The Bible is necessary to understanding our faith as Christians and our history as the Church. But it’s also a complicated book and full of stories that are difficult to wrap your head around. Especially as you’re told it’s somehow a historical document, a poetry collection, a self-help guide, an instruction manual, and also includes everything you could possibly need to know in order to live a good life. And it's hard to have frank conversations about any of this, because it is an incredibly touchy subject for most people.

But we're talking about with partner church pastor Will Barnes, and we’re asking questions like: What do we need to know about the Bible in order to understand it? Does God contradict himself in his Word? And are there questions we should be asking, but aren’t?

RESOURCES:

Flexible Faith by Bonnie Kristian - https://www.amazon.com/Flexible-Faith-Rethinking-Means-Follow/dp/1478992093Slaves, Women and Homosexuality by William J Webb - https://www.amazon.com/Slaves-Women-Homosexuals-Exploring-Hermeneutics/dp/0830815619How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon Fee - https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Bible-All-Worth/dp/0310517826#:~:text=The%20Bible%20is%20accessible.,twenty%2Dfirst%2Dcentury%20life.Jesus and the Eyewitnesses by Richard Bauckham - https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Eyewitnesses-Gospels-Eyewitness-Testimony/dp/0802863906