Rethinking Hell

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Episode 137: The Apocalyptic Paul, with Nick Quient Apr 15, 2020

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Former Rethinking Hell contributor Nick Quient joins Chris Date to discuss Nick's recent book, The Perfection of Our Faithful Wills: Paul's Apocalyptic Vision of Entire Sanctification, and how the apocalyptic theology of the apostle Paul supports conditional immortality and challenges the doctrines of eternal torment and universalism.

Links:

Nick's book at the publisher's website (https://wipfandstock.com/the-perfection-of-our-faithful-wills.html)
Nick's book at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Perfection-Our-Faithful-Wills-Sanctification/dp/1532656238/)
"Split Frame of Reference": the blog and podcast of Nick and Allison Quient (http://www.splitframeofreference.com/)
"The Sinnergists": Nick's other podcast (https://sinnergistspod.com/)

Episode 136: Conditionalism Stands to Reason (Part 5) Apr 04, 2020

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Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark join Chris Date to critique Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett's article series at Stand to Reason called "Hell Interrupted." This episode contains the fifth and final part of their discussion; listen to episodes 132 through 135 for the first four parts.

Links:

Part 1 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundSept2017HellInterrupted

Part 2 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/solidgroundnovember2017hellinterruptedpart2

Part 3 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundJuly2019-hell-interrupted-3

"Warned of Sin's Wages," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2017/11/08/warned-of-sins-wages-a-concise-explanation-of-death-in-genesis-217-and-romans-623/

"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 1)," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/11/14/annihilation-in-2-thessalonians-19-part-1-destroyed-by-the-glory-of-his-manifest-presence/

"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 2)," article by Ronnie Demler and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/12/05/annihilation-in-2-thess-1-9-part-2-separation-or-obliteration/

"Perish the Thought," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/06/14/perish-the-thought-john-3-16/

"On the Meaning of Destruction in the Bible," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/04/18/on-the-meaning-of-destruction-in-the-bible/

"Exegesis Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/11/13/exegesis-interrupted-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/

"Biblical Theology Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/02/22/biblical-theology-interrupted-part-2-of-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/

"Psalm 37—A Song of Annihilation," article by Mark Corbett and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/05/09/psalm-37-a-song-of-annihilation/

"The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism," article by Chris Date: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/02/27/the-hermeneutics-of-conditionalism-a-defense-of-the-interpretive-method-of-edward-fudge/

Episode 135: Conditionalism Stands to Reason (Part 4) Apr 02, 2020

Show notes

Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark join Chris Date to critique Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett's article series at Stand to Reason called "Hell Interrupted." This episode contains part 4 of their discussion; the next episode will contain the final installment of the series.

Links:

Part 1 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundSept2017HellInterrupted

Part 2 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/solidgroundnovember2017hellinterruptedpart2

Part 3 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundJuly2019-hell-interrupted-3

"Warned of Sin's Wages," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2017/11/08/warned-of-sins-wages-a-concise-explanation-of-death-in-genesis-217-and-romans-623/

"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 1)," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/11/14/annihilation-in-2-thessalonians-19-part-1-destroyed-by-the-glory-of-his-manifest-presence/

"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 2)," article by Ronnie Demler and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/12/05/annihilation-in-2-thess-1-9-part-2-separation-or-obliteration/

"Perish the Thought," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/06/14/perish-the-thought-john-3-16/

"On the Meaning of Destruction in the Bible," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/04/18/on-the-meaning-of-destruction-in-the-bible/

"Exegesis Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/11/13/exegesis-interrupted-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/

"Biblical Theology Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/02/22/biblical-theology-interrupted-part-2-of-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/

"Psalm 37—A Song of Annihilation," article by Mark Corbett and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/05/09/psalm-37-a-song-of-annihilation/

"The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism," article by Chris Date: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/02/27/the-hermeneutics-of-conditionalism-a-defense-of-the-interpretive-method-of-edward-fudge/

Episode 134: Conditionalism Stands to Reason (Part 3) Mar 24, 2020

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Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark join Chris Date to critique Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett's article series at Stand to Reason called "Hell Interrupted." This episode contains part 3 of their discussion; the next one or two episodes will contain the remainder of the series.

Links:

Part 1 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundSept2017HellInterrupted

Part 2 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/solidgroundnovember2017hellinterruptedpart2

Part 3 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundJuly2019-hell-interrupted-3

"Warned of Sin's Wages," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2017/11/08/warned-of-sins-wages-a-concise-explanation-of-death-in-genesis-217-and-romans-623/

"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 1)," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/11/14/annihilation-in-2-thessalonians-19-part-1-destroyed-by-the-glory-of-his-manifest-presence/

"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 2)," article by Ronnie Demler and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/12/05/annihilation-in-2-thess-1-9-part-2-separation-or-obliteration/

"Perish the Thought," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/06/14/perish-the-thought-john-3-16/

"On the Meaning of Destruction in the Bible," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/04/18/on-the-meaning-of-destruction-in-the-bible/

"Exegesis Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/11/13/exegesis-interrupted-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/

"Biblical Theology Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/02/22/biblical-theology-interrupted-part-2-of-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/

"Psalm 37—A Song of Annihilation," article by Mark Corbett and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/05/09/psalm-37-a-song-of-annihilation/

"The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism," article by Chris Date: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/02/27/the-hermeneutics-of-conditionalism-a-defense-of-the-interpretive-method-of-edward-fudge/

Episode 133: Conditionalism Stands to Reason (Part 2) Mar 12, 2020

Show notes

Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark join Chris Date to critique Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett's article series at Stand to Reason called "Hell Interrupted." This episode contains part 2 of their discussion; the next two or three episodes will contain the remainder of the series.

Links:

Part 1 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundSept2017HellInterrupted

Part 2 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/solidgroundnovember2017hellinterruptedpart2

Part 3 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundJuly2019-hell-interrupted-3

"Warned of Sin's Wages," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2017/11/08/warned-of-sins-wages-a-concise-explanation-of-death-in-genesis-217-and-romans-623/

"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 1)," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/11/14/annihilation-in-2-thessalonians-19-part-1-destroyed-by-the-glory-of-his-manifest-presence/

"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 2)," article by Ronnie Demler and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/12/05/annihilation-in-2-thess-1-9-part-2-separation-or-obliteration/

"Perish the Thought," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/06/14/perish-the-thought-john-3-16/

"On the Meaning of Destruction in the Bible," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/04/18/on-the-meaning-of-destruction-in-the-bible/

"Exegesis Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/11/13/exegesis-interrupted-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/

"Biblical Theology Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/02/22/biblical-theology-interrupted-part-2-of-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/

"Psalm 37—A Song of Annihilation," article by Mark Corbett and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/05/09/psalm-37-a-song-of-annihilation/

"The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism," article by Chris Date: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/02/27/the-hermeneutics-of-conditionalism-a-defense-of-the-interpretive-method-of-edward-fudge/

Episode 132: Conditionalism Stands to Reason (Part 1) Mar 03, 2020

Show notes

Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark join Chris Date to critique Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett's article series at Stand to Reason called "Hell Interrupted." This episode contains part 1 of their discussion; the next two, three, or four episodes will contain the remainder of the series.

Links:

Part 1 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundSept2017HellInterrupted

Part 2 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/solidgroundnovember2017hellinterruptedpart2

Part 3 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundJuly2019-hell-interrupted-3

"Warned of Sin's Wages," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2017/11/08/warned-of-sins-wages-a-concise-explanation-of-death-in-genesis-217-and-romans-623/

"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 1)," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/11/14/annihilation-in-2-thessalonians-19-part-1-destroyed-by-the-glory-of-his-manifest-presence/

"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 2)," article by Ronnie Demler and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/12/05/annihilation-in-2-thess-1-9-part-2-separation-or-obliteration/

"Perish the Thought," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/06/14/perish-the-thought-john-3-16/

"On the Meaning of Destruction in the Bible," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/04/18/on-the-meaning-of-destruction-in-the-bible/

"Exegesis Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/11/13/exegesis-interrupted-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/

"Biblical Theology Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/02/22/biblical-theology-interrupted-part-2-of-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/

"Psalm 37—A Song of Annihilation," article by Mark Corbett and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/05/09/psalm-37-a-song-of-annihilation/

"The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism," article by Chris Date: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/02/27/the-hermeneutics-of-conditionalism-a-defense-of-the-interpretive-method-of-edward-fudge/

Episode 131: Annihilation and Divine Violence, with Tremper Longman III Dec 20, 2019

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Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews Dr. Tremper Longman III, in whose recent book on Old Testament controversies says some Bible interpreters are motivated to reject divine sanction of violence in Scripture by their desire to believe in annihilationism.

Tremper Longman's recent book, Confronting Old Testament Controversies

Episode 130: Annihilation in Revelation, with Ian Paul Nov 07, 2019

Show notes

Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews Dr. Ian Paul, in whose commentary on the book of Revelation articulates a conditionalist reading of Revelation 14:9-11 and 20:10-15.

Links:

Episode 129: Eternal Torment vs. Conditional Immortality, Audience Q&A–Chris Date and Tony Costa Debate Hell, Part 3 Oct 31, 2019

Show notes

Links

The Iron Sharpens Iron radio website: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/
Tony Costa's profile at the Toronto Baptist Seminary website: https://tbs.edu/academics/faculty/

Episode 128: "Is Conscious Torment of the Damned Eternal?"–Chris Date and Tony Costa Debate Hell, Part 2 Oct 12, 2019

Show notes

Chris Date debates the nature and duration of hell with traditionalist Tony Costa on Chris Arnzen's "Iron Sharpens Iron" radio show. This episode contains the second part of their two-part debate.

Links:

The Iron Sharpens Iron radio website http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/
Tony Costa's profile at the Toronto Baptist Seminary website https://tbs.edu/academics/faculty/a

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