EP: 377 The Dragon in Eden: Monsters, Chaos, and Humanity with Dr. Manny Arango
Blurry Creatures2 Joulu 2025

EP: 377 The Dragon in Eden: Monsters, Chaos, and Humanity with Dr. Manny Arango

Dr. Manny Arango, New Testament scholar and author of "Crushing Chaos," joins us to explore the biblical monsters we've sanitized out of our modern understanding of Scripture. From the dragon in Eden to Leviathan in Job, Manny argues we've fallen victim to the "lullaby effect"—becoming so familiar with these stories that we've missed their jarring, supernatural elements.In this fascinating conversation, Manny reveals why the talking serpent in Eden was likely a dragon, why God describes Leviathan to Job in excruciating detail, and how Jesus' ministry was fundamentally about conquering chaos monsters. But the real twist? Manny argues that humans can become the monsters—that the Bible's greatest concern isn't external beasts, but our own potential to devolve into chaos.From ancient Near Eastern mythology to modern anxiety, this episode explores how biblical monster stories are actually roadmaps for retaining our humanity in a world designed to make us beastly. Manny's insights on chaos versus sin, the nature of humanity, and Jesus as the ultimate dragon-slayer offer a fresh perspective on spiritual warfare and what it means to stay human in a chaotic world. - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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EP: 408 The Flood of Noah: Science and The Bible with Hugh Ross

EP: 408 The Flood of Noah: Science and The Bible with Hugh Ross

Astrophysicist and apologist Hugh Ross returns to the blurry basement to talk about his new book, Noah's Flood Revisited, and the case he's making that the Genesis flood account is scientifically cred...

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EP: 407 Bigfoot in OHIO? Blurry Creatures X Bigfoot Society

EP: 407 Bigfoot in OHIO? Blurry Creatures X Bigfoot Society

Something is moving through the Ohio woods, and it's not alone. Eight reported Bigfoot sightings in five days have turned a quiet stretch of northeast Ohio into ground zero for the cryptid world, and ...

15 Maalis 52min

EP: 406 The Black Eyed Kids *members only trailer

EP: 406 The Black Eyed Kids *members only trailer

What happens when a self-described atheist builds a career investigating the darkest corners of the paranormal, and something starts following him home? Barry is a writer who tried to launch his caree...

12 Maalis 17min

EP: 405 Hearing the Holy Spirit with Will Acuff

EP: 405 Hearing the Holy Spirit with Will Acuff

Will Acuff is a pastor's kid, former rock and roll guitarist, co-founder of Nashville nonprofit Corner to Corner, and author of No Elevator to Everest. He sits down for a conversation about the blurri...

10 Maalis 1h 28min

EP: 404 Sixteen Years with the Dogman with Drew Nowlan *members only trailer

EP: 404 Sixteen Years with the Dogman with Drew Nowlan *members only trailer

Drew Nowlan reached out to us with a story he's never told publicly before. A lifelong outdoorsman and hunter from Ohio with a background in criminology, Drew has had close to two decades of encounter...

5 Maalis 25min

EP: 403 UFOs, Influence Ops, and the End of the Age with Jamie Walden

EP: 403 UFOs, Influence Ops, and the End of the Age with Jamie Walden

Jamie Walden doesn't do soft landings. A Marine infantryman who pushed to Baghdad in '03, turned firefighter-paramedic, turned missionary, turned pastor in the shadow of Mesa Verde, Jamie has been con...

4 Maalis 2h 10min

EP: 402 The Heads of the Hydra: Satan, Zeus, Baal, and the War Behind the War with Doug Van Dorn and Dr. Judd Burton *members only trailer

EP: 402 The Heads of the Hydra: Satan, Zeus, Baal, and the War Behind the War with Doug Van Dorn and Dr. Judd Burton *members only trailer

What if the villain of the Bible has been hiding in plain sight across every mythology and empire in history? Doug Van Dorn and Dr. Judd Burton return for a members-only deep dive into the identity of...

28 Helmi 12min

EP: 401 The Earth Before Adam: Satan's Fall, the Ancient Earth, and the End Game with Ryan Pitterson

EP: 401 The Earth Before Adam: Satan's Fall, the Ancient Earth, and the End Game with Ryan Pitterson

Ryan Pitterson is back in the building after 200-plus episodes away, and he came with a bombshell. His third book, The Earth Before Adam, completes the trilogy that began with Judgment of the Nephilim...

24 Helmi 1h 39min

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