Twin Stories-Background, Archetypes, and The Polarities of Human Nature

This episode begins a study on Twin representations within The Bible Story. Twins and sibling stories are found all throughout The Bible. This episode looks at twins through the lens of archetypes as a springboard into these four Bible Stories: Cain and Abel, Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, and The Prodigal Sons. Topics Covered: -Polarties in The Bible -The purposeful use of contrast and repetition in ancient literature -Twins as archetypes. -Twin stories in history and pop-culture. -Harry Potter -Gilgamesh -Thor and Loki -Tupac and Biggie as a twin archetypes -Jesus' reinterpretation of ancient twin narratives. **** Here is the link to the background notes and other resources for this study.