Surprise! We’ve got an extra bonus episode of Summer Bammerhab! (Summerhab?)
This episode is a wide-ranging interview with pastor, podcaster and church historian Lance Ralston, however we’re still gonna start out focusing on a specific word, this time it is echaritōsen from Ephesians 1:6, and it means “He has made acceptable.”
It comes from the root Greek word charis which is among the most difficult words to translate into English simply because the concept it describes is just so complex, nuanced and vast. So translators have used so many English words to try to capture all of the meanings of this one Greek word: acceptable, benefit, favor, gift, grace, gracious, joy, liberality, pleasure, thanksworthy, thankful, credit, or gracious work.
But before I explain too much, I want to turn to the conversation I had with Pastor Lance Ralston about this word, and much more. Pastor Lance’s amazing podcast on church history was one of my main inspirations for creating Bammerhab, and if you haven’t heard that podcast then you absolutely have to add it to your list!
Anyway, I had a really great time talking with Lance and if you get even a fraction of the joy I got from this conversation, then you all are gonna love it!
This episode digs deeper into “echaritōsen” (ἐχαρίτωσεν meaning ‘He has made us accepted’) in Ephesians 1:6.
Eph. 1:6 - “To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” (KJV)
Mentioned:
Pastor Lance Ralston: www.sanctorum.us/lances-bio/
Pastor David Guzik: calvarychapel.com/posts/author/david_guzik/
Enduring Word Free Online Commentaries: enduringword.com
Pastor Chuck Smith: calvarychapel.com/chuck-smith
History of the Christian Church podcast: www.sanctorum.us
History of Rome Podcast by Mike Duncan: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-rome/id261654474
12 Byzantine Rulers by Lars Brownworth: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/12-byzantine-rulers-the-history-of-the-byzantine-empire/id73802687
Jan Žižka: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_%C5%BDi%C5%BEka
Jan Hus - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Hus
Nestorius - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestorius
Church of the East - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_East
Church History - Lance Ralston (YouTube Channel): youtube.com/watch?v=M2i53ZgcnPk
Into His Image (Lance Ralston’s Personal You Tube channel): youtu.be/3G0s05G7XPE
Books Mentioned:
Marriage As It Was Meant To Be by Lance Ralston
The Lost History of Christianity by Phillip Jenkins
Voyager from Xanadu: Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West by Morris Rossabi
My Links:
Bammerhab Site: www.bammerhab.com
Bammerhab Substack: bammerhab.substack.com
SDG Morgan’s Substack: sdgmorgan.substack.com
Thanks to:
• Aaron Woodard for Graphic Design
• Dave Allam of Allam House for advanced audio techniques: sound.allamhouse.com
• Bible Hub for Greek / Hebrew hypertext links
• Pixabay for sound effects (h/t jimena contreras & playsound)
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