{"product_id":"god-against-the-gods-storytelling-imagination-and-apologetics-in-the-bible-9781942858188","title":"God Against the gods: Storytelling, Imagination and Apologetics in the Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow God Captures the Imagination\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book was previously released with the title, \u003cem\u003eMyth Became Fact: Storytelling, Imagination \u0026amp; Apologetics in the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrian Godawa, Hollywood screenwriter and best-selling novelist, explores the nature of imagination in the Bible. He explains how God subverts pagan religions by appropriating their imagery and creativity, and redeeming them within a Biblical worldview. The sea dragon Leviathan, the Storm God and others are examined within their Biblical context to draw out the spiritual meaning. Improve your imagination in glorifying God and defending the faith.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere are the Chapters and what you will learn\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemonizing the Pagan Gods\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod verbally attacked his opponents, pagans and their gods, by using sarcasm, mockery and name-calling. He called them what they really were: demons. Demonization is not wrong if they really are demonic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld Testament Storytelling Apologetics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsrael shared creative images with their pagan neighbors: The sea dragon of chaos, and the storm god. The Bible invests them with new meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiblical Creation and Storytelling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreation stories in the ancient Near East and the Bible both express a primeval battle of deity to create order out of chaos. But how do they differ?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Universe in Ancient Imagination\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA comparison and contrast of the Biblical picture of the universe with the ancient pagan one. What's the difference?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Testament Storytelling Apologetics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul's sermon to the pagans on Mars Hill is an example of the apologetics of subversion: Communicating the Gospel in terms of a pagan narrative with a view toward replacing their worldview. Christian imagination and apologetics work together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImagination in Prophecy and Apocalypse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod uses imaginative descriptions of future events to intentionally obscure his message from unbelievers, while at the same time showing the true meaning of history to believers. This will help you understand the End Times better.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Apologetic of Biblical Horror\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn how God uses the genre of horror in the Bible as a powerful moral tool to communicate spiritual, social and moral truth in the context of repentance from sin and redemptive victory over evil. In fact, horror is one of God's favorite genres. You'll see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGodawa, Brian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Brian Godawa is the screenwriter for the award-winning feature film, To End All Wars, starring Kiefer Sutherland, and Alleged, starring Brian Dennehy as Clarence Darrow and Fred Thompson as William Jennings Bryan. Previously Brian adapted to film the best-selling supernatural thriller novel The Visitation by author Frank Peretti for Ralph Winter (X-Men, Planet of the Apes), and wrote and directed several documentaries, including Wall of Separation for PBS. Brian's articles on movies and philosophy have been published around the world. He has traveled around the United States teaching on movies, worldviews, and culture to colleges, churches, and community groups. His popular book, Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment (InterVarsity Press) is used as a textbook in schools around the country. His novel series, the saga Chronicles of the Nephilim is in the Top Ten of Biblical Fiction on Amazon and is an imaginative retelling of the primeval history of Genesis, the secret plan of the fallen Watchers, and the War of the Seed of the Serpent with the Seed of Eve. The sequel series, Chronicles of the Apocalypse tells the story of the Apostle John's book of Revelation, and Chronicles of the Watchers recounts true history through the Watcher paradigm. 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