Introduction to Folk Theology Transition
by Paul McDonald jr
Follow FTT - Folk Theology Transition on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook Studying biblical content without denominational lenses and reading scripture through the lens of it the authors. This podcast is directed towards those who struggle with reading the Bible mainly due to a lack of understanding of scripture, which is also a result of only hearing soundbites and application of biblical passages in the sermons. This channel hopes to illuminate the background of scripture, engaging with the cultural aspect to give light to what is being conveyed in the text. Hence, this channel will transition those with “folk theology“ into a “Lay theological” framework. Also, we will include weekly book readings regarding church history which will be dissected into a chapter a week. This will include topics regarding the church after the 1st century, and will survey their persecution, apologetics and refutation regarding heresy, manuscript and more!
Episodes
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The Form of God
Part 1: I examines the theological debate surrounding the hymn of Christ in Philippians 2, specifically focusing on the concepts of morphe and kenosis. The investigation is whether the "form of God" refers to the intrinsic essence of Christ or merely His outward appearance and celestial status....
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How to Read the Bible
We're back with part 3 to our series on 'How to read the Bible. In this episode, we'll be recapping some of the content covered in part 2, paying more attention to Parallelism, and Hendiadys.
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The Divine Council Atonement
There has been much debate about the atonement, which is commonly understood as what Jesus accomplished on the cross. In this video, Dr. Agnew challenges this idea and discusses what the atonement is, where it took place, and how Christ's resurrection plays a vital role in the Divine Council…
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Original Sin: A Romans 5 Examination
Romans 5 has been the proof text for the Western Orthodox Church (and subsequently some Protestant denominations) for the doctrine of Original Sin/Guilt. However, the Eastern Orthodox Church never held to this doctrine (and also some Protestant denominations), and has a different understanding...
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Covenant, Atonement, Passover
My dissertation discussing how the blood of Christ relates to three key themes in the Old Testament: Covenant, Passover, Atonement. Blood is used in these three functionary ways which doesn’t collapse into a singular theme or narrative. They are distinct as blood is used differently and should…
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Blood: Old Testament usage & New Testament Fulfilment
This presentation explores how New Testament imagery regarding the blood of Jesus serves as the fulfillment of three specific Old Testament themes: covenant, atonement, and ransom. I argues that while modern readers often conflate these concepts, they functioned as distinct theological categories...
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Introduction to F.T.T
A brief introductory regarding the aim and focus of this channel, which is to guide ‘folk theologians’ to ’lay theologians’ by accurately engaging in scripture by studying and surveying the surrounding context.
About this show
Follow FTT - Folk Theology Transition on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook Studying biblical content without denominational lenses and reading scripture through the lens of it the authors. This podcast is directed towards those who struggle with reading the Bible mainly due to a lack of understanding of scripture, which is also a result of only hearing soundbites and application of biblical passages in the sermons. This channel hopes to illuminate the background of scripture, engaging with the cultural aspect to give light to what is being conveyed in the text. Hence, this channel will transition those with “folk theology“ into a “Lay theological” framework. Also, we will include weekly book readings regarding church history which will be dissected into a chapter a week. This will include topics regarding the church after the 1st century, and will survey their persecution, apologetics and refutation regarding heresy, manuscript and more!
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