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Podcast: Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists
Episode: Life of Adam and Eve Part 4
Description: Adam’s on his deathbed, Seth’s asking angels for a dab of “oil of mercy,” and somehow we end up with a medieval fan-theory where a magic tree grows out of Adam’s grave and later becomes the Cross. Yes, really. In this irreverent romp through the final chapters of the Life of Adam and Eve (aka Vita Adae et Evae / Apocalypse of Moses), we pick apart apocryphal add-ons that try way too hard to stitch Genesis to Golgotha—complete with numerology (hello, “70 plagues”), cardinal-direction symbolism, and angels doing glorified side-quests.We dig into the “fruit of paradise”...