When Do Words Become A Blessing? – Torah Q+R

How do we know the biblical authors intended to link certain words and stories? When do someone’s words become a blessing? How do sacrifices actually atone for sins? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to audience questions from a year’s worth of conversations about the Torah. Thank you to our audience for your questions!

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Timestamps 

• How Do We Know the Biblical Authors Used Hyperlinks? (1:19)
• When Do Words Become a Blessing? (13:47) 
• Is the Genesis 3 Curse Part of a Covenant? (20:31)
• What’s the Significance of Passing Through the Waters? (27:58)
• Why Do Firstborns Have to be Redeemed? (35:36)
• How Do Sacrifices Atone for Sin? (46:50)

Referenced Resources

• Interested in more? Check out Tim’s library here.
• You can experience the literary themes and movements we’re tracing on the podcast in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music 

• “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS

Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder. Edited by Dan Gummel, Tyler Bailey, and Frank Garza. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo. Audience questions compiled by Christopher Maier.

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