Dragons in Genesis

How did a culture living in the Judean highlands come up with the story of Noah's flood? And why do so many details in the story seem to be repeated, often causing contradictions? And why does the story begin with a scene involving other gods visiting earth and creating a race of giants? The answers involve no less than 7 distinct stories, one devastating river flood, and a fragment of dried clay...

Hidden behind the story of the first muder is a wild collection of older myths that include the god Tammuz and the goddess Inanna and a pair of suitors competing for divine favor. There are stories of sun gods riding into the heavens to learn the secrets of the universe. And maybe there's even a version of the tale that says Cain, not Seth, was the ancestor of Noah. And stranger still is the possi...

42. It's the answer to life, the universe, and everything! It's also the number of gods I found in the Bible. From well-known gods like El Elyon and Yahweh to lesser-known deities like Damuzid and Dagon, to monstrous gods like Yam and Nehushtan, we cover as many deities as we can shake a magic spear at. In this episode we look at Yahweh's family tree, talking about his father, mother, wives, broth...

A look into the mythological and historical inspirations behind the divine garden, man's fall from grace, and the expulsion from Eden. Where was Eden? What was the forbidden knowledge? Was Satan involved? Do other religions have this same story? All these questions and more are addressed in this episode.

Are Genesis chapter 1 (the 6 day creation story) and Genesis chapter 2 (Garden of Eden story) part of the same narrative? Were they even written at the same time? Were the inspired by earlier stories? If so, where did those stories come from?

An introduction to Dragons in Genesis explaining how we will examine the contents of the bible and analyze it's mythological roots.