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Me, My Shelf, & I – How Latter-day Saints and Evangelicals understand the Bible differently

April 3, 2025 by Trevor Holyoak

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In this special episode, Sarah Allen, Jennifer Roach Lees, and Zachary Wright host a panel discussion on the topic “How Latter-day Saints and Evangelicals understand the Bible differently.”

Panel participants:

  • Stephen Smoot: https://www.plonialmonimormon.com/
  • Dr. Ben Spackman: https://benspackman.com/
  • Travis Anderson: @missionarydiscussions1286

📃 References in this episode:

  • JSH 1:12–13
  • Dr. Christian Smith, “pervasive interpretive pluralism”. (The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture by Dr. Christian Smith)
  • Dr. James Kugel: https://www.jameskugel.com/ (The Idea of Biblical Poetry: Parallelism and Its History by Dr. James Kugel)
  • An Egyptian View of the Monotheism of Second Isaiah by Stephen O. Smoot: https://www.academia.edu/122239522/An_Egyptian_View_of_the_Monotheism_of_Second_Isaiah
  • The Invention of the Inspired Text: Philological Windows on the Theopneustia of Scripture by Dr. John C. Poirier
  • God’s Word in Human Words: An Evangelical Appropriation of Critical Biblical Scholarship by Dr. Kenton L. Sparks
  • The Sticks of Judah and Joseph: Reflections on Defending the Kingdom by Dr. Joseph M. Spencer: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/5969/
  • Latter-day Saint MissionCast by Nick Galieti: Proof texting and Understanding the Bible as a Missionary Tool with Ben Spackman – Episode 21: https://ldsmissioncast.com/2018/06/21/proof-texting-understanding-bible-missionary-tool-ben-spackman/
  • Standard of Truth Podcast by Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat and Dr. Richard LeDuc: https://standardoftruth.com/
  • Dr. Tremper Longman III & Dr. John Walton
  • Aramaic Targum: https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Tanakh/Targum
  • Greek Septuagint: https://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/nets/edition/
  • Y Religion Episode 86: Deutero-Isaiah in the Book of Mormon (Dr. Joshua Sears): https://religion.byu.edu/directory/josh-sears
  •  Deutero-Isaiah in the Book of Mormon: Latter-day Saint Approaches by Joshua M. Sears (chapter from They Shall Grow Together: The Bible in the Book of Mormon by Dr. Charles Swift and Dr. Nicholas J. Frederick, Editors)
  • Offenders for a Word: How Anti-Mormons Play Word Games to Attack the Latter-Day Saints: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mi/57/
  • Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King by Dr. Matthew W. Bates
  • The New Perspective on Paul: An Introduction by Dr. Kent L. Yinger & The New Perspective on Paul by Dr. James D. G. Dunn
  • 4QMMT – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4QMMT
  • Society of Biblical Literature: https://www.sbl-site.org/
  • Relational Grace: The Reciprocal and Binding Covenant of Charis by Dr. Brent J. Schmidt https://brentschmidt.org
  • Relational Faith: The Transformation and Restoration of Pistis as Knowledge, Trust, Confidence, and Covenantal Faithfulness by Dr. Brent J. Schmidt https://brentschmidt.org
  • Blake T. Ostler, J.D. & Dr. Noel B. Reynolds
  • Come Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions by Jennifer Roach: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw_Vkm1zYbIGG3QXZLu1A9JLOXbLj4lAF
  • NRSV Bible Translation (New Revised Standard Version)
  • Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling by Dr. Richard L. Bushman
  • The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition by Dr. Adele Berlin & Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler
  • The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine & Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler
  • The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine & Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler
  • [G. K.] Chesterton on the Mormons by Dr. Daniel Peterson : https://www.patheos.com/blogs/danpeterson/2018/07/chesterton-on-the-mormons.html (paraphrased from “[Mormons] managed to reproduce the atmosphere of those Scriptures [Hebrew Bible] as they are felt by Hebrews rather than by Christians”)

Filed Under: Anti-Mormon critics, Apologetics, Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, Early Christianity, Jennifer Roach, Jesus Christ, Me My Shelf & I, New Testament, Old Testament, Podcast, Sarah Allen, Zachary Wright

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