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 as…
The Dead Sea Scrolls were an amazing find for the study of the Bible and understanding the context of Jesus' time. They can also help shed light on the ways that the biblical text is used through time by different communities. This can help us understand this strange time we…
What is the role of the human in inspiration? Are the Scriptures the "inspired word of God" via dictation or "holy download" to the human writer? Is there room for editing and compiling? Discussing the dictation view, the verbal plenary view, and the dynamic view of inspiration. Each view holds…
The Passover and the Day of Atonement both have their fulfillment in Jesus, but how do we see this in Genesis? Tracing the twin themes of the "two goats" and the exodus through the book of Genesis leads us right to the epicenter of Christological typology. Check out Caleb's new…
Exodus begins in Genesis 1. Caleb Lewis joins me to discuss the many exoduses of Genesis. I can almost guarantee you'll find something here that you never thought about before that will shed light on the continuity of the Torah and how it points to Jesus and the church. Check…
The first and primary parallel flood accounts to Genesis are the flood stories from Mesopotamia. Seeing how close these stories are to the narrative in Genesis will give us plenty to discuss in the future, and this will also help us investigate the question of the "many" flood accounts of…
The more I study the Bible, the more I come back to the same question: Who is God, and what does the Bible tell us about Him? Looking at the flood narrative from the common paradigm and flipping it on its head to include a more expansive view of our…
How does the structure of Genesis 1 work as a chiasm, and what does that mean for our view of liturgy--what it is and why we do it? Troy Yurchak joins me for this great discussion that unexpectedly combines literary design with liturgy and discipleship! **Website: [www.genesismarksthespot.com](http://www.genesismarksthespot.com/) My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot…
It's time to discuss two important things: the flood, and note-taking. Broad points about the flood are brought up, and then we do a deep dive into my method of note-taking and why you should do it, too. **Website: [www.genesismarksthespot.com](http://www.genesismarksthespot.com/) My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot How to Take Smart Notes: https://tinyurl.com/Zettlekasten Genesis…
Is Genesis 1 poetry? A look at biblical poetry and elements of metaphor, ending on the question of what it means to be "blotted out." **Website: [www.genesismarksthespot.com](http://www.genesismarksthespot.com/) My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesismarksthespot Genesis Marks the Spot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genesismarksthespot/ Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan…
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.…
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…
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,…
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: [www.genesismarksthespot.com](http://www.genesismarksthespot.com/) My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook:…
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 prevalance of this concept might escapse us when we…
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,…
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…
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? **Website: [www.genesismarksthespot.com](http://www.genesismarksthespot.com/) My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot Genesis Marks the…
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…
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](http://www.genesismarksthespot.com/) My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot 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:…
Continuing a conversation about Job with Mike Chu about the message of the book of Job, its application to us, and vindication in speaking to God honestly. **Website: [www.genesismarksthespot.com](http://www.genesismarksthespot.com/) My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesismarksthespot Genesis Marks the Spot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genesismarksthespot/ Music credit: "Marble Machine"…
Job as a second Adam and other fascinating things like the dating of Job's trials, what's up with "the fear of the Lord," and a new look at the satan in Job; you won't want to miss this conversation with Mike Chu! **Website: [www.genesismarksthespot.com](http://www.genesismarksthespot.com/) My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot Genesis Marks the…
What is "the sin offering"? What does it do? Why don't we see it in Genesis? What does it mean for the work of Jesus? Spencer Owen joins me for a discussion about this oft-misunderstood offering. **Website: [www.genesismarksthespot.com](http://www.genesismarksthespot.com/) My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesismarksthespot Genesis Marks…
Bible translations: why do we have so many of them and how do we vet them for our use? One of the newest translations out there is the LSB, the Legacy Standard Bible. Both John MacArthur and Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis (and the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum)…