With All Your Mind

Do you have a hard time fitting the world of the Bible into the history of the world?  Want to know more about what was going on in the world at the time of the Old and New Testaments? Find out what ancient written language has to do with Moses and what exactly won't pass away even if heaven and earth do?  (Hint, it's not necessarily the written Bible) (have you ever thought about the fact that th...

Welcome to the first episode of season 2!  We're intro'ing the main topic of this season: the history and nature of the Bible!  Come learn about how we got the Bible, who decided it that way, what it is made up of and lots, lots more.   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

Hear me ramble about books!   A list of the books I mention in this episode: Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes  - Kenneth Bailey Brief Insights on Mastering Bible Study  - Michael Heiser        (and Brief Insights on Mastering Bible Doctrine, and Mastering the Bible) The Unseen Realm  - Michael Heiser Iran: Open Hearts in a Closed Land  - Mark Bradley Jesus: Incarnation of the Word  - David Mitche...

Ok, so we know about English now.  What are the other alphabets and writing systems in the world and how do they work?     One of the resources used for this episode: The Writing Revolution – Amalia Gnanadesikan   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

No Seriously, why with all the nonsense??  More about the written English language, a short history of English and maybe some reasons to hate written English a little bit less.  Maybe.   Some of the resources used for this episode: The Writing Revolution – Amalia Gnanadesikan “List of English words with dual French and Anglo-Saxon variations” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_wit...

This is the first of our tiny summer linguistics series, all about written language.   Where did our English alphabet come from?  Wasn't there something about the Phoenicians?  Why do we have so many different kinds of spellings?  Who is responsible for that trash. One of the resources used for this episode: The Writing Revolution – Amalia Gnanadesikan   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail...

Guess what time it is...   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

Do we know where any of the nations or peoples are from Genesis 10 and Ezekiel 38?  What DO we know about these chapters?     Some resources used for this episode: Zondervan Atlas of the Bible The Lexham Bible Dictionary The Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible Michael Heiser – The Unseen Realm   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

We need a prereq episode for next week's episode!  What's the difference between culture and ethnicity?  Is it important to know any of this for studying the Bible?  (Spoiler, yes)   Some resources used for this episode: Stephen Dempster – Dominion and Dynasty Is it Kyiv or Kiev?  And why the pronunciation changed – Alina Dizik The Encyclopedia Britannica Ryan Grimm’s way-over-the-top research int...

Are biblical and modern Hebrew the same?  And how does Yiddish fit into the picture?   A resource used for this episode: Das R, Wexler P, Pirooznia M and Elhaik E (2017) The Origins of Ashkenaz, Ashkenazic Jews, and Yiddish. Front. Genet. 8:87. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00087   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

And how does that make you feel?   Some resources I used for this episode: What Does ‘Abba’ Really Mean? - Logos Blog The Revisionary Potential of “Abba! Father!” in the Letters of Paul  - Sigve Tonstad Lexham Theological Dictionary   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

What does gospel mean, and what language is that?  What should evangelism be?   Some resources I used for this episode: The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament The Lexham Theological Wordbook   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

What does Jesus' name mean and is it important that he has that particular name?  Was it surprising that Jesus was the Messiah or did it make sense?   Some resources I used for this episode: Jesus: The Incarnation of the Word - David Mitchell The Bible Project podcast - Paradigm and Priest series’   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

When should you call it Israel, and when should you call it Palestine?  And how about Canaan?  Don't worry, I'm avoiding politics with this one.   Some resources I used for this episode: The Lexham Bible Dictionary   Contact me at: withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com  

How did someone in the Old Testament think about the Messiah?  And what does anointed mean after all?   Some resources used for this episode: The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah - Alfred Edersheim Jesus: The Incarnation of the Word - David Mitchell The Dead Sea Scrolls Today - James VanderKam The Bible Project podcast - Paradigm series   Contact me at: withallyourmind@gmail.com

Some info about myself, the plans and philosophy of the podcast and starting this episode, here's the podcast email for you to use if you need:   withallyourmindpodcast@gmail.com

If you're a Christian or a Jew, you have heard a lot about the Messiah.  But what is a messiah?  Does that idea exist outside of the Jewish/Christian Bible?  Where did it come from?   Some of the sources used for this episode: Jesus: The Incarnation of the Word - David Mitchell The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah - Alfred Edersheim The Bible Project podcast - Paradigm series

What exactly is a testament?   Some sources used for this episode: Lots of etymology dictionaries The Covenant Ritual in Genesis 15: Examining the Nature of the Covenant in Light of its Cultural and Literary Context.  A thesis by Marc-Andre Delalay, Concordia University

So many Lords, so little time.  We'll try to understand all that the word Lord (and LORD!) can mean, without making you feel too crazy.   Some of the sources used for this episode: Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible - Bob Becking, Karel Van Der Toorn, et al. The Unseen Realm - Michael Heiser The Bible Project podcast (sorry, I didn't write down which episodes!) Note:. The spelling of Go...

The terms Jew and Gentile are pretty common, but do you know the difference between an ethnic and religious Jew?  And is the word Gentile Greek or Hebrew?  (that's a trick question)

Can you list some of the names of God?  What do they mean and why are there so many?   Some of the sources for this episode: The Unseen Realm - Michael Heiser The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible - Bob Becking, Karel Van Der Toorn, et al. Jesus: Incarnation of the Word - David Mitchell

Where does the name Bible come from?  And what does it mean?

Our intro episode: the Biblical languages and linguistic tidbits about the English Bible.     Some of the sources for this episode: The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible - Karel van der Toorn and Pieter Willem van der Horst Jesus: The Incarnation of the Word - David Mitchell http://www.bible-researcher.com/language-koine.html#note1 - Was the Bible Written in ‘Street Language’?