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Theology in the Underworld explores the Bible through the lens of the unseen realm, Jewish apocalypticism, and Second Temple theology. Hosted by Dr.
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Who Was Og, King of Bashan? Rephaim, Hermon, and Cosmic Battle | Ep. 21 (opens the original)
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Og of Bashan is the most famous giant in the Old Testament—and one of the most theologically loaded. In this episode we track him through the Hebrew Bible, Ugaritic texts, and Mesopotamian royal ideology, and ask why Israel’s memory of Og and Sihon left such a giant imprint on Israel's memory. Og is not a random tall Amorite. He is the remnant of the Rephaim, rules from Ashtaroth and Edrei, holds Mount Hermon, and sits in a web of underworld associations that later touch Molech, Gehenna, and the
How Jesus became the Scapegoat/Goat for Azazel (Matthew’s Day of Atonement Typology Part 3) | Ep. 20 (opens the original)
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In the Barabbas episode, Matthew presents Jesus as the sacrificed goat of Yom Kippur. In the very next scene—the Roman soldiers’ mockery—he completes the typology by portraying Jesus as the scapegoat, the goat for Azazel who bears and carries away sin. We examine three key Matthean details: *The change from Mark’s purple robe to a scarlet cloak *The Second Temple tradition of the scarlet ribbon on the scapegoat’s head *Matthew’s unique language of placing the crown “on his head,” echoing Levitic
How "The Crowd" became the Lot of Azazel (Matthew’s Day of Atonement Typology Part 2) | Ep. 19 (opens the original)
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We continue unpacking Matthew’s sophisticated Day of Atonement typology in the Barabbas episode (Matthew 27). Previously we saw Jesus cast as the goat for Yahweh (the sacrificed goat) and Jesus Barabbas as the scapegoat released to the people. Now we turn to the remaining figures and motifs: Pilate as a parody high priest who transfers bloodguilt from his own hands onto the crowd with a verbal confession The crowd as a type of Azazel — the demonic wilderness figure who receives the scapegoat, in
How Jesus & Barabbas became the Two Goats (Matthew’s Day of Atonement Typology Part 1) | Ep. 18 (opens the original)
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In this episode of Theology in the Underworld, New Testament scholar Hans explores Matthew’s sophisticated Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) typology in the Barabbas episode (Matthew 27). Matthew deliberately casts: **Jesus the Messiah** as the goat for Yahweh — the sacrificed/immolated goat whose blood atones. **Barabbas** as the scapegoat (goat for Azazel) — released to the crowd. **Pilate** as a parody high priest who transfers guilt. **The crowd** as functioning like Azazel — receiving the scape
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