BibleProject creates free resources to help you experience the Bible. Everything we make is funded by generous supporters around the world. You can see our entire video library, check out our other resources, and give at bibleproject.com.
This series have helped give me anew appreciation for the different literary styles in the Bible, and awe for how God masterfully guided the formation of the scriptures by human hands over the centuries, to guide his people. In particular, the videos on Biblical Poetry are fantastic. A huge thank you to everyone at The Bible Project.
I agree the Bible Project has shine light to how to read the bible. However its still the bible, let me explain a (i do make this statement open to those that have an answer and etc) In Genesis, it talks about the creation. Now, this video is making a claim about how the bible (in some parts) are written in poetry. The video says when it talks about water in Genesis it not talking about tangible water but in poetry way. The question comes to who is to say what is poetry in the bible and what isn't for example. when jesus walked on water did the bible mean water or something else? and talking about the creation, when you say god separated the light from dark one can say the light means good and the dark means evil. then why does it say the in the bible the light is called day and the dark is called night? you see this is where i get confused.
@@rluque6294 Wow! Interesting. Good question. Maybe the two layers of meaning exist at once? The night, for instance could have been perceived as being evil by ancient people as they were fraught with unknown danger, and day perceived as being good since you could see everything in front of you and hence make intelligent and stable decisions?
@@rluque6294 You can't read every book in the Bible the same way. Some were written by poets or teologians to communicate a truth lost in the beggining of times. Many centuries ago mythical language was a perfectly legitimate way to convey truths, we can't expect the Bible to be written thinking only in 21th century europeans. Others were literal stories written by witnesses who chose death over saying what they had written was a lie. Many centuries, many books, and many ways to write. You can't compare Genesis to Gospels.
@@giovannimartini6405 I guess I can understand what you are trying to say. However, we as people can take words and construct them how ever we like. The question was who are we to say what they met and what they mean. I think its cool that we can tell what is written in a poetic text and when its written in a "witnesses" pov. However, it still doesn't answer the question to who are we to say what they met when writing in that poetic way. like the 10 commandment for example
@@rluque6294 Well, you might not be anyone. But there are people who study apocriphal books and the literature of ancient Israel and its neightbour countries. For example: H. Renckens' book _Israel's Concept of the Beginning_ They can tell how is each book. Of course, someone who know much about ancient texts or even general literature can't speak much, even if he may be an expert in other things. That's studying the Bible too, and we mustn't be scared of doing so!
I really like these videos, none of us will have an excuse for not reading or listening to the Bible, it's so much information to help you study the Bible with the Holy Spirit as your Guide and with prayerfulness.❤🥰Thank you!!! The Bible project
I found Jesus through these videos, just imagine all the souls you are bringing home. Surely Jesus is very proud over you and watches over you. Be wise like Jobe, God bless.
Watching this again(xy) times..and never fails to quicken me. Thought about all the water metaphors we have....its sink or swim, we're drowning in.., trying to keep my head above water...but until we think about people like that,then wow the psalms are elevated in their passion! Thanks so much!! I'm over flowing with gratitude🐳🤗😊
Guess what? None of you can read Hebrew. You are getting translations of translations. It would be so easy to go to a Jewish book store and get a good translation.
I love the transition of the garden to King David's temple to a person on an elevated rock and just simply Jesus being that metaphorical rock. ❤️❤️ great job you guys. Thanks for teaching us through your creative work.
Thank you, God, for the Bible Project TH-cam channel! You have blessed them abundantly in the areas of artistry, production, speech, consistency, and dedication so that they would bless many others, through Your name! You are an awesome and powerful God!
I study Applied Linguistics and I'm taking a course on Metaphors at the moment. This is the first time I see this expansive explanation of metaphors associated to the Bible, linking them to every aspect of language and not limiting it to literary analysis. Yes, metaphors are part and parcel of language! And you guys presented Lakoff & Johnson's ideas in an amazing way! Kudos for this channel, packing rich information through very attractive artwork. God bless you!
I love you work. Thank you for making it. I did want to mention that a metaphor never uses like or as. His heart is a whale; is a metaphor. However, his heart is like a whale is not a metaphor. It's an important distinction/concept in Art and in language. I love the Matisse/Van Gogh style animation, beautiful development.
I have been waiting for this update and im thrilled to see the new videos! Because of you guys I can understand the Bible much better! Im very happy with the new videos and y o u all keep going! Thank you for all, that all of you do and put an effort in helping people understand the bible better :D
I love the peotic imagery accompanying this video. I remember when you first spoke of it in a previous video. So great to see the finish product. The same is found in the Avon video you just uploaded. Very artistic.
Y'all are awesome!! As our world grows darker by the day, digging deeper into the Word really is my source of strength and peace!! God bless you and yours!
Once again, a masterfully executed, visually appealing storytelling high point. Explaining with clarity and rest, the imaging varies throughout the video yet keeps being coherent. A work of art. The Bible project deserves lots of prizes in my opinion.
Outstanding. May I suggest that to each of these videos, you add a bibliography for further reading, not in the video itself, but beneath it in the description. For instance, many viewers would probably like to read more about the Garden of Eden as a primordial temple. As a licensed tour guide in Israel and holder of a Masters degree from Hebrew University in religious studies, I will have come across such literature, but I guarantee that it is hard to come by by most American lay Christians. Therefore, a brief bibliography would be very helpful!
I'm surely enjoying your videos as I read through the You Version of the Bible in a year. I've read the Bible through every year and your plan is informative and interesting! Thank you.
These videos are helping me so much with my bible study. And understanding the word. Thank you for making them. I found you guys off the Bible app plans & it’s been such a blessing to my walk.
Whoa!! amazing art.. and explainig how we use metaphors in our daily lives before going into biblical metaphors help me connect them better!! thanks for the vidoes..!
John, I get it that this is to point out the use of metaphor and I don't mean to just be picky, plus I know you know this, but Jesus didn't say (I paraphrase what you relate at 4:23) "He who listens to my voice...builds his house upon bedrock" but "He who hears my words and does them (puts them into practice) is like a person who built their house on the bedrock" My understanding from Matt 7:24 and Luke 6: 47-48 is that the metaphor itself is regarding "Putting them (Jesus's teachings) into practice" is the evidence of faith that Jesus is Messiah, Emanuel (God with us.) Otherwise people would just be only calling him "Lord" (Matt. 7:22-23, Luke 6:46) but not actually doing what he says.
If I may add to your well-founded complaint, they seem to be saying that the first few chapters of Genesis are metaphorical, when in fact they are historical. Otherwise, it's a fine video.
itsnotaboutme I would say Joseph was a symbol for Jesus, even though I believe Joseph was a real person. Jesus was thrown into a pit by his brothers, and he later was taken out of the pit and eventually put in power in Egypt above everyone else; just like Jesus was put to death by his own people, but now is risen and sits at the right hand of God with all power and authority. There are plenty of other examples of real people who have symbolic meaning. Jesus himself says that Jonah was a figure of himself because he was in the belly of the whale for three days and nights. (Matthew 12:39-40). Elijah was a picture of John the Baptist, Enoch was a picture of the Church, David was a picture of Christ... of course, some of these are interpretations and not directly stated in the Bible, but you should look into them, because I would say there's a lot of evidence to support the metaphorical significance of a lot of old testament histories.
I think they are intending to say that Genesis is a true story being told, at least in part, with metaphorical language. The best way to communicate even factual and historical ideas is often with metaphor. In fact, I would argue that all interesting communication includes some degree of metaphor. Even the phrase, "taking something literally," uses the word "taking" metaphorically!
Please don’t accept this as nitpicking, but I’m an educator and it’s important for the kids that are watching to understand that there’s a diff between simile and metaphor.
I was born with aphantasia it’s were u don’t possess a minds eye so I always found it hard to read biblical text bc I have to have visuals to understand that why I’m so thankful for your videos help me understand god so much more than before and I’m really greatful for that:)
Literally clapping my hands right now. Awesome awesome awesome. I'm currently reading the Psalms and if there's any takeaway, I need to slow down and savour. Thank you TBP.
Bible Project should be a class in common school, since it has become a great teacher of the communication in religious texts. Thank you, God bless you all with lives of abundance and clarity.
i remember in school we’d have to pick out/highlight/analyze figurative language in whatever books we were reading, i think this would be a fun/interesting activity to do in the bible
BibleProject creates free resources to help you experience the Bible. Everything we make is funded by generous supporters around the world. You can see our entire video library, check out our other resources, and give at bibleproject.com.
true
How do these videos only keep getting better and better!
Two Words:
Holy.
Spirit.
@@sirsupesafro7637
AMEN!!! ABSOLUTELY AND WELL SAID!
Godliness radiates through them.
Holy Spirit, and donations!!!
Conscious effort guided by the Holy Spirit.
This series have helped give me anew appreciation for the different literary styles in the Bible, and awe for how God masterfully guided the formation of the scriptures by human hands over the centuries, to guide his people. In particular, the videos on Biblical Poetry are fantastic. A huge thank you to everyone at The Bible Project.
I agree the Bible Project has shine light to how to read the bible. However its still the bible, let me explain a (i do make this statement open to those that have an answer and etc) In Genesis, it talks about the creation. Now, this video is making a claim about how the bible (in some parts) are written in poetry. The video says when it talks about water in Genesis it not talking about tangible water but in poetry way. The question comes to who is to say what is poetry in the bible and what isn't for example. when jesus walked on water did the bible mean water or something else? and talking about the creation, when you say god separated the light from dark one can say the light means good and the dark means evil. then why does it say the in the bible the light is called day and the dark is called night? you see this is where i get confused.
@@rluque6294 Wow! Interesting. Good question. Maybe the two layers of meaning exist at once? The night, for instance could have been perceived as being evil by ancient people as they were fraught with unknown danger, and day perceived as being good since you could see everything in front of you and hence make intelligent and stable decisions?
@@rluque6294 You can't read every book in the Bible the same way. Some were written by poets or teologians to communicate a truth lost in the beggining of times. Many centuries ago mythical language was a perfectly legitimate way to convey truths, we can't expect the Bible to be written thinking only in 21th century europeans.
Others were literal stories written by witnesses who chose death over saying what they had written was a lie. Many centuries, many books, and many ways to write. You can't compare Genesis to Gospels.
@@giovannimartini6405 I guess I can understand what you are trying to say. However, we as people can take words and construct them how ever we like. The question was who are we to say what they met and what they mean. I think its cool that we can tell what is written in a poetic text and when its written in a "witnesses" pov. However, it still doesn't answer the question to who are we to say what they met when writing in that poetic way. like the 10 commandment for example
@@rluque6294 Well, you might not be anyone. But there are people who study apocriphal books and the literature of ancient Israel and its neightbour countries. For example: H. Renckens' book _Israel's Concept of the Beginning_ They can tell how is each book. Of course, someone who know much about ancient texts or even general literature can't speak much, even if he may be an expert in other things. That's studying the Bible too, and we mustn't be scared of doing so!
The art is stunning good job!!!
The way you guys portrayed enemies nations as raging waters is absolutely haunting. Great job guys. Praise God!
I really like these videos, none of us will have an excuse for not reading or listening to the Bible, it's so much information to help you study the Bible with the Holy Spirit as your Guide and with prayerfulness.❤🥰Thank you!!! The Bible project
I found Jesus through these videos, just imagine all the souls you are bringing home.
Surely Jesus is very proud over you and watches over you.
Be wise like Jobe, God bless.
Hallelujah (: cant wait to see you Family !
Watching this again(xy) times..and never fails to quicken me. Thought about all the water metaphors we have....its sink or swim, we're drowning in.., trying to keep my head above water...but until we think about people like that,then wow the psalms are elevated in their passion! Thanks so much!! I'm over flowing with gratitude🐳🤗😊
Why would people spend their time on Netflix when there are BibleProject videos to watch?
I just can't find a way to express how BEAUTIFUL and MEANINGFUL are all your videos! God is working through you and God bless all of you! Amen!!!
As an artist I find this kind of work so enlightening
Can you do one on Hebrew idioms? That helps understand a lot of their writings too! Blessings
Yes! This.
Keep on liking this comment...
Guess what? None of you can read Hebrew. You are getting translations of translations. It would be so easy to go to a Jewish book store and get a good translation.
alg11297 - Why so condescending, friend?
I love the transition of the garden to King David's temple to a person on an elevated rock and just simply Jesus being that metaphorical rock. ❤️❤️ great job you guys. Thanks for teaching us through your creative work.
Thank you, God, for the Bible Project TH-cam channel! You have blessed them abundantly in the areas of artistry, production, speech, consistency, and dedication so that they would bless many others, through Your name! You are an awesome and powerful God!
You guys were made together as a team to spread the word. Long live your channel
Que Deus continue abençoando este trabalho maravilhoso!
The animations here are so impressive. Absolutely beautiful.
I study Applied Linguistics and I'm taking a course on Metaphors at the moment. This is the first time I see this expansive explanation of metaphors associated to the Bible, linking them to every aspect of language and not limiting it to literary analysis. Yes, metaphors are part and parcel of language! And you guys presented Lakoff & Johnson's ideas in an amazing way! Kudos for this channel, packing rich information through very attractive artwork. God bless you!
Whoever animated the part starting at 3:25 , you did an incredible job! I cant imagine how long that took
God bless yous both! Keep striving for kingdom work! ❤️
THANK YOUUUU
you dont know how much your videos keep me connected with God and into reading the bible
This series is amazing! God bless you! I am able to lead my Grandson to the beauty of the bible. I never felt equipped until now❤❤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Done for the day. Will come back tomorrow :) Thank you Jesus for your service!
Sunday schools and Bible study groups need to integrate your videos into their lessons. Top notch work guys.
New season!!! I can't even!!! The content is so pretty too :D
CONTINUE TO BLESS THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS LORD..amen
Oh oh man, they just keep getting better 👏🙏🏾
I love you work. Thank you for making it. I did want to mention that a metaphor never uses like or as. His heart is a whale; is a metaphor. However, his heart is like a whale is not a metaphor. It's an important distinction/concept in Art and in language. I love the Matisse/Van Gogh style animation, beautiful development.
Amazing as always, keep up the great work!
Hi! I just got baptised so I’m a new disciple and have much to learn, you just can’t imagine how much your videos have helped me! Thank you❤️
I have been waiting for this update and im thrilled to see the new videos! Because of you guys I can understand the Bible much better! Im very happy with the new videos and y o u all keep going! Thank you for all, that all of you do and put an effort in helping people understand the bible better :D
I love the peotic imagery accompanying this video. I remember when you first spoke of it in a previous video. So great to see the finish product. The same is found in the Avon video you just uploaded. Very artistic.
Y'all are awesome!! As our world grows darker by the day, digging deeper into the Word really is my source of strength and peace!! God bless you and yours!
The art in these videos is magnificently beautiful! Kudos to your team!
Once again, a masterfully executed, visually appealing storytelling high point. Explaining with clarity and rest, the imaging varies throughout the video yet keeps being coherent. A work of art. The Bible project deserves lots of prizes in my opinion.
Outstanding. May I suggest that to each of these videos, you add a bibliography for further reading, not in the video itself, but beneath it in the description. For instance, many viewers would probably like to read more about the Garden of Eden as a primordial temple. As a licensed tour guide in Israel and holder of a Masters degree from Hebrew University in religious studies, I will have come across such literature, but I guarantee that it is hard to come by by most American lay Christians. Therefore, a brief bibliography would be very helpful!
I'm surely enjoying your videos as I read through the You Version of the Bible in a year. I've read the Bible through every year and your plan is informative and interesting! Thank you.
These videos are helping me so much with my bible study. And understanding the word. Thank you for making them. I found you guys off the Bible app plans & it’s been such a blessing to my walk.
Whoa!! amazing art.. and explainig how we use metaphors in our daily lives before going into biblical metaphors help me connect them better!! thanks for the vidoes..!
That's a beautiful explaination BIBLE PROJECT THANK YOU
so cool... these really make my evenings lately. Thnx team. Bless up. 🕊🔥❤️
Hallelujah to God Almighty nothing compares to you and your power. Praise you God
Praying for you guys as always!! You will not lose savour (metaphorically) in your personal lives, even as you refresh (metaphorically) our lives!!
God really speaks to You guys. A lot. He's revealed so much to you...
Thank you!!!!!!!! I can't even express how grateful I am for this channel
John, I get it that this is to point out the use of metaphor and I don't mean to just be picky, plus I know you know this, but Jesus didn't say (I paraphrase what you relate at 4:23) "He who listens to my voice...builds his house upon bedrock" but "He who hears my words and does them (puts them into practice) is like a person who built their house on the bedrock"
My understanding from Matt 7:24 and Luke 6: 47-48 is that the metaphor itself is regarding "Putting them (Jesus's teachings) into practice" is the evidence of faith that Jesus is Messiah, Emanuel (God with us.) Otherwise people would just be only calling him "Lord" (Matt. 7:22-23, Luke 6:46) but not actually doing what he says.
If I may add to your well-founded complaint, they seem to be saying that the first few chapters of Genesis are metaphorical, when in fact they are historical.
Otherwise, it's a fine video.
itsnotaboutme I would say Joseph was a symbol for Jesus, even though I believe Joseph was a real person. Jesus was thrown into a pit by his brothers, and he later was taken out of the pit and eventually put in power in Egypt above everyone else; just like Jesus was put to death by his own people, but now is risen and sits at the right hand of God with all power and authority.
There are plenty of other examples of real people who have symbolic meaning. Jesus himself says that Jonah was a figure of himself because he was in the belly of the whale for three days and nights. (Matthew 12:39-40). Elijah was a picture of John the Baptist, Enoch was a picture of the Church, David was a picture of Christ... of course, some of these are interpretations and not directly stated in the Bible, but you should look into them, because I would say there's a lot of evidence to support the metaphorical significance of a lot of old testament histories.
I think they are intending to say that Genesis is a true story being told, at least in part, with metaphorical language. The best way to communicate even factual and historical ideas is often with metaphor. In fact, I would argue that all interesting communication includes some degree of metaphor. Even the phrase, "taking something literally," uses the word "taking" metaphorically!
@@FRN2013 I think you missed the whole point of the video.
Please don’t accept this as nitpicking, but I’m an educator and it’s important for the kids that are watching to understand that there’s a diff between simile and metaphor.
I can't wait to see the Psalm study. I am missing some things but I don't want to give up reading the HOLY WORD. Psalm is my current study.
True love of God is typically illustrated in your videos. Thanks brothers for sharing this metaphor. We love you 💐
I LOVE these videos! The truths that are taught along side the great artwork is awesome! Keep up the great work!
I was born with aphantasia it’s were u don’t possess a minds eye so I always found it hard to read biblical text bc I have to have visuals to understand that why I’m so thankful for your videos help me understand god so much more than before and I’m really greatful for that:)
This is a amazing video and thank you for your hard work to explain the mysteries of the Bible.
Great deep study, I'll start paying attention to biblical metaphors
Teaching me God's word as well as English language 😊. May the Lord pour His cup of blessing upon your families 🙏🏽 ❤
Literally clapping my hands right now. Awesome awesome awesome. I'm currently reading the Psalms and if there's any takeaway, I need to slow down and savour. Thank you TBP.
4:05 They didn't feel so good.
This is the best comment I've seen today
that made my day!
Haha this is perfect!
💀
I'm laughing out loud, thank you XD XD XD
Keep Spreading the word of God, Thank you.. God Bless
Been waiting for this!! So exciting!
The animation is good and the narrator is up point
Thank you for the good lesson on metaphors in Biblical poetry.
Woah the animation was on point and really liking the transition to comic book looks
Thank you so much, John & Tim for these EXCELLENT videos that help make so much sense of God's Words!!👍👍👏
So much beauty with the animation.
Wow! Beautiful illustrations and so easy to follow and understand. Loved it. Thanks so much!
God bless you guys!!!!
This is so important as people have such a problem understanding that some things in the Bible aren’t literal
Never been easier to listen to and understand! Awesome stuff
AMAZING DISPLAY OF THE HOLY ONE'S BEAUTIFUL & INFINITE WISDOM
So glad you guys are back from break! This season looks amazing!
Bible Project should be a class in common school, since it has become a great teacher of the communication in religious texts. Thank you, God bless you all with lives of abundance and clarity.
If this is the first season 5 video, I approve!! Keep it coming
Amazing artists and animators you have, and the sounds and music are astounding as well!
Love it, so good! As a motion graphics designer, would love to see more 'making ofs' as well.
I am grateful אני אסיר תודה
Awesome video! Thank you!
My teacher sent this to me for learning and I was stunned on how the art looks
Enlightening, God bless you all who work at the Bible project
'yes the next episodes on the Psalms am getting ready' for it's distinctive metaphors thinking fathomable into it. 🧠
Love that land animation! These videos keep getting better!
God bless bible project,hope many others see this,
Praise the lord 🙌, God bless you guys, Awesome Presentation.
Stunning, beautiful, work of art. Job well done. Thank you.
Yeaah a new video ❤
just EXCELLENT!!!
That was awesome! So helpful at bring the Bible to life!
Another common metaphor is that light is related to knowledge and darkness related to ignorance, not necessarily just good and evil.
Wow, I've only recently been shown by the lord this same thing!
That was really enlightening! A particularly good video!
And that biblical imagery is quite amazing!
Wow. That's terrific. Some deeper waters here.Thanks, guys!
My teacher and I love these! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for making these informative videos that bring those metaphors to life with such incredible visuals!
i remember in school we’d have to pick out/highlight/analyze figurative language in whatever books we were reading, i think this would be a fun/interesting activity to do in the bible
You lot teach about poetry better than any English teacher can
another immersive and awesome video with absolute knowledge!
Lovely video ❤️, absorbed by the narration synchronized visuals.. 👍👍👍.....
Amazing 10 seconds in!!!!!
Seriously can’t wait for y’all to talk about prose. Love the poetry, but any idea when we’ll get to prose? 😭😭😭
Interesting!!!!!!
A search for "free-will" metaphors in the poetry of the Holy Scriptures brought me here in prepping for my Sunday School lesson.
Wow! This is so beautifully made! I love the art ♥
That was great! I loved the rock metaphor. I actually loved the whole video!