A History of the Bible: The Book & Its Faiths – Dr. John Barton
Honored to talk with Dr. John Barton about his latest book “A History of the Bible: The Story of the World’s Most Influential Book” this week. In this interview series, we learn from Dr. Barton about how the Bible was written, understood and passed along by different religious traditions.
You can subscribe or download these episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe to the video series on YouTube.
Here’s a brief overview of each episode:
Part 1: Introduction to Biblical History
In part one, we talk with Dr. Barton about his purpose for researching and writing his latest book– and also discuss: why the Apocrypha is important, why there are disputes over the canon of scripture, how to deal with discrepancies in the Bible, some of the problems of Biblical authorship, differences between central doctrines of the Bible and essential doctrines in churches, and where to get started reading the Bible.
Listen to part one:
