338 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: The End of Babel

This is part two of our discussion about the Tower of Babel in the context of Universal History. Richard Rohlin and I recap and continue our discussion on the Book of Jubilees and Pentecost, discussing more in-depth the Feast of First Fruits, and what it means as a structure by which communion between heaven and earth can be facilitated - of unity and multiplicity. The duality of Pentecost explains several strange moments in Scripture and the apocryphal texts, most notably the laws of Noah, the covenant of Abraham, the scandal of Lot, and of course the Tower of Babel itself.<br /><br />Previous episode on the Tower of Babel: https://youtu.be/wj9EK0QAW54?si=ClSLEQzKUaSFjeRl <br /><br />Content mentioned:<br />- Apocrypha: An Introduction to Extra-Biblical Literature by Fr. Stephen DeYoung: https://store.ancientfaith.com/apocrypha-an-introduction-to-extra-biblical-literature/ <br />- Biblical Symbolism: Uncovering Your Father’s Nakedness - Fr. Stephen De Young: https://youtu.be/GQgOYkzj0ek?si=VbkBfKvm56pHVHRv <br /><br />Sign up to be notified when our course on Dante’s Inferno goes live. Class starts on May 8th. https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/109126/117615160942658931/share <br /><br />—<br />Timestamps:<br />00:00 - Coming up<br />00:41 - Intro music<br />01:05 - Introduction<br />02:37 - The book of Jubilees<br />05:10 - Feasting and sacrifice in the Book of Jubilees<br />08:48 - What is Pentecost<br />11:11 - Laws of Noah<br />17:37 - The double aspect of the Feast of First Fruits<br />20:30 - The scattering of the nations<br />23:32 - The prayers of Noah<br />26:02 - Raphael<br />28:42 - The City of Babel<br />30:15 - The Idolatrous Tower of Babel<br />32:45 - Abraham celebrates Pentecost<br />35:24 - A case of drunkenness?<br />38:45 - The big reveal<br />41:57 - Splitting in half<br />46:01 - Lot’s drunkenness<br />47:03 - There's only one Pentecost<br />50:31 - History<br />56:14 - The spirit descends<br />1:08:13 - This is what Universal History is<br />—<br /><br />💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com<br />🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau <br />🗣 Join The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe <br />🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe <br /><br />📱 SOCIAL MEDIA  <br />Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld <br />Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau<br /><br />Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ <br />My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.