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| + | Monsters have terrified and fascinated people since the very dawn of humanity. They appear in our earliest art, literature, and mythology. They adorn the architecture of some of our most prestigious buildings, and they routinely draw larger audiences than some of our highest paid movie actors and actresses. We love monsters. We fear monsters. We love to fear monsters. | ||
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| + | But what are they? Where do they come from? Are they real? Imaginary? Good? Evil? Somewhere in between? What does the Bible say about monsters? And what does our fascination with monsters say about us? For the next few weeks, we'll be exploring these questions--particularly three larger-than-life monsters: Behemoth, Leviathan, and Satan, as they are depicted in the biblical Book of Job and in ancient, medieval and modern art. | ||
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| + | Along the way, we'll tackle the difficult but important subject of monstrosities in our world today, from horrific natural disasters to very real, very human monstrosities that fill our news headlines on a daily basis. Like the character Job, we'll ask the question "Where is God in the midst of these things?" and what should be our response to them as faithful, intelligent human beings? | ||
Revision as of 20:28, 28 February 2015
Mark 1:12-13 (NRSV)
12And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.
Job 6:1-4 (INL)
1Then Job answered, and said: 2If only my anger could be weighed, and my destruction brought to the scales of justice! 3By now it would outweigh all the sands of the seas. That's why my words have been wild. Indeed, the arrows of El Shaddai have pierced me; my spirit soaks up their poison. The terrors of God are lined up for battle against me.
Job: The Monsters and the Critics - Introduction
A monster walked into a bar one day. When the bartender looked up and saw a monster standing there, he said "Hey, did you know there's an energy drink named after you?" The monster got excited, and said "You have a drink named Fred?"
Monsters have terrified and fascinated people since the very dawn of humanity. They appear in our earliest art, literature, and mythology. They adorn the architecture of some of our most prestigious buildings, and they routinely draw larger audiences than some of our highest paid movie actors and actresses. We love monsters. We fear monsters. We love to fear monsters.
But what are they? Where do they come from? Are they real? Imaginary? Good? Evil? Somewhere in between? What does the Bible say about monsters? And what does our fascination with monsters say about us? For the next few weeks, we'll be exploring these questions--particularly three larger-than-life monsters: Behemoth, Leviathan, and Satan, as they are depicted in the biblical Book of Job and in ancient, medieval and modern art.
Along the way, we'll tackle the difficult but important subject of monstrosities in our world today, from horrific natural disasters to very real, very human monstrosities that fill our news headlines on a daily basis. Like the character Job, we'll ask the question "Where is God in the midst of these things?" and what should be our response to them as faithful, intelligent human beings?
