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Aug 2023
47m 6s

The Creature Crouching at the Door – Cha...

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About this episode

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.

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Timestamps 

  • Part one (00:00-8:12)
  • Part two (8:12-17:33)
  • Part three (17:33-31:28)
  • Part five (31:28-47:06)

Referenced Resources

  • The Dragon, the Mountain, and the Nations: An Old Testament Myth, Its Origins, and Its Afterlives, Robert D. Miller II
  • Interested in more? Check out Tim’s library here.
  • You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music 

  • “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
  • “String Trio #1,000,000” by Everett Patterson

Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder, Lead Editor Dan Gummel, and Editors Tyler Bailey and Frank Garza. Mixed by Tyler Bailey. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo.

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