Explore how biblical authors use dragon imagery to describe the human and spiritual forces that pull creation into disorder and death.
In this video, you’ll learn:
– When dragons first appear in the Bible
– How humans and empires can become like dragons
– How dragon slayers can be drawn into the dragon’s power
– How Jesus resists and defeats the dragon in a surprising way
Forfatter / underviser: BibleProject
-
Dragons in the Bible? Yes.
-
The Bible’s Two Types of Cities
Explore the theme of the city throughout the story of the Bible—from the first city built by Cain to the final garden city, the heavenly Jerusalem in the new creation.
In this video, you’ll learn:
– What makes a city
– Why the first city was built
– The contrasting ethics of the city of Babylon and God’s city
– God’s surprising plan to bring his garden to the city
– What it looks like when the heavenly city comes to Earth -
Why Oil Is Poured on People and Places in the Bible
What is the purpose of anointing? Watch our theme video to understand this ritual throughout the Bible and how it relates to Jesus and his followers.
In this video, you’ll learn…
1. Where the first anointing took place in the Bible
2. What anointing oil symbolizes
3. Specific examples of anointing in the Bible
4. The meaning of “Christ”
5. How Jesus’ anointing spreads out into the world -
What Jesus Meant by “The Last Will Be First”
Who gets to be first? Trace the theme of the firstborn through the story of the Bible and discover how God overturns human systems and redefines power as love.
-
A Way God Wants to Connect With You (You Might Not Think Much About)
The Bible’s main way of talking about God’s relationship to humanity is the image of a partnership. This video on covenants traces the way God entered into a series of formal relationships with various human partners in order to rescue the world through Jesus, the ultimate covenant partner.
-
We Studied “Blessing” and “Curse” in the Bible (Here’s What We Found)
Trace the theme of blessing and curse in the Bible to see how Jesus defeats the curse and restores the blessing of life to creation.
-
What is Eternal Life?
Jesus offered people eternal life. But what does that mean? Explore the meaning of a phrase that invites us into God’s life now and in the age to come.
-
Why Water Matters in the Bible
In the beginning of the Bible, God transforms a desolate wilderness into a garden through a stream that waters the ground and brings life wherever it goes. This image gets developed throughout the biblical story as wells, cisterns, rain, and rivers all become images of God’s creative power. In this video, we’ll explore the “water of life” theme through the biblical story and see how it leads to Jesus, who presents himself as the one bringing living water to a world that is desperately thirsty.
-
SABBATH: Learn Why the Number 7 Is Used So Much in the Bible
On page one of the Bible, God orders a beautiful world out of chaotic darkness within a sequence of six days. And on the seventh day, God rests. This introduces the major biblical theme of patterns of seven that conclude with God and humans resting together as partners. In this video, we explore the theme of seventh day rest and the biblical concept of Sabbath. We also look at why Jesus adopted this idea as a major part of his own mission to bring God’s Kingdom to earth.
-
Public Reading of Scripture
Reading the Bible aloud with a group of people is an ancient practice. In fact, the origins of the Bible are deeply rooted in the public reading of Scripture. Explore with us the origins and development of this fascinating biblical topic, and how it offers us a model for engaging the Scriptures in our own day.
