Seventh-Day Rest Q+R 1

Episode Chapters

1. First question and response episode for this series
   0:00 - 2:06
2. Is the word avodah tied to a unique claim about the relationship between God, work, and rest?
   2:07 - 2:07
3. "“I've heard you use the phrase that the Hebrew authors are "in conversation" with their Canaanite neighbors. In the creation narratives, when the Hebrew authors use the word avodah—for slave labor or work—are they saying something significant to their Canaanite neighbors, who in some of their creation accounts claim that the gods created humans to be their slaves? Is the word avodah tied to a unique claim that the Hebrew authors are trying to make about the relationship between God, work, and rest?”" - Sam from Ohio
   2:08 - 11:58
4. Would we need to mark sacred time if there was no Fall?
   11:59 - 11:59
5. "“As you were talking about sacred time built into the fabric of creation—particularly how the sun, moon, and stars are indented to mark the days and times for seasons and feasts—would these things still have been the case if the fall did not occur? Were these intended to be part of the people of God regardless of the fall? And if so, what would they be looking back to or forward to?”" - Laura from Missouri
   12:00 - 22:33
6. Is the number seven a divine construct or a cultural construct?
   22:34 - 22:34
7. "“Is the number seven a divine construct imported into the Israelite thinking? Or is it (or was it) an already established cultural idea that God just adopted to teach something that they would have understood if you spoke in their language?”" - Mike from South Africa
   22:35 - 32:44
8. Does the flood narrative tell us that Noah brings rest to the world?
   32:45 - 32:45
9. "“I have a question about the flood narrative and what’s going on there with all the uses of time and sevens that keep getting repeated. I’m wondering if all the references to time are supposed to get mapped onto Israel’s calendar and the feast days? And if so, does that somehow tie into Noah and his name meaning “rest?” What are we meant to see there with all the reference to time and sevens and the idea that Noah is rest and bringing rest into the world?”" - Brianna from Wisconsin
   32:46 - 43:36
10. Does the Exodus story map onto days four, five, and six of creation?
    43:37 - 43:37
11. "“You mention that the Exodus story participates with days one, two, and three of the creation account. I was wondering if there was anything following that that maps onto days four, five, and six that maps onto the new Eden.”" - John from Virginia
    43:38 - 53:51