Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Brian Zahnd joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God. In part 1, they focus on Brian's story and the nature of the Bible:

- Brian's work with Word of Life Church in St. Joseph's, Missouri. (1:09)
- Writing theology at a pastoral level. (4:39)
- The artwork on the cover of Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God. (9:21)
- Brian's fascination with the infamous sermon of Jonathan Edward, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, including how that sermon is not representative of Edward's ministry. (12:59)
- Why we should not see God as angry, spiteful and abhorring of sinners. (22:50)
- How we got to this place where the Bible is understood the way it is. (29:26)
- Interpreting the Transfiguration. (37:20)
- What the Bible is, if it isn't an end in itself. (44:44)

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