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.

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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/

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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/

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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

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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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