Genesis Marks the Spot

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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God of the Gaps: https://tinyurl.com/God-of-the-Gaps  

The Creationists: https://tinyurl.com/The-Creationists 

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Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan 
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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.

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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

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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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

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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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

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 prevalence of this concept might escape 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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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

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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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

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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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

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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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

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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Bibliography: https://www.genesismarksthespot.com/blog/exile-an-annotated-bibliography/ 

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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

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.

**Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com 

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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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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