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Genesis Marks the Spot

Raiding the ivory tower of biblical theology without ransacking our faith.

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May 3, 2024

A Survey on the Names of God: The Fear of Isaac - Episode 073

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? **Website: …
April 26, 2024

Exile: Life During Death - Episode 072

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 prevalen…
April 19, 2024

The Cautions of Chiasms, with Mike Chu - Episode 071

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 Scriptu…
April 12, 2024

Who is Leviathan: Chaos Monster, Satan, or Job? with Mike Chu - Episode 070

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 t…
April 5, 2024

Divine Council Worldview: Comparing Translations with Mike Chu - Episode 069

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-ca…
March 29, 2024

Exile and Forging Identity - Episode 068

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 hom…

Recent Blog Posts

Is All Creation Cursed?

It's a common idea.  Creation is cursed via man's "fall." But, is it?  Or is this one of those oft-repeated ideas, like how Satan fell from heaven--an idea we actually don't see supported in Scripture?  (For more on the supposed fall…

Exile: An Annotated Bibliography

In episode 068 of Genesis Marks the Spot, I reviewed some literature on the topic of exile.  Rather than put a mess of links into the show notes, here is that list of books, with some others added to it for good measure.  I don't promise t…

The Harrowing of Hell on this Good Friday

It being an important day in the western liturgical calendar, I thought I'd drop a few links here about the "medieval" concept of the Harrowing of Hell--or, better stated, the Harrowing of Hades (because Hades is the underworld/the land of the dead,…

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Carey Griffel

Carey Griffel has a Masters of Biblical Studies with Redemption Seminary and is passionate about teaching about the Bible from a biblical theology perspective with a healthy dose of creative thinking thrown in to the mix.
Carey can be found on Instagram and Facebook. She has her own Facebook discussion group for her podcast and is an administrator and moderator of several other FB groups, such as Reading Genesis 50 Times and Divine Council Worldview, official group of Dr. Michael Heiser.