The Hebrew Worldview, Ep 6: The Fall

So what really happened in the Garden? What went wrong? Pride and arrogance, that's what. The serpent chose himself over Yahweh and sought a world without Yahweh, with himself at the helm. In this video, we put it all together and paint the image that the Bible conveys, which is a background so important to the coming of Christ on that first Christmas Day.

Michael S. Heiser, The Unseen Realm; Supernatural; Angels; Demons; and The Divine Council in Late Canonical and Non-Canonical Second Temple Jewish Literature, a dissertation.

Ronn A. Johnson, The Old Testament Background for Paul's Use of "Principalities and Powers," a dissertation.

Dunne, D. A. Neal & John Anthony. “Eden, Garden of.” Edited by John D. Barry, David Bomar, Derek R. Brown, Rachel Klippenstein, Douglas Mangum, Carrie Sinclair Wolcott, Lazarus Wentz, Elliot Ritzema, and Wendy Widder. The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016.

Sandra L. Richter, The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament

Mettinger, T. N. D. “Cherubim.” Edited by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, and Pieter W. van der Horst. Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. Leiden; Boston; Kˆln; Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge: Brill; Eerdmans, 1999.

Mettinger, T. N. D. “Seraphim.” Edited by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, and Pieter W. van der Horst. Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. Leiden; Boston; Kˆln; Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge: Brill; Eerdmans, 1999.

Hendel, R. S. “Serpent.” Edited by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, and Pieter W. van der Horst. Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. Leiden; Boston; Kˆln; Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge: Brill; Eerdmans, 1999.

Baez, Enrique. “Tree of Knowledge.” Edited by John D. Barry, David Bomar, Derek R. Brown, Rachel Klippenstein, Douglas Mangum, Carrie Sinclair Wolcott, Lazarus Wentz, Elliot Ritzema, and Wendy Widder. The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016.

Phillips, Elaine A. “Serpent.” Edited by John D. Barry, David Bomar, Derek R. Brown, Rachel Klippenstein, Douglas Mangum, Carrie Sinclair Wolcott, Lazarus Wentz, Elliot Ritzema, and Wendy Widder. The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016.

Fleenor, Rob. “Trickster.” Edited by John D. Barry, David Bomar, Derek R. Brown, Rachel Klippenstein, Douglas Mangum, Carrie Sinclair Wolcott, Lazarus Wentz, Elliot Ritzema, and Wendy Widder. The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016.

Bott, Nick. “Adam.” Edited by John D. Barry, David Bomar, Derek R. Brown, Rachel Klippenstein, Douglas Mangum, Carrie Sinclair Wolcott, Lazarus Wentz, Elliot Ritzema, and Wendy Widder. The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016.

Park, Janghoon. “Adam, Critical Issues.” Edited by John D. Barry, David Bomar, Derek R. Brown, Rachel Klippenstein, Douglas Mangum, Carrie Sinclair Wolcott, Lazarus Wentz, Elliot Ritzema, and Wendy Widder. The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016.

Bott, Nick. “Eve.” Edited by John D. Barry, David Bomar, Derek R. Brown, Rachel Klippenstein, Douglas Mangum, Carrie Sinclair Wolcott, Lazarus Wentz, Elliot Ritzema, and Wendy Widder. The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016.

Gabrielson, Timothy A. “Eve, Critical Issues.” Edited by John D. Barry, David Bomar, Derek R. Brown, Rachel Klippenstein, Douglas Mangum, Carrie Sinclair Wolcott, Lazarus Wentz, Elliot Ritzema, and Wendy Widder. The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016.

Van der Horst, P. W. “Adam.” Edited by Karel van der Toorn and Bob Becking. Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. Leiden; Boston; Köln; Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge: Brill; Eerdmans, 1999.

Wyatt, N. “Eve.” Edited by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, and Pieter W. van der Horst. Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. Leiden; Boston; Köln; Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge: Brill; Eerdmans, 1999.