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How to Read (or Not Read) the Old Testament

Many have struggled with the God of the Old Testament - a God who sometimes appears very different in character than Jesus.

In this lecture, we discussed several ways to read (as well as how not to read) the Old Testament.

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Bible Study in the 21st Century?

Today was the first Bible study of the year and it was great to see so many new faces. This begins another trip through the Bible and every one is very different! Today we asked some very basic questions. For many individuals, "Bible study" is associated with fundamentalism and a belief in things that are ridiculous. Bill Maher, for example, wonders how any reasonable person could take a book seriously that describes a talking snake, a river that parts in two, and a virgin birth.

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The Bible in Translation

This is the video recording of the December 11, 2008 Bible study for the Loma Linda University School of Allied and Public Health. This is part one related to the subject of Bible translation.

Part two (audio only) of this lecture continues the story of the Bible and includes a discussion on the reliability of the historical Jesus.

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Bible Introduction Audio, 2007

This lecture is a good place to start for those of you that are new to Godscharacter.com. I would encourage you to continue on from this Bible study and into Genesis, Exodus, etc. Be sure to view the powerpoint slides with the lecture. The video and audio lectures were given at different times, but are essentially the same content. The audio lectures are recorded from the Loma Linda School of Medicine Bible study; the video lectures are recorded from the Loma Linda School of Allied and Public Health Bible study.

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