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Dragons in Genesis

Dragons in Genesis

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 A critical bible study which places the individual stories within the context of the culture and contemporary mythologies from the region.Copyright Dragons in Genesis Christianity Spirituality
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  • 100_Marky Mark

    100_Marky Mark
    Feb 1 2026
    Decades after christianity began, an unknown author completely changed scripture by penning a Greek tragedy about the messiah. So popular was his work that in spawned numerous rewrites and immitations during the subsequent decades. His biography of Jesus would set the stage for storytellers for the next 2000 years, and the amazing adventures of the miracle-working prophet would be expanded by later authors. But where did this anonymous author get the idea for his gospel? The apologist would say that it was passed down orally from eyewitnesses, but the truth is far more complex than that.
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    48 mins
  • Special Announcement

    Special Announcement
    Sep 23 2024
    The Hebrew Bible is now complete, so what's next?
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    1 min
  • 099_Daniel

    099_Daniel
    Aug 27 2024
    In the mid second century BCE, the people of Judea did the impossible… the ended centuries of foreign rule by expelling the Seleucids and reviving the divine Judean kingship. To celebrate their victory, they wrote stories which pretended to predict this achievement and cast a legendary hero from Canaanite mythology as their prophet. The result included angels, foreign gods, dragon-slaying, and great beasts that would reappear in Revelation.
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    55 mins
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