What's the Big Idea?

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The Scriptures are full of symbols, metaphors and ideas that don't make a lot of sense to our modern ears. From the evil of the oceans and living water to temples and gods, much of the language we find in the Scriptures points to a worldview very different from 21st century America. In this class, J…

JR. Forasteros


    • Mar 19, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
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    Between the Beginning and the End

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2014 53:10


    What's the Big Idea concludes by exploring what New Creation looks like in the face of Apocalypse. We learn what it looks like to live between Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

    Despair & Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2014 89:48


    How does Jesus reenact both the Exodus and the Exile? And what does that mean for those of us living in the wake of the American Dream today?

    Exodus & Exile

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2014 86:18


    Exodus and Exile. Beginning and End. Creation and Apocalypse. How do these two events frame and shape Israel's story?

    Jesus and the American Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2014 68:32


    What does it look like to share Jesus' Table well? And what are we really tempted to worship in our culture today?

    Worship, Table, Idols

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2014 84:18


    How did sacrifices frame the worship of the ancient Israelites? The metaphor of the Table helps us understand God's desire for the lives of his people. We look at idols, other gods and who really gets all the glory.

    Jesus, Church, World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2014 78:43


    What happens to the symbol of the Temple in the New Testament? And how is talking about the Temple relevant in today's world?

    Temple, House, Body, World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2014 76:22


    For Ancient Israel, the Temple was a microcosm of the whole universe. It also represented the house and the body. Why? How did worship at the Temple help Israel stay faithful to God?

    The Final Frontier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2014 74:30


    The Sea in the Ancient World embodied the danger of a world grounded in combat. Today, the culture around us tells a story of an indifferent, hostile world. Where does this story come from? Where does it show up in popular culture? And how can...

    The Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2014 78:50


    What did the Sea mean to an ancient person? What kinds of ideas and emotions were connected to the symbol of Sea?

    Our Symbolic Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2014 75:16


    What is a Symbolic Universe? What kinds of symbols do we live in? And how can we begin to understand the symbolic world of the Bible?

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