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The Bible's Hardest Passages, Finally Explained

Stop skipping the confusing parts of Scripture. Join Bible scholars on What in the Word? as we unpack the Bible verses that puzzle readers—so we know God better. Plus, get a free Mobile Ed course on understanding difficult Bible passages when you start a free Logos trial. 

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What in the Word Does That Verse Mean?

Everyone's got a verse (or long list of verses) that stump them. In each episode, we dig deep with scholars who have spent their careers studying Scripture's most perplexing passages. These scholars explain the interpretive options, why scholars disagree, what each view gets right, and how you can think critically about difficult texts on your own.

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Meet the Host

Kirk E. Miller (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is editor of digital content at Logos where he edits and writes for Word by Word. He is a former pastor and church planter with a combined fifteen years of pastoral experience.

You can follow him on social media (Facebook and Twitter) and his personal website. See Kirk's recommended books for Logos.

Top Episodes According to Fans

Here are some of the tough questions we've sought to answer:

James Hamilton on Genesis 6

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Phillip Cary on Genesis 3

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