What if the Tower of Babel isn’t about a skyscraper at all, or trying to ‘reach God,’ but about language, thought and power? We begin our series with the strange little story - consisting of only nine verses- situated between the Noah episode and the great patriarch Abraham — and why it might be one of the few (if any) political passages in the Bible.
In the series, we’ll be taking a deep dive into Genesis 11 (1-9) the Babel story to open up its valuable teaching. We’ll discover the Bible’s take on free speech, freedom, and human flourishing. We’ll encounter God in sarcastic mode, and we’ll consider whether or not the people in the story were actually punished or not. We will consider how the story speaks so clearly to us today – with some surprising conclusions about the way we live and the choices we make. And the danger we are in.
Dr Caroline Kaye (The Sideways Thinker) presents this series aimed at non-believers and believers alike exploring the West’s foundational texts - in order to see them anew. Dr Kaye holds graduate and post graduate qualifications in Religions and Theology from the University of Wales Trinity St. David and the University of Manchester She also holds an interdisciplinary PhD in Art History with Biblical themes from the Manchester Metropolitan University.
Episode 2 will include readings in Hebrew and English and part one of a verse by verse analysis. The focus will be on language and how it shapes our reality. We will also introduce Hugh Willbourn's book, The Bug in our Thinking: and the Way to Fix it. Episode 3 will continue with the themes of this episode.
Music is Stars and Laurels by Shane Ivers for Silverman Sounds.
https://www.silvermansound.com
Hebrew courtesy of Ted Hildebrandt, Biblicalelearning, Genesis 11 -- Hebrew Bible Speaker with English Captions on YouTube (Free online biblical resources for the global community).
The audio was read by Abraham Shmuelof provided by the Academy of Ancient Languages. The Hebrew text is from Mechon-Mamre.org. The English translation is from the DASV [Digital American Standard Version].
Tanak Hebrew Bible reading video was prepared by Ted Hildebrandt for
http://biblicalelearning.org and Gordon College.
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