For our first edition of the 'Whose God?' series we selected Genesis 32: 22-32 - you may know it as the story of the Hebew character Jacob wrestling with his 'god' - and winning the match. But the true identity of his wrestling opponent and the religion it symbolizes may surprise you.

Antaeus: 

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Gigantes/Antaeus/antaeus.html

Times of Israel: 

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/did-jacob-wrestle-god-an-angel-of-god-satan-or-one-of-his-angels/

Genesis 32:22-32

The Very First Bible:

https://www.theveryfirstbible.org

FBN Radio:

https://www.firstbiblenetwork.com/FBNRadio.html

Genesis is an example of a work in the "antiquities" genre, as the Romans knew it, a popular genre telling of the appearance of humans and the ancestors and heroes, with elaborate genealogies and chronologies fleshed out with stories and anecdotes.[15] The most notable examples are found in the work of Greek historians of the 6th century BC: their intention was to connect notable families of their own day to a distant and heroic past, and in doing so they did not distinguish between myth, legend, and facts.[16] Professor Jean-Louis Ska of the Pontifical Biblical Institute calls the basic rule of the antiquarian historian the "law of conservation": everything old is valuable, nothing is eliminated.[17] This antiquity was needed to prove the worth of Israel's traditions to the nations (the neighbours of the Jews in the early Persian province of Judea), and to reconcile and unite the various factions within Israel itself.[17]

At first glance it seems like a simple question but even staffers at FBN were taken aback by just how deep the rabbit hole went. On this episode of Pre-Nicene Perspective no sacred cow is spared and no narrative goes unexplored as we deliver the answer.

Topics discussed in the episode:

Arrival of Jesus and the Eclipse:

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhistory/SEplot/SE0029Nov24T.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_darkness

The star of Bethlehem : an astronomer's view

by Kidger, Mark R.

Isbn 0691058237

9780691058238

The oldest inscription bearing the name of Jesus in the world:

https://tv.gab.com/channel/theveryfirstbible/view/the-oldest-inscription-bearing-jesus-name-61846b1edf861af71c6e7066

Vatican documents and translations referencing Marcion of Sinope:

https://www.prlog.org/12829026-first-bible-vindicated-after-vatican-release-shows-epistles-based-on-marcionite-scripture.html

Marcionite Christian Church:

https://www.marcionitechurch.org

First Bible Network:

https://www.firstbiblenetwork.com/news.html

https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/Christmas

The same people who created a fake plague as the excuse to inject every arm in the world with a very real RNA bioweapon are saying Christians must give them a free pass and forgive them. They claim to base this assertion on biblical scripture and in today's episode we'll see if that argument has merit.

Mentioned links:

Gospel of the Lord - Chapter 13:3

https://www.theveryfirstbible.org/evangelion.html

Use online flipbook to review entire chapter:

https://heyzine.com/flip-book/fce4f3ba7b.html#page/40

Judeo-Christian bible version - Matthew 18:21

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18:21-22&version=NIV

FBN News:

https://www.news.firstbiblenetwork.com

Marcionite Christian Church

https://www.marcionitechurch.org

FBN Radio:

https://www.firstbiblenetwork.com/FBNRadio.html

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