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Verity by Phylicia Masonheimer
The Verity podcast is hosted by author, speaker and public theologian Phylicia Masonheimer. Covering topics of faith and culture from a biblical perspective, through a historical lens, the podcast is designed to inspire you to ask better questions, go deeper in faith, and defend your beliefs with both grace and logic.
Episodes
Verity by Phylicia Masonheimer021 | Canon Q and A | Understanding the Canon
In this final episode of the canon series I answer your burning questions on topics I didn't get to during the last ten episodes! We cover things like…
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020 | Bible Study 101 | Understanding the Canon
Where do you begin with bible study? What if you've never studied it for yourself? This episode breaks down some starter tips, hacks, and processes for getting…
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019 | Is The KJV The Best Bible Translation? | Understanding the Canon
The King James Version has been well-loved for over 400 years. But is it the ONLY Bible version we can read? This episode breaks down the history of how the…
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018 | The English Bible: Translation and History | Understanding the Canon
How does translation work? Are some translations better than others? And how did we get the English bible we have today? All this and more in this episode!
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017 | Canon of Apocrypha | Understanding the Canon
Ever wonder why the Catholic Bible has more books than Protestant versions? This episode will answer that question and many more! What Protestants call “the…
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016 | Canon of the Epistles | Understanding the Canon
In this episode we discuss the epistles of Paul, John, James, and more! We cover how they came to be used in the church, how early they were used and quoted…
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015 | Canon of Gospels | Understanding the Canon
Now entering the New Testament, this episode discusses the questions surrounding reliability, timing, and authorship of the gospel accounts. Are the gospels…
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014 | Canon of Writings | Understanding the Canon
In this episode, we discuss the Ketuvim: the third portion of the Hebrew Old Testament. Also known as the Writings or in Greek, the Hagiographa, this group of…
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013 | Canon of Prophets | Understanding the Canon
As we discuss the second section of the Hebrew Old Testament, we talk about why early authority matters for the prophetic books of the Bible, what books were…
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012 | Canon of Torah | Understanding the Canon
In this episode we discuss the authority of Torah, or Pentateuch - the first five books of the Bible! We chat about JEDP theory, whether or not Moses authored…
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011 | Introduction to the Canon | Understanding the Canon
In this episode, we talk about the three “Is” of the Bible: Inspiration, inerrancy, and infallibility. We also talk about the meaning of canon, why it matters…
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010 | What Difference Would We Make? | Theology AMA
What if we stopped consuming “pink fluff” teaching? It would change us - but it would also change our world! In this episode, Phylicia talks about how a deep…
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009 | Everything I Ever Did: Shame | Theology AMA
If we view ourselves as unworthy, we act unworthy. The world knows this, so it approaches shame from a self-centered perspective - if we love ourselves more…
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008 | Grief | Theology AMA
Ever read the book of Job and find it a little… unrelatable? Confession: It was Phylicia’s least favorite book for a long time! But Job teaches us some…
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007 | Anxiety | Theology AMA
If you’ve lived with anxiety for most of your life, the thought of overcoming it sounds like an unrealistic dream. Yet this is what Jesus promises (Matt. 11…
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006 | Legalism | Theology AMA
One of the issues with legalism is that it tries to manufacture the spirit led life without the Holy Spirit. It removes the Holy Spirit and proof texts the…
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005| How "Stop Calling Me Beautiful" Was Born | Theology AMA
Here's a little history behind how a blog-post-gone-viral turned into my book Stop Calling Me Beautiful.
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004| Redeeming Broken Sexuality | Theology AMA
The reality is that the Bible is the most sex-positive book that exists when you understand it rightly. There isn't this dichotomy between people who hold a…
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003 | Overcoming the Fear of Man | Theology AMA
There is a confidence much deeper than what the world has to offer, and it starts with fearing God more than we fear man.
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002 | Cultivating a Lasting Community | Theology AMA
The reality is faith in the living God has always been communal. When we understand that and begin to embrace it, we begin to grasp the importance of community…
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001 | Why The Instagram Bible Won't Free You | Theology AMA
We know that the Word of God is the Power of God. It transforms us. It strengthens us. It shows us who God is and how He interacts with man. It's how the Holy…