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In Hebrew "ets" refers to any large tree, bush, or vine. And the most famous ets in the Bible is the tree of life in the book of Genesis. 
 
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In Hebrew "ets" refers to any large tree, bush, or vine. And the most famous ets in the Bible is the tree of life in the book of Genesis.  

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What is an “ets”?

Was Cain’s city a good thing initially? If Israel was just as bad as Sodom and Gomorrah, why didn’t God destroy it too? And how will God redeem the city in the new creation? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the second half of The City series. Thank you to our audience for your insightful questions! 
 
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• “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS

Was Cain’s city a good thing initially? If Israel was just as bad as Sodom and Gomorrah, why didn’t God destroy it too? And how will God redeem the city in the new creation? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the second half of The City series. Thank you to our audience for your insightful questions!

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• “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS

Was Cain’s City Originally a Good Thing? • The City Q+R 2

The Hebrew word "qavah" comes from the word that means to pull a rope tight. When we qavah, we’re waiting with tense expectation. 
 
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The Hebrew word "qavah" comes from the word that means to pull a rope tight. When we qavah, we’re waiting with tense expectation. 

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In biblical Hebrew, hope is about waiting with expectation.

God created humans to bear his image, but sometimes we choose our own destruction and start to look a lot more like chaos monsters instead. In this episode, Tim and Jon discuss a human who the prophets frequently called a sea dragon: the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt and enslaved Israel in the scroll of Exodus. If Pharaoh is the seed of the serpent, who is the seed of the woman in Exodus? Listen in to find out!

How Humans Overcome the Dragon in Exodus

Cain kills his brother out of jealousy, and then he builds the first city in the Bible to protect himself from increasing violence. God warns Cain that sin is a monster that wants to consume him, but he can rule it. 
 
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Cain kills his brother out of jealousy, and then he builds the first city in the Bible to protect himself from increasing violence. God warns Cain that sin is a monster that wants to consume him, but he can rule it. 

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What does God tell Cain?

This session is from the BibleProject Classroom Jonah class taught by Dr. Tim Mackie. The entire class is available for free on the BibleProject app at https://classroom-beta.bibleproject.com/jonah. 
 
How can a repeated word help us understand what the biblical authors are saying? Repeated words often: 
create a theme throughout a chapter 
link words that are close to each other 
link words that are distant from each other 
 
In this session, we practice finding repeated keywords in different chapters of Jonah and discuss what they mean for the literary design of the book.

This session is from the BibleProject Classroom Jonah class  taught by Dr. Tim Mackie. The entire class is available for free on the BibleProject app at https://classroom-beta.bibleproject.com/jonah.

How can a repeated word help us understand what the biblical authors are saying? Repeated words often:
create a theme throughout a chapter
link words that are close to each other 
link words that are distant from each other

In this session, we practice finding repeated keywords in different chapters of Jonah and discuss what they mean for the literary design of the book.

Learn the Most Important Skill in Biblical Interpretation

Christian hope is a choice to wait for God to bring about the future he has promised. 
 
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Christian hope is a choice to wait for God to bring about the future he has promised.

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What is biblical hope?

Genesis 3 is probably the most famous serpent-featuring story in the Bible—the moment we get to see humans and the nahash interact for the first time. Because the serpent lures the humans into choosing their own demise, it’s also the moment Yahweh announces that the seed (descendant) of the serpent will remain a rival to the seed of the woman. In this episode, Tim and Jon discuss Genesis 3-4 and talk about what happens when humans themselves start to act like the chaos monster.

When Humans Become Snakes

Jerusalem was an image of God's garden city for a time. But when Jesus announces the arrival of God's Kingdom, he doesn't even go to Jerusalem. Instead, he calls his followers "a city on a hill." He taught them to live with the mindset of God's city and seek peace through generosity. 
 
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Jerusalem was an image of God's garden city for a time. But when Jesus announces the arrival of God's Kingdom, he doesn't even go to Jerusalem. Instead, he calls his followers "a city on a hill." He taught them to live with the mindset of God's city and seek peace through generosity. 

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Why did Jesus call his followers a "city on a hill"?

The mindset of Cain's city is self-preservation and peace enforced by the threat of death. And the only way we overcome the fear of death is by trusting in the one who is stronger than death. 
 
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The mindset of Cain's city is self-preservation and peace enforced by the threat of death. And the only way we overcome the fear of death is by trusting in the one who is stronger than death.

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How do we transform the mindset of Cain's city?

Dragons show up on page one of the Bible, named among the beings that feature in the seven-day creation narrative in Genesis 1. God creates dragons to inhabit the chaos waters, and we meet one early on that tries (and succeeds) to get the first humans to choose their own destruction. Why would God create these creatures? What is their purpose? Join Tim and Jon as they talk about the literary function of dragons in the Bible. 
 
Show Music 
“Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS 
Additional sound design by Tyler Bailey, Dan Gummel, and Matthew Halbert-Howen

Dragons show up on page one of the Bible, named among the beings that feature in the seven-day creation narrative in Genesis 1. God creates dragons to inhabit the chaos waters, and we meet one early on that tries (and succeeds) to get the first humans to choose their own destruction. Why would God create these creatures? What is their purpose? Join Tim and Jon as they talk about the literary function of dragons in the Bible.

Show Music 
“Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
Additional sound design by Tyler Bailey, Dan Gummel, and Matthew Halbert-Howen

Where Sea Monsters Show Up in Creation • Chaos Dragon Ep. 3

Jerusalem is the image of God's heavenly city for a time. This garden city represents God's plan for his people to live in peace through generosity, but the city is eventually conquered by Babylon. 
 
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Jerusalem is the image of God's heavenly city for a time. This garden city represents God's plan for his people to live in peace through generosity, but the city is eventually conquered by Babylon. 

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Is God's garden city realistic?

This session is from the BibleProject Classroom class Introduction to the Hebrew Bible taught by Dr. Tim Mackie. The entire class is available for free on the BibleProject app at https://classroom-beta.bibleproject.com/introduction-to-the-hebrew-bible. 
 
How can we read the Old Testament and understand the meaning its ancient authors intended? 
 
These two simple ideas are at the core of the process. 
1. The Old Testament is an ancient text. 
2. A text is intentional literary communication. 
 
We interpret every text we read through the lens of our mental storehouse, or the "encyclopedia" of words, ideas, images, and stories stowed in our memories. But the biblical authors have their own encyclopedias from which they produce texts. So if we want to understand the authors' intended meaning, we will adapt our “encyclopedia of reception” by learning about the authors' “encyclopedia of production.” Dive into this class session with Dr. Tim Mackie and start developing tools for encountering the Old Testament on its own terms.

This session is from the BibleProject Classroom class Introduction to the Hebrew Bible taught by Dr. Tim Mackie. The entire class is available for free on the BibleProject app at https://classroom-beta.bibleproject.com/introduction-to-the-hebrew-bible.

How can we read the Old Testament and understand the meaning its ancient authors intended? 

These two simple ideas are at the core of the process.
1. The Old Testament is an ancient text.
2.  A text is intentional literary communication. 

We interpret every text we read through the lens of our mental storehouse, or the "encyclopedia" of words, ideas, images, and stories stowed in our memories. But the biblical authors have their own encyclopedias from which they produce texts. So if we want to understand the authors' intended meaning, we will adapt our “encyclopedia of reception” by learning about the authors' “encyclopedia of production.” Dive into this class session with Dr. Tim Mackie and start developing tools for encountering the

You Can Understand the Old Testament (2 Simple Ideas Help!)

Dr. Tim Mackie explains a helpful step for understanding the Old Testament. 
Check out the full class, Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, when you download the latest version of the BibleProject app. 
 
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Dr. Tim Mackie explains a helpful step for understanding the Old Testament. 
Check out the full class, Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, when you download the latest version of the BibleProject app. 

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Are you confused when you read the Old Testament?

Elijah was a prophet whose name means "My God is Yahweh." God partnered with Elijah to share his life-giving power with the Israelites and their enemies. 
 
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Elijah was a prophet whose name means "My God is Yahweh." God partnered with Elijah to share his life-giving power with the Israelites and their enemies. 

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Meet Elijah.

When we read the word “myth,” often what comes to mind is a fictional story. However, a myth is a way of exploring universal concerns of human existence, using symbols for things we may or may not have words to describe. The dragon is one such myth—a symbol humans have used for millennia to talk about chaos and death. Some might say it was one of the first worldwide memes. In this episode, Tim and Jon discuss ancient Near Eastern literature about dragons. 
 
Show Music 
“Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS 
Additional sound design by Tyler Bailey, Dan Gummel, and Matthew Halbert-Howen

When we read the word “myth,” often what comes to mind is a fictional story. However, a myth is a way of exploring universal concerns of human existence, using symbols for things we may or may not have words to describe. The dragon is one such myth—a symbol humans have used for millennia to talk about chaos and death. Some might say it was one of the first worldwide memes. In this episode, Tim and Jon discuss ancient Near Eastern literature about dragons.

Show Music 
“Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
Additional sound design by Tyler Bailey, Dan Gummel, and Matthew Halbert-Howen

How Dragons and Myths Fit in the Bible • Chaos Dragon Ep. 2

In the Bible, the city’s purpose is self-preservation. It’s a place where peace is enforced by the threat of death. But the culture of the garden is peace through generosity. 
 
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In the Bible, the city’s purpose is self-preservation. It’s a place where peace is enforced by the threat of death. But the culture of the garden is peace through generosity. 

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What makes the city different from the garden?

Nahash, tanin, leviathan––the Bible is full of strange words describing a creature many modern readers can’t quite categorize. All these words are ways of referring to a monster of the deep, a dragon. In this episode, Tim and Jon kick off a brand new theme study, the chaos dragon, with a look at the language the Bible uses to describe this creature. 
 
Show Music 
“Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS 
All other musical compositions and sound design are original works by the BibleProject team.

Nahash, tanin, leviathan––the Bible is full of strange words describing a creature many modern readers can’t quite categorize. All these words are ways of referring to a monster of the deep, a dragon. In this episode, Tim and Jon kick off a brand new theme study, the chaos dragon, with a look at the language the Bible uses to describe this creature.

Show Music 
“Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
All other musical compositions and sound design are original works by the BibleProject team.

Where Dragons Show Up in the Bible • Chaos Dragon Ep. 1

How could Abraham have anticipated a coming City of God, like the author of Hebrews said? What’s the connection between the shame of Adam and Eve and that of their son Cain? Was Genesis first an oral tradition, and how did it become a written account with so many literary hyperlinks? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first half of The City series. Thank you to our audience for your incredible questions! 
 
Show Music 
“Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS

How could Abraham have anticipated a coming City of God, like the author of Hebrews said? What’s the connection between the shame of Adam and Eve and that of their son Cain? Was Genesis first an oral tradition, and how did it become a written account with so many literary hyperlinks? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first half of The City series. Thank you to our audience for your incredible questions!

Show Music 
“Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS

How Abraham Could Have Anticipated the City of God • The City Q+R 1

Our newest video, The City, premieres on Monday at 7 AM PDT/10 AM EDT. Join us for a special YouTube premiere experience. 
 
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Our newest video, The City, premieres on Monday at 7 AM PDT/10 AM EDT. Join us for a special YouTube premiere experience. 

Follow this link and hit the "notify me" button to be reminded when this video launches: https://tbp.xyz/q3citytraileryt

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