#the bible project

[idylls-of-the-divine-romance]

I love God.

He creates the tannin - chaotic sea monsters - in Gen 1 and they are good. But then they become corrupted (possibly due to the snake like creature in Gen 2) and now Yahweh must slay them.

They are humanity. Created good and beautiful, but corrupted and thus becoming violent agents of chaos who Yahweh must judge.

Humans create The City. God creates humans to protect each other; we build cities to protect ourselves after we murder each other. The first murder builds the first city. We were meant to live in gardens but instead we build violent, chaotic, oppressive cities. But instead of destroying the cities, God plans to create a (G)Arden City for us to live in.

The city is humanity. We recreate ourselves to be violent and evil agents of chaos, but Yahweh plans to redeem us and restore us to beauty.

[narrative-driven-off-a-cliff]

HEY BIBLE NERDS!!!

What's that?

You're not a Bible Nerd?

Sure you are!

Everybody can be a Bible Nerd, because not only is it a beautiful book full of God's love, it is SUPER INTERESTING and has something for EVERYONE!

How do I know?

CHECK OUT THE BIBLE PROJECT!

They're a nonprofit aiming to make the Bible approachable and fascinating for EVERYONE! They go really in depth about the cultural context behind each verse, the different translations, even analyzing the different usages of Hebrew Words!

They have some awesome resources you can use, and best of all, COMPLETELY FREE!

I'm using Bible Dojo right now. It's really cute and super informative. It teaches you how to analyze the Bible's different genres and how they affect how we read it.

You can also look at their YouTube channel for free videos analyzing different books, teachings, and reoccurring themes! The narrator's are super chill and approachable too.

They're genuinely my favorite channel right now, and I used to watch mindless brainrot all the time even though I'm SUCH a nerd about the Bible. They have such a passion about what they create! I love it!

[wellthatsclever]

Tim Mackie ~ Love Is Not A Black Hole

[blaqekklesia]

From biblical deconstruction to the responsibility of Jesus followers in government and social justice, we’re looking at what the Bible has to say about some of society’s biggest questions today. Join Tim and Jon as they interview New Testament scholar Esau McCaulley, author of Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope.

[holy-mountaiin]

Day 3 - The Image Lost

SCRIPTURES:

Genesis 5-6

Psalm 12

Ephesians 3

Below you will find each audible version over beats, visuals and "helpful tools." At the very bottom you will see a "read & rant episode"

Genesis 5 (NASB)

GENESIS 5 (AUDIBLE) ON STREETLIGHTS:

GENESIS 5 (VISUAL) ON GIDEON FILMS:

 Genesis 6 (NASB)

GENESIS 6 (AUDIBLE) ON STREETLIGHTS:

 Psalms 12 (NASB)

PSALM 12 (AUDIBLE) ON STREETLIGHTS:

Ephesians 3 (NASB)

EPHESIANS 3 (AUDIBLE) ON STREETLIGHTS:

VISUAL ON THE BIBLE PROJECT:

HELPFUL TOOLS

Ephesians part 2 by Isaiah Saldivar

Ephesians 2-3 by Spoken Gospel

Walk with God - Streetlights

Psalm 12 - Spoken Gospel

[underdoug]

An Example to all the believers today 1st Thessalonians One

 “An example to all the believers.” The Apostle Paul, in his letter to Thessalonica, made a bold declaration to the believers in that city. He wrote, “You became an example to all the believers.” They heard the word of God, which the apostle preached. They weighed the truth spoken with the words written in the Old Testament. Then the conviction of the apostle’s testimony and in some cases,…

[coffeeandtea-conversation]

The Story of the Bible

[graceandpeacejoanne]

Isaiah: Overview of Chapter 40-66

Chapter 39 marks the endpoint to the first historical era represented in Isaiah. Remember, this is a complex book recording the events of ancient Judah (and Israel) over the span of one hundred and fifty years. #DeuteroIsaiah #Isaiah40

Chapter 39 marks the endpoint to the first historical era represented in Isaiah. Remember, this is a complex book recording the events of ancient Judah (and Israel) over the span of one hundred and fifty years. How to Read Isaiah How are we to read such a long and complex book? Is it really one book, written by one writer? Is it a compilation of lectures, sermons, oracles, and chronicles?…

[idylls-of-the-divine-romance]

The Song of Song's is sensual!!!1!

The Song of Song's is spiritual!!!!1!

The song of songs is spiritual and sensual, and literal and allegorical, and dreamy and passionate, and mystical and earthly, and erotic and pure, and romantic and abstinent, and idealistic and realistic, and pastoral and political, and religious and relatable, and historical and messianic.

And a failure to understand that all of these things are simultaneously true and are not opposites nor contradictions, is a failure to understand this book. And it's a book worth understanding. This book reverses the Fall of the (G)arden. It is Paradise Restored. It is the healing of the relationship between humans and humans, between humans and The Divine, and between humans and nature.

I repeat, a failure to understand this, is a failure to understand this book. Now go read it!

Also, one final thing: no, The Song of Songs is not in conflict with "Pauline Theology" (goodness I hate that phrase). In fact both the author of Songs and Paul are both dedicated to the same thing: healing the rift between humans and each other, and healing the rift between humans and God. Part of understanding the Scriptures is understanding that is is a commentary on itself. It all goes BACK to Genesis 1-3 (The Sublime Creation Narrative, and the (G)Arden Narrative) and FORWARD to the Messiah

[whatareyoureallyafraidof]

[heartorbit]

the sun and the mermaid

[gospel-art-project]

[peppersteaku]

the book of genesis

[grtmnick]

"And [she] that was dead came forth, [draped] with graveclothes; and [her] face was [scarred]..."

John.11.44. The Bible. King James Version, Oxford UP, 1998.

(Thanks to @masseffectwillcontinue on Instagram for sharing the above awesome art of our favorite commander!)