Notes From The Other Side

This episode originally aired on the Burros of Berea podcast on July 4th, 2024. Andy Rick and Tiziana sat down with Dr. Eric Smith, professor of New Testament studies at Iliff School of Theology in Denver Colorado to discuss discrepancies in biblical manuscripts, redaction, and interpolation. For more information on Dr. Smith, visit his stubstack at https://substack.com/@ericcsmith.

Let's spend some time getting to know Rick Welch, Notes From the Other Side creator and co-host. Tiziana and Rick also talk about the history, and future, of Notes. For more information on the Burros of Berea Podcast, visit https://burrosofberea.com/

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Join Tiziana and Rick and Andy for this final episode where we wrap up our 4 part study on astrology and the bible.

The Notes team sits down with Spotify's number one astrology and advice podcaster Jessica Lanyadoo for answers to some of the questions that have come up during this study. For more information about her podcast, webinars and horoscopes you can visit her website at https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/

This episode kicks off with Tiziana offering some corrections to the last episode. She, Rick, and Andy then dive into what the rest of the Hebrew Bible has to say about astrology, including the prohibitions in Deuteronomy. The team discusses the implications for modern Christians.

What is astrology exactly? How is it different from astronomy, and are modern day Christians forbidden from knowing anything about their astrological chart? This study kicks off with an historic look at the development of astrology and a critical look at the where the Magi from the East in Matthew's nativity story came from. This episode spends a lot of time in Daniel and full disclosure, Tiziana made some critical research errors that she corrects in episode 2. So be sure to check out episode 2 for that!

On this final episode Rick, Tiziana and Andy sit down to hash out thoughts, feelings, and listener emails before putting this study (officially) to bed. They discuss culture, genetics and what, if any, ramifications this study has in terms of God's grand design. To round it out, Rick and Tiziana kick around ideas for the next Notes topic.

This episode kicks off with a special feature that shows up occasionally - Tiziana correcting some of the dumb stuff she said last time. The crew then moves on to finish out this study with a good look at 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and 1 Timothy 1:9-10.

Andy, Rick and Tiziana are back to discuss the 3 verses in the New Testament that reference same sex activity. But before they do, a LOT of groundwork needs to be laid regarding ancient Greece, the predominant attitude about women, and how those cultural beliefs and attitudes still underlie a lot of what we struggle with still regarding equity of the sexes. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** This episode contains references to the sexual abuse of minors, so please be warned.

Welcome to part 3 of our 6 part deep dive on same sex relations and the bible. In this episode, we take a deep dive into Levitical Law, including a look at other ancient near east cultural practices. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains references to issues of abuse and subjugation that some listeners may find disturbing. Please be advised that parental guidance is strongly suggested for any minor listening, as well as a heaping tablespoon of self care for everyone else.