Reparadigmed Podcast

education, history, religion, spirituality · EN

We think God looks like Jesus. We also think the Bible is a gift from God that gives us wisdom for being human—that is, when it is read respectfully of its time and place. We aim to “reparadigm” our modern theological and ethical systems to conform to originalist readings of the Bible that honor its ancient Jewish context, while also giving preeminence to the final revelation of God in the Person of Jesus. Because the Bible is patently NOT a rulebook of universal moral principles but is rather an anthology recounting the grand narrative of human restoration, we think that its wisdom, though antiquated, has binding significance for our present contexts. American Evangelical theology often finds itself adrift from the Bible's ancient contextual moorings, and the bad fruit of modern, western readings continues to become evident in the church and in culture. Evidence of this bad fruit includes all forms of nationalism, exploitative economic and social systems, and consumeristic disregard f