EPISODE · Jun 10, 2024 · 48 MIN
Sacrifice - Wordsmatter Series
from Reparadigmed Podcast · host Nick Paine
Sacrifice is a weird practice. If we want to know what’s going on, we must understand the practice within its own setting. Matt leads us down the rabbit hole of sacrificial atonement theology in the Hebrew Bible. Matt and Nick discuss why YHWH told the ancient Hebrews to send their stinky goat to the devil, how animal blood was considered an effective detergent to clean sacred space, and how all these strange ideas influence the way we understand Jesus and his mission.Suggested Resources: Leviticus Scroll (Podcast Series), Sacrifice and Atonement (Video), Animal Sacrifice? Really? (Article) by BibleProject; Leviticus (Podcast Series), What or WHO is AZAZEL? (Video), What were the Sacrifices REALLY About? (Video), by Dr. Michael Heiser on YouTube and The Naked Bible Podcast.Interlude Music: Tomentum by Of WaterTheme Song: Believe by PosthumorousConnect with Us: Website Youtube Instagram
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Sacrifice is a weird practice. If we want to know what's going on, we must understand the practice within its own setting. Matt leads us down the rabbit hole of sacrificial atonement theology in the Hebrew Bible. Matt and Nick discuss why YHWH told the ancient Hebrews to send their stinky goat to the devil, how animal blood was considered an effective detergent to clean sacred space, and how all these strange ideas influence the way we understand Jesus and his mission. Suggested Resources: Leviticus Scroll [https://bibleproject.com/podcast/series/leviticus-scroll/] (Podcast Series), Sacrifice and Atonement [https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/sacrifice-and-atonement/](Video), Animal Sacrifice? Really? [https://bibleproject.com/articles/animal-sacrifice-really/] (Article) by BibleProject; Leviticus [https://nakedbiblepodcast.com/podcast/naked-bible-64-leviticus-1/] (Podcast Series), What or WHO is AZAZEL? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmIVz5kodsA&pp=ygUkbWljaGFlbCBoZWlzZXIgb24gdGhlIGRheSBvZiBhdG9tZW50] (Video), What were the Sacrifices REALLY About? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIVBeXETLn8] (Video), by Dr. Michael Heiser [https://www.youtube.com/@DRMSH] on YouTube and The Naked Bible Podcast [https://nakedbiblepodcast.com/]. Interlude Music: Tomentum [https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/2FSL6oy39b/] by Of Water Theme Song: Believe [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT9z3AMHr-A] by Posthumorous [https://linktr.ee/posthumorous] Connect with Us: Website [https://www.reparadigmed.com/] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@reparadigmed] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/reparadigmed/]
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Sacrifice - Wordsmatter Series
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