The other day, my colleague Joel Korytko started talking about Genesis, Cain, and the city. Right away, I asked him: Have you read Jacques Ellul's Meaning of the City? Joel hadn't read it, so I sent him some sections. After that, we decided it made sense to start talking about it and hit record. What resulted was a three-part conversation on Genesis, Civilization & The City.

This is the second part.

The first part is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/personalist-manifesto-s-podcast/id1779392257

The third part will be posted next week.

Bios

Joel Korytko is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Northwest College & Seminary. He holds a PhD in Oriental Studies (Septuagint) from University of Oxford, England. He is the author of numerous publications, including the monograph Death of the Covenant Code: Capital Punishment in Old Greek Exodus in light of Greco-Roman Egyptian Law (Brill).

Michael Morelli is Associate Professor of Theology & Ethics at Northwest College & Seminary. He Holds a PhD in Theological Ethics from University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He is the author of Theology, Ethics & Technology in the Work of Jacques Ellul and Paul Virilio (Lexington), and editor of Desert, Wilderness, Wasteland, and Word: A New Essay by Jacques Ellul and Five Critical Engagements (Pickwick).

Resources

Ellul

The Meaning of The City: https://wipfandstock.com/9781606089736/the-meaning-of-the-city/

Judgment of Jonah: https://wipfandstock.com/search-results/?keyword=judgment+of+jonah

Apocalypse: https://wipfandstock.com/9781532684456/apocalypse/

New Demons: http://www.newhumanityinstitute.org/pdf-articles/Jacques_Ellul-New-Demons.pdf

“Technique and the Opening Chapters of Genesis,” from Theology and Technique: https://www.jesusradicals.com/uploads/2/6/3/8/26388433/technique-and-the-opening-chapters-of-genesis.pdf

Joel

Death of the Covenant Code: Capital Punishment in Old Greek Exodus in light of Greco-Roman Egyptian Law: https://brill.com/display/title/68955?language=en

“Correcting Cosmic Skeptic”: youtube.com/watch?v=zYKkktZKrCs

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoelKorytko

Twitter: @JoelFKorytko

Michael

Theology, Ethics & Technology in the Work of Jacques Ellul and Paul Virilio: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793625441/Theology-Ethics-and-Technology-in-the-Work-of-Jacques-Ellul-and-Paul-Virilio-A-Nascent-Theological-Tradition

“What’s in a Name? Jacques Ellul’s Reading of Naming in Genesis 1-3,” from Jacques Ellul and The Bible: Towards a Hermeneutic of Freedom: https://wipfandstock.com/9781725267855/jacques-ellul-and-the-bible/

Desert, Wilderness, Wasteland, and Word: A New Essay by Jacques Ellul and Five Critical Engagements: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666742534/desert-wilderness-wasteland-and-word/n

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