Unschooled Theology: Recent Episodes
Unschooled Theology
Your hosts, Derick and Evan, are here to try and extract wisdom from the Bible in ways we might find applicable to the world we find ourselves living in. Their approach is not conventional and not weighed down by any particular set of orthodoxy. They consider their lack of formal training in the subject to be a tremendous asset because it allows them to consider issues without allegiance to any particular set of presuppositions. They come at the subject with an approach not schooled in any particular bias or set of assumptions. This isn’t a ‘back-to-the-basics” kind of show, but rather one that considers just what those ‘basics’ really should be. So if you’ve found that traditional explorations of the Bible seem to be not quite getting the whole picture, this might be the show for you.
Pondering the meaning of God’s response to Cain’s disappointment following the rejection of Cain’s sacrifice.
A consideration of the offerings of Cain and Abel and God’s response to those offerings.
An otherwise worthwhile read is spoiled by the lack of ability to see beyond the material in William Lane Craig’s In Quest of the Historical Adam.
A consideration of how Genesis 2 and 3 restates the creation pattern of Genesis 1 with a new wrinkle.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of the sentence fragment and unfinished words of God in Genesis 3:22.
Derick and Evan discuss what we might take about the ideas of man and woman from Adam and Eve.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of God’s proclamation that man shall return to dust after his labor.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of the earth producing thorns and thistles as a result of sin, as well as the meaning of bread as the product of Adam’s labor.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of the absence of a curse directly upon the man and the woman in the Garden.
Derick and Evan discuss the tricky second part of Genesis 3:16, which has unfortunately been abused over the years.
Derick and Evan consider the first part of what God tells the woman is a consequence of her sin.
Derick and Evan discuss God’s description of his relationship with the offspring of the woman.
Derick and Evan discuss God’s questioning of the man and the woman, along with their responses.
Derick and Evan discuss the way God visits the man and woman in the garden and how they’ve chosen to hide from him.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of the covering that the man and woman make for themselves in the garden.
Derick and Evan discuss the serpents response to the woman regard the consequences of eating the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Derick and Evan discuss the question of why the serpent is in the garden, whether this serpent is Satan, and the pattern of serpents.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of the man and woman’s nakedness and their lack of shame.
Derick and Evan discuss the initiation of marriage from Genesis 2.
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Derick and Evan discuss the importance of symbolic patterns.
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Derick and Evan discuss the strange story of the first human being used to form the next human, and the introduction of genders.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of humanity giving name to all the animals. This episode includes a bonus bizarre discussion of the significance of Orcas.
Derick and Evan discuss the nature of the help(er) that God will give to the human in the Garden of Eden
Derick and Evan discuss why seeing these verses as describing a covenant may be a mistake.
Derick and Evan discuss just what is taught to us about the nature of sin by it being represented in the consumption of a piece of fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Derick and Evan discuss the death that comes from consuming the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of the prohibition against the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Derick and Evan first look at what others have said and speculated regarding why the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was forbidden.
Derick and Evan discuss the delicate job of protecting the garden against the chaotic wilderness.
Derick and Evan consider if there is a way in which the human in the garden was meant to enslave things within the garden.
Derick and Evan discuss the importance of humans being created for the purpose of working in the garden.
Derick and Evan discuss what we should take from the description of the four rivers that split in the garden in Eden.
Derick and Evan discuss the importance and meaning behind the two trees in the center of the garden of Eden.
Derick and Evan expand on the significance of trees and why humans are meant to tend to them.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of the Garden being at the eastern edge of Eden.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of God breathing through man’s nostrils in Genesis 2:7.
Derick and Evan discuss the reality of humanity being a hybrid creature and the dusty portion of that hybrid.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of an absence of rain prior to the introduction of man inside the Garden of Eden.
Derick and Evan discuss the idea of seeing the story of Adam and Eve as not so much containing insight into gender but rather the masculine and feminine perspectives.
Derick and Evan debate whether or not referring to the story of Adam and Eve as ‘The Fall of Man’ has negative implications for interpretation of the story.
Derick and Evan examine the Doctrine of Original Sin and question whether it really makes sense, as well as offering an alternative way to understand the story of Eden. There is also some discussion of Superman and Batman.
Derick and Evan discuss the relationship between the first and second stories in the Bible.
Derick and Evan discuss just what kind of a story the story of Adam and Eve is and how that might influence interpretation.
Derick and Evan discuss how the sparse nature of the story of Genesis 2 and 3 has resulted in a variety of interpretive decisions.
Derick and Evan discuss the subtle but important way in which the creation narrative of Genesis 1 contradicts surrounding mythologies.
Derick and Evan continue their discussion of the idea of rest and consider a different term that may better capture the spirit of the verse.
Derick and Evan discuss what it means for God to rest, and what it might mean for man to do the same.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of the seventh day of creation from Genesis 2:1-3.
Derick and Evan summarize Day 6 of creation and discuss what ordering God has put into place.
Derick and Evan discuss what the command to eat fruit means about the place of humanity.
Derick and Evan discuss the relationship between humanity and animals in context of God’s granting humanity dominion over them.
Derick and Evan discuss what it means for the image of God to subdue the earth and why Christians should be on the forefront of scientific discovery.
Derick and Evan further discuss the 6th day of creation with the creation of male and female components of humanity and the commandment to multiply and fill the earth from Genesis 1:27-28.
Derick and Evan consider Eastern philosophy and religion in relationship to the idea of humanity as the image of God.
Derick and Evan discuss the creation of life on land and just what role animals play in the grand design of creation.
Derick and Evan discuss the significance of astral bodies in both ancient times and modern.
Derick and Evan consider Genesis 1:9-13. What should we make of land emerging from the waters? And just what doesn’t vegetation tell us about God’s creation.
Derick and Evan discus Genesis 1:6-8. Just what is the significance of the firmament separating the waters above from the waters below.
Derick and Evan consider the significance of naming. Then they deal with the more controversial topic of what exactly we are to take from the evening then morning phrase in Genesis 1:5.
What does it mean for God to see his light as ‘good?’ What is the significance of God separating the light from the darkness? Derick and Evan examine these issues from Genesis 1:4.
Derick and Evan discuss Genesis 1:3 and the introduction of God’s Order upon the universe.
Derick and Evan discuss the surrounding Ancient beliefs that give us further insight into what Genesis 1:1 is proclaiming.
Derick and Evan finish off the last phrase of Genesis 1:1 as they discuss the idea of The Heavens and The Earth
Derick and Evan consider the next phrase in Genesis 1:1 and what it means for God to create.
In part 1 of this 3 part exploration of Genesis 1:1, Derick and Evan consider the opening phrase ‘In the Beginning.’
Derick and Evan discuss their thoughts on Biblical inspiration and just what might be lost in the process of Biblical translations. They finish with a brief nod to the subject of Biblical canon.
Derick and Evan consider how the concept of the infinite provides a logical case for the existence of God.
Derick and Evan consider the ideas of the maturation of humanity and identity in the Bible as a whole.
Derick and Evan consider the matter of Biblical interpretation from a variety of different perspectives.
Derick and Evan take a look at the whole story of the Bible as the story of all creation and humanity. In that context, they consider what kind of role we all might have within the broader story.
Derick and Evan examine the question of what purpose an entirely self-sufficient God might have in the act of creation.
Our hosts breakdown the differences between the ideas of material truth, functional truth, and spiritual truth, and consider the role of each.
A quick intro to the hosts of this show and a discussion of the name ‘unschooled theology.’