We don’t live in the culture that originally received the Word of God. If we are to grasp this text, we must also understand some of the cultural connotations within. To help us, historian and professor Dr. Mark Chavalas joins us today.
From time to time throughout this series, we’ll release bonus episodes consisting of interviews with experts who are able to bring a little more nuance and depth to some of the themes and characters in the books we’re studying than I’m able to teach in a single episode about that book.
In this first Bonus Episode in our Cover to Cover series, I spoke with with Dr. Michael Lawson about the creation of Eve and the first marriage.
In this episode Dr. E answers questions about polygamy, church membership, the voice of church leaders in regards to pro-life issues, blaspheming the Holy Spirit, and funeral attendance.
Dennis and Barbara Rainey join Michael in studio and discuss how to keep the romance alive in your marriage and how to encourage millennials when juggling their passions and ambitions in conjunction with marriage and family.
During a wedding ceremony the officiant will ask, “Who gives this woman to this man?” Most often we hear the father of the bride respond, “Her mother and I!” Listen to this 4-minute episode as Michael explains how we’ve taken this concept out of context and misapplied it during the wedding ceremony.