Jeff Foxworthy: 'You Know I'm an Idiot'

Comedy fans know Jeff Foxworthy for his particular brand of Southern-fried humor, with many of his best one-liners beginning, "You might be a redneck if …" In more recent years, he's become better known as the host of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, which enjoyed a popular four-year run on Fox TV before being cancelled last year.

Now Foxworthy is gearing up for his next TV gig as host of The American Bible Challenge, a one-hour show premiering Thursday night (8/7c) on the Game Show Network (GSN). (A preview.) Foxworthy, 53, looks forward to hosting the show that will test contestants' knowledge of Scripture; teams will be play to win money for charities.

Foxworthy spoke to Christianity Today about his new job, his faith, his sense of humor, and his desire to make the Bible more accessible to millions of viewers.

How did you end up with this gig?

Fifth Grader didn't get renewed last year, which I really enjoyed doing. I never thought I would do a game show, but now I guess I'm now officially in that genre. So the people behind Bible Challenge asked me if I'd be interested. I had to think about it, because it's a tricky area: Part of me was like, Do you do a game show about the Bible? But I thought, Okay, God, you know I'm an idiot, so you've got to make this clear if you want me to do this or not.

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victorbarney

Jeff, If you're REALLY interested in TRUTH: "HEBREW" is the "ONLY" SPIRITUALLY INSPIRED LANGUAGE, NOT EVEN TRUE OF THE GREEK(ZEPH. 3:9, ACTS 26:14, 1 COR. 4:6). IF THE GREEK CAN'T BE TRANSLATED INTO HEBREW, IT IS A LIE! "JESUS," is a name that RCC Church philosopher Petrus Galatinus came up with when asked by the Pope in the 1500's to "change" the Jewish Hebrew "MESSIAH'S" name into a name that honored Greece because it always was the custom of Rome to honor the highest deity of those nations that they had conquered & Petrus gave the Pope "ZEUS!" (i.e. Jesus), which AGAIN, CAN NOT EVEN BE TRANSLATED INTO HEBREW, AS COMMANDED! IT'S A PAGAN NAME CAME UP WITH BY PETRUS, BUT FACTUAL HISTORY! THAT'S THE REST OF THE FACTUAL STORY…OUR TRUE SAVIOR'S NAME IS "YAHSHUA," MEANING IN HEBREW: "YAHWEH MEANS SALVATION!" JUST SPEAKING "FACTUAL" TRUTH, EVEN CONFIRMED BY THE RCC(ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH)!
- Dandy
  
  what is the Hebrew word for Pharisee
  - victorbarney
    
    Pharisee is Pharisee. "Pharisee" also came along before Petrus, but he had no cause to change anything but "Yahshua," to worship "Zeus." Seriously, I can't write or read Hebrew, but it does not use the English alphabet for sure. Ironically, the Pharisees, as the even the scribes, were about as blind as the RCC(Roman Catholic Church). Just saying what's written…
    - EstebanCafe
      
      Wow, see what I mean? You two should be on Mssr Foxworthy's show. LOL.
      - http://twitter.com/jessedaddy Billy Cook
        
        What's Hebrew for dense? Wink wink
      - victorbarney
        
        You'll find out really quickly, I assure you! Very likely within a month! Just WATCH!
- http://www.facebook.com/people/David-B-Severy/557985964 David B Severy
  
  It is not the language that is inspired, it is the message.
  - victorbarney
    
    SORRY, WRONG DAVID! It's all about having the SET-APART SPIRIT OF YAHWEH, as YOU someday will learn, it NOT during this FIRST CALLING THEN LATER. FIRST: PROVE ALL THINGS, AS WRITTEN THROUGH ONLY "DEDUCTION"(2 Peter 1:20), NOT INDUCTION(we think). Just saying what's written in the "SPIRIT" of THE LAW DAVID. P.S. 144,000 people of anglo-saxon decent, plus 144,000 of the called out Spiritual Assembly, isn't very many people David, ESPECIALLY IN A SO-CALLED CHRISTIAN NATION & it is ALSO written that more "gentiles" will be saved than Israelites. That's not many people out of our population.
- cyoder
  
  Not a fact in this. Jesus is the Latin form of the Hebrew name Yahshua, usually translated Joshua.
Chris

Yes – another correct title. Along with the "No blasphemy laws" from yesterday.
- Annie
  
  You have not a sensible word about anything, such a shame.
EstebanCafe

"Now Foxworthy is gearing up for his next TV gig as host of The American Bible Challenge, a one-hour show."

Can you imagine the amount of vitriol that will spew from the contestants? "Your exegesis is completely fabricated from the pre-Nicene period with an emphasis on Grecian dialectics while completely omitting nuanced Jewish overtones. You're going to BURN IN HELL !"
Sounds more like a Bible Bash than a game show. I'm sure vid cuts from this will follow Christianity for eons. And what, pray tell, are the prizes?
- http://www.facebook.com/people/David-B-Severy/557985964 David B Severy
  
  Esteban, whatever happened to faith cometh by hearing?
  - EstebanCafe
    
    I suppose the question turns on what is both said and heard, yes? After all, this is a competitive game show.