Genesis Marks the Spot

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.  Bit of a rambly episode at the end, but just opening the door a bit to consider some thoughts and importance of where we place our foundations.       **Website: www.genesisma...

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 end up ruminating about what this text tells us about salvation--especially between OT and NT.  (To be continued next week!)   **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon...

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   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot    Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesismarksthespot     Genesis Marks the Spot on Insta...

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 of Enoch, with a reading of the first parable.     **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot    Genesis Marks the Spot o...

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 Exodus 13 and Balaam's jenny in Numbers 22.     **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Fac...

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. **Website: 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...

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 that we can better understand the Reformation's understanding of Genesis 6:1-4.    **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSp...

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 understanding of the word elohim correctly, which is one of the most basic things that one must get "right" in order to understand much of what Dr. Heiser teaches.  (Note: If you w...

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: it's politics.   **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

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.  (Skipping Augustine because he needs his own episode!)  **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Pilgrims in a Holy La...

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 couple of centuries A.D.   **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.f...

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?  A fantastic conversation that opens the doors to listening to one another and seeing how we reflect Jesus in our midst.  **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: ht...

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 display the differences between Christianity and "Mormonism."   **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks th...

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 DNA vs. ancient bloodlines--what's the difference?  And what does Calvinball have to do with any of that?    **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.pa...

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 seen singleness to be THE "eschatological" view, but more recent history has flipped this on its head and now marriage is often elevated in ways that are potentially problemat...

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 and the continual turning to Christ, our King.    **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on F...

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?  Inheritance, virginity, the divine council worldview, and the idea that Jesus expanded the Torah. **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Genes...

Marriage according to the Bible:  What was adultery in the Old Testament?  Why is it only for women?  **Website: 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" b...

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 are polygamy and other "unsavory" practices in the Torah?     **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks th...

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?  Two connected questions that with the message of the gospel can help us address our discomforts with our bodies.  **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://w...

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" and encourages us to see a "Genesis paradigm" in relation to how we see ourselves and our bodies.  **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...

Seeing the cosmos as an interconnected whole does not come naturally to us today.  This is a source of many of our struggles with understanding the divine council worldview, the image of God, and the deep meaning of ritual.  A discussion on science, its nature and uses, and kicking some ideas around to stir up our minds to get that ancient context in our heads as we read Scripture.  The raqia, thr...

Responding to Doreen Virtue's critique of Dr. Michael Heiser.  Definitions, definitions, definitions.  Elohim, polytheism, divine....what do they mean?  What did Dr. Heiser mean by them?  Can a functional view of these terms help clear the waters?  **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Previous Critique Review on Faith Unaltered: https:/...

The giant questions: what is the seed of the serpent, who are the Nephilim, and how is it that the flood didn't wipe them out?  Intersecting with the concepts of the divine council worldview and the identity of the sons of God (are they different from Genesis 6 to Genesis 11/Deuteronomy 32, and were they always rebellious?), and how all this fits in with the gospel of Jesus Christ and the body of...

Couldn't resist another episode about notetaking, highlighting, and Bible translations! Find some fun recommendations below!  (No, I don't get kickbacks from the links, they are just there for you to check out what we're talking about!) **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gen...