![[Bible] Episode 247: Jared Byas - What It Means to Take the Bible Literally - episode of The Bible For Normal People podcast](https://cdn-images.podbay.fm/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21lZ2FwaG9uZS5pbWdpeC5uZXQvcG9kY2FzdHMvMDc1Mjk1NjgtZmNjNi0xMWVkLWIwZjAtZWZlNmI5MzY5NTIyL2ltYWdlLzk3ODBmYi5qcGc_aXhsaWI9cmFpbHMtNC4zLjEmbWF4LXc9MzAwMCZtYXgtaD0zMDAwJmZpdD1jcm9wJmF1dG89Zm9ybWF0LGNvbXByZXNzIiwiZmFsbGJhY2siOiJodHRwczovL2lzMS1zc2wubXpzdGF0aWMuY29tL2ltYWdlL3RodW1iL1BvZGNhc3RzMjExL3Y0LzY3L2E0LzU3LzY3YTQ1N2ExLWI2MDQtNGVkMC01ZjEwLTg1YTA4MjU4NzY4Mi9temFfNjY1MDMxMjcwNDY1NzcwNzM1LmpwZWcvNjAweDYwMGJiLmpwZyJ9.2eouI6X0hjJY2KgZc3r3zNs0nnrUnu2eKWK8mZIFbEM.jpg?width=200&height=200)
Show notes
What do people mean when they say they take the Bible literally? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Jared breaks down how words in this common phrase are overworked and underpaid, how it functions as a cultural password, and how we can approach the text with intellectual honesty by reading the Bible literarily.
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