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What New Testament Scholars Get Wrong About Politics & Economics, with Alex Bernardo

What New Testament Scholars Get Wrong About Politics & Economics, with Alex Bernardo25 sept.1 h 16 min

Alex Bernardo stops by the LCI Greenroom to talk about his new book Politics, Economics, and New Testament Interpretation--which is available September 15th! Alex's book introduces New Testament studies while also clarifying what it means to read the New Testament with clear eyes rather than modern, leftist assumptions.

Chapters:

0:00:22 Book Launch and Methodology

0:01:54 Why the Book Matters

0:03:38 Libertarian Ethics and Christianity

0:06:14 Three-Part Framework

0:06:51 Why Background Matters

0:10:02 Scholarship and Community

0:12:47 History as Guardrails

0:15:13 When History Becomes Necessary

0:20:09 Marxist Misreadings

0:24:25 Misusing Political Categories