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The Hebrew Bible’s Connection to the Sermon on the Mount

8 Jan 2024
00:43:54

Sermon on the Mount E2 – As a Jewish rabbi, Jesus was immersed in the Hebrew Bible, or what Christians often call the Old Testament. The Hebrew Bible tells the story of God working with ancient Israel to bring about his Kingdom. And in the New Testam...

Kicking Off a Year With Sermon on the Mount

1 Jan 2024
00:56:22

Sermon on the Mount E1 – Most of us have probably heard sayings from Jesus’ famous teaching, commonly called the Sermon on the Mount. It's only 100 verses, but the sermon has created an enduring legacy that has shaped countless lives throughout histo...

Celebrating and Looking Forward—Happy New Year!

25 Dec 2023
00:53:23

In our final episode of 2023, Tim, Jon, and BibleProject CEO, Steve, celebrate everything we worked on this year and the patrons who made it possible. The guys then talk about everything coming up in 2024 and beyond, including a sneak peek of a speci...

Can We Be Agents of Chaos With Good Intentions? – Chaos Dragon Q+R 2

18 Dec 2023
00:47:44

Does the dragon always deceive humans into sinning? Can we become agents of chaos even when our intentions are good? What does it mean that Satan “entered into” Judas at the last supper? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the...

Chaos and the Cosmos: An Astronaut Interview – Chaos Dragon E19

11 Dec 2023
01:01:18

In this series, we’ve talked a lot about chaos—chaos waters and the great chaos monsters of the deep. In this episode, Tim and Jon interview an expert with a unique vantage point on the chaos of the cosmos, NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson. Listen...

The Dragon of Revelation – Chaos Dragon E18

4 Dec 2023
00:57:26

The Revelation, the last scroll in the Bible, is an apocalyptic vision about the reordering of the entire cosmos. And like the conclusion of any good story, it brings together all the themes in the Bible, including the theme of the dragon. In this ep...

The Dragon in Paul's Letters – Chaos Dragon E17

27 Nov 2023
00:55:49

The biblical theme of the dragon is a way to think of a personal foe, the Satan, and an impersonal force—the relentless power that exerts itself over humanity and all of creation. In this episode, Tim and Jon look at how the Apostle Paul talked about...

The Only Way to Slay the Dragon – Chaos Dragon E16

20 Nov 2023
00:51:46

The theme of the chaos dragon runs all through the story of the Bible—along with the biblical authors’ expectation of a coming king who will one day slay the dragon for good. That dragon-slaying king is Jesus, but the way he defeats the dragon is not...

A Human With Power Over the Dragon – Chaos Dragon E15

13 Nov 2023
00:46:44

As we’ve traced the theme of the chaos dragon in the Bible, we’ve come to expect what the biblical authors expect: a dragon-slaying king to come. When the gospel authors introduce us to Jesus, they’re quick to show that Jesus is human, yet he wields...

Daniel and the Four Monsters – Chaos Dragon E14

6 Nov 2023
00:49:05

Daniel 7 describes an incredible, apocalyptic dream had by the prophet Daniel where he sees four chaos monsters oppressing the people of God. Just like the other dragon stories we've encountered in the Bible, Yahweh shows up in Daniel's vision as the...

Does the Dragon Sometimes Win? – Chaos Dragon E13

30 Oct 2023
00:59:31

In the story of the Bible, the dragon is a recurring symbol of chaos, death, and destruction. The good news is, Yahweh is the dragon slayer, and he gives humans power over the dragon too. But in the Bible—and in our own lives—we can encounter stories...

The Dragon Slayer in the Psalms – Chaos Dragon E12

23 Oct 2023
00:48:27

While the chaos dragon is not God’s rival--it’s the rival of creation--it is God’s enemy. The Psalms sometimes portray creation as the ordered result of Yahweh’s battle with the dragon, to bring order out of chaos. In this episode, Tim and Jon discus...

What Does it Mean to be Evil? – Chaos Dragon Q+R 1

16 Oct 2023
00:58:52

Did God create disorder and chaos? What does it actually mean to be evil? And how do you tell your kids that in the Bible dragons are actually the “bad guys”? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first half of the Chaos Dra...

Was the World Ever Perfect? – Chaos Dragon E11

9 Oct 2023
01:01:33

The theme of the chaos dragon raises some challenging questions. For instance, if God created a perfect world and humans messed it up, why did the dragon and the chaos waters exist at the beginning of the universe? Why would God allow the potential f...

Jonah and the…Chaos Dragon? – Chaos Dragon E10

2 Oct 2023
00:58:59

The story of Jonah employs all the major motifs of the theme of the chaos dragon: chaotic waters, a servant of God who rebels against him, and a great sea monster. But the story doesn't call it a sea monster—the story calls it a great fish! Join Tim...