If youre a longtime fan of the show, you already know rob from his past 3 episodes so youll be excited to know that for this episode, we dived deep into his newest book, all about what the bible really is, where. In 1979, bell publishing company of new york came out with a book entitled the lost books of the bible. His earlier works specifically velvet elvis and the gods arent angry. The bible is the account of gods action in the world, and his purpose with all creation. How an ancient library of poems, letters, and stories can transform the way you think and feel about everything, rob turns his considerable writing talents to recommending the bible to the world to read.
Writings that are historically and factually correct and that have been faithfully preserved over time would be considered reliable. Rob bell argues that the bible was not divinely inspired. Bell promises to teach his eager audience how to read the bible in a whole new way p. He writes the following line at the beginning of chapter 2, in the beginning, someone wrote something down. Actually, i know he didnt, but his new book, what is the bible. A proper definition of the bible always begins with god, but bell flips this to a heavy focus on the human author. The scoopa on nooma by greg gilbert heres the scoop on the rob bell video series storming through youth rooms and. To get angry and bitter and shake our fist at the sky and say, god, you dont know what its like. These blinks take the bible for what it is a conglomeration of books written by real people in real historical contexts that are at once subversive, timeless and transformative. I have just finished reading rob bells latest book, titled what is the bible how an ancient library of poems, letters, and stories can transform the way you think and feel about everything. Rob bell takes back the bible religion news service. This is a rebroadcast of episode 1 from march 20, 2017.
And so they ignore it, missing all of the progressive and enlightened ideas that first entered human history through the writers of the bibleideas. Free bible studies, study online, printable for small. Rob bell clarifies new book title what is the bible. Rob bell is the author of ten books, including the new york times bestsellers what we talk about when we talk about god, the zimzum of love, love wins and what is the bible his podcast, called the robcast, was named by itunes best of 2015. Bell s book aims to show readers that the library of books is connected by the central theme of humans progressively understanding god in a better, clearer way. What rob bell is doing is giving brand new insights from years of teaching and his study of the bible and opening up a new vision of who god is. Rob bell, the beloved author of love wins and what we talk about when we talk about god, goes deep into the bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imaginedand offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way in love wins, rob bell confronted the troubling questions that many people of. Rob bells bestselling book, love wins, argues that god is too loving to send people to eternal damnation.
Rob bell is a controversial and influential figure and has been accused of being, at the very least, heterodox, if not a heretic. How do you know if bible we have today is the same as the original. The author of books on spiritualism and christianity left the mars hill community in 2011 because of what he wrote in his book love wins. The bold move made him a pariah among some conservative christians, but the furor catapulted the book. Rob bell, the beloved author of love wins and what we talk about when we talk about god, goes deep into the bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imaginedand offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way in love wins, rob bell confronted the troubling questions that many people of faith were afraid to ask about. The reality is that the folks who do believe the bible, arent going to. His book has caused a stirring debate, even among christians. Accurate copying is also an important factor in the bibles reliability. Using the same criteria by which we judge other historical works, not only is the bible reliable, it is more reliable than any other comparable writings. Read the following article that relates to our topical bible study.
The reliability of the new testament i believe the bible is the best gift that god has ever given to man. The sumerians told flood stories, the mesopotamians told flood stories, the babylonians told flood storiesstories about water and its destructive power to wipe out towns, cities, civilizations, and people were not unusual in. Ive had a number of conversations recently that somehow led to the bible. These are the kinds of questions my friend rob bell and i end up discussing when we get together but recently we decided to actually record our conversation for the podcast. But abuse does not negate the proper use of something. In both the old and new testament writings, the bible proves reliable wherever it can be checked. The moment god is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with god. Luke, the writer of that gospel and the book of acts, has been described as a firstrate historian for his attention to detail and accurate reporting.
Rob bell is one of the better christian writers these days, and one thing ive always loved is how deeply biblical his theology is, while still showing a very different angle of view from the standard american christian perspective. And then there are the folks who talk about how important and central and inspired the bible is but then butcher it with their stilted literalism and stifling interpretations, assuming that it says one thing and if you just get that one thing, then youve read it well. Bell founded mars hill bible church in grandville, michigan and pastored it until 2012. I tell stories about this messy bible and what it means to read it with both eyes open to its problems and challenges, and to its promises and possibilities. While bell is not trying to take away the supernatural elements of the faith, he is trying to purge it of elements that he thinks will make god out of date. Rob bell, the beloved author of love wins and what we talk about when we talk about god, goes deep into the bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imaginedand offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way in love wins, rob bell confronted the troubling questions that many people. I say somehow because these werent conversations with particularly religious friends, and yet what they talked about was their interest in the bible. Pete enns, phd, and the bible for normal people podcast. Rob bell argues that the bible was not divinely inspired his bestseller love wins, effectively put forward a universalist view, whereby gods love wins and everyone is destined for heaven.
The reliability of the bible when people question the authenticity and reliability of the bible, what are they really asking about. Bell believes the bible is a library, but that does not mean the books are disconnected. Nice puff piece, but i really doubt that rob bell the sequel is going to gain any more traction. Reliability is a question of truthfulness and accurate copying. The reliability of the bible manuscripts bridges church. Once an evangelical pastor, he is now the author of several bestselling books, the host of a popular podcast, and an indemand speaker. This enraged many orthodox biblical scholars who could not believe that bell would lead people astray from the teachings of the bible. Bell frames much of the book around time and place, around what the bible means when it speaks of the when and where of heaven and hell. Bell is also the author of the new york times bestseller love wins and the writer and narrator of a series of spiritual short. Rob bell reemerges for a 2 days private event best notes ive found on the gathering rob bells upcoming book in 20 what we talk about when we talk about god love wins. Under his leadership, mars hill was one of the fastestgrowing churches in america.
How an ancient library of poems, letters and stories can transform the way you think and feel about everything, sounds like he could have. Rob bell, the beloved author of love wins and what we talk about when we talk about god, goes deep into the bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imagined and offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way. Rob bells unbiblical way to read the bible wretched. How an ancient library of poems, letters, and stories can transform the way you think and feel about everything. In the process he guts the bible of its true value. I really loved it and i think every evangelical should read it.
He points to revelation 21, citing that the heavenly city. Click to tweet the bible is one overarching story of progress. He views god somewhat like a child views santa clausa benevolent giver of good things. Start reading now some people see the bible as an outdated book of primitive, barbaric fairy tales that we have moved beyond. What is the bible by rob bell part 2 stellenbosch gemeente. Controversial evangelical leader and former pastor of the mars hill bible church, rob hill, is never shy when speaking his mind. What he does, in fact, is merely repackage in modern form the same old ideas stemming from the early days of higher criticism. R ob bells profile has risen considerably in recent years. The reliability of the new testament uk apologetics. In his 2011 book love wins, former pastor rob bell famously questioned the existence of hell. If youre looking for a book on heaven and hell, for example, his book love wins is just about the best out there. This his most recent work tackles the subjects of heaven, hell, and the exclusivity of christ.
He is taking the outlined pictures of the bible that most of us have become so accustomed to and colored them in, bringing to light, images that are vibrant and hopeful and loving and emotive and true. Bells book aims to show readers that the library of books is connected by the central theme of humans progressively understanding god in a better, clearer way. It is quite an amazing collection of 66 books with very different styles, all containing the message god desired us to have. Why youre probably reading the bible wrong rob bell. Rob bell, the beloved author of love wins and what we talk about when we talk about god, goes deep into the bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imaginedand offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way.
The word heresy is sometimes considered off limits for polite theological discourse. To discover whether the bible is reliable, you need m. What to do with rob bells what is the bible missio. Its an explanation of key stories in the bible and a collection of responses to questions that often come up about the nature of the bible. On the flyleaf it says that these books were not among those chosen to comprise the bible, and they were suppressed by the church, and for. Few events in recent memory have caused as much controversy and confusion among evangelicals as the latest book by wellknown pastor rob bell, who in. Rob bells recent book, what we talk about when we talk about god harperone, 20, brings up many memories of bultmann.
Robs essential argument is that the bible was written by people he doesnt deny divine inspiration, but i suspect that what inspiration means is one of the things hell get around to, those people were influenced by their own cultural biases and attitudes, those biases and attitudes become a part of the text, but also some new thoughts and. I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that i had nowhere else to go. Bell encourages people to view the bible as not so much about god and eternity, but instead about life this side of hellless eternity. Episode 2094 rob bells unbiblical way to read the bible segment 1 0.
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