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The Myth of the Sea Monster
Bible doesn't want me to actually believe that there's a creature out there that is shaping my reality. So when Jesus says like deliver me from the evil one, he's not talking about the dragon or a sea monster. All I'm trying to do is point out the kind of imagination the biblical authors begin with in which a spiritual being that is biblical authors are think is real. But they want us to know why they're constantly going to be using the symbols of the stars or of sea dragons to refer to that spiritual being. The reason why is because these were for them in their cultural heritage and context.