# Reading the Bible Through the Jesus Lens

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Podcast: [Faith Matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-matters-329292)
Published: 2026-03-15T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

One of the real challenges of studying the Hebrew Bible is figuring out how to make sense of stories of divine violence—where a God of love seems hard to find. These passages raise real questions about the nature of God and what it means for us as we try to live faithfully. Our guest today is Riley Risto, director of Latter-day Peace Studies, who joined the Church after a powerful mystical experience while praying about the Book of Mormon, an experience that centered his faith on Jesus and sh...

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