Jonah and the…Chaos Dragon?
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 and Jon as they discuss Jonah, thrown into the deep abyss and swallowed up by death, and the reality that even the belly of the beast is no match for Yahweh.
Jonah and the…Chaos Dragon?
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Episode Chapters
Scripture References
Genesis 1:2Genesis 3Genesis 6Genesis 11Isaiah 11Isaiah 51Genesis 1-11Exodus 19Jonah 1:17Jonah 2Jonah 2:3Jonah 2:7Jonah 2:10Psalms 104Jeremiah 51:34Lamentations 2:16Hosea 8Matthew 12:38-42Matthew 12:38Deuteronomy 31:30-32:47Matthew 12:39-40Matthew 12:39-42Genesis 4Genesis 50:20Psalms 74Psalms 89Isaiah 65
Referenced Resources
- Jonah (Brazos Theological Commentary), Philip Cary
- Berit Olam: Twelve Prophets: Volume I: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Marvin A. Sweeney
- Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon by Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott
- The Iliad, Homer
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Show Credits
- “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
- All music breaks are from “Lay Them Straight” by Everett Patterson with additional sound design by Tyler Bailey Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder, Lead Editor Dan Gummel, and Editors Tyler Bailey and Frank Garza. Mixed by Tyler Bailey. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.