What if Noah’s infamous vineyard episode wasn’t a relapse into sin—but a reframed echo of Eden? In our latest episode of Genesis Marks the Spot, we explored Genesis 9 through the lens of frame semantics, a method that helps us tra…
Most of us are taught that for the Bible to be reliable, it has to be true. But what does it mean that the Bible is true? Generally, in our world today, "true" means "factually accurate"--meaning, what it says concords with "objective re…
This might seem a bit off-topic for a blog about biblical theology, but the whole “dire wolf” buzz deserves some attention—and not just because the pups are adorable (because they are). These colossal cuddly canids that Col…
During my episodes outlining the historical interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4, I said I would make a blog post with the quotes I was using, so that they would be easy to reference. So here are the quotes from part 2 of the discussion: …
Quick blog post for a common question. If you want deeper explanations, I will link resources below. In my opinion, the most comprehensive exploration of the giant narrative in Scripture is T.J. Steadman's book/podcast, Answers to Giant …
During my episodes outlining the historical interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4, I said I would make a blog post with the quotes I was using, so that they would be easy to reference. So here are the quotes from part 1 of the discussion: Damascus …
Back in my LDS days, there was a lot of talk about being a "child of God." I really thought that that was a biblical idea--that humans were the actual children of God. Of course I knew that traditional/historical Christians do no…
The structure of Genesis 1 was a topic early on in Genesis Marks the Spot (episode 2, to be exact). I've also addressed how it relates to the Cosmic Temple. This means that in the first account of creation in our Bibles, we have a …
When people learn about the "divine council worldview" (aka "the Deuteronomy 32 worldview"), I see many people wonder: okay, so what about America? Is there a spiritual being that was assigned over this country, and if so...who?? &nbs…
I usually try to avoid hyperbole, but in this case, I really think it's true--this is the best note-taking system ever. In episode 78 of Genesis Marks the Spot, I explain the way that I use the Zettlekasten note-taking system and why I use it …