Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Progressive Christian
Careers, Workplace and Religion
Is the Bible Relevant and Authoritative? With Dr. Michael Bird

Is the Bible Relevant and Authoritative? With Dr. Michael Bird

Last updated on: October 5, 2022 at 2:51 pm by Bob Robinson

Is the Bible Relevant and Authoritative? With Dr. Michael Bird 2022-10-05T14:51:05-04:00 Bob Robinson

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Listen to the podcast on your favorite app

Episode Description

In his latest book, Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew about the Bible (Zondervan, 2021), Dr. Michael F. Bird writes, “One of the biggest challenges for the church today is not the erosion of inerrancy among millennial Christians; more seriously, it is whether the Bible is in any sense authoritative at all.” It seems that if people are willing to accept that the Bible has something to say, it has to line up with their particular political ideology, and if it doesn’t then they have the right to decide whether those bits are irrelevant or untrue. How can the next generation deal honestly with the Bible, even the stuff that’s hard to understand or might rub us the wrong way?

Dr. Michael F. Bird is an Australian biblical scholar and Anglican priest who writes about the history of early Christianity, theology, and contemporary issues. He is Academic Dean and a lecturer at Ridley College in Melbourne.

Check out his YouTube channel, Early Christian History with Michael Bird.

Dr. Bird is the author of 30 books, including The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus (Eerdmans, 2014), Evangelical Theology (2nd edition, Zondervan, 2020), and (with N.T. Wright) The New Testament in its World (Zondervan, 2019).

These books are available from independent Christian booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about these books on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off!

>> Thanks for listening!

Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.

Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God’s Mission.

On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast.

Music provided by Brian Donahue.

Progressive Christian

Evangelical

History and Religion

Education and Religion

Previous Post

August 19, 2022

Spiritual Gifts – They are Not Just for Church!

Next Post

October 25, 2022 How Celebrity is Hurting the Church - with Katelyn Beaty

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category arts and entertainment audio/video bible / theology business church college community culture education faith family government/politics leadership media medicine podcast science & tech social sector tech Uncategorized work and calling

Select a Month November 2025 May 2025 October 2024 September 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 October 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 August 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 July 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 July 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 July 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 November 2016 September 2016 August 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What does Paul say is hidden in Christ according to Colossians?

Select your answer to see how you score.

The riches of glory The mysteries of God All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge Eternal life