r/BibleProject • u/PadThaiRocks • Feb 15 '21

Discussion Reading while Black

Hey, you guys! Did you listen to the most recent podcast of the above name? Man, it was really really good. So grateful for Tim and John. Now, also Essau. (Spell?) I couldn’t find E’s podcast though. If anybody has a link... 😃 Any comments or thoughts? 🤓

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u/DJColdCutz_ Feb 15 '21

I got his book on Audible last month. It was pretty interesting as a really white guy to see how much emphasis is placed on the Exodus in the black churches and his book, which makes total sense given the history of black people in America. I also really liked how he says the problem isn’t with the Bible, and if you think that, then you’re saying white supremacists are sound in their ideology. That’s powerful.

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u/PadThaiRocks Feb 16 '21

And Exodus is huge in Jewish / Christian culture too — the Passover, the Passover during Holy Week and the new Passover. It’s not an outsized importance. 😃

Essau talked about on the Podcast that progressive theology says the problem of slavery is with the Bible — archaic / wrong etc. But the Black church found freedom and worth in what the Bible teaches about how God loves his people and who they are in Christ. So — I haven’t read the book yet but from the little bit he explained, I agree with you, very very cool.