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What kind of Bible do you have?\nMost of us would answer with the translation we carry. Maybe it's New Living, the King James, or the New International Version. I've heard plenty of conversations about translations in my life. But I've never heard a serious discussion about the notes in various Bibles.\nContinuing our long exploration of the Christian fundamentalist movement, we explore the Bible version that nudged the United States toward a particular negative theology. One that encouraged people to question the trajectory of history itself. That was one of the purposes of the Scofield Reference Bible, named for its author C.I. Scofield.\nThe Scofield Reference Bible emphasizes the premillennial dispensationalist theology we've been talking about all season. It expects that world history is sliding into chaos. That was not the primary view in the late 1800s and early 1900s in the US. Most people thought that humanity could improve things until Jesus returned. This Bible is one of the things that changed that.\nSpecial thanks to Nick, Melanie, Hannah, Marc, and Marian for their help with this episode!\nDiscussion Questions:\n\nWhat kind of Bible do you have? Why did you choose it?\n\nWhat agenda does your Bible have?\n\nWhat audience is it intended for?\n\nWho wrote your Bible notes?\n\nFlip to Genesis 1 and Revelation 1. What position does it take on creationism? The end of the world?\n\nHave you ever considered the origins of your study notes?\n\nHow do you feel about us having so many different targeted Bibles?\n\nSelect Sources for this Episode:\n\nThe History of the Scofield Reference Bible by Arno C. Gaebelein\n\nThe Evangelicals by Frances Fitgerald\n\nFundamentalism and American Culture by George Marsden\n\n\nArticle on Lyman Stewart who financed this Bible\n\nA Godly Hero by Michael Kazin\n\nIsaiah 37\n\nA Christianity Today article about the changes made to the Scofield Bible (material not used for the episode, but still interesting)\n\nThe Scofield Reference Bible (1945 edition)\n\nThe MacArthur Study Bible\n\nThe Founders Bible\n\nThe Battlefield of the Mind Bible\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices