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Ever notice how all the “good guys” in the Old Testament turn out to be jerks? Tim and Nate talk about a narrative technique Tim calls “snowballing”, where the Biblical authors intentionally try to get us excited about each new hero figure, only to let us down in the end. It is this pattern that allowed Jesus to look back and say all these stories pointed to him.
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Ever notice how all the “good guys” in the Old Testament turn out to be jerks? Tim and Nate talk about a narrative technique Tim calls “snowballing”, where the Biblical authors intentionally try to get us excited about each new hero figure, only to let us down in the end. It is this pattern that allowed Jesus to look back and say all these stories pointed to him.
Thoughts, questions, stories? Please email [email protected]
Become a member and get:
1. Bonus episodes of Utterly Heretical (our private podcast) every month
2. All full-length episodes
3. Access to our private community of 350+ listeners
Become a member: almostheretical.com/subscribe
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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