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Podcast: The Bible as Literature
Episode: Epilogue: You Are Not Elohim
Description: Yes, the Bible is about the propagation of God’s seed. Unfortunately, ignorant of biblical Hebrew, Christians of all kinds fall into the trap of Neoplatonism, mishearing Genesis and Galatians by saying, “Oh well then, it's not really about making babies; it’s about making disciples.” No. Definitely not. You are not an eternal god. You cannot “make” anything. Moreover, Jesus warns, when you make disciples, “you make them twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.” (Matthew 23:15)You are flesh and blood creatures born of a mother. You have no choice in the matter, and that is the ge...