Episode 86: Gen 6-11; Moses 8

February 08, 2022 01:31:34
Episode 86: Gen 6-11; Moses 8
Latter-day Peace Studies presents: Come, Follow Me
Episode 86: Gen 6-11; Moses 8

Feb 08 2022 | 01:31:34

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Ben Petersen

Show Notes

Readers of the Bible have wrestled with the narrative of the flood for centuries. How do we approach a text that portrays a God who does such things? What deeper understanding can we see in the symbolism of the story that doesn't require us to view God as vengeful and angry? In attempting to answer this question, a pattern of order, disorder, non-order, and reorder emerges. How does the text of the narratives of Noah and the Tower of Babel reveal an evolving understanding of God and humanity's relationship with the Divine?

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