In this episode, co-hosts Dr. David Pocta and Hannah Desouza delve into the rich tapestry of ancestry, genealogies, and God's grand narrative from Genesis to Revelation. Drawing on personal experiences with ancestry DNA, they explore the significance of origin stories against the backdrop of God's grand vision.
They trace the narrative through the 1189 chapters of the Bible, exploring the tension between divine intent and human free will. The episode concludes with an anticipation of deep dives into Genesis and Biblical Theology in future episodes.
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“So that's what genealogies do for us, right? They help us understand where we come from, our culture.” –Dr. David Pocta
“I love this idea of bookends, kind of the opening chapters, genesis and these final chapters of Revelation and that continuity there, so that we know where we've started and where we're ending.” – Hannah Desouza
“This is probably a good place for us to end today is how Jesus really was the fulfillment of all those things and even all these things we've started talking about today.” – Dr. David Pocta
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