Common Space: Towers and Tongues | Episode 8

About this episode

The episode explores the story of the Tower of Babel and its implications beyond just language.

What happens when, in Genesis, God looks down and finds a group of people trying to build a tower that reaches the heavens? In this episode, our hosts dive into the story of “The Tower of Babel.” Is this narrative really only about language, or could it be about much more? And what could we take away from the text today? Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to subscribe or follow the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode. Enjoyed the episode? Share it with a friend, and leave a rating and review to help us reach more people! We need your questions! Email commonspace@ahumc.org or visit https://ahumc.org/questions to submit your faith-related questions. Email us at podcasts@ahumc.org or visit ahumc.org to learn more about Alamo Heights UMC. Recommended Reading: Genesis 1-11 ‘Genesis for Normal People’ by Jared Byas and Peter Enns Hosts: Chris Estus, Ryan Jacobson, and Darrell Smith

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Estus, Ryan Jacobson, Darrell Smith

Topics covered

• Tower of Babel
• language
• Genesis
• faith
• spirituality

Keywords

• Tower of Babel
• Genesis
• language
• spirituality
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alamo Heights UMC, commonspace@ahumc.org, ahumc.org

Books & works: Genesis for Normal People, Genesis 1-11

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