Episodes
Feb. 21, 2025
Not to 50!: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? - Episode 115
What if we've all got an overdeveloped sense of vengeance? How are guilt and justice portrayed in the Bible, especially in relation to God's character? What does shame have to do with (legal) guilt? How do these concepts …
Feb. 14, 2025
Nakedness, Shame, and Guilt - Episode 114
What's up with shame in Genesis 2 but not 3, and why were Adam and Eve naked in the garden? What were the garments of skin (and what's with these garments of glory)?
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Feb. 7, 2025
Jordan Peterson: Do I Believe in God? - Episode 113
Ruminations of a recent lecture and Jordan B. Peterson's new book, We Who Wrestle with God. Tyranny, slavery, sovereignty, calling, and conscience--oh, and the best way to cook a steak.
(Correction: Oops; psychologist, …
Jan. 31, 2025
Finishing the Dangerous Parables of Enoch (Part 4) - Episode 112
Part 2 of the third Parable of Enoch. In this parable, we find some interesting bits about Noah and what's behind the flood, and ruminate on salvation, critical thinking, dangerous books, and what's upcoming on the podcast.…
Jan. 24, 2025
Wisdom and Works: Parables of Enoch (Part 3) - Episode 111
Part 1 of the third Parable of Enoch. (Guys, I tried to fit it into one episode, but the more the merrier, right??) In this parable, we find some interesting bits about Noah and start to see what's behind the flood, and en…
Jan. 17, 2025
Son of Man: Parables of Enoch (Part 2) - Episode 110
Who is the Son of Man and why is this Jesus's preferred title for himself? An overview of the second part of 1 Enoch, the Parables of Enoch, with a reading of the second parable. **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com …
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…
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 …
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 t…
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 …
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: …
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. …
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…
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? …
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 dis…
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 …
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…
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 …
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? Inhe…
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 a…
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? …
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" …