility alongside confidence in Scripture's clear truths.
Understanding How We Read Scripture
How did you get your Bible? What is translation? Why does "church" appear where "assembly" should be? This foundation examines the journey from original manuscripts to your hands, and how translation choices shape theology.
Why Christians Disagree and What It Reveals
45,000 denominations - how did we get here? Catholics, Orthodox, Presbyterians, Baptists, Pentecostals - each claims biblical support. This fragmentation reveals something important about interpretive certainty.
Tools, Principles, and Dangers
Scripture interpreting Scripture, typology, numerology - these tools can help or harm. Learn to distinguish between sound interpretation and elaborate speculation. Discover the difference between exegesis and eisegesis.
Ages, Eras, and Prophetic Frameworks
Dispensationalism organizes history into distinct ages. It's enormously influential but relatively recent. Examine its appeal, its problems, and what happens when frameworks become more important than Scripture itself.
Learning from unexpected outcomes
1844, 1914, 1988, 1994, 2011 - sincere believers using elaborate frameworks calculated Christ's return. Each failed. What can these failures teach us about frameworks, certainty, and interpretive humility?
Episodes are released weekly. Each 25-45 minute session includes opening prayer, teaching, reflection questions, and practical application. Listen at your own pace, or follow along week by week.
The journey from original manuscripts to your hands
45 minutes
The book you hold didn't fall from heaven in English. Understanding this journey helps us read with both confidence and humility.
Every translation is an interpretation
25 minutes
When you move from one language to another, you make thousands of small choices. Understanding this helps you see both beauty and limitations.
How one translation choice shaped theology
25 minutes
The Greek word ekklesia simply means "assembly." Yet most Bibles translate it as "church" - a word carrying centuries of institutional baggage.
Political and theological motivations in translation
25 minutes
Translation choices weren't just about accuracy - they were about power, control, and whose theology would be reinforced.
Elders, overseers, servants - functional descriptions vs. formal titles
25 minutes
Scripture describes what people did, not formal offices they held. Later tradition created offices where Scripture showed functions.
What Scripture actually describes
25 minutes
When you strip away institutional language, you find something beautifully simple. Scripture describes simple, organic gatherings.
New episodes released weekly. Check back for updates.
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