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Genesis Marks the Spot

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

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Flood Myths & Oral Tradition: A Discernment Toolkit - Episode 168
Feb. 27, 2026

Flood Myths & Oral Tradition: A Discernment Toolkit - Episode 168

Oral tradition can function as real evidence—sometimes. But it’s not automatically reliable, and it isn’t always “just a telephone game,” either. In this episode, we lay down guardrails for how to evaluate worldwide flood tra...
The Bible as an Oral-Written Book - Episode 167
Feb. 20, 2026

The Bible as an Oral-Written Book - Episode 167

Last week we talked about why oral tradition can be trustworthy. This week we widen the lens: a lot of what we assume about “oral tradition” also applies to written tradition, because in the ancient world writing and orality ...
Not a Telephone Game: Oral Tradition and Memory - Episode 166
Feb. 13, 2026

Not a Telephone Game: Oral Tradition and Memory - Episode 166

We sometimes assume that written = reliable and oral = fragile — like oral tradition is basically a centuries-long telephone game. But that’s not how real oral cultures work, and it’s not even how human memory works. In this ...
Were the Nephilim Superheroes? - Episode 165
Feb. 6, 2026

Were the Nephilim Superheroes? - Episode 165

Were the Nephilim basically superheroes? Genesis 6 gives us “mighty men,” “heroes,” and “men of renown” language—but the flood narrative isn’t inviting admiration. Instead, this episode reframes that “superhero” instinct as s...
Blotting Out: From Flood to Forgiveness - Episode 164
Jan. 30, 2026

Blotting Out: From Flood to Forgiveness - Episode 164

This week we’re back in the Flood narrative—but we zoom out to follow one biblical metaphor across the whole storyline: “blotting out.” This is a frame-semantics-heavy episode where we build what I’m calling the erasure frame...
Genesis 6 Without 1 Enoch: Worship and the World of Violence - Episode 163
Jan. 23, 2026

Genesis 6 Without 1 Enoch: Worship and the World of Violence - Episode 163

In Genesis 6, how do we get from “sons of God and daughters of men” to a world “filled with violence” — without leaning on 1 Enoch as the primary interpretive lens? In this episode, Carey builds an intra-biblical case that fo...

Recent Blog Posts

Hellfire and Judgment Study Guide
Jan. 16, 2026

Hellfire and Judgment Study Guide

This study guide accompanies my episode on eschatological fire—the Bible’s “Day of the Lord” imagery as judgment, justice, and new creation. If you’ve ever noticed how quickly conversations about fire in Scripture colla…

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God is a Consuming Fire: How “Glory” and “Fire” Frames Help You Read the Bible
Nov. 20, 2025

God is a Consuming Fire: How “Glory” and “Fire” Frames Help You Read …

If you’ve been around church for a while, you’ve heard about God's glory, maybe scratched your head wondering what, exactly it was. And you've probably heard the line:“Our God is a consuming fire.”For some of us, that…

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Not the Author of Evil: How the Bible Holds Sovereignty and Agency Together
Sept. 15, 2025

Not the Author of Evil: How the Bible Holds Sovereignty and Agency To…

In episode 60, Who Causes Sickness? - Episode 060. I explored the question: "Who/what causes sickness?" One perspective that has been prevalent throughout Christian history is the notion that Satan, as a biblical entity, may be involved in causing s…

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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.

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