Damon Garcia | A Human Book: The Bible for the Post-Religious (2017) @DamonGarcia | Uploaded April 2020 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
I recorded this course in 2017 and never did anything with it but decided to upload it today because we've been talking about the Bible more lately! This is just a very basic overview of a Progressive Christian reading of the Bible that integrates the insights of modern scholarship.

Course Intro 4:27
Section 1: How the Bible Became a Religious Book and What It Was Before That
Intro 8:19
From Canon to Sola Scriptura 10:02
Holy Contradictions 24:41
A Text in Travail 37:58
Now What? 51:15
Section 2: What's in the Bible?
Intro 53:18
The Narrative 58:24
Overview of All 66 Books 1:14:53
What About the Books That Didn't Make It? 1:42:53
Now What? 1:48:36
Section 3: How to Quit Reading the Bible with Western Eyes
Intro 1:50:29
Is the Bible "True"? 1:53:52
The Actual Politics of the Bible 2:09:27
The Bible Is a Conversation Starter, Not a Conversation Ender 2:18:14
Now What? 2:28:48
Section 4: How to Read the Bible
Intro 2:31:17
Reading Mythopoetically 2:32:35
Letting the Bible Criticize You For a Change 2:38:52
Sacred Reading 2:48:42
Now What? 2:57:07
Outro 2:59:43

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