Resisting Power Over: Love and the Seven Days of Creation (To Be Human Series)

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Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Discover how to confront oppressive power structures with love and rethink the Genesis creation story in a way that reveals deeper insights about God's intention for humanity. Mike Erre and Tim Stafford dive into the challenges of resisting "power over" without perpetuating it ourselves, and explore the cultural understanding of the seven-day creation in Genesis to uncover its profound implications for us today.

Key Takeaways:

Resisting Power Over with Love – Practical strategies for opposing oppressive systems while embodying love, humility, and new creation dynamics.
Understanding Power Dynamics in the Church and Society – Examining how institutions may use "power over" to harm or marginalize others and how we can respond faithfully.
Reimagining the Seven-Day Creation – Delving into the cultural context of Genesis's creation narrative and what the seven days symbolize beyond a literal interpretation.
Literal vs. Poetic Interpretations – Discussing the implications of reading Genesis as poetic literature and how that shapes our understanding of time, creation, and God's character.
Embracing Sacred Time – Exploring the significance of time in Genesis, the concept of sacred rhythms, and how this understanding can transform our relationship with time today.

Resources Mentioned:

John Walton's Teachings on Genesis – Insights into the ancient Near Eastern context of the creation story.
Tim Mackie's Work at The Bible Project – Exploring the literary and theological design of Genesis.
Matthew 5:38-42 – Jesus's teachings on turning the other cheek and resisting evil with good.

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As always, we encourage and would love discussion as we pursue. Feel free to email in questions to [email protected], and to engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.

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Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre

Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy

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0:00.0	Hey folks, welcome to episode 460 of the Voxology podcast.
0:06.0	Today we start out with a revisit to a segment we haven't done in a while, Tim's troubled times,
0:13.0	which I use to pose a question to Mike about how can we resist power over when we see the church or government institutions
0:23.5	in the name of Jesus using power over to harm or marginalize or ostracize folks in our community.
0:34.3	What does it look like to resist in love?
0:36.5	What does it look like to push back? What does it look
0:38.7	like to do so without using power over ourselves? And then at about the 40 minute mark, we get back
0:44.6	into the book of Genesis to talk about the seven day creation period and what and how those seven
0:52.0	days would be understood culturally within the time period of when the text was written
0:55.9	and what we should take away from it today ourselves. It's interesting amidst all the hoopla about
1:02.7	whether or not the seven day creation story is in fact a literal seven days or not. And then what the
1:09.7	implications of the poetic literature have for us and for the people
1:12.8	of the time. What was it that the author was trying to say about the creation story in Genesis?
1:19.3	Fun stuff. Buckle up. Here we go. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Voxology podcast.
1:41.7	Mike Erie here with our trusty friend, co-host and fellow journeyer, Timothy
1:50.9	John Stafford. For the dozen of you that look at our YouTube channel, Tim is wearing, and I
1:58.2	just like to comment on his appearance. I'm jealous about so many things.
2:02.5	But today I'm jealous because of his Pearl Jam hat that obviously he purchased and or maybe
2:09.6	it was a gift.
2:10.2	I don't know.
2:11.4	And you're looking great.
2:12.8	How are you?
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