This week Pete and Jared talk with speaker, author, and theologian Diana Butler Bass about her love for the Bible that has led her beyond code words and conventions to something deeper and more spiritually sustaining.
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Interview with Diana Butler Bass: Reading the Bible as an Experience & Relationship
Last Updated July 2, 2020
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monolatry
- What is monolatry?
- If Israel believed that many gods existed, why was their God Yahweh the only deity worthy of worship?
- What does Psalm 95 tell us about what the Israelites believed?
- If the Israelites were monolatrous, how do they explain the greatness of Yahweh?
- Where did the divine name come from? And what’s up with “Lᴏʀᴅ”?
- Who is the king of all of the gods?
- How do the plagues help us understand the theology of monolatry?
- What’s with the beef between Yahweh and the egyptian gods?
- What did fertility have to do with theology in the ancient world?
- What does monolatry have to do with all the idol talk in the bible?
- What do the judgements passed on the kings of Israel have to do with worshiping the gods of other nations?
- Who is the Satan in God’s heavenly board meeting?
- What is the Divine Council?
- What do we do with these images of heavenly board meetings and divine councils in the Bible?
- How is god talked about in ancient tribal cultures and how do we respect that?
Mentioned in this episode:
- Bible Verse: Psalm 95
- Bible Verse: 1 & 2 Kings
- Bible Verse: Psalm 82
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