The Bible is a work of literary genius. And this podcast explains the exquisite design.
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Why Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly Drank Each Other's Blood
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In this video we look at what beauty has to do with modesty.Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisartWebsite: https://www.thebibleisart.comEmail: thisdivineart@gmail.comTwitter: @johnbhiggins
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Why Samson is a good guy. Sorry about the audio. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins Audio: Ben Sound
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The Decoupling of Sin: Hans Urs Von Balthasar, Hans Jonas & Hitler
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Why College is A Waste of Time (and The New University of Austin)
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In this video I look at why college is dead and evaluate the new University of Austin. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins Sources: - https://educationdata.org/average-cost-of-college - https://www.statista.com/statistics/184272/educa…
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Simplicity and Complexity | A Christian Guide to Beauty and Design | Part 8
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In the 8th part of the series we look at the fifth and sixth fundamental aesthetic property: simplicity and complexity. And we see their theological and philosophical connections. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins…
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There is often much more to classic fairy tales than meets the eye. In this video we take a look at the sophisticated symbolism of Beauty and the Beast. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins…
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In this video we explore the fascinating technique of how God hides in Esther. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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Richard Dawkins, Downs Syndrome, Abortion and the Structure of Evil
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Richard Dawkins believes that it would be immoral or unwise to not abort a baby if you knew he would have Downs Syndrome. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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In this video we look at the beautiful symbolism in Karen Blixen's (pen name "Isak Dinesen") short story, "Babette's Feast" (made into a film). Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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In this video we look at whether all stories need happy or redemptive endings and take a look at a clip by Terry Gilliam Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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Matthew 13 is the center of Matthew's Gospel and it holds some fascinating secrets. Original Article: https://theopolisinstitute.com/the-se... Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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In this video we explore why I'm against practical preaching...and why I think God is too. Original Article: https://theopolisinstitute.com/agains... Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins…
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There's literary and moral art in Stephen's stoning is stunning. Glory be to God. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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In this video I look at some of the strange and arresting details in the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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Form | A Christian Guide to Beauty and Design | Part 7
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In this video I look at why Judah and Judas are so similar. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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Joe Rogan, Matthew McConaughey, Miracles, & Art
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In this video we look at the nature of miracles and art with an interview with Matthew McConaughey on the Joe Rogan podcast. Against Practical Preaching (https://theopolisinstitute.com/agains...) Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins…
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Luke 7:1-10 | The Art of War | The Healing of the Centurion's Servant
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In this video we look at how look tells the story of the healing of the Centurion's servant as a war. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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Hierarchy | A Christian Guide to Beauty and Design | Part 6
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Frank Gehry, Hennessy, And the Nature of Symmetry
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Some thoughts on the Hennessy bottle designed by the architect Frank Gehry. And symmetry. And Russell Kirk. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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Why Was Jesus Resurrected On The Third Day?
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We explore the beautiful pattern of the third day in the Scripture. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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In this note I chat about Trump's rhetoric and the theology of laughter. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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A few questions to think about regarding political signs and architecture. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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Unity & Diversity | A Christian Guide to Beauty and Design | Part 5
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In the 5th part of the series we look at the two most fundamental aesthetic properties: unity and diversity. And we see their theological and philosophical connections. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins…
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Judas' Field | Why Do the Priests Buy a Field with The Money Judas Gives Back? (Matthew 27:1-10)
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In this video we’re looking at why the chief priests buy a field with the money Judas gives back to them. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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The Hiddenness of A Hidden Life (Video Essay)
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Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins Video Essay on "The Peanut Butter Falcon" - https://youtu.be/4Qn2kW1Jxww | Transcription | In the book The Poetics of Biblical Narrative, Meir Sternberg has a chapter on gaps in stories. He says tha…
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Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | Best Books on How to Learn to Read the Bible as Literary Art | Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide (https://amzn.to/30LzaRa) Narrative Art in the Bible (https://amzn.to/30RVGIb) The …
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Why was Jesus Laid in a Manger (And Why Are there Two Josephs)?
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In this video I Iook at the the symbolism and meaning of Jesus being laid in a manger as well why there is a Joseph (Jesus' adopted father) at the beginning and and a Joseph (Joseph of Arimathea) a the end of the (some) of the Gospels. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivin…
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In this video I look at the first words of Ahab. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | Best Books on How to Learn to Read the Bible as Literary Art | Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide (https://amzn.to/30LzaRa) Narrativ…
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What Makes Something Beautiful? | A Christian Guide to Beauty and Design | Part 4
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In this video we look at the fundamental properties of beauty. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | Best Books on How to Learn to Read the Bible as Literary Art | Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide (https://amzn.to/30L…
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The Art of The Gospel of Mark's Paralytic
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In this video I look at Matthew's quote from Micah 5 in Matthew chapter 2 when the scribes tell Herod were the Christ is to be born. There's more going on that you might think. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | How to Learn to Rea…
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666 - The Number of the Beast - The Number of Solomon?
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In this video I look at the meaning of the number of the beast: 666. G.K Beale's Article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/why-is-the-number-of-the-beast-666/ Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | How to Learn to Read the Bi…
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In this video we look at the art of the whole book of Deuteronomy. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | How to Learn to Read the Bible as Literary Art | Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide (https://amzn.to/30LzaRa) Narr…
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What Makes Something Beautiful? | A Christian Guide to Beauty and Design | Part 3
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In this 3rd video in the series "A Christian Guide to Beauty and Design" I look at what makes something beautiful. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins
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In this video we explain the literary art of Ecclesiastes 3. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | How to Learn to Read the Bible as Literary Art | Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide (https://amzn.to/30LzaRa) Narrative …
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In this video we're looking at Ezekiel's fascinating literary art where he connects dates and measurements to create a literary Temple. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | How to Learn to Read the Bible as Literary Art | Reading Bib…
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In this second video in the series A Christian Guide to Beauty & Design I talk about the objectivity of beauty. Video 1 - Introduction (https://youtu.be/xDe5X6Yl-WI) Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins Images: Paweł Czerwiński (https:…
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In this video I look at Matthew's quotation from Isaiah 7, "The virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel." Map from Holman Bible Atlas (https://www.amazon.com/Holman-Bible-A...). Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter…
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A Christian Guide to Beauty & Design - Introduction
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In this video I look at the dense style of biblical authors and show how rich it can be with 1 verse: Genesis 37:2. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | How to Learn to Read the Bible as Literary Art | Reading Biblical Narrative: An …
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The Symbolism of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
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In this video we look at the symbolism of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | How to Learn to Read the Bible as Literary Art | Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide (https://amzn.to/30LzaRa…
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The Peanut Butter Falcon is an exquisite piece of literary craft and in this video I explore some of the symbolism of the film. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | Transcription | The Peanut Butter Falcon is a work of the highest li…
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Mary, Adultery, & Strange Righteousness | Matthew 1:18-21
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In this video I look at why Mary's birth looks like infidelity and why Joseph's righteousness is strange. Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart Website: https://www.thebibleisart.com Email: thisdivineart@gmail.com Twitter: @johnbhiggins | Transcription | Welcome back to the Bible is Art where we explore the literary artistry of…
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John 21 and the Reversal of the First Sins in the Bible
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In this video I explore the strange and wonderful art of John 21 and its allusions to Genesis 1-3. Article on Matthew 13: The Secret of the Middle of Matthew (https://theopolisinstitute.com/the-se...) Audio Resource: https://www.thebibleisart.com/audio Support the Channel: https://www.patreon.com/thebibleisart website: https://www.thebibleisart.com…
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In this video I respond to Alain de Botton's School of Life video entitled "How to Replace the 10 Commandments" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwVJJ...). In the process we'll look at what makes the 10 commandments literarily and morally sophisticated. The Bible is the greatest work of literary genius. And The Bible is Art is a YouTube Channel dev…
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