Does the dragon always deceive humans into sinning? Can we become agents of chaos even when our intentions are good? What does it mean that Satan “entered into” Judas at the last supper? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the second half of the Chaos Dragon series. Thank you to our audience for your thoughtful questions! View more resources on our website → Timestamps Does the Dragon Always Deceive Humans Into Sin? (00:00-7:36) Are the Scales in Paul’s Eyes a Reference to the Dragon? (7:36-14:22) Are the Dragon Rahab and Rakhab in Jeremiah Connected? (14:22-21:22) Was the Chaos Dragon Created To Be Evil? (21:22-26:55) Can We Become Agents of Chaos Even With Good Intentions? (26:55-32:03) What Does It Mean That Satan “Entered” Judas? (32:03-47:45) Referenced Resources Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, James Strong Killing a Messiah: A Novel , Adam Winn Interested in more?
The Revelation, the last scroll in the Bible, is an apocalyptic vision about the reordering of the entire cosmos. And like the conclusion of any good story, it brings together all the themes in the Bible, including the theme of the dragon. In this episode, Tim and Jon discuss the dragon in John’s Revelation. View more resources on our website → Timestamps Part one (00:00-8:19) Part two (8:19-25:19) Part three (25:19-37:40) Part four (37:40-51:08) Referenced Resources Interested in more? Check out Tim’s library here. You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS. Show Music “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS Music breaks by Patrick Murphy Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder, Lead Editor Dan Gummel, and Editors Tyler Bailey and Frank Garza. Mixed by Tyler Bailey. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.
The biblical theme of the dragon is a way to think of a personal foe, the Satan, and an impersonal force the relentless power that exerts itself over humanity and all of creation. In this episode, Tim and Jon look at how the Apostle Paul talked about death and disorder almost as if they were dragons, starting with Paul's letters to the Romans and the Corinthians. View more resources on our website → Timestamps Part one (00:00-10:26) Part two (10:26-26:42) Part three (26:42-44:46) Part four (44:46-55:49) Referenced Resources Paul at the Ball: Ecclesia Victor and The Cosmic Defeat of Personified Evil in Romans 16:20, Michael J. Thate What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies , Tim Urban Interested in more? Check out Tim’s library here. You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS. Show Music “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS Additional sound design by Tyler Bailey, Dan Gummel, and Matthew Halbert-Howe
The theme of the chaos dragon runs all through the story of the Bible along with the biblical authors’ expectation of a coming king who will one day slay the dragon for good. That dragon-slaying king is Jesus, but the way he defeats the dragon is not what anyone expected. In this episode, Tim and Jon explore what it means to truly gain victory over the dragon. View more resources on our website → Timestamps Part one (00:00-8:53) Part two (8:53-22:31) Part three (22:31-36:21) Part four (36:21-44:24) Part five (44:24-51:46) Referenced Resources Interested in more? Check out Tim’s library here. You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS. Show Music “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS All music breaks by Tyler Bailey Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder, Lead Editor Dan Gummel, and Editors Tyler Bailey and Frank Garza. Mixed by Tyler Bailey. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app b