Absorbed - a Bible Book Study Podcast

Earlier this year I excitedly told my dad that they had "finally done it!" By that I meant that a major bible translation finally put the divine name directly in the text instead of keeping it the antecedent to "LORD". My dad promptly ordered himself a copy of the Legacy Standard Bible (I have purchased four) and this interview of my dad gets to the heart of why he had no problem buying this new translation.Scripture quotations taken from the NASB (New American Standard Bible) Copyr...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has you feeling like me. You're somewhere past confusion, but short on confidence. Are you feeling fearful? I recognize fear because I cry when I'm afraid. I haven't cried yet, but I have felt tears well up. But I have seen others begin to spread fear. Before you become a fear monger, especially at your church and with your Christian friends, I'd ask you to think it through. We know who to fear. And we know what not to fear. And we know why. Do not let cir...

How many slaves did Philemon have? Is this letter about slavery? If so, what does it have to say? If not, what is it about? Join me in another full Bible book study, this time of the book of Philemon. Open your Bible and have the pause button ready as we begin with the questions, continue to the reading, and end with a few notes and memory aids. Scripture quotations taken from the NASB (New American Standard Bible) Copyright 1971, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. ...

As I reviewed the episode on 1 John, it became clear to me that we need to chat about "determining antecedents"--and there is probably no better book of the Bible than 1 John to use. Who is 'we'? Who is 'he'? Who is 'you'? Aren't you dying to know, and know with confidence? I know I am. So join me as we explore the single step method to determine antecedents. (And along the way, we may gain in our understanding of "inspiration" and "the Trinity".)Scripture quotations taken from the NASB (New ...

1 John is more sermon than letter. But what's in a name?Join me in another full Bible book study, this time of the book of 1 John. Open your Bible and have the pause button ready as we begin with the reading, continue with the questions, and then conclude with another reading.(Note: I mistakenly mention after about 10 questions, "We're in the early part of chapter 1". I should've said, "We're in the early part of chapter 2." Apologies for any confusion.) Scripture quotations taken from t...

An even shorter Bible book--so no intro.Join me in another full Bible book study, this time of the book of 2 John. Open your Bible and have the pause button ready as we begin with the reading, continue with the questions, and then conclude with another reading.Scripture quotations taken from the NASB (New American Standard Bible) Copyright 1971, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved.https://www.lockman.org/

A short Bible book--a shorter introduction.Join me in another full Bible book study, this time of the book of 3 John. Open your Bible and have the pause button ready as we begin with the reading, continue to the questions and then conclude with another reading. (And all in under twenty minutes!)Scripture quotations taken from the NASB (New American Standard Bible) Copyright 1971, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved.https://www.lockman.org/

I just learned about (and purchased) the newly published "Legacy Standard Bible" translation. Already there are many opinions and thoughts and reactions being offered, and as studying the Bible is the raison d'etre of this podcast, I wanted to share--in a word--my thoughts and hopes regarding this translation, if only for posterity's sake.Scripture quotations taken from the NASB (New American Standard Bible) Copyright 1971, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserv...

We say "Jude" but in the original Koine Greek, the man's name is identical to what we translate as "Judas". Isn't that a piece of compelling Bible trivia? (Not that it has anything to do with the contents of this short letter.) In any case, unlike those who opted to shorten Judas to Jude, Jude tends to lengthen his letter with multiple and sometimes multi-layered examples.Join me in another full Bible book study, this time of the book of Jude. Open your Bible and have the pause button ready a...

When it came to Ninevah, the LORD voted, "Nay!" We shouldn't be surprised that a short Bible book would reveal a short truth. But is that all there is to this minor prophet's short book? Was there nothing else that the LORD removed from the face of the earth through this vision of Nahum the Elkoshite's, often nebulous-to-us-"pandemic-living"-"'China-is-right-there'-seeing"-moderns as we are ? Point of fact, yea there was something else removed--rather, yes--yes there was something else remove...