Episodes
Jan. 10, 2025
The Messiah: Parables of Enoch (Part 1) - Episode 109
Is 1 Enoch a Christian writing? Some believe so because of its close description of the Son of Man and other messianic imagery, particularly in the Parables of Enoch. An overview of the second part of 1 Enoch, the Parables of Enoch, with a reading of the first parable.
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Jan. 3, 2025
Puzzling Donkeys in the Bible - Episode 108
What do donkeys have to do with Genesis 3? A survey of donkeys in the Bible and ancient Near East with a view to history and symbolism and explaining some difficult passages: the breaking of the firstborn donkey's neck in Exodus 13 and Balaam's jenny in Numbers 22.
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Dec. 27, 2024
An Overview + Reading of 1 Enoch: The Book of the Watchers - Episode 107
An overview of 1 Enoch with a reading of the Book of the Watchers. Bonus: comment on Timothy Alberino and Blurry Creatures' Enoch commentary.
18:32 - Reading of the Book of the Watchers.
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Dec. 20, 2024
The Origin of Sin: Genesis 6 Historical Interpretation, Part 4 - Episode 106
What did the ancient Israelite think about the origin of evil and sin? What did the first temple Jew think about the origin of evil and sin? What about the rabbis? Let's check out the literature, and track this topic so that we can better understand the Reformation's understanding of Genesis 6:1…
Dec. 13, 2024
Poor Reading Comprehension is Unbiblical: A Review of "The Unbiblical Realm" - Episode 105
A review of Heath Henning's book, The Unbiblical Realm: Refuting the Divine Council of Michael Heiser's Deuteronomy 32 Worldview. Spoiler alert: I give this book negative stars.
Henning can't even present Dr. Heiser's understanding of the word elohim correctly, which is one of the most basic …
Dec. 6, 2024
Let's Blame Augustine: Genesis 6 Historical Intepretation, Part 3 - Episode 104
How much blame does Augustine deserve for the Sethite view of Genesis 6:1-4? A discussion on why I think the "angelic" view of Genesis 6 should be primary, and how the "human" view got solidified over time. Spoiler alert: it's politics.
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Nov. 29, 2024
Allegory: Genesis 6 Historical Interpretation, Part 2 - Episode 103
Who were the sons of God and the nephilim? What about the giants? The earliest views up to the human/Sethite view in historical interpretation, with a special focus on allegory and what it is and how we might look at it. (Skipping Augustine because he needs his own episode!)
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Nov. 22, 2024
Genesis 6 Historical Interpretation, Part 1 - Episode 102
Who were the sons of God and the nephilim? What about the giants? What is the earliest interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4? When do we get the human/Sethite view? Historical interpretation and its development up to the first couple of centuries A.D.
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Nov. 15, 2024
How Singleness Teaches Us, with Mike Chu - Episode 101
Continuing the conversation about singleness--this time with Mike Chu. What does the message of singleness as eschatological tell us about marriage and childlessness and how to value and interact within our relationships? A fantastic conversation that opens the doors to listening to one another a…
Nov. 8, 2024
Divine Council Worldview vs LDS Theology - Episode 100
A comparison of LDS theology with biblical theology, especially focused on the divine council worldview. A recounting of the LDS story of creation and salvation (otherwise known as "exaltation") and looking at how these display the differences between Christianity and "Mormonism."
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Nov. 1, 2024
Angelic DNA, Hybrids, and Calvinball - Episode 099
Jesus says that angels in heaven don't marry, so how could the sons of God in Genesis 6 be spirit beings? How many generations does it take for "Nephilim DNA" to be diluted? How do we get Nephilim after the flood? Modern DNA vs. ancient bloodlines--what's the difference? And what does Calvinbal…
Oct. 25, 2024
Singleness and the Eschaton - Episode 098
Is singleness what we all have to look forward to in the eschaton? Reviewing Danielle Treweek's book, The Meaning of Singleness: Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church. The church has traditionally seen singleness to be THE "eschatological" view, but more recent history h…
Oct. 18, 2024
Homosexuality and the Kingdom of God - Episode 097
Answering the question begun in episode 92 about homosexuality and the kingdom of God. While there are differences in sexuality between the ancient world and today, let's encourage the development of a biblical imagination and the continual turning to Christ, our King.
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Oct. 11, 2024
Redefining Marriage, Part 3: From Soul Ties to Lust - Episode 096
Marriage according the Bible: Continuity between the Old Testament to the New Testament to the church to today. Are we actually "thinking biblically"? Do our ideas about sex and marriage reflect what the Bible says? Inheritance, virginity, the divine council worldview, and the idea that Jesus e…
Oct. 4, 2024
Redefining Marriage, Part 2: What About the Patriarchy? - Episode 095
Marriage according to the Bible: What was adultery in the Old Testament? Why is it only for women?
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Sept. 27, 2024
Redefining Marriage, Part 1: The Math is Wrong - Episode 094
Marriage according to the Bible. Beginning a survey of passages about marriage and defining marriage in the ancient Near East: what is a concubine and how did marriage "happen"? What's inheritance got to do with it? Why are polygamy and other "unsavory" practices in the Torah?
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Sept. 20, 2024
Ethics of Embodiment - Episode 093
Continuing the conversation about sexuality with a detour into the topic of physical embodiment as seen from Jesus, the gospel, sacrament, and community. Do you see creation as cursed? Are the sacraments "just" symbolic? Two connected questions that with the message of the gospel can help us add…
Sept. 13, 2024
The Genesis of Gender, by Abigail Favale - Episode 092
How do we understand gender identity from a biblical perspective? Focusing on the topic of gender and how it came to be today, I discuss the book the Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale. She explains the "gender paradigm" and encourages us to see a "Genesis paradigm" in relation to how we see our…
Sept. 6, 2024
Modern Minds and Cosmic Geography - Episode 091
Seeing the cosmos as an interconnected whole does not come naturally to us today. This is a source of many of our struggles with understanding the divine council worldview, the image of God, and the deep meaning of ritual. A discussion on science, its nature and uses, and kicking some ideas aroun…
Aug. 30, 2024
A Divine Council by Any Other Name, with Joshua Sherman - Episode 090
Responding to Doreen Virtue's critique of Dr. Michael Heiser. Definitions, definitions, definitions. Elohim, polytheism, divine....what do they mean? What did Dr. Heiser mean by them? Can a functional view of these terms help clear the waters?
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Aug. 23, 2024
Nephilim: Before and Also Afterward, with TJ Steadman - Episode 089
The giant questions: what is the seed of the serpent, who are the Nephilim, and how is it that the flood didn't wipe them out?
Intersecting with the concepts of the divine council worldview and the identity of the sons of God (are they different from Genesis 6 to Genesis 11/Deuteronomy 32, and…
Aug. 16, 2024
The Highlights of Bible Study, with BT Wallace - Episode 088
Couldn't resist another episode about note-taking, highlighting, and Bible translations!
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Aug. 9, 2024
The Book of Enoch and Garden Eschatology, with Anthony Delgado - Episode 087
Should Christians read the book of Enoch? What use could it have? Can a book not in our canon of Scripture contain the gospel?
A conversation with Anthony Delgado ranging from the exile to the end of time.
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Aug. 2, 2024
Liturgy Through Time: Dead Sea Scrolls, Part 2 - Episode 086
Genesis interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls: the "Words of the Luminaries": (4Q504) and a "Paraphrase of Genesis and Exodus" (4Q422).
The Words of the Luminaries is a set of weekly liturgical prayers and the Paraphrase of Genesis and Exodus is in the genre of "rewritten Bible," perhaps used…