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A Mountain Rising From the Chaos Waters

Ancient Israel’s neighbors believed that the world originated as a mountain rising up out of the chaos waters. The gods ruled from this great cosmic mountain, fighting battles with nature and issuing decrees that kept the world in order. So how did this surrounding culture impact the cosmology of the Bible? In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss what the cosmic mountain meant in the Ancient Near Eastern context and how the biblical authors adapted and subverted this symbol in surprising ways.

Episode 2
39m
Nov 4, 2024
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Show Notes
Episodes

Timestamps

  • Chapter 1: Recap and Intro to Cosmic Mountains in the Ancient Near East (0:00-6:52)
  • Chapter 2: Egyptian and Mesopotamian Cosmic Mountains (6:52-17:54)
  • Chapter 3: Canaanite and Phoenician Cosmic Mountains (17:54-28:17)
  • Chapter 4: Psalm 48: The True Cosmic Mountain (28:17-38:40)

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Show Music

  • “Are We There Yet?” by The Bridge, Efechto & D. Steele
  • “Lozari” by L’indécis
  • “Lily (Floriana)” by Timothy Brindle
  • BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Production of today's episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode and also provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.

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Scripture References
Genesis 2
Genesis 3
Genesis 1
Genesis 1-3
Exodus 19
Genesis 1:2
Genesis 22
Ezekiel 28:13-14
Numbers 10
Leviticus 25
2 Samuel 6
Numbers 13
Genesis 8
Psalms 48
1 Kings 18:20-40
Jeremiah 20-29
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