Genesis Marks the Spot: Recent Episodes
Carey Griffel
Couldn't resist another episode about notetaking, highlighting, and Bible translations!
Find some fun recommendations below! (No, I don't get kickbacks from the links, they are just there for you to check out what we're talking about!)
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Zebra Mildliners: https://tinyurl.com/zebramildlinerhighlighterss
Prismacolors: https://tinyurl.com/prismacolorcolors
Ink Joy pens: https://tinyurl.com/inkjoyballpoint
Every Man's Study Bible: https://tinyurl.com/everymansstudybible
ESV Scripture Journal, Illuminated (full set): https://tinyurl.com/ESVscripturejournal
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Should Christians read the book of Enoch? What use could it have? Can a book not in our canon of Scripture contain the gospel?
A conversation with Anthony Delgado ranging from the exile to the end of time.
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Genesis interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls: the "Words of the Luminaries": (4Q504) and a "Paraphrase of Genesis and Exodus" (4Q422).
The Words of the Luminaries is a set of weekly liturgical prayers and the Paraphrase of Genesis and Exodus is in the genre of "rewritten Bible," perhaps used as or with a homily. These are excellent texts to investigate how the people of Qumran and other Jews were thinking about the creation account. What aspects were they bringing out for use and application outside Scripture? Some of the points might surprise us, and they can lead to some interesting conversation.
Bonus topic for this week: an encouragement for liturgical prayer!
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The Dead Sea Scrolls were an amazing find for the study of the Bible and understanding the context of Jesus' time. They can also help shed light on the ways that the biblical text is used through time by different communities. This can help us understand this strange time we are in today, where we have so much information about the context of the Bible and we discover that historical interpretation is often quite different from interpretation at the time of the final form of the text.
Do you want to help others learn about the context of the Bible, and why that's important for our understanding of this ancient text? The people in our churches who might feel like this is a threat to their faith might actually have a kind of point that we need to acknowledge, so maybe there's a better way we can help curb our tendencies to be too forceful and to understand where others are in their views. By understanding people better, we can then communicate to them better, and better communication is the key to better community. I hope this episode is a blessing to you as you try to teach and communicate the truths of Scripture to others.
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What is the role of the human in inspiration? Are the Scriptures the "inspired word of God" via dictation or "holy download" to the human writer? Is there room for editing and compiling?
Discussing the dictation view, the verbal plenary view, and the dynamic view of inspiration. Each view holds God in high regard, but how do they portray humanity?
AND! Exciting news from the AWKNG School of Theology! Tune in to the end to hear all about it!
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The Passover and the Day of Atonement both have their fulfillment in Jesus, but how do we see this in Genesis? Tracing the twin themes of the "two goats" and the exodus through the book of Genesis leads us right to the epicenter of Christological typology.
Check out Caleb's new book, and his podcast, The Bible in Context.
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Through the Waters, A Biblical Theology of the Book of Genesis: https://tinyurl.com/Through-the-Waters
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Exodus begins in Genesis 1. Caleb Lewis joins me to discuss the many exoduses of Genesis. I can almost guarantee you'll find something here that you never thought about before that will shed light on the continuity of the Torah and how it points to Jesus and the church.
Check out Caleb's new book, and his podcast, The Bible in Context.
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The first and primary parallel flood accounts to Genesis are the flood stories from Mesopotamia. Seeing how close these stories are to the narrative in Genesis will give us plenty to discuss in the future, and this will also help us investigate the question of the "many" flood accounts of the ancient world.
Reading the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Atrahasis Epic along with commentary on how this can begin to inform our Bible study...and as always, our understanding of God!
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The more I study the Bible, the more I come back to the same question: Who is God, and what does the Bible tell us about Him? Looking at the flood narrative from the common paradigm and flipping it on its head to include a more expansive view of our relationship to God and what he wants for us. Troy Yurchak brings us a delightful symmetry of the flood narrative in contrast to the documentary hypothesis (the idea that the flood story is a combination of two sources).
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How does the structure of Genesis 1 work as a chiasm, and what does that mean for our view of liturgy--what it is and why we do it? Troy Yurchak joins me for this great discussion that unexpectedly combines literary design with liturgy and discipleship!
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It's time to discuss two important things: the flood, and note-taking. Broad points about the flood are brought up, and then we do a deep dive into my method of note-taking and why you should do it, too.
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Is Genesis 1 poetry? A look at biblical poetry and elements of metaphor, ending on the question of what it means to be "blotted out."
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Apologies to Bishop Ussher, but it is impossible to calculate the age of the earth using biblical statistics. I don't care if you are a young earth creationist or an old earth creationist or somewhere in between or nowhere else, but the Bible's genealogies cannot be used in scientific calculations. Hitting also a bit of information of the history of young earth creationism and its connections to Seventh-Day Adventism and scientific fraud.
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Death before the fall? It began when Eve decided and they both ate...or did it? It might not be that simple. Plus, in studying, you must have learned that man is mortal, but what about animals? If they weren't immortal, then how could creation have been a paradise? Why do we suddenly get "permission" to eat meat after the flood of all places? (Hint: it's not new.) Debunking common "certainties" and giving a look at Joshua John Van Ee's disseration, Death in the Garden: An Examinatin of Original Immortality, Vegetarianism, and Animal Peace in the Hebrew Bible and Mesopotamia. We may not be able to find out who is right, but we can have fun thinking about it.
**https://www.genesismarksthespot.com/blog/is-all-creation-cursed/
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BONUS questions this week: is Jesus Yahweh and what is the filioque? Because I had some extra time on my hands after not finishing last week's episode properly, those seemed some fun additions to the conversation. Talking about the divine economy before digging into the pronunciation of the name YHWH, when it stopped being pronounced, what does it mean that God is the Lord of Hosts, did the patriarchs know the name Yahweh, and why do Genesis 1 and 2 have different names for God?
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A survey on the names, titles, and designations of God in the Old Testament. What do they mean? What do they reveal about the character and nature of God? In particular, why is God called The Fear of Isaac?
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Genesis 3, the Passover, the exile, and Jesus. How do these relate to the wilderness, Babylon, Assyria, and why one always goes "down" to Egypt? Each of us can relate to the theme of exile in some way, and yet the prevalance of this concept might escapse us when we read our Bibles. Understanding exile can help us understand Jesus and our lives today.
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Exile, An Annotated Bibliography: https://www.genesismarksthespot.com/blog/exile-an-annotated-bibliography/
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Part two of the conversation from episode 70, we discuss the theodicies that Job's friends provide, the idea of Job as a member of the divine council, the structure of the book of Job, and a caution about structuring Scripture without a full knowledge of the language originally used.
Also, some information about what I'm up to beyond this podcast and some thoughts on how you can support me, and why. A big thank you to those of you who do!!
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This week's episode of Pilgrims in a Holy Land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydBkKII_nR0&ab_channel=FaithUnaltered
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If Job is a second Adam, then the satan in Job must be the serpent from the Garden, right? In our previous conversation about Job as a second Adam, we didn't get into nearly enough talk about the satan reflecting or being the serpent from the garden, after all. Is it an I-told-you-so moment?? Exploring that further in this episode, we come to some surprising reflections on Leviathan and chaos in general.
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Comparing translations of passages that touch on the Divine Council Worldview. Why do some Bible translations have "sons of God" in Deut. 32:8 and others have "sons of Israel"? Can humans be elohim? What's with the "so-called gods" in 1 Cor. 8:5?
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We hear it, and it's true: we are made to be kings on the earth, and then we lost our dominion, exiled from our true home. But there is hope in our Messianic King who sets all to right!
But being reconciled to our true home is not all there is to the concept of exile. Reviewing biblical theology books on exile, talking about the Deuteronomistic history, and discussing the formation of the nation of Israel helps us see exile in the scope of both narrative and history. Are you being transformed in exile?
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A conversation with Dr. Lois Tverberg about reading the Bible in Jesus' Jewish context: haftara, the importance of the prophetic literature, and the theme of kingship in the Bible.
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Links from Dr. Tverberg's blogs:
Can We Call Jesus Rabbi?: https://ourrabbijesus.com/articles/can-we-call-jesus-rabbi/
Reading the Bible in Synagogue: https://ourrabbijesus.com/articles/triennial-reading/
What It Means to Fulfill the Law: https://engediresourcecenter.com/2018/11/09/what-it-means-to-fulfill-the-law-parts-1-2/
Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus
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Continuing a conversation about Job with Mike Chu about the message of the book of Job, its application to us, and vindication in speaking to God honestly.
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Job as a second Adam and other fascinating things like the dating of Job's trials, what's up with "the fear of the Lord," and a new look at the satan in Job; you won't want to miss this conversation with Mike Chu!
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Sermon series on Job: https://granitecity.org/connect/news-and-events/tag/yelling-at-god/?fbclid=IwAR24GyxDLU4xqUoeu5mvKqLfR1hTlhBsn3jhqGRJxycrOWoRIWSSKfiuiEc
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What is "the sin offering"? What does it do? Why don't we see it in Genesis? What does it mean for the work of Jesus? Spencer Owen joins me for a discussion about this oft-misunderstood offering.
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Bible translations: why do we have so many of them and how do we vet them for our use? One of the newest translations out there is the LSB, the Legacy Standard Bible. Both John MacArthur and Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis (and the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum) say that the LSB is the "best" translation currently available. How does this translation actually stack up to other versions out there?
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The main theme and story of the Hebrew Bible, seen in the order of the Tanakh, gives us an even clearer picture than do individual prophecies of who the Messiah is and of his mission. This isn't to discount Messianic prophecy, but themes, patterns, and narrative arcs all point to Jesus, and guess what? It all begins in Genesis and flows through the whole Hebrew Bible.
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Dominion and Dynasty by Stephen Dempster: https://www.amazon.com/Dominion-Dynasty-Theology-Studies-Biblical/dp/0830826157/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PWF1P9TUYXBJ&keywords=dominion+and+dynasty+by+stephen+dempster&qid=1707327662&sprefix=dominion+and+dynasty%2Caps%2C359&sr=8-1
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The Bible is a book made up of many books. Each individual book of the Bible has its own context and meaning and purpose, but the Bible also has a unified story and meaning. We can't simply tear the text into pieces because that ruins the whole picture. And the way that the books are ordered in the canon affects the way that we read the Bible as a whole. The Tanakh, the Jewish ordering of the Hebrew Bible, tells a slightly different story than the Protestant ordering of these books. Seeing the narrative flow of Scripture can help us understand both the Bible as well as the Messiah, so comparing and contrasting the Tanakh and the Old Testament might give us some new insight here!
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Dominion and Dynasty by Stephen Dempster: https://www.amazon.com/Dominion-Dynasty-Theology-Studies-Biblical/dp/0830826157/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PWF1P9TUYXBJ&keywords=dominion+and+dynasty+by+stephen+dempster&qid=1707327662&sprefix=dominion+and+dynasty%2Caps%2C359&sr=8-1
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Who causes sickness, Satan or God? And should we expect to be healed if we pray with enough faith?
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The gospel is more than "the Romans Road." It is not a mere story about forgiveness of sin. It is a battle of cosmic proportions. Part of this begins to dismantle the common depiction of atonement as an appeasement of God's wrath, but fear not, this doesn't lead to a state where we are capable of saving ourselves. Far from it, in fact!
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Does the Bible actually affirm the existence of other gods? Here is a defense for the argument that it does, and why it matters that we believe that.
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Is modern worship practice biblical? Is it the same as what the first century church practiced? What does the Bible say about music and how should that inform the way we worship?
Stay tuned to the end for a bonus conclusion to this episode. :)
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Church Music: For the Care of Souls https://www.amazon.com/Church-Music-Lexham-Ministry-Guides/dp/1683597109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2AVI624A7ZBJC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oJVwQY0CiKi7Dze7EO8vjBIDvP698xOp6rkNkuQVvMJ0fxmJ0ETelSFMVlrKKv6uR1rLGsLrX8DJ8iNe9J2bvQ.NCzewl9nlCCFZBadOMciYXwDkkSxKrzPgMbVbZ6jx1s&dib_tag=se&keywords=church+music+for+the+care+of+souls&qid=1705033744&sprefix=church+music+for+the+care+of+souls%2Caps%2C279&sr=8-1
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The "toledoth" structure of Genesis is useful, but feels random because we aren't using the toledoths like we should. Genesis reflects the struture of other ancient Near East ancestor epics like Atrahasis. Come have a listen to see what it's all about! Coming soon, I will have links to charts for you to use in your own study!
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Rethinking Genesis: https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Genesis-Source-Authorship-Pentateuch/dp/1857925769/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZLYPMKXI8X1J&keywords=rethinking+genesis&qid=1704423359&sprefix=rethinking+genesis%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-1
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What do the deep and outer darkness have to do with each other? A survey of the dark side of the cosmos, from the deep to Sheol, to Hades and Gehenna--how does Scripture talk about these places and how related are they? Also, a discussion on the nature of hell--is eternal conscious torment a biblical idea?
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Genesis in Revelation on the Storeroom of Scripture (YT channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLn9NVe3NkY&ab_channel=StoreroomofScripture
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Discussing the not-so-cuddly Christmas dragon with Mike Chu. Come find out how Revelation 12 illuminates the Christ event.
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The End of the World as You Know It, by Matt Halstead: https://www.amazon.com/End-World-You-Know-Really-ebook/dp/B0CLCT29HD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36JV0GB98RDSX&keywords=matthew+halstead&qid=1703195194&sprefix=matthew+halstea%2Caps%2C241&sr=8-1
Mike Chu's original Christmas dragon sermon: https://soundcloud.com/mike_chu/2021-12-12-doyousee-christmasincosmos-week3?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&fbclid=IwAR2NKHhscyCKPCOYly197k2ontuz419J8t00ASbWcNW4AsEakrEA2QDy4LM
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Welcome to the podcast's fourth Q&A episode!
Timestamps:
04:00 - How do the sons of God manifest themselves?
16:29 - How can we determine which entities exist and which don't?
19:55 - What do I think of Gary Wayne?
56:00 - How can we review content quickly to better discern what is worth reading?
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The ancient world did not use numbers in the way that we use them today. Learning about this can help us see Genesis 1 as historical account while acknowledging that creation may not have happened just as described. Michael LeFebvre's book, The Liturgy of Creation, explains how the Torah's dating system is not based on precise chronology, but rather is based on the festival calendar of Israel--and this actually gives us more evidence of Genesis as historical account!
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Liturgy of Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Liturgy-Creation-Understanding-Calendars-Testament/dp/083085262X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SYN186C9D0CO&keywords=liturgy+of+creation&qid=1701895856&sprefix=liturgy+of+creation%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-1
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Finishing up the overview of the book Sacred Power, Sacred Space, we discuss Christian worship spaces from Constantine up to the modern day.
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Sacred Power, Sacred Space: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Power-Space-Introduction-Architecture/dp/0195336062/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15K3214WZ8PLM&keywords=sacred+power+sacred+space&qid=1699596487&sprefix=sacred+power+sacred+spac%2Caps%2C196&sr=8-1
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Buckle your seatbelt as Spencer Owen joins me to discuss how sacrifice isn't about turning away wrath.
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Discussing Christian fiction with Cindy Beaver--from the Ten Commandments to the Chosen, Christian fiction can enrich our lives as we try to understand the ancient world. In addition to enlightening our study, art gives us new eyes to perceive.
Also, Cindy addresses whether or not it's heresy to read Dan Brown.
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Lost Letters of Pergamum: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Letters-Pergamum-Story-Testament-ebook/dp/B01CRHOTFK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1700191041&sr=8-1
Week in the Fall of Jerusalem: https://www.amazon.com/Week-Fall-Jerusalem-Ben-Witherington-ebook/dp/B0751ZB9LN/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1700191091&sr=8-1
Jezebel, by Brian Godawa: https://www.amazon.com/Jezebel-Harlot-Israel-Chronicles-Watchers/dp/B083JZ9FSP/ref=sr_1_25?crid=3NN3PVIV94ZSX&keywords=brian+godawa&qid=1700191210&sprefix=brian+godawa%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-25
Week in the Life of Rome: https://www.amazon.com/Week-Life-Rome-ebook/dp/B07N7PHQRX/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1700191116&sr=8-1
The Chosen: https://www.angel.com/watch/the-chosen
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The architecture of worship space reflects the theology, doctrine, and organization of a faith tradition. Using the book, Sacred Power, Sacred Space, we examine the history of the early Christian churches and their spaces and reflect on what that means for us today from the perspective of both high and low liturgical traditions.
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Sacred Power, Sacred Space: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Power-Space-Introduction-Architecture/dp/0195336062/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15K3214WZ8PLM&keywords=sacred+power+sacred+space&qid=1699596487&sprefix=sacred+power+sacred+spac%2Caps%2C196&sr=8-1
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Is Eden the archetype of sacred space, or is it the temple? How do we utilize the archetype to shed light on how we worship today? Cindy Beaver and I overview the concept of sacred space and we move the idea forward to today in our own worship contexts.
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Spirits are not just entities. Is there a "real" spirit of jealousy? What about a spirit of drunkenness? Unpack Scripture to see how it uses the term "spirit" in a much broader way than spiritual beings. Come see how the generational curse crowd takes something true but hides the holistic way we should be dealing with our problems.
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Cosmic Corner on Faith Unaltered, What is a Spirit? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns0Psz9hRJc&ab_channel=FaithUnaltered
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The meaning of "sacrifice" has shifted between the time of the Bible to today. How did that happen? Join Cindy Beaver and I and let's get back to a more biblical view of what sacrifice is! We discuss Jeremy Davis' book, Welcoming Gifts: Sacrifice in the Bible and Christian Life, and we lay out the offerings in Leviticus--their purposes and perhaps better translations for these offerings than we might see in our English Bibles.
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Welcoming Gifts, by Jeremy Davis: https://www.amazon.com/Welcoming-Gifts-Sacrifice-Bible-Christian-ebook/dp/B0B1B7TC1J/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697772967&sr=8-2
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Worship and the image of God: both are associated with sacred space and our relationship with God. James Russell joins me for a conversation about how these things connect with our discipleship as believers. While we don't touch on current events and eschatology, the things discussed in this conversation are how I personally relate to the topic of the end times.
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Why do we worship God amidst suffering? Cindy Beaver and I discuss the topic of theodicy in relation to worship, and Cindy reads the Poem of the Righteous Sufferer, also known as "the Babylonian Job."
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Worship in the ancient world and worship today seem like they're two totally different concepts and ideas. Are they really that different? Why would they be? Cindy Beaver and I start to discuss this in the second part of the worship series.
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Welcome to the series on worship! Cindy Beaver and I introduce the topic of worship, discuss how we are going to be casting our study nets wide to see what we catch, and we track one theme in Genesis: calling on the name of the Lord. Come listen to find out what the difference is between "bad" worship and "anti" worship and let's start thinking together about how and why we worship.
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Welcome to the podcast's third Q&A episode!
Timestamps:
(0:36) - So, you're saying that Satan in Job isn't the serpent?
(13:55) - Wait, we really don't see Satan in the Old Testament?
(17:50) - Do we really need the apkallu narrative to understand the sons of God episode in Genesis 6?
(23:25) - How do you make sure people aren't misled into error with all this extra-biblical literature?
(33:09) - What is the etymology of the name El?
(40:58) - What do you think about Rober Alter's Hebrew translation?
(55:28) - What's the deal with Jordan Peterson and his psychoanalyzing Scripture?
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Merry Christmas! ...wait? Isn't it September? Yes, it is! Jeffrey Pitts, author of the book An Advent for the Cosmos, a "divine council worldview" devotional book joins me in this special Christmas-in-September episode to discuss his book as well as the idea that Jesus' birthday occurred in September.
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An Advent for the Cosmos, by Jeffrey Pitts: https://www.amazon.com/Advent-Cosmos-Jeffrey-Pitts/dp/1733849718/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MRM3OS9CNST0&keywords=an+advent+for+the+cosmos&qid=1694142198&sprefix=an+advent+for+the+cosmos%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-1
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Though this is "just" a basic introduction to the biblical concept of the priest, I am offering an invitation to deepen your Bible study with something beyond word studies by looking at concepts and themes in a more holistic way.
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Raising Up a Faithful Priest: https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Faithful-Priest-Richard-Nelson/dp/0664254373/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IOEDJJKKWGBA&keywords=raising+up+a+faithful+priest&qid=1693535441&sprefix=raising+up+a+faithful%2Caps%2C242&sr=8-1
The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God: https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Priesthood-Studies-Biblical-Theology-ebook/dp/B097YXL9CW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R2131DDBFT0Q&keywords=the+royal+priesthood+and+the+glory+of+god&qid=1693535483&sprefix=royal+priesthood+and+the+glory%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-1
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Godzilla in Paradise?? Continuing the series of the spiritual realm and sources of the spirtual "bad guys," Paradise Lost features prominantly in our thinking, even if we aren't aware. Here we ask three questions: Who is Satan: serpent, seraph, or dragon? How did he get to be the head honcho of the bad guys? And what does Paradise Lost have to do with it? We get into the book of Jubilees, the book of 1 Enoch, and lay out in whole the narrative of John Milton's Paradise Lost.
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Dr. Heiser's Demons book: https://www.amazon.com/Demons-Bible-Really-Powers-Darkness-ebook/dp/B088C559H7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1692375270&sr=8-1
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Have you seen the movie Nefarious, or read the book A Nefarious Plot? Sharing a review of both along with a discussion of demons and where they came from, including a discussion on the book of 1 Enoch and the myth of the apkallu--this is a wide-ranging episode that gets into the "three falls" of Genesis and how that is a better way of understanding the structure of the powers of darkness. (But also I caution that we shouldn't get too jazzed up about making a taxonomy of the spiritual realm.)
I try to avoid spoilers of the movie, but I do mention a couple things that you wouldn't know if you've not seen the movie yet.
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Dr. Heiser's Demons book: https://www.amazon.com/Demons-Bible-Really-Powers-Darkness-ebook/dp/B088C559H7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1692375270&sr=8-1
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Genesis 4 is our first action-packed genealogy in the Bible! And seriously! It's action packed! Cindy Beaver and I read through the second half of Genesis chapter 4 and talk about what we see. She reads from the Lexham English Septuagint (LES) and I read from the English Standard Version (ESV). Amongst other things in this episode, we jump from Genesis all the way into the book of Kings because, well, this is just how the Bible works. If you've ever thought genealogies are hard to get through, well, take a deep breath, slow down a bit, and get curious.
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Science and the Bible: how do they intersect? Can we read the Bible and come away with a solid view of creation? Should we fight it out as believers? Reading the "literal" or "plain" six-day creation in the text seems a given for many of us. We have been told by people we may trust that this is the only legitimate view of creation. Those evil evolutionists are trying to destroy the authority of the Bible!! ....or are they?
Join me as I discuss two views of creation: the literal, 6-day creation, and the possibility of evolution as a mechanism for creation. (While I don't get into any of the science of that, presented here are a number of resources you can dig in to the topic yourself!) While I don't get into science, I do discuss some scary big words, like hermeneutics and exegesis and epistemology. But don't be scared, I give you definitions!
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Dr. Swamidass's book, The Genealogical Adam and Eve: https://www.amazon.com/Genealogical-Adam-Eve-Surprising-Universal-ebook/dp/B07V4TBL5Z/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1691110232&sr=8-1
https://peacefulscience.org/
https://biologos.org/
https://reasons.org/
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Special guest Cindy Beaver joins me for a public reading of Scripture where we begin reading Genesis 4 from two translations: The English Standard Version (ESV) and the Lexham English Septuagint (LES). We talk about the ancient Near East, sacrifices and offerings as shared meals (yep, that likely means that they weren't vegetarians!), Mesopotamian demons residing in doorways, allegories, and come across some interesting thoughts as to why Cain didn't receive the death penalty for the murder of his brother.
This episode is packed full of good stuff and we hope you enjoy it!
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Did God create chaos? What is it? What purpose does it serve in the biblical narrative? In this episode, we reexaminie the traditional idea that "the fall" is best seen as an introduction of sin which caused all of creation to fall alongside humanity. We talk about another view where "the fall" is, instead, a path that moves along chaos and away from God. From glory into the dark wilderness of uncreation.
While we do see hints of God vs. Leviathan (the chaos dragon) in the Bible, in Genesis what we see is humanity vs. chaos...what does that mean for our salvation and for creation as a whole?
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I'm joined by Michael Norton for a reading of Genesis 3 and talk about the serpent figure in the garden, the nachash. We read from two translations: the New English Translation (NET) and the New King James Version. Michael is a seminary student, a certificate holder from the AWKNG School of Theology, and hosts his own podcast, My Mysterious Bible. He is also author of the Divine Council Worldview Devotional. All these and more are linked below!
The Divine Council Worldview Devotional: https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Council-Worldview-Supernatural-Introduction-ebook/dp/B08Y596DJY
Michael Norton's My Mysterious Bible: https://www.mymysteriousbible.com/
Michael Heiser's Demons book: https://www.amazon.com/Demons-Bible-Really-Powers-Darkness-ebook/dp/B088C559H7
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Geoff Johnson joins me again for reading and discussing Genesis 2 from two translations: the New King James Version and the Lexham English Bible. Public readings of Scripture ought to be common practice, and reading from multiple translations provides an excellent way to delve into the original language of the text when you don’t have the years of schooling to read it yourself. Here we compare the two creation accounts and talk about interesting things like why does it look like plants are made before humans and the possibility of man outside the garden.
Geoff Johnson’s Storeroom of Scripture channel: https://www.youtube.com/@storeroomofscripture
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Theodicy: if there is a good God, then why is there evil and suffering? I explore this question beginning from the ancient Near Eastern perspective and continue to what it means for us and creation.
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Naked Bible Podcast 162, The Evil Eye: https://nakedbiblepodcast.com/podcast/naked-bible-162-the-evil-eye/
Faith Unaltered, Theodicy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI8thfmPS2A&ab_channel=FaithUnaltered
Inspiring Philosophy, the Problem of Suffering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS16dqAjQ9k&ab_channel=InspiringPhilosophy
Theodicy of Love: https://www.amazon.com/Theodicy-Love-John-C-Peckham/dp/1540960269/ref=sr_1_1?crid=382CJR0VRLD4N&keywords=theodicy+of+love&qid=1688113413&sprefix=theodicy+of+lov%2Caps%2C231&sr=8-1
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Special guest Geoff Johnson joins me for reading and discussing Genesis 1 from two translations: the New King James Version and the Lexham English Bible. Public readings of Scripture ought to be common practice, and reading from multiple translations provides an excellent way to delve into the original language of the text when you don’t have the years of schooling to read it yourself.
Geoff Johnson’s Storeroom of Scripture channel: https://www.youtube.com/@storeroomofscripture
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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I went to see Jordan Peterson live, and so here are some thoughts on that and his life and work, including a response to that nosy question: what is Jordan Peterson’s relationship with God?
I get into archetypes and rule number 8 from 12 Rules for Life, which is: Always tell the truth, or at least don’t lie.
Jordan Peterson’s website: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/
Naked Bible Podcast 201, God and Deception: https://nakedbiblepodcast.com/podcast/naked-bible-210-god-and-deception/
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Welcome to the podcast’s second Q&A! Some fun and interesting topics…but warning: possibly NSFW or listening with kids around (not explicit, but I do talk about reproduction; yes, even dinos reproduced!).
Timestamps:
(0:58) - Where do we find dinosaurs in the Bible?
(26:43) - How would Adam and Eve have procreated before the fall?
(47:59) - What about original sin?
(Mis)interpreting Genesis: How the Creation Museum Misunderstands the Ancient Near Eastern Context of the Bible by Ben Stanhope: https://www.amazon.com/Mis-interpreting-Genesis-Creation-Misunderstands-ebook/dp/B08R35P84H/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PSBB4NB634E2&keywords=ben+stanhope&qid=1682911125&sprefix=ben+stanhop%2Caps%2C245&sr=8-1
The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry by S. Joshua Swamidass: https://www.amazon.com/Genealogical-Adam-Eve-Surprising-Universal/dp/B08QJQ8KS3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SSIA4ZZ2A8VL&keywords=joshua+swamidass&qid=1682911402&sprefix=joshua+swamidas%2Caps%2C222&sr=8-1
Answers to Giant Questions: How Understanding the Biblical Nephilim Will Enlarge Your Faith by T.J. Steadman: https://www.amazon.com/Answers-Giant-Questions-Understanding-Biblical-ebook/dp/B08K4SHZQH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=C7SOLA6VCE0Z&keywords=answers+to+giant+questions&qid=1682912265&sprefix=answers+to+giant+questions%2Caps%2C226&sr=8-1
Dr. Michael S. Heiser’s blog series on Romans 5:12: https://drmsh.com/romans-512/
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Using the story of White Fang to illustrate some points of biblical theology. What does the Hebrew term “elohim” mean? How does that map onto the English word “god,” and how do we understand what a god is? If other “gods” are real, then what about the Most High God? What does it mean to have faith and what does it mean to worship? Also: are Christians actually monotheists? Responding to William Lane Craig’s response to Dr. Swamidass’ question concerning Dr. Michael Heiser’s suggestion that monotheism may not be the best way to understand our relationship to the spiritual world.
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The question by Dr. Swamidass to Dr. Craig: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/michael-heiser-on-monotheism?fbclid=IwAR2aClVZGjOvX-H9HDV_uAsyCqBijBQ87jFPuiRDNUpYmQnfmnFYnAv3hlM#_ftn3
White Fang: https://www.amazon.com/White-Fang-Jack-London-ebook/dp/B08ML7D36C/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1685701799&sr=8-2
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Continuing the image of God series with Joshua Sherman, we delve into Scripture to see that this concept is deeply embedded everywhere, and in places that you might not expect!
Being God’s Image by Carmen Imes: https://www.amazon.com/Being-Gods-Image-Creation-Matters-ebook/dp/B0BLD43TVC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1684376442&sr=8-1
The Image of God in the Garden of Eden by Catherine L. McDowell: https://www.amazon.com/Image-God-Garden-Eden-Mesopotamia/dp/1575063484/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ALMVM276C533&keywords=image+of+god+in+the+garden+of+eden&qid=1684376488&sprefix=image+of+god+in+the+garden+of+eden%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc
Why the Gospel? by Matthew Bates: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Gospel-Living-Jesus-Purpose/dp/0802881688/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UET94GDTCWWY&keywords=why+the+gospel&qid=1684376528&sprefix=why+the+gose%2Caps%2C284&sr=8-1
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Digging into the concept of generational cursing—is it a biblical concept? What do we do about generational curses? Also, responding to the book, Free at Last: Breaking Generational Curses by Larry Huch and Benny Hinn.
Why the Gospel? by Matthew Bates https://www.amazon.com/Why-Gospel-Living-Jesus-Purpose/dp/0802881688/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MSFRAV4EBHH9&keywords=why+the+gospel&qid=1684450560&sprefix=why+the+gospel%2Caps%2C340&sr=8-1
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Was light created? A study in biblical theology on the theme of light and what it means.
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Continuing the discussion about the embodied image of God, Joshua Sherman and I talk about the ancient Near East context of the image and also ethical and philosophical implications of it. Is the image ontological or is it functional? It is a noun or is a verb--or can we see it as both?
Carmen Joy Imes, Being God’s Image: https://www.amazon.com/Being-Gods-Image-Creation-Matters-ebook/dp/B0BLD43TVC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1683274732&sr=8-1
Catherine L McDowell, The Image of God in the Garden of Eden: https://www.amazon.com/Image-God-Garden-Eden-Mesopotamia/dp/1575063484/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BYFYZ7X527M2&keywords=the+image+of+god+in+the+garden+of+eden&qid=1683274768&sprefix=the+image+of+god+in+the%2Caps%2C196&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc
Rene Girard, I See Satan Fall Like Lightning: https://www.amazon.com/See-Satan-Fall-Like-Lightning-ebook/dp/B008KO4MGG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1683274831&sr=8-1
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Discussing the concept of curses in the ancient world, exploring some of the ways we see them in the Bible, looking at their impact through the NT, and seeding a few questions along the way for further exploration.
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Faith Unaltered: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithUnaltered
Myths, Mysteries, and Majesty: https://www.youtube.com/@3mmm777
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Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
What is the “documentary hypothesis”? Also known as the four-source hypothesis, or JEDP, is there any good basis for this theory of higher criticism? These are questions we look at, ending up focusing on some of the “priestly” texts of the Bible.
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Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
How did I go from strong LDS belief to believing in Christianity as formulated in biblical theology? This is my story and a little bit of exposition as to what I think it all means. Do you know what faith is? What is “believing loyalty,” anyway?
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Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Continuing with the series on the image of God, in this episode I talk to Joshua Sherman about the important aspect of the image being embodied in both Christ as well as in us as individual humans and the church as the body of Christ.
Book recommendations:
Bearing God’s Name by Carmen Imes
https://www.amazon.com/Bearing-Gods-Name-Sinai-Matters/dp/0830852697/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1680889175&sr=8-1
Being God’s Image by Carmen Imes
https://www.amazon.com/Being-Gods-Image-Creation-Matters/dp/1514000202/ref=sr_1_2?crid=342N6UTNAJ78&keywords=bearing+god's+name&qid=1680889225&sprefix=bearing+god's+name%2Caps%2C347&sr=8-2
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
The theme of the cosmic temple is a popular one in the halls of biblical theology—how solid of an idea is it, though? Here we are going to talk about temples, including touching on the purposes of the temple in LDS theology to compare that with the temple in the Bible, and I’m going to discuss Daniel Block’s pushback on this idea that Eden can be seen as a temple.
Bible Project videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTnq6I3vUbU&ab_channel=BibleProject
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K60TAYja110&ab_channel=BibleProject
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy2AQlK6C5k&ab_channel=BibleProject
Recommended reading: Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? (Michael Morales) https://www.amazon.com/Who-Shall-Ascend-Mountain-Lord/dp/0830826386/ref=sr_1_1?crid=G8P5K79AUZ78&keywords=who+shall+ascend+the+mountain+of+the+lord&qid=1680146486&sprefix=who+shall%2Caps%2C282&sr=8-1
The Temple and the Church’s Mission (GK Beale) https://www.amazon.com/Temple-Churchs-Mission-Biblical-Theology/dp/0830826181/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YXDFBWBY1CZ5&keywords=beale+temple+church's+mission&qid=1680286961&sprefix=beale+temple%2Caps%2C282&sr=8-1
Daniel Block’s article, Eden: A Temple? Reassessing the Biblical Evidence, can be found in this book: https://www.amazon.com/Creation-New-Biblical-Theology-Exegesis/dp/159856837X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2U5OI4T6J77BR&keywords=from+creation+to+new+creation&qid=1680287158&sprefix=from+creation+to+new+creation%2Caps%2C208&sr=8-2
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Exploring two views of creation: the analogical view (the days of creation are analogically similar to the workweek of the Israelite, but the days are not necessarily 24-hour days) and the literary view (Genesis 1 is literarily designed to give us theological truth). Both of these views ask the question, “What is Genesis 1 supposed to teach us?” The episode concludes with the question of how to date Genesis--are there enough literary clues in the text to help us figure that out? (Stay tuned for further episodes exploring this question!)
Livestream mentioned in the intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6BEmtxsomE&t=1963s&ab_channel=FaithUnaltered Regarding the translation of Genesis 1:1:
- Deep dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op4BJmLi3f8&ab_channel=HaibaneXIII
- Shorter dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7looT8fo0gk&ab_channel=BiblicalLanguages%26Literature
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesismarksthespot
Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Discussion with Jon Dillon (of the Two Trees Podcast) centered on the theme of trees, fruitfulness, and multiplication. What does it mean to be fruitful? Why trees? Is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil a “bad” tree?
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Our first Q&A! Timestamps: (1:11) - What do we do when we grew up Christian, or have been in a particular Christian tradition or church for a while, and…we start thinking in terms of biblical theology, of studying the Bible in its ancient context? (18:00) - In college years ago, I heard about the idea that the Israelite’s religion evolved from polytheism to monotheism. It looks to me like you’d disagree with this, but the professor made it seem like such a sensible idea, and when I look at all this parallel literature, I really can see a point there, so maybe could you talk about that? (38:56) - How do I find good resources? And how can I judge a resource well so that I am not wasting my time? (48:48) - Do you reject young earth creationism? (50:30) - If you reject young earth creationism, are you sold on old earth creationism? (51:21) - If the gods of the nations are real, if God gave them authority, and if Christ defeated them, then…why doesn’t it seem like they’re defeated? Why are they still around?
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Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Joshua Sherman joins the podcast to talk about the image of Christ. We discuss how we can trace the image of God through the Bible forward into its ultimate picture in the incarnation of Jesus and how we ought to think of both the image of God and the image of Christ in relationship to who we are and how we live our lives.
“You are called to this purpose because of who God created you to be. And we're inviting you to live into that through Christ because he is the one that makes it possible.” —Joshua Sherman
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Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
This episode takes a bit of a diversion from biblical theology into the question of “What is the image of God?” Does God have a physical aspect that we copy (could the LDS church be right about us becoming gods)? Is the image of God proof against evolution? Is the image of God the soul of man? What about relationality or rationality or consciousness or morality, are any of those the image of God? Is the image of God a status or a function?
Main podcast site with bonus files: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Several views of creation are introduced and in particular John Walton’s “functional” or “identity” view of creation is discussed. We look at how that fits into the Bible and explore whether or not this is the likeliest way the ancient person would have thought regarding the creation of the cosmos by looking at some ancient Near Eastern creation accounts.
Main podcast site with bonus files: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Who is Graham Hancock and is his Netflix show, Ancient Apocalypse supposed to mirror the History Channel show, Ancient Aliens? Do his ideas have any basis in reality or the Bible? What does his work have to do with the study of the ancient Near East? And who are the apkallu and why should we care?
These questions and more will be discussed in this episode of Genesis Marks the Spot.
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Piri Reis Map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piri_Reis_map#/media/File:Piri_reis_world_map_01.jpg
Piri Reis Map (Fringepop 321, YT): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCoivJ1wOgs&ab_channel=FringePop321
On the Origin of the Watchers: https://www.academia.edu/4570714/On_the_Origin_of_Watchers_A_Comparative_Study_of_the_Antediluvian_Wisdom_in_Mesopotamian_and_Jewish_Traditions
Refuting Hancock with real data: https://drmsh.com/graham-hancock-bad-archaeology/
Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Reading ancient literature can help us understand the Bible. Following on from the conversation in episode 7 about how to read myth in relation to the Bible, this episode includes a reading of the Babylonian creation account known as Enuma Elish.
A bonus question at the beginning of the episode: did God really only have 70 “sons of God”?
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Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
What is mythology and why should the student of the Bible be interested in it? Isn’t mythology just a bunch of made up stories? Or, can mythology actually relate directly to history? In this episode, the concept of mythology is explored along with the field of form criticism, which is a fancy of way of talking about genre. As life-long listeners of stories, we are all capable of looking at a text and finding cues which tell us what kind of a story we are reading or hearing and we can use this information to study Scripture. However, we need to be aware that genres change over time and what is "history" is not the same from era to era.
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Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
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Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Did the Bible steal all its ideas from its neighbors? Was Israelite religion merely an off-shoot of Canaanite religion? How do we understand ancient literature that is similar to the Bible? These questions and more are explored, focusing in on how the Bible describes God having a divine council that seems in some respects eerily similar to pagan pantheons. Have a listen to find out how we can read the Bible and pagan literature and reach an even higher understanding of who God is than we might have had previously.
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Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
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Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
As Christians, we may have a difficult time in seeing the connection between the Old Testament and the New Testament and early Christian belief, especially when it comes to understanding the divinity of Christ. How would a Jew of the first century understand a man living amongst them as God? Many Christians have understood appearances of YHWH in the Old Testament as Jesus pre-incarnate, but surely Jews would not have understood these in the same way—would they? As a matter of fact, a Jewish belief in a binitarian godhead did exist at the time of Jesus and only later, when Christianity became popular, was this belief labeled a heresy.
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Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Most Christians have an image of the heavenly realm that contains more than just God. We believe in angels and we might even have an idea that there are strange creatures with a lot of eyes and wings and heads...well, once we get that far, maybe we get a little freaked out so we stop looking too closely. But the inhabitants of the spiritual realm are no small part of the Bible’s narrative, and once we start looking, we find that there may be more to this than mere abstract knowledge; it may, in fact, teach us much about how God interacts with creation and our role in that.
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Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
Who is Jonathan Cahn and what is the “explosive mystery” that he reveals in his book The Return of the Gods? Though he suggests that you need to read the entire book to uncover the mystery because it can’t be pared down to a short description, I actually found it quite easy to summarize the mystery…and I’m not even going to make you listen to this whole episode to “reveal” it.
(Stop reading here if you like anticipation and want to keep the suspense of my reveal inside the episode!)
Cahn claims that the New Testament describes the demonic possession of civilization just as it describes individual demonic possession... and western civilization—America in particular—is now being “repossessed.” (dramatic music here)
The question now is, does he have a legitimate, scriptural case to make for this claim? Not gonna make you wait for that answer, either. No, he does does not, and you can listen to this episode to find out how he defends his claim and how his claim is not the same as the biblically-defended idea that God allotted the sons of God to be in charge of the nations.
Included in the episode and bonus material on my website are suggestions for further study for those who wish to learn more about the gods of the nations and the cultural context of the Bible.
Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/
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Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/
Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan
How do we understand the days of creation in Genesis 1? That question can only be answered after exploring what the Bible is and how it is a book written by ancient people in a specific time and place. The Bible, science, cosmic temples, a flat earth, and would an ancient person have used a DeLorean to look back at the creation of the world? All this and more in this episode of Genesis Marks the Spot.
Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
An introduction to the show, discussing why critical thinking is essential to our pursuit of the study of the Bible and how questioning our assumptions about the text doesn’t need to break our faith. A “scientific” reading of Genesis chapter one is compared and contrasted with a more contextual reading.
Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan