{"id":141196,"date":"2021-07-13T14:17:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T22:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=141196"},"modified":"2021-07-13T18:30:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T02:30:08","slug":"the-politics-of-biblical-interpretation-7-13-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=141196","title":{"rendered":"The Politics Of Biblical Interpretation (7-13-21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe id=\"lbry-iframe\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/$\/embed\/2021-07-13-14-43-08\/7533a5c31348e7aac817d2b033089b7b947f954e?r=FrUVc6f1SqQrwcSJ8kAD1xtCthmCyWas\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>00:00 Aloe vera and ginseng<br \/>\n02:00 There\u2019s No Cure for Antisemitism, But There is a Vaccine, https:\/\/jewishjournal.com\/commentary\/columnist\/editors-note\/338618\/theres-no-cure-for-antisemitism-but-there-is-a-vaccine\/<br \/>\n11:00 Religious studies as an academic discipline, https:\/\/www.religiousstudiesproject.com\/podcast\/religious-studies-as-a-discipline\/<br \/>\n15:00 How Luke Ford and his Show &#8220;Changed my Life&#8221; Part 1, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lg-kwHTVP0M<br \/>\n54:00 Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars: Critical Explorations in the History of Religions, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=141140<br \/>\n1:06:00 Mircea Eliade, https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mircea_Eliade<br \/>\n1:10:00 Aaron W. 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