Scriptural Literacy:

Understanding the Bible –

An Ancient Text of Timeless Truths for a Modern Age

SL020 – The Concluding Episode of the Scriptural Literacy Podcast

Our purpose in this podcast has been to increase our biblical literacy – that is, to become more comfortable reading the Bible.  The purpose of reading the Bible is to understand Jesus Christ – God’s revelation of Himself to the world.  Proverbs 25:2 and Jeremiah 15:19 speak of discerning the principles to be found in this ancient set of texts.  See also James 1:5 to establish that God wants to share His wisdom with us.

This is the 20th and final (at least for the time being) episode of this podcast.  I will leave it here on the blog as a 20-part introduction to the Scriptures for those who would desire to be able to read them on their own.

Review-to-Date (starts at 00:00)

• BL001 – Biblical Literacy:  The Basics of Bible Reading
• BL002 – The Mechanics of Bibles
• SL003 – My God, My God Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
• SL004 – The Four Gospels
• SL005 – More on the Four Gospels
• SL006 – The Psalms
• SL007 – More on the Psalms
• SL008 – The Acts of the Apostles
• SL009 – The Prophets
• SL010 – More on the Prophets
• SL011 – The Epistles
• SL012 – The Law of Moses
• SL013 – The Books of History
• SL014 – The Books of Wisdom
• SL015 – Reviewing the Structure of the Bible
• SL016 – The Old Testament Is About Jesus Christ
• SL017 – The Old Testament Is About Jesus Christ – His Suffering and Glory
• SL018 – Suffering and Glory
• SL019 – The Cornerstone of the Scriptures

I.  Reminder Warnings (begins at 11:34)

• John 5:39-40
• Acts 13:27,40-41; John 16:2
• John 1:47; 3:19-21; Acts 10:34-35
• Psalm 119:28
• Landing zones in a jungle

II.  How I Approach the Bible (begins at 26:49)

• I Invite You to Challenge Me at My Most Vulnerable Point
• Bart Ehrman at the National Cathedral  (begins at 40:50)
• Apostolic Apologetics (Reference Shelf for the Kingdom of God)

III.  The Bible Is Complete in Christ (begins at 59:11)

• Genesis 3:24 and Revelation 2:7; 22:2, 14, 19
• Acts 3:21 (“the restoration of all things”)
• Isaiah 65:17; 66:22 (“new heavens and a new earth”)
• Revelation 21:1 (“and there is no longer any sea”)
• Acts 4:24 (“the heaven and the earth and the sea”)
• John 4:35-38 (the prophets and the apostles)
• Ephesians 2:20  (“Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone”)

Total time elapsed is 1:17:53

Unless otherwise noted, all scripture references are to the New American Standard Bible (NASB)