Bible Accuracy, Discrimination Etiquette, Social Media and Kids

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 4, Episode 78

Apr 21, 2015 1:00 pm
2:16:25 mins

Text Accuracy of A.D Bible (13:27) Dr. Eric Huntsman, Professor of ancient scripture and near eastern studies at BYU. He received B.A. in Classical Greek and Latin from Brigham Young University, an M.A. Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania, and his Ph.D. in Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Huntsman talks about the TV series A. D The Bible Continues and how accurate it is to the original text. The Petty Etiquette of Discrimination (58:20) Noah Berlatsky is a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He edits the online comics-and-culture website The Hooded Utilitarian. He joins Dr. Townsend to talk about his article The Petty Etiquette of Discrimination which discusses how society discriminates on large and small scales. Changing social norms requires establishing new social etiquette on how we end petty interactions. Coaching Corner: Social Media and Kids (1:46:31) Everyone is busy and making time for meetings or family time can be tough. Sometimes the best way to reach the kids or grandkids is by texting or using social media. Dr. Townsend is preparing for a presentation on better ways to use technology and/or social media and shares some of the things he has learned in the process. Dr. Townsend talks about parents using social media to engage with their kids.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Text Accuracy ofA.D Bible

45m

Dr. Eric Huntsman, Professor of ancient scripture and near eastern studies at BYU. He received B.A. in Classical Greek and Latin from Brigham Young University, an M.A. Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania, and his Ph.D. in Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Huntsman talks about the TV series A. D The Bible Continues and how accurate it is to the original text.

The Petty Etiquette of Discrimination

48m

Noah Berlatsky is a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He edits the online comics-and-culture website The Hooded Utilitarian. He joins Dr. Townsend to talk about his article The Petty Etiquette of Discrimination which discusses how society discriminates on large and small scales. Changing social norms requires establishing new social etiquette on how we end petty interactions.

Coaching Corner: Social Media and Kids

30m

Everyone is busy and making time for meetings or family time can be tough. Sometimes the best way to reach the kids or grandkids is by texting or using social media. Dr. Townsend is preparing for a presentation on better ways to use technology and/or social media and shares some of the things he has learned in the process. Dr. Townsend talks about parents using social media to engage with their kids.