Academic vs. Devotional Bible Study: What's Actually in the Text?

Is the immortality of the soul in the Bible? What about the Trinity? Take a quick quiz and discover how many "biblical" ideas actually come from Plato, church tradition, or even Karl Marx. This video explores the crucial difference between reading the New Testament as scripture versus studying it as ancient historical literature.

Key concepts covered:
• Scripture is socially constructed—texts become "holy" through communities who receive them as sacred, not through inherent properties
• Many foundational Christian ideas (Trinity, immortal soul, three wise men) aren't actually in the New Testament
• Academic study asks "What did this mean to first-century readers?" while devotional study asks "What does God want me to learn?"
• The New Testament teaches resurrection of the body, not Plato's immortality of the soul
• The difference between what's IN the Bible versus later tradition

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This video distills concepts from:
   • 1. Introduction: Why Study the New Testament?  

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