Bible Expert (likely Wesley Huff or a co-host closely involved with Biblical scholarship)

I think it depends on what you're looking at and whether it's meant to be taken literally or not.

Yeah. So there's different genre within scripture. Because remember, 66 books written over a period of 1600 years on three different continents, but close to 40 different authors in three different languages, right? That was English too. And so it's a wide variety. So don't read historical literature like you read apocalyptic literature. Don't read poetic literature like you read

Yeah. So there's different genre within scripture. Because remember, 66 books written over a period of 1600 years on three different continents, but close to 40 different authors in three different languages, right? That was English too. And so it's a wide variety. So don't read historical literature like you read apocalyptic literature. Don't read poetic literature like you read

Yeah. So there's different genre within scripture. Because remember, 66 books written over a period of 1600 years on three different continents, but close to 40 different authors in three different languages, right? That was English too. And so it's a wide variety. So don't read historical literature like you read apocalyptic literature. Don't read poetic literature like you read

Like you got to figure out what you're looking at. And some things are descriptive. They're telling you things that happened. Some things are prescriptive. They're telling you what to do. And some things are emotive. So you read like the Psalms and it says, blessed are those who smashed the children of our enemies on the rocks. And you're like, that's pretty intense.

Like you got to figure out what you're looking at. And some things are descriptive. They're telling you things that happened. Some things are prescriptive. They're telling you what to do. And some things are emotive. So you read like the Psalms and it says, blessed are those who smashed the children of our enemies on the rocks. And you're like, that's pretty intense.

Like you got to figure out what you're looking at. And some things are descriptive. They're telling you things that happened. Some things are prescriptive. They're telling you what to do. And some things are emotive. So you read like the Psalms and it says, blessed are those who smashed the children of our enemies on the rocks. And you're like, that's pretty intense.

Like, it's not telling you to do that. It's just this like heartache in wartime where you're seeking justice. And so those types of things like are expressed and, And depending on what the genre is, we have to be careful in trying to figure out what it's trying to say to us. And some things are history and poetic. So in Canada, we have Remembrance Day, November 11th. Yeah.

Like, it's not telling you to do that. It's just this like heartache in wartime where you're seeking justice. And so those types of things like are expressed and, And depending on what the genre is, we have to be careful in trying to figure out what it's trying to say to us. And some things are history and poetic. So in Canada, we have Remembrance Day, November 11th. Yeah.

Like, it's not telling you to do that. It's just this like heartache in wartime where you're seeking justice. And so those types of things like are expressed and, And depending on what the genre is, we have to be careful in trying to figure out what it's trying to say to us. And some things are history and poetic. So in Canada, we have Remembrance Day, November 11th. Yeah.

You have the equivalent, right? Like, remember World War... Two months earlier. Like Veterans Day? Yeah, like Veterans Day. And so we read this poem by this Canadian soldier who was... It's called... I'm going to forget it and all the Canadian people watching are going to get mad at me. In Flanders Fields, right? So in Flanders Fields, the poppies grow between the crosses row by row.

You have the equivalent, right? Like, remember World War... Two months earlier. Like Veterans Day? Yeah, like Veterans Day. And so we read this poem by this Canadian soldier who was... It's called... I'm going to forget it and all the Canadian people watching are going to get mad at me. In Flanders Fields, right? So in Flanders Fields, the poppies grow between the crosses row by row.

You have the equivalent, right? Like, remember World War... Two months earlier. Like Veterans Day? Yeah, like Veterans Day. And so we read this poem by this Canadian soldier who was... It's called... I'm going to forget it and all the Canadian people watching are going to get mad at me. In Flanders Fields, right? So in Flanders Fields, the poppies grow between the crosses row by row.

And it's this like very passionate story about the graves. They're burying their compatriots between the crosses in Flanders Fields. There are these poppies that are growing. So everybody, where's the poppy? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So is that history or is that poetry? Well, the answer is yes. Like it's both, right? Like it's not, it's not just because it's poetic.

And it's this like very passionate story about the graves. They're burying their compatriots between the crosses in Flanders Fields. There are these poppies that are growing. So everybody, where's the poppy? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So is that history or is that poetry? Well, the answer is yes. Like it's both, right? Like it's not, it's not just because it's poetic.

And it's this like very passionate story about the graves. They're burying their compatriots between the crosses in Flanders Fields. There are these poppies that are growing. So everybody, where's the poppy? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So is that history or is that poetry? Well, the answer is yes. Like it's both, right? Like it's not, it's not just because it's poetic.

It's talking about like these dead people saw sunsets glow days ago kind of thing.

It's talking about like these dead people saw sunsets glow days ago kind of thing.

It's talking about like these dead people saw sunsets glow days ago kind of thing.

They tell you what to do. So Leviticus, like telling the Jews what to do. Yes. But then you read something like Joshua. And they're like going in Canaan and they're killing people. And you're like, that's descriptive. That's telling you what happened. It doesn't mean you should do likewise, right? Judas hung himself. That's not telling you to go hang yourself.