The Belfast Podcast

What is an Egregore?

In this supercut, I attempt to streamline the conceptual work Daniel and I determined to do around what an Egregore is. With loads of help from Paul Vanderklay and Michael Heiser, I hope this can help turn on some light bulbs. 

Egregore, Sons of God, and the Spirits of the Age with Vanderklay and Heiser | BP Ep.29

In this episode, Daniel and I react to a video by @PaulVanderklay where he reacts to a @RebelWisdom video on the sensemaking crisis and COVID. BJ Cambell brings in the idea of an Egregor, a demonic non-physical entity that emerges from groupthink. I intertwine this with the history of the Egregor being from the Enochian tradition, bringing us to Heiser and the Sons of God in Genesis 6 and 11.

Vanderklay's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHCACU53rqQ&t=509s

Peterson Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfAMvX_ioIU

Heiser's lecture video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4pOF5oEHCE

Heiser Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSFOZfqFcx4

Interpreting the Bible as Art | Intertextuality and Augustine | Spider-Man: No Way Home | BP Ep. 28

Daniel and I discuss the Augustinian framework of interpreting the Bible as art. Within this, though, is the assumption that the Bible is artistic, which it is! So we talk about how intertextuality affects the interpretation of the text along with a modern-day example in the new Spider-man film. Also, I brought in Michael Heiser's podcast episodes about Revelation to show how intertextuality is used in the book and how sly these kinds of things can be.

Heiser Revelation Introduction Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FBLrUZgYO4r06X5oowwDW?si=f797fe080dbc41c2

Heiser Revelation 1:4 Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZJNGvEsQuRF4LZ8dwrmiv?si=D-eCdrW0TourPn1_a0tSzw

Reading the Bible as Fiction | How ”IT” can Help us Understand Biblical Narrative | BP Ep. 27

*Explicit Content Warning* (For the Bible too)

In this episode, I attempt to frame how reading the Biblical Narrative like we read fiction can be helpful in understanding how smart stories work. I start with Stephen King's "IT", using the story of Beverly Marsh, how her childhood affects her as an adult, and how those allusions can aid in understanding the stories of Judah in Genesis 37 and 38. 

C.S. Lewis on Hell, Integration of the Shadow, and Self-Control | BP Ep. 26

I read from "The Problem of Pain" and more of C.S. Lewis's thoughts on hell in this episode. Daniel and I then discuss what it means to be a monster and control it, the art of self-discipline.

Being Given a New Heart | A Conversation with Rich | BP Ep. 25

I was blessed to have a conversation with an old friend from boarding school who is now a pastor. We discussed a lot about the reality of being given a new heart by God at salvation, and I read from "Waking the Dead" and "The Divine Conspiracy".

Becoming a Heretic | Talking about the Problems with Original Sin and Hell | BP Ep. 24

Daniel and I discuss some things I have been thinking about recently, Original sin and Hell. I have run across scholarships against the usual Augustinian conceptions of original sin common in evangelicalism and reformed circles. The typical Augustinian view also has major Christological issues, which I address. Second, Daniel and I discuss conscious eternal Torment (the majority conception of hell) versus annihilationism or conditional immortality. This section is mainly me thinking aloud as I press the major narrative issues CET has with the Bible, along with a little help from Lewis.

Resources: Michael Heiser Blog Posts: https://drmsh.com/romans-512/

Michael Heiser on Original Sin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M97gjvIH8vA&t=1s Pete Enns on Jesus and Paul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlfV-rQfycQ&t=30s

Pete Enns on Jesus and Paul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlfV-rQfycQ&t=30s

Jon Wesley on Sin: https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/5/5-1/BETS_5-1_18-24_Cox.pdf

Tim Mackie Hell Sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLAhk0Cvqa4&t=1809s

Bible Project on Hell: I lied. I cannot find the series I thought I saw. If anyone knows what I'm referring to, please tell me where to find it. I may also just be crazy.  Belfast email: belfastpodcast@gmail.com

 

Genesis, Jonah, and Jesus | How Jonah could be the most Challenging Story for Us Today | BP Ep. 23

In this emotional, challenging, and convicting episode, Daniel and I walk through the story of Jonah, how it parallels with Genesis imagery and is used by Jesus.

Timestamps:

0:00 introduction

11:48 Jonah in Genesis

23:55 The story of Jonah

1:15:00 Jesus and Jonah

1:37:00 The Challenge of Jonah

Resources: Tim Mackie's Sermon series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah1RRqQg2fM

Heiser's interview about Adam and Eve: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Z5gH0SNdrpcHsa1UuFbnR?si=eb185aab4c394eb0

Adam and Eve, The Dangers of Proclamation Preaching, and What Inspiration Is |BP Episode 22 |

This one went in a different direction than initially intended. The conversation starts off with me talking again about Adam and Eve and morphed into a conversation then about how to stay humble around those who may not have as much knowledge. The humility conversation leads to a discussion about my issues with proclamation preaching that happens. We ended the episode with a discussion on inspiration because how you look at inspiration affects how you think about inerrancy. Timestamps below.

0:00 introduction 5:20 More seminary struggles 11:23 Adam and Eve as Archetypes 24:30 Recommending N.T. Wright's "Paul" biography 28:15 How to be humble with knowledge 36:34 Lecture like Peterson, not a preacher 45:07 "The Chosen" and interpretation 47:04 The Problem with Proclamation Preaching 53:26 Approaching the Text with Humility 1:12:00 The Problems with Interpretation 1:18:00 Different Views of Inspiration 1:52:47 Pete Enn's Incarnational Analogy

Belfast Podcast Email: belfastpodcast@gmail.com

YouTube Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtoDwdwERbyd7yNsY_vyXtw

Divine Marriage, Christian Art, and the Uselessness of Inerrancy| With Daniel#2 | BP Ep. 21|

Daniel came back for another episode, and this one was even more fun! We talked about the Bible as a story, the theme of Divine Marriage throughout the Bible, and the uselessness of inerrancy as an argument for the Bible's authority. Timestamps are bellow

Apple Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-belfast-podcast/id1472441982

Spotify Podcast link: https://open.spotify.com/show/1s3aaP3pUkQKBVXbsP8Y34?si=t5vI-d0mRPShSF9ez8DI5g&dl_branch=1 Belfast Email:

belfastpodcast@gmail.com

0:00 Introduction

2:09 Podcast talk and trouble with seminary

22:20 Being like and unlike institutional Christianity

32:36 Why Tim Mackie and Jordan Peterson need to talk and the centrality of story

46:24 Why do Christians suck at storytelling?

51:24 God's Divine Marriage with His people throughout the Bible

1:29:40 Why Inerrancy is a Useless argument for Biblical authority