Darcie posed an interesting question in our team group chat: was the first sin committed by Adam and Eve related to wanting knowledge? And if so, is knowledge itself dangerous?
The question got us talking, and over the next few weeks it came up a handful of times, until we knew that it had to turn into a full conversation.
The dynamic is interesting, with Darcie approaching this as a “lay” person and myself coming at it with formal theological training. We examine both the Eden story and the Tower of Babel story as paradigms for how to approach reading the biblical text with both a critical and faithful lens.
The deeper question, of course, is about defining what “faith” and “knowledge” are. A spiritual question, and an epistemological question. These aren’t fully resolved in this episode, but we hope it’s a meaningful starting point or refining reference for you in the process of getting to wherever you land on this issue.
-Max
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This video was not mentioned in this episode, however, I would highly recommend the episode “Embodied Knowing: Polanyi, Scripture, and the End of the Mind-Body Divide” by The Biblical Mind Podcast (by Dr. Dru Johnson) for another layer of really interesting discussion on the nature of knowledge.
https://youtu.be/_i1qjm1mqQA?si=LHgM--hu8SNUNKUu
“What is the Bible” by Rob Bell - https://www.amazon.ca/What-Bible-Ancient-Transform-Everything/dp/0062194267
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