# #117 Dan McClellan - The Bible Has More Than One God

An episode of [Within Reason](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458675168), 17 Aug 2025, 1 h 29 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/10a220e88/podcast/play/109253879/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-5%2F408715637-44100-2-88f3bc2f3cf7f146.mp3

Dan McClellan is an American biblical scholar and author of The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues. Timestamps: 0:00 Why Does God Say “We”? 14:36 Does God Create the Universe From Nothing? 28:43 Is This Explained By The Trinity? 34:32 Is There Only One God? 47:39 Fake Idols or Gods? 1:02:50 How English Translations Mislead Us Into Monotheism 01:11:02 The Elevation of YHWH to God of the Universe 1:20:36 Polytheism in the New Testament 01:24:14 The Strongest Case For Monotheism in the Old Testament Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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