UnScriptured
UnScriptured Podcast - Real Faith for Real People.If you don't really know much about Christianity, and want an easy place to start, where you don't have to wear a tie (or even pants), or cover your tattoos or explain why your breath smells like beer or why you have an "I want to believe" poster behind your desk, UnScriptured is for you.
Abram and Sarai
In this episode, we begin the story of Abram and Sarai, who will soon get new names - Abraham and Sarah. This is the origin story of the Israelites, of Judeo-Christianity, and by extension much of Western civilization. But like all great stories, there will be plenty of strife and adventure first.
Terah loses a sonCursed by the moon goChaldean map https://cdn.britannica.com/70/277570-004-2D030B91.jpgCursed by the moon godChristianity shaped mustard. And also Western CivilizationLearning God's language75-year-old Abram risks it all on faithAltars are for more than sacrificesSacrifice is for...Noah, the Flood and Babel
In this episode, we talk about Genesis chapters 5-11. God's just about had it with people and ready to wipe them out. But there's this one family that presents a possibility for a righteous thread of humanity. "Everybody, meet Noah. Noah, this is 'everybody.' We think they'd like to hear your story." Also, how did we get from one family in one land with one language to the modern craziness?
Life is like a box of soap operas. And so is the Old TestamentThe fabled EnochThe Nephalim, wicked giants in the earth! Mankind is evil...In The Beginning
In our first full episode, we discuss Genesis chapters 1-4, the origin of the earth and humanity, and a lot of the big "why" questions people struggle with when they confront the idea of God.
The creation story - not all that different from the fossil record Why is humanity in charge of the earth? What was the serpent? Why didn't God take away the Tree of Life, just to offer us eternal life later on? Nobody likes vegetables. Not even God The first murder Too many EnochsLamech goes gangstaEpisode 0 - About UnScriptured
Welcome to UnScriptured: honest conversations exploring the history and nature of our relationship with the Creator, where questions are welcomed even if we don’t have all the answers.
This is the place to start if you're curious about UnScriptured. We'll explain a little about who we are and why we're doing the show.
