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How NOT to Read the Bible's Hardest Passages | Series #1

Sean McDowell

Sean McDowell

apologetics

January 11, 2026
This year, I will be tackling the most DIFFICULT passages of the Bible with Bible scholars from Talbot School of Theology. We will discuss passages, such as "What is Paul's Thorn in the Flesh? (2 Cor. 12:7), "Who are the imprisoned spirits in 1 Peter 3?" and tough questions in Revelation. Today, I'm with Dr. Erik Thoennes to briefly introduce the series. No passages are off limits! Please, let us know what passages you want us to cover in future episodes. READ: "The Bible Handbook of Difficult Verses," by Sean and Josh McDowell (https://amzn.to/4sxwDXc) CHECK OUT: Dr Erik Thoennes (https://www.biola.edu/directory/people/erik-thoennes) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [smdcertdisc] for 25% off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://x.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sean_mcdowell?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org

Scripture

2 Corinthians2 Corinthians 122 Corinthians 12:71 Peter1 Peter 3

Topics

questionsdifficultpaulnew testamentuderstandapproachhermeneuticsexegesiscontradictiontension

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