Snakes and Dragons | "Oh, It’s About Snakes"
253 | Geektober | Unmask the Dragon Geektober continues! If the Bible were a fantasy novel, it'd have it all: a talking serpent, a multi-headed sea monster, and a great dragon at the end. But this isn't fiction, so what's with all the hissing and fire-breathing? How did biblical writers "flip the script" on ancient myths to tell the true story of chaos? And how is the entire Bible one epic dragonslayer story pointing to Christ's ultimate victory over evil? Grab your sword of the Spirit and join our quest to understand one of Scripture's most powerful symbols.
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Unmask the Dragon
253 | Geektober | Unmask the Dragon
Geektober continues! If the Bible were a fantasy novel, it'd have it all: a talking serpent, a multi-headed sea monster, and a great dragon at the end. But this isn't fiction, so what's with all the hissing and fire-breathing? How did biblical writers "flip the script" on ancient myths to tell the true story of chaos? And how is the entire Bible one epic dragonslayer story pointing to Christ's ultimate victory over evil? Grab your sword of the Spirit and join our quest to understand one of Scripture's most powerful symbols.
The Big Idea: The Bible uses snakes and dragons to help us see God's epic victory over evil.
This Week's Challenge: Memorize Romans 16:20.
Show Notes
- Watch Episode 253 (VIDEO)
- The Fantasmic! Dragon at Disneyland (VIDEO)
- The Serpent and the Serpent Slayer by Andrew Naselli (BOOK)
- Leviathan in Mythology and the Bible (WEBSITE)
- The Babylonian Creation Epic (Enuma Elish) (WEBSITE)
- The "Christus Victor" View of Atonement (ARTICLE)
- The Challenge: Romans 16:20 (VERSE)