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.
<a href="https://www.wizardingworld.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">-Harry Potter</a>
-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Gilgamesh</a>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Loki" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">-Thor and Loki</a>
-Tupac and Biggie as a twin archetypes 
-Jesus&#39; reinterpretation of ancient twin narratives. 
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rNzLswb_qWRB7CeWJ4XUR_LqPqRabOXU/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Here is the link to the background notes and other resources for this study. </a>

Twin Stories-Cain and Abel

This podcast explores The Bible as a work of literature. We dig into themes, patterns, motifs, archetypes, and all kinds of literary criticism and interpretations. We also tackle controversial topics from The Bible, and riff on listener generated questions and topics.