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146 The CES Podcast, episode 29: An Introduction to 1st Corinthians

Was the Gospel Paul was preaching different than the message Jesus was teaching? Is Ricardo Montelban’s “Rich Corinthian leather” even a thing? Are there similarities between the present-day Mormon...

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148 The CES Podcast, episode 30: 1 Corinthians 1-4

Was Jesus of Nazareth’s atonement, through His death and resurrection, logical? Who was the Master-debater of whom Paul is speaking in 1 Corinthians? What is the difference between Platonism versus...

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150: The CES Podcast, episode 31: 1 Corinthians 5-8

Does Paul contradict Jesus’ teachings and example regarding associating with “sinners”? Why is Paul concerned with male prostitutes and not female prostitutes? What are Paul’s views regarding...

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154: The CES Podcast, episode 32: 1 Corinthians 9-12

What would it be like if a Mormon “linger longer” meal after church had people who got drunk? Did some of the early apostles’ wives accompany them on their ministries? Why are cats so scared of...

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157: The CES Podcast, episode 33: 1 Corinthians 13-16

Did Paul really think women should be silent in church or was that a later interpolation? Did Early Christian woman have more authority in the Church that was slowly taken away from them by...

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160: The CES Podcast, episode 34: Introduction to 2 Corinthians

Why is taking in Syrian refugees a GOOD IDEA with regards to a country’s national security? What are some similarities with the very cosmopolitan city of  Corinth and some modern LDS congregations...

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161: The CES Podcast, episode 35: 2 Corinthians 1-5:10

Does Paul’s theology of grace develop over time? What would Paul have thought of Ordain Women? Can Mormons reinterpret  2 Nephi 25:23 with regards to grace? What are the problems with demanding...

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163: The CES Podcast, episode 36: 2 Corinthians 5:11-Chapter 8

Did Paul believe in financial transparency? Was Paul the first person to introduce the idea that Jesus was sinless? What was Paul’s advice with regards to religious donations? All of these questions...

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167: The CES Podcast, episode 37: 2 Corinthians 9-13

What does Paul say about white privilege? What does Paul say about ministers being paid? Is the Book of Mormon an interpretation of the Bible? All of these questions and more are discussed in this...

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170: The CES Podcast, episode 38: Philemon

How was the Epistle to Philemon used by pro-slave holders and abolitionists in the antebellum U.S.A.? Does slavery still exist in the U.S.? What are the similarities regarding the debates in the first...

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171: The CES Podcast, episode 39: Philippians

Where the heck is Philippi and how did it get its name? Did Paul see belief in Jesus as a choice or as something that is just given to the believer? What did Paul have to say about white privilege?...

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172: The CES Podcast, episode 40: Introduction to Romans

How can certainty offer stability but at the same time become fragile when things change? How can Paul’s Epistle to the Romans be dated around to the late 50 CE? How is Augustine’s doctrine of...

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173: The CES Podcast, episode 41: Romans 1 and 2

What did Paul tell the Romans about men who have sex with men and women who have sex with women? When did Christians first start calling Jesus “The Son of God” and “The Son of David”? Is “Be fruitful,...

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160: The CES Podcast, episode 34: Introduction to 2 Corinthians

Why is taking in Syrian refugees a GOOD IDEA with regards to a country’s national security? What are some similarities with the very cosmopolitan city of  Corinth and some modern LDS congregations...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

161: The CES Podcast, episode 35: 2 Corinthians 1-5:10

Does Paul’s theology of grace develop over time? What would Paul have thought of Ordain Women? Can Mormons reinterpret  2 Nephi 25:23 with regards to grace? What are the problems with demanding...

View Article


163: The CES Podcast, episode 36: 2 Corinthians 5:11-Chapter 8

Did Paul believe in financial transparency? Was Paul the first person to introduce the idea that Jesus was sinless? What was Paul’s advice with regards to religious donations? All of these questions...

View Article

167: The CES Podcast, episode 37: 2 Corinthians 9-13

What does Paul say about white privilege? What does Paul say about ministers being paid? Is the Book of Mormon an interpretation of the Bible? All of these questions and more are discussed in this...

View Article


170: The CES Podcast, episode 38: Philemon

How was the Epistle to Philemon used by pro-slave holders and abolitionists in the antebellum U.S.A.? Does slavery still exist in the U.S.? What are the similarities regarding the debates in the first...

View Article

171: The CES Podcast, episode 39: Philippians

Where the heck is Philippi and how did it get its name? Did Paul see belief in Jesus as a choice or as something that is just given to the believer? What did Paul have to say about white privilege?...

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172: The CES Podcast, episode 40: Introduction to Romans

How can certainty offer stability but at the same time become fragile when things change? How can Paul’s Epistle to the Romans be dated around to the late 50 CE? How is Augustine’s doctrine of...

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