Simon and Darian take a deep dive into Genesis, Chapter 10. which begins another rhythmical Toledoth Progression. There is a lot of meaning and symbolism in the names here and a ton of geography so we are splitting this up into two parts.

Drawing from biblical scholarship in the areas of linguistics, history, anthropology, geography and ancient Near Eastern context, Simon and Darian explore what this portion of the Bible likely meant to its original audience and how those meanings have evolved over time.

Simon and Darian take a deep dive into Genesis, Chapter 9. which covers the post flood world and Noah and the new convenant. Drawing from biblical scholarship, history, anthropology, geography and ancient Near Eastern context, they explore what this portion of the Bible likely meant to its original audience and how those meanings have evolved over time.

Simon and Darian take a deep dive into the last part of the Flood Story. Drawing from biblical scholarship, history, anthropology, geography and ancient Near Eastern context, they explore what this portion of the Flood Story likely meant to its original audience and how those meanings have evolved over time.

Simon and Darian take a deep dive into Part 1 of the Flood Story. Drawing from biblical scholarship, history, anthropology, geography and ancient Near Eastern context, they explore what this portion of the Flood Story likely meant to its original audience and how those meanings have evolved over time.

Simon and Darian take a deep dive into the first part of Genesis which covers Noah and the pre-flood story. Drawing from biblical scholarship, history, anthropology, geography and ancient Near Eastern context, they explore what this portion of Genesis likely meant to its original audience and how those meanings have evolved over time.

Simon and Darian take a deep dive into Genesis 5 which covers The generations of Adam. Drawing from biblical scholarship, history, anthropology, and ancient Near Eastern context, they explore what Genesis 5 likely meant to its original audience and how those meanings have evolved over time.

Simon and Darian take a deep dive into Genesis 4 which covers the story of Cain and Abel. Drawing from biblical scholarship, history, anthropology, and ancient Near Eastern context, they explore what Genesis 4 likely meant to its original audience and how those meanings have evolved over time.

In this episode of The Far Side of Faith, Simon and Darian begin a different kind of Bible study voyage...the kind they both wish they had growing up.

Together, Simon and Darian take a deep dive into the Garden of Eden, not to defend a doctrine or push an agenda, but to understand the text on its own terms. Drawing from biblical scholarship, history, anthropology, and ancient Near Eastern context, they explore what Genesis 2–3 likely meant to its original audience and how those meanings have evolved over time.

This episode also marks the beginning of a larger project. Using this same open-minded, scholarly, and historically grounded approach, we’ll be working our way through every book of the Bible, one text at a time, creating the kind of Bible study that invites deeper thinking, honest questions, and a more mature faith.