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A Christian and an Atheist Epiphany Special
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We were determined to do another holiday special and this year we wanted it to be about the Magi/astrologers in Matthew 2, which is technically not Christmas but Epiphany. The season of Epiphany begins on January 6 and runs all the way to Ash Wednesday (which this year is also Valentine's Day, so Ash Valentine's Day!) so we are getting this baby in right under the wire!
In this Epiphany special we discuss the wise astrologers from the East, Herod and other tinpot despots, and weird divination practices that hang around in the Bible even though they're not strictly sanctioned. We'll also discuss the meaning of tarot cards, modern day astrology, and a little quantum mechanics and chaos theory.
What we're drinking in this episode
Neil: Los Angeles tap water (!)
Phil: Lemon Zinger
Chapters
1. A Christian and an Atheist Epiphany Special (00:00:00)
2. A miserable bar! (00:01:39)
3. Why an Epiphany special? (00:04:13)
4. Outsiders in Matthew's narrative of the birth of Christ (00:08:02)
5. The Astrologers and Herod (00:13:37)
6. Why this story resonates (and boy, does it!) (00:18:26)
7. Divination, casting lots, and urim and thummim oh my! (00:25:08)
8. Tarot cards and randomness (00:29:16)
9. Exploring chaos, chaos theory, and quantum mechanics (00:35:35)
10. Chaos and Epiphany (00:37:16)
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