This is a fresh and unique interview with some very smart and creative guys, Stephen Burnett and Zackary Russell.
We talk about how imagination comes into play with theology, the arts, creativity, the Bible.
We go deep.
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God Against the gods – Part 3: Yahweh Vs. Ba’al the Storm God
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Did you know that the Bible uses subversion regarding pagan imagination? Biblical writers took the same poetic imagery and description that the Canaanites used of Ba’al and they redeemed it by using that exact same language of Yahweh. This isn’t syncretism (mixing religions), like liberal scholars and other Bible-haters try to promote, this is subversion. Redemption of pagan imagination. See for yourself in this short video.
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God Against the gods – Part 2: Yahweh Vs. Leviathan the Dragon of Chaos
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Some people think that Leviathan in the Bible is a whale or a sea dinosaur. It’s not. It’s a mythical sea dragon of chaos. And it appears in all the ancient Near Eastern religions, including Judaism and Christianity. Not only that, but it has multiple heads. I kid you not. Read the Bible a little closer with me in this presentation and you’ll discover what the Bible really says about Leviathan.
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God Against the gods – Part 1: What C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien Understood About Myth
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I explain what the definition of Myth is, and Mythopoeia, concepts that Lewis and Tolkien trafficked in — as does the Bible.
Christians don’t need to be afraid of this word, “myth” as if it means the Bible is false or fictional. It doesn’t. It’s about the stories that give meaning and purpose to our lives. Transcendence.
Lewis said, “If God chooses to be mythopoeic, should we choose to be mythopathic?” Find out what that means.
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God Against the gods: Storytelling, Imagination & Apologetics in the Bible
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How God Captures the Imagination
Brian Godawa, Hollywood screenwriter and best-selling novelist, explores the nature of imagination in the Bible. He explains how God subverts pagan religions by appropriating their imagery and creativity, and redeeming them within a Biblical worldview. The sea dragon Leviathan, the Storm God and others are examined within their Biblical context to draw out the spiritual meaning. Improve your imagination in glorifying God and defending the faith.
Here are the Chapters Titles:
Demonizing the Pagan Gods
Old Testament Storytelling Apologetics
Biblical Creation and Storytelling
The Universe in Ancient Imagination
New Testament Storytelling Apologetics
Imagination in Prophecy and Apocalypse
An Apologetic of Biblical Horror
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