32: Dissonance: How "biblical inerrancy" led to Trump & conspiracy theories

Published: Oct. 6, 2021, 11 a.m.

Steve goes solo this week for his hot take on how the American Evangelical / Fundamentalist belief in biblical inerrancy (a relatively new concept, actually) has led to the era of Trump and conspiracy theories ruling the church

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Some sources on Steve\u2019s crazy claims: (There are many more than these, but these are all a good start/summary of the topic. Also, there are obviously many opinions on these things, so please search out and read multiple sides of the arguments)

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  • \u201c1 & 2 Timothy and Titus not written by Paul\u201d - link
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  • \u201cThe God of the Israelites was initially named \u201cEl\u201d and it became \u201cJahweh\u201d later in history\u201d - link
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  • \u201cThe Bible never tells us that homosexual relationships are wrong\u201d - start with this book
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  • \u201cThe book of Revelation almost didn\u2019t make it into the Bible at all\u201d - link
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  • \u201cJob was not a real person\u201d - Book
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  • \u201cIsaiah was written by multiple authors in different eras\u201d - link
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  • \u201cThe Bible is so ancient in some places that we have no idea how to translate it\u201d - link
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  • \u201cIt\u2019s doubtful that Abraham was a real person\u201d - link
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  • \u201cMoses didn\u2019t write the Pentateuch\u201d - link
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  • \u201cJohn was not written by John\u201d - link
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