stranger thinks in scripture
Stories from the Bible remain cultural idioms, even in our 21st century science-based, technological society: turn water into wine, manna from heaven, walk on water, in the lions' den, writing on the wall. There are, however, stories in the Bible that are strange things in our culture.
These stranger things in Scripture are seldom addressed in church.
Stranger things in the Bible include, but are not limited to, the Nephilim, the killing of the firstborn in Egypt, a talking donkey, a great fish swallowing a wayward prophet, mysterious collapse of a city's walls, a prophet fed by ravens, an army blinded, a prison-break led by an angel. There are others.
You're invited to join our exploration of stranger things in Scripture.
This study may raise more questions than answers. Our goal remains the same as always. Exploring the Bible claim that God is closer than we think—so close that materialists become unnerved. Yet He desires only the very best for every person everywhere.
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