Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2023-03-22
Books mentioned on Tom Holland on History, Christianity, and the Value of the Countryside
Historian Tom Holland joined Tyler to discuss in what ways his Christianity is influenced by Lord Byron, how the Book of Revelation precipitated a revolutionary tradition, which book of the Bible is m
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Book of revelation
The Book of Revelation is the apocalyptic final book of the New Testament, detailing prophetic visions of the end of the world and the ultimate triumph of good over evil.
Discussed“and the archetype of you know the the greatest of the Latin Church Father Saint Augustine writing in the um the late 4th and early 5th Century he is very very anxious that um Christians might read the book of Revelation and interpret it too literally”
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Exodus
Exodus by Leon Uris is a historical novel chronicling the founding of the State of Israel and the events leading up to it, though biblical themes of exodus also frequently emerge in broader cultural commentary.
Discussed“it's this great movement I think that you know like the spirit blowing in the wind as it were animates not just the Civil Rights Movement but all kinds of other movements as well so in due course movements that may seem very um opposed to doctrinal Christianity feminism gay rights and so on um so I think that it's”
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Genesis
Eric Schmidt's book Genesis, co-authored with others, offers a nuanced exploration of the rise of artificial intelligence and its profound implications for human survival.
Discussed“it's this great movement I think that you know like the spirit blowing in the wind as it were animates not just the Civil Rights Movement but all kinds of other movements as well so in due course movements that may seem very um opposed to doctrinal Christianity feminism gay rights and so on um so I think that it's”
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The book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus is a foundational biblical text detailing the Israelites' enslavement in Egypt, their dramatic liberation, and the giving of the law at Mount Sinai.
Discussed“that's another reason why I found Byron's poetry when I was you know in my teens so powerful and so effective and it's part of what led me away from kind of Christian belief really a kind of feeling that um all the cool kids were hanging out with Kane and especially all the cool Elder Sons in the book”
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The Biblical Characters, and Other Sages of the Quran
The Biblical Characters, and Other Sages of the Quran by Ahmad Shah explores the intersections of biblical narratives and Quranic tradition.
Discussed“for them this is something awesome and holy as the Quran is for for Muslims it's something that that you approach with extreme care”
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Understanding the Old Testament
Understanding the Old Testament by Bernhard W.
Discussed“um in a way it's the kind of it's the molten heart of what Christians call the Old Testament it's it's it's literally the word of God”
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Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he has numerous books including Millennium Persian fire Dynasty books on Islam”
“he has numerous books including Millennium Persian fire Dynasty books on Islam”
“he has numerous books including Millennium Persian fire Dynasty books on Islam”
“and I I wrote about this in in person Farm I book about the um the Persian Wars and I was writing against the backdrop of the uh NATO attempt to stabilize Afghanistan”
“and I remember when I was writing my first book Rubicon which is about the collapse of the Roman Republic the great kind of the Warlords of the late Republic”
“so the first Rubicon was about the fall of the Roman Republic mentioned that the second dynasty was Dynasty I guess I should say was about the family of Augustus ending with the death of Nero”
“so the first Rubicon was about the fall of the Roman Republic mentioned that the second dynasty was Dynasty”
“and this new book Pax is about the Heyday of the Roman Empire so it runs from the death of Nero up to the time of Hadrian”