Series 11: The Christian Mythos
Episode XIB.014 – Genesis 20-26: Abraham and Isaac
Abraham and Isaac as types of God the Father and His son, Jesus. The love story of Isaac and Rebecca. The death of Abraham and
Episode XIB.013 – Genesis 21-22: The Birth of Isaac
Isaac is finally born to Sarah. Almost immediately, Abraham‘s legacy is threatened when God commands him to sacrifice his newborn son.
Episode XIB.012 – Genesis 18-19
Abraham meets the Holy Trinity by the sacred trees of Mamre. Lot is saved from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Episode XIB.011 – Genesis 15-17: The Covenant
Abram deepens his relationship with God. Rituals of animal sacrifice and human circumcision seal the covenant. Abram becomes Abraham, the father of nations.
Episode XIB.010 – Genesis 14
Abram rescues Lot. Melchizedek celebrates a type of the Eucharist. A look at Jewish, pagan and Christian ceremonies. The identity of Melchizedek, King of Salem
Episode XIB.009 – Genesis 12-13
God establishes a covenant with Abram. The journey to Egypt. Altars in Canaan.
Episode XIB.008 – Genesis 10 and 11
The Table of Nations. The Tower of Babel. Introduction to Abram. Genealogy and numerology in the Bible. God brings diversity to humanity.
Episode XIB.007 – Genesis 6:1-9:29
God chastises the world with the Flood. Only Noah and his family are spared. A breakdown of symbols and morality in the flood narrative.
Genesis Episode XIB.006 – Genesis 4:17 – 5:32
Exitus and Reditus. The theology of the genealogies in the Bible.
Episode XIB.005 – Genesis 4:1-16
The blood of thy brother cries out to me from the earth! The typology of Abel and Christ.
Episode XIB.004 – Genesis 3
Adam and Eve listen to the serpent, and suffer exile from Paradise as a consequence. Adam, Eve, the tree and the serpent prefigure Christ, Mary,
Episode XIB.003 – Genesis 2:4 – 25
Made from earth, and from each other, man and woman meet in Paradise. The meaning of marriage. The eschatology of Genesis.
Episode XIB.002 – Genesis 1:1 – 2:3
The creation of the world in seven days. Allegory and Anagogy. The textual loop of Scripture.
Episode XIB.001 – Introduction to the Old Testament
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