The Stranger Theology Bible In A Year Podcast

The Tower of Babel - Episode 3

5 min · 26 de mar de 2026
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit strangertheology.substack.com [https://strangertheology.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] What do you do when you don't have a mountain? Build one. The Tower of Babel wasn't just human arrogance—it was a temple-tower reaching for the divine, an attempt to recreate what was lost at Eden. Explore the ingenuity, rebellion, and cosmic significance of humanity's first skyscraper, and discover how Pentecost became the redemptive reversal of Babel's curse. Sometimes our greatest gifts become our greatest idolatry when we curve inward instead of Godward.

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