Exodus

I was never a fan of Jordan Peterson's fields of study so I've never given him much credence, but I've always considered him intelligent at the very least. I love religious history and philosophy, so I figured this would be a good chance to kill two birds with one stone.

I guess it's time to reevaluate some things because there wasn't a functioning brain cell in the room from start to finish. This was nothing more than a politically motivated propaganda piece disguised as a pseudo-intellectual discussion.

The statements on atheism were especially bad, and the worst came from a top-shelf religious academic. How maddening. I was baffled that he made such assertions with a straight face. I hope he gets some backlash for misstating something so central to his field.

Utter atrocity.

This show is Great fun for bible readers and those interested in learning various perspectives of interpreting sacred texts.

The various scholars around the table discuss the text from their particular viewpoints. Psychological, narrative, Jewish orthodox, Christian, symbology.

Dr. Peterson somewhat monopolized the conversation through the first and part of the second episodes but thankfully he reigned himself in after that.

I do think the panel could use someone who is a more literal interpreter of the bible while also being intellectually as strong as the other members of the panel. There are people like this.

The reviewer who goes on a rant about "Republican, white, male, blah blah blah" ironically betrays that his own worldview hopelessly interprets everything he encounters. Many different viewpoints interact in this series. I very much disagree with some takes, agree with others, but for the most part just find the whole discussing very thought provoking and exciting.

For those who have made up their minds, who see the world through a narrow ideology, content is either good or evil, Republican or Democrat, etc. There is no nuance, no interesting dialogue, nothing of value to glean. Just the tyrannical judgements of a narcissistic made up mind.

This series is for the open-minded, the person who misses great dialogue about the great, lasting questions we have been asking for thousands of years; questions of human nature, the roles of the sexes, conscience, structure, freedom, God, the devil, etc... The only flaw I see is JP can sometimes interrupt a bit too much. But he has the complicated task of moderating, moving things along, keeping the discussion on track. I really love the group dynamic and diverse voices.

I'm sorry the earlier commenter can't get past their bigotry toward "white males" to appreciate an amazing discussion.

The amount of time dedicated to explaining such difficult and meaningful concepts is evident in the work put out in the series. I feel like I'm closer to understanding some of these stories than I've ever been. Religious discussion and philosophy is hard to have in modern times let alone in such detailed fashion. From Genesis to Exodus Peterson once again managed to capture my attention with biblical stories and the substance produced by these series is truly profound and ive never heard these stories so thoroughly discussed. Keep up the good work!

I'm more confused by some of the trolling reviews which demonstrate no evidence of having watched the series at all. It's not an easy series to grasp at first. These are very difficult concepts. At least if there is criticism against the series it should be well construed, or at least creative.

Peterson in typical fashion reduces the Bible to an incomprehensible allegory that has nothing to do with the actual text. Somehow, a group of old white men turn the story of liberation of an oppressed minority into a morality tale against liberation theology and pro patriarchy. It's almost as if these people have an agenda and don't care about the text.

The only party's that would find this "helpful" would be those who wish to hear their own opinions repeated to them. Peterson and Prager have no business near a Bible much less teaching it.

But by all means Republicans, listen to your favorite talking heads espouse why the tyranny of the left is bad, but the tyranny of an all knowing, all powerful, all loving god who created a world just to burn most of them for eternity, is good.