The ritual cosmology of Israel saw the world in terms of the Holy/Common and the Pure/Impure. This episode explores the various ways these categories were dealt with within the sacrificial system.

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’ Death by Andrew Remington Rillera

Ancient Israelite Literature in its Cultural Context: A Survey of Parallels Between Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Texts by John H. Walton

What in the world are non-atoning sacrifices?! Andrew Rillera helps us understand what many of us have been getting wrong–not all sacrifices were about atonement. So what were they for? In this episode, we find out.

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’ Death by Andrew Remington Rillera

Misunderstandings about Old Testament animal sacrifice have lead to grave theological errors. In this episode we learn what OT sacrifice is not using Andrew Rillera’s book, Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’ Death.

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’ Death by Andrew Remington Rillera

Where did the idea of animal sacrifice come from? What are the origins of animal sacrifice? And what was the rationale behind it? We go to the Ancient Near East for some answers!

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies by Jared Diamond

Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling by Nijay K. Gupta

Biblical Archaeology Review Article, The Origins of Israelite Sacrifice, by William W. Hallo

https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/article/the-origin-of-israelite-sacrifice/

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East by Amanda H Podany

Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’ Death by Andrew Remington Rillera

In this episode we respond to a listener’s question about the logical and theological consequences of claiming that predation did not exist in a pre-Fall state and look forward to upcoming episodes about animal sacrifice in the Hebrew tradition.

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

On Animals: Volume I: Systematic Theology by David L. Clough

https://www.nytimes.com/1903/10/09/archives/flying-machines-which-do-not-fly.html

In this episode we catch folks up with our busy lives and dive back into some of the theological prolegomena in building a vegan theology framework as we plod our way toward animal sacrifice.

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism by D. A. Carson

That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation by David Bentley Hart

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4eNu7koL1A/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

In this episode we begin to consider animal sacrifice and the many pieces that play into a proper understanding of this practice in the Old Testament and beyond. We consider the idea of progressive revelation and the moral and logical aspects of destroying one part of G-d’s creation in order to enhance or improve another part of G-d’s creation. We end with mentioning the OT prophets and their consistent message standing up against animal sacrifice.

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

Soteriology and the End of Animal Sacrifice by Giosuè Ghisalberti

The Progress of Redemption: The Story of Salvation from Creation to the New Jerusalem by Willem VanGemeren

Isaiah: An Introduction and Commentary by Paul D. Wegner

In this episode, I (Sarah) survey my awakening of the past six months, which has caused me to re-evaluate my beliefs about the state of Israel. We spend time discussing some of the history of the Palestinian and Jewish people, as well as the history of Zionism. We examine the injustices the Palestinians have endured for well over 100 years, and what is happening to them now.

We know we barely scratched the surface on this subject. One of the many things we wish we would have spent more time discussing is the theological work done by Dr. Gary Burge on this subject. He shows how the NT makes it clear that, while at one time there was a Chosen People of God in the Promised Land, now all peoples are God’s Chosen People, and all lands are God’s Promised Land.

LInks to Books by Professor Gary Burge:

https://a.co/d/gu2dqsT

https://a.co/d/im8AiS1

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

Let’s Talk Palestine podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-palestine/id1687327703

The Phil Vischer Podcast, Episode 128: Modern-Day Israel with Guest Dr. Gary Burge!

https://youtu.be/gB-3YMPuMDg?si=8Q7JGzmNXPP08QQO

Various videos and reels from folks like Norman Finkelstein, Noam Chomsky, Angela Davis, Cornel West & Democracy Now!

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/march/evil-ideas-behind-october-7.html?share=uj1Rq%2f5M%2bPQ%2bKk9f7o0AW7ksIz3eordv&utm_medium=widgetsocial