The Scriptures Are Real
The Scriptures Are Real (TSAR) with Kerry Muhlestein is a podcast where we look at elements of the scriptures that have become real to us. We interview both experts (people with language, archaeological, historical backgrounds, etc.), and lay folks, and explore times when the scriptures became real to them. This is done from the viewpoint of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We believe that there is real power in the scriptures and that as they become more real we can b...
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Samuel and Setting up Our Eben-ezer (week of June 13, second to listen to)
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Samuel's Leadership (week of June 13, first to listen to)
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Ruth, Redemption, and Covenant (week of June 6, third to listen to)
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Shortcast on Samuel the Prophet (week of June 6, second to listen to)
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Julianne Muhlestein on Hannah, Eli, and the Abrahamic Sacrifice (week of June 6,...
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Judges Shortcast Part 3: Samson and the Sad End of the Book of Judges (week of M...
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Judges Shortcast Part 2: Lessons from Gideon and Jephthah (week of May 30, third...
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Judges Shortcast Part 1: Overview and Lessons from Deborah (week of May 30, sec...
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Jeff Chadwick on the Book of Judges (week of May 30, first to listen to)
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Tying together Lessons from the Wilderness and Joshua (week of May 23, fourth to...
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Messages and Meanings from Joshua (week of May 23, third to listen to)
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From Adam to Joshua, how we got here (week of May 23, second to listen to)
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George Pierce on Realities of the Entry into the Promised Land (week of May 23,...
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Sam Millburn about Moses Not Going into the Promised Land (week of May 16, third...
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Jenet Erickson Talks about the Covenant in our Lives (week of May 16, second to...
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The Heart of Deuteronomy and the Covenant (week of May 16, first to listen to)
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Keith Wilson, Fiery Serpents, and Our Commute to Be with God (week of May 9, sec...
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Israel, Exodus, Archetype, Atonement, and Us (week of May 9, first to listen to)
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Festivals, Atonement, Holy Days, Holiness, and Us (week of May 2, third to liste...
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Mosaic Laws of Love and Mercy (Week of May 2, second to listen to)
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Tabernacles, Temples, and Our Journey to be with God (week of May 2, first to li...
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Avram Shannon on the Law of Moses and Holiness (week of April 25, second to list...
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Sinai, Covenant, and Sacrifice (week of April 25, first to listen to)
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The Glory of God on Sinai and Us (week of April 18, second to listen to)
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Phil Allred on the Sinai Experience (week of April 18, first to listen to)
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Easter Special
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Deliverance, the Song of the Sea, and a conquering Savior
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Exodus Gee Whiz Stuff
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Gethsemane with Melanie Hoffman (week of April 11, first to listen to
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John Gee on the Exodus (week of April 4, first to listen to)
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Appreciating the Passover with Joshua Matson (week of March 28, second to listen...
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An Egyptian View of the Plauges (week of March 28, first to listen to)
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Moses and the Great I Am (week of March 21, fourth to listen to)
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More on the Exodus Story (week of March 21, third to listen to)
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Exodus Begun (week of March 21, second to listen to)
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Hope and Transition in the Genesis and Exodus Stories (week of March 21, first t...
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Blessings Pronounced Upon the Tribes (week of March 14, third to listen to)
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Joseph as a Symbol of Christ (week of March 14, second to listen to)
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Joseph Spencer on the Joseph Story (week of March 14, first to listen to)
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Stephen Smoot on the Joseph Story (week of March 7, 3rd to listen to)
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Cultural elements of the Joseph Story (week of March 7, 2nd to listen to)
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Understanding Tamar and Judah (week of March 7, 1st to listen to)
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Creation of the House of Israel and Us (week of Feb. 28, 2nd episode to hear)
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Jacob's Wrestle, the Abrahamic Sacrifice and You (week of Feb. 28, 4th to watch)
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Kim Matheson on Jacob's wrestle (week of Feb. 28, 3rd to watch)
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Jacob, Bethel, and the Temple (week of Feb. 28, 1st to watch)
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Jacob's Blessing (week of Feb 21)
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Camille Fronk Olson on the women of Genesis
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Learning Lessons From Rebekah (week of Feb. 21)
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Daniel Peterson on Ishmael, Arabs, and Islam Today
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