From a small, strange rural church called The Farmhouse, this is a scholarly yet accessible guide to the Bible and Theology.
Whether you’re a beginner or a skeptic, exhausted with modern Christianity or wanting to explore the text more fully — this podcast aims to challenge poor interpretations and Biblical illiteracy so as to untangle and clarify what the Bible actually says.
Consider this an audio library to cover an extensive, encompassing breakdown of the books in the Bible and the main theological concepts of Christianity.
Hopefully, though we’re a bit unordinary, we can offer an approach to recover an informed version of Biblical content, discover a meaningful version of Christianity, and share a free education for anyone wanting to know more about the text.
Genesis 14 takes us into the ancient near east and the tribal world while also offering a strange picture of a character who seems to transcend the tribes. Chapter 14 also sets up the context of who the God of the covenant is and who Abram of the covenant is.
Genesis 15 gives a deep dive into the covenant and a strange ritual contract ceremony.
Read MoreWe meet Abram and follow the progression of the covenant; which doesn’t always include very good things from Abram and other finite mortals. This episode covers the nature of the Patriarchal history in Genesis and the specific stories of Genesis 12-13: The covenant blessing, the journey to Egypt, the separating of Abram and Lot, and so much more. We even talk a bit about transcendent will, determinism, and human agency.
Read MoreThe mythic history section of Genesis comes to an end in the culminating depiction of the world’s ills. This also seems to be the final setup for the covenant. We look at the Tower of Babel and what it means for how the ancient Jewish people believed the world isn’t supposed to work.
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