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The Revelation ProjectEpisode 189: Celene Lillie - The Thunder Perfect Mind: Defying Conventional Gender Rules to Embrace Union & DivinityWhat would it mean if the voice of God were a woman?
Many of you are familiar with my beloved returning guest and Scholar, Dr. Celene Lillie, from our episode together about her book The Rape of Eve an episode that continues to be one of my most popular.
Today she joins me for an inspiring, evocative, gender-bending, and ever-twisting exploration of an ancient text known as The Thunder Perfect Mind, the self-portrait of a divine feminine being.
In this episode we discuss this ancient text which sustains itself for some nine pages...
2023-11-081h 25
The Revelation ProjectEpisode 163: Celene Lillie - The Rape of Eve: Reclaiming Our Divinity From PatriarchyWe live in and by the stories we have internalized, and the biblical story of Adam and Eve, as it has been told, has caused emotional and psychological damage to women over the ages. The story has also played a massive role in relegating women to disempowering stations, gender roles, and ideas for centuries.
In this episode, The Rape of Eve, my guest, Celene Lillie, reveals how the archetypal story of Eve was interpreted by people 2000 years ago as a story vastly different from ones we’ve heard.
Rather than the traditional story of a sinful wo...
2023-04-191h 28
Gnostic InformantEarly Christian Retellings of Genesis | Celene Lillie Q&ACelene Lillie, Ph.D:
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2023-03-271h 20
Interrupted[Ep 8] Christianity Interrupted [Roundtable]This episode features a roundtable discussion of Westar scholars and practitioners discussing the origins of Christianity, a conversation informed in large part by the recent landmark publication of Westar's Christianity Seminar: After Jesus, Before Christianity - A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements.
The event was organized by the Westar Think Tank. The panel includes members of the Westar Institute's Christianity Seminar, God Seminar, Christ Seminar, and Praxis Forum. You'll find time markers of where each of the speakers begin their opening remarks below.
Intro: 00:50
Julia Khan: 03:25
Elli Elliott: 7:08
Mathew Arthur: 12:00
Anna Mercedes: 18:36
Hal Taussig : 19:50
Celene...
2022-03-1554 min
The LecternThe Thunder, Perfect Mind with Dr. Celene LillieDr. Celene Lillie takes us through an examination and exploration of the Thunder, Perfect Mind, at Conclave 2019.
2020-04-201h 45
The Bible and BeyondLearning from Ancient Rome’s Rape NarrativeDr. Celene Lillie discovered in some ancient texts a remarkable metaphor, a rape narrative that relates to both the imperial actions of ancient Rome and modern forms of destructive behavior. Three writers of the second century re-imagined the story of Eve in Genesis as a representation of the violation of Rome’s victims. Despite the violence, Eve overthrows victimization and becomes a healing Christ figure. Her children become saviors of the world.
2020-03-0530 min
The Bible and BeyondThe Nag Hammadi Collection The Bible and Beyond Podcast Episode The Nag Hammadi Collection An Interview with Dr. Celene Lillie Dr. Celene Lillie dug deep enough into the books in the Nag Hammadi collection that she can talk about them as easily as close friends. First she introduces us to what these special books are all about and what drew her to them in the first place. Then she explains the difference between the better-known Dead Sea Scrolls and this Nag Hammadi library of codices. Talking to Celene about these texts helps us un...
2019-05-1032 min
In Times Like These with Dr. Stephanie Varnon-HughesEp. 25 - The Rape of Eve: Sex, Violence & TransformationOur creation story is based on rape and violence. The story of Adam and Eve is much more than we learned in Sunday school. Widening our perspective on this powerful social story changes everything: the way we see marriage, the law, what it means to be a citizen, how we talk about sex and abuse, and how we consider healing. In this episode of In Times Like These, New Testament scholar Dr. Celene Lillie helps us understand her original research on the story of Eve—and what her rape, in early Christian literature, means for us today. Until we be...
2019-01-1100 min
Talk GnosisThe Rape of EveIn this episode we talk to Dr. Celene Lillie of the Westar Institute and the Jesus Seminar talks to us about some ancient Christian text that some might call Gnostic (though some don’t) and how they served to criticize Roman society, state power, and institutionalized sexual violence.
Dr. Lillie’s book:
https://ia601509.us.archive.org/3/items/TalkGnosisTheRapeOfEve_201811/Talk%20Gnosis%20The%20Rape%20of%20Eve.mp3
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2018-11-0700 min
Talk GnosisThe Rape of EveIn this episode we talk to Dr. Celene Lillie of the Westar Institute and the Jesus Seminar talks to us about some ancient Christian text that some might call Gnostic (though some don’t) and how they served to criticize Roman society, state power, and institutionalized sexual violence. Dr. Lillie’s book: Subscribe to the video on […]
2018-11-0758 minThe Gnostic Wisdom NetworkThe Rape of EveIn this episode we talk to Dr. Celene Lillie of the Westar Institute and the Jesus Seminar talks to us about some ancient Christian text that some might call Gnostic (though some don’t) and how they served to criticize Roman society, state power, and institutionalized sexual violence.
Dr. Lillie’s book:
https://ia601509.us.archive.org/3/items/TalkGnosisTheRapeOfEve_201811/Talk%20Gnosis%20The%20Rape%20of%20Eve.mp3
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2018-11-0700 min
Freedom Loves CompanyLosing Our Religion, 9/11 Truth, and the Political JesusLeslea Mair is the president and CEO of Zoot Pictures out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. She talks about her latest film, Losing Our Religion, a feature length documentary about preachers who are not believers, and what atheists do when they miss church. Allowed access to the 600 members of The Clergy Project – a safe haven for preachers from all faiths who no longer believe – the documentary follows ex-members and clergy who are still undercover. The film will be screened in the Portland Metro on November 30th. David Chandler is the high school physics teacher who made NIST, the National Instit...
2017-11-1156 min
Freedom Loves CompanyThe Rape of Eve: Newly Discovered Texts of Resistance (Celene Lillie) ENCORE***Celene Lillie and Arthur Dewey will be at Southminster Presbyterian Church for a Jesus Seminar on the Road, November 10-11, 2017.***The Nag Hammadi library discovered in 1945 has provided a number of alternative Christian texts. They were not included in the Bible. They have been dismissed by many orthodox Christians as Gnostic or even heresy. Yet new scholarship is discovering the complexity of these texts and the value they have for many today.Dr. Celene Lillie discusses three of these texts in her...
2017-10-2153 min
Freedom Loves CompanyCelene Lillie, The Rape of Eve: Early Christian Texts of ResistanceThe Nag Hammadi library discovered in 1945 has provided a number of alternative Christian texts. They were not included in the Bible. Dr. Celene Lillie discusses three of these texts in her book, The Rape of Eve: The Transformation of Roman ideology in Three Early Christian Retellings of Genesis. In each of these texts, “On the Origin of the World,” “The Reality of the Rulers,” and “The Secret Revelation of John,” Eve is portrayed as having been humiliated by the cosmic powers but experiences restoration. They have been dismissed by many orthodox Christians as Gnostic or even heresy. New scholarsh...
2017-06-0953 min