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Nils Glenn
Nils Glenn explores the Bible through the world it came from. Here we dig into the ancient Near Eastern history and worldview of the Biblical authors, with a focus on the ideas that shaped how Israel understood God and the heavenly realm. Listeners come away with a deeper appreciation for the strange parts of the Bible, the passages that usually get skipped or explained away. Seeing them in their original setting changes how you understand the story of the Bible from beginning to end.
Episodes
- Nils Glenn
We Have This Bible Story Backwards
Exodus 12:12 has God announcing that he will execute judgment on all the gods of Egypt, and Numbers 33:4 repeats the claim. Most of us were taught the ten…