This episode takes a look at archetypal connections between <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope</a> and narrative arcs in The Bible with a specific focus on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Campbell&#39;s</a> &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Monomyth</a>&quot; aka The Hero&#39;s Journey.
 
Topics Covered:
<ul>
 <li>Star Wars Background</li>
 <li>Why Star Wars and The Bible connect</li>
 <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/background-the-heros-journey-in-the-bible/id1705119223?i=1000628954167" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Hero&#39;s Journey Recap</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bible-literary-origins-and-massive-background/id1705119223?i=1000626260082" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Hero&#39;s Journey in The Bible</a></li>
 <li>Parallels: Luke Skywalker and King David</li>
 <li>Parallels: God and The Force</li>
 <li>Obi-Wan Kenobi as a Christ Figure </li>
 <li>Darth Vader--a tragic Hero? </li>
 <li>Subversion and inversion of established order</li>
 <li>Wielding power without wisdom</li>
 <li>Name changes and their significance</li>
</ul>

King David and The Hero's Journey.

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.