In this episode ‘Abd al-Haqq (Christopher Hurtado) and Sufi al-Hajj Daud (Dr. David D. Peck) engage in a mystical, Sufi, reading of 2 Corinthians 3:1-9. Paul’s language regarding ink, pens, writing, tablets, and hearts is explored through such metaphors as the Sufi “Tablet and Pen.”

In this episode ‘Abd al-Haqq and Sufi al-Hajj Daud explore the spiritual treasures of 1 Corinthians chapter 14-16, with a focused emphasis on chapter 13:8-10 as it applies to chapter 14:3. Specifically, we discuss what Paul, as a mystic, might have meant by “whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.”

David and Christopher explore the potential spiritual meanings of 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 using the Sufi teaching of unlearning combined with an Aramaic reading of the same verses from the Peshita New Testament. The spiritual impact of the Sufi concepts of Essence and Manifestation is explored and applied to the terms love and knowledge.

Co-hosts Dr. David D. Peck and Christopher Hurtado explore how a Sufi might read 1 Corinthians 3:1-3, using the Sufi principle of "unlearning" as a first step toward reading scripture from a spiritual perspective, rather than a mere ethical or doctrinal perspective, as is common.