Old Testament Issues That Unnecessarily Challenge Faith

Описание: This video reviews many of the top Bible stories from the Old Testament that are used to ridicule or attack Christianity. The ‘new atheists’ are called ‘new’, because the new approach is to view religion as an enemy that needs to be destroyed. Christianity is one of their big targets, and certain stories from the Old Testament in the Bible are used as one of their biggest weapons. Challenges of faith can arise from these attacks, which don’t need to happen with a greater understanding of the text, including where it came from, when and why it was written, and the assumptions we might be bringing to these stories which might need re-evaluating, without giving up any of the messages or doctrine being taught.

VIDEO EDIT NOTE: In the video, I referred to a Dr. Kelly Ogden, which should have been stated as Dr. Heath Ogden

HERE IS A DIRECT LINK TO THE TRANSCRIPT OF THIS VIDEO FROM THE WEBSITE
https://latterdaysaintsqa.com/old-tes...

Resources:

Books:

Jeffrey Bradshaw - In God’s Image and Likeness, Volumes 1 & 2
Peter Enns - The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable To Read It
Paul Copan - Is God a Moral Monster?
David Bokovoy - Authoring the Old Testament: Genesis - Deuteronomy
John Walton - The Lost World of Genesis 1, The Lost World of Adam & Eve, The Lost World of the Flood, The Lost World of the Israelite Conquests
Watch for coming book from Ben Spackman on Genesis 1!




Websites/Articles:

Ben Spackman sites:
benspackman.com
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/benjami...

Jeffrey Bradshaw - Science and Mormonism 1: Cosmos, Earth and Man; FAQ about Science & Genesis
http://www.templethemes.net/publicati...
https://interpreterfoundation.org/rep...


https://www.fairmormon.org/answers/Mo...
https://www.fairmormon.org/answers/Mo...
https://www.fairmormon.org/answers/Mo...


https://www.deseret.com/2006/3/1/1994...
https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Earth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...



Podcasts:

LDS Perspectives - Episode #45 Misunderstanding the Bible with Ben Spackman
https://ldsperspectives.com/2017/07/1...

LDS Perspectives - Eposide #71 Genesis 1 with Ben Spackman
https://ldsperspectives.com/2017/12/2...

LDS Perspectives - Episode #84 Violence in the Bible with George Pierce
https://ldsperspectives.com/2018/06/1...

LDS Perspectives - Episode #70 The Documentary Hypothesis with Cory Crawford


YouTube Videos:

Transcript of Ben Spackman at 2019 Fairmormon Conference presentation: A Paradoxical Preservation of Faith: LDS Creation Accounts and the Composite Nature of Revelation
https://www.fairmormon.org/conference...

Heath Ogden: Evolution & Faith: Perspectives from an Evolutionary Biologist (who is also currently a Latter-day Saint Bishop)
   • Evolution and Faith: Perspectives from and...  

Heath Ogden interviewed by Terryl Givens at Faith Matters Foundation:
Can Our Faith Embrace Evolution:    • Can Our Faith Embrace Evolution? - Terryl ...  
Does Evolution Enrich Our Theology:    • Does Evolution Enrich Our Theology? - Terr...  

Jeffrey Bradshaw: Science & Genesis, A Personal View (from the Science & Mormonism Conference in 2013)
   • Jeffrey M  Bradshaw on  Science and Genesi...  

Anything from any of the Science & Mormonism Conferences

See also all of the resources listed under this other video from Latter-day Saints’ Q&A --: Science & Religion: Seeing With Both Eyes