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</div> <div class="td-pb-row"> <div class="td-pb-span8 td-main-content"> <div class="td-ss-main-content"> <div class="td-page-header"> <h1 class="entry-title td-page-title"> <span>Jacob Edson</span> </h1> </div> <div class="author-box-wrap td-author-page"> <img alt='' src='https://staticblog.bgcdn.com/learn/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16165603/jacob-edson-scaled-e1723842136227.jpg' srcset='https://staticblog.bgcdn.com/learn/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16165603/jacob-edson-scaled-e1723842136227.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' decoding='async'/> <div class="desc"> <div class="td-author-counters"> <span class="td-author-post-count"> -17 POSTS </span> <span class="td-author-comments-count"> 0 COMMENTS </span> </div> Jacob is Editorial Director of Bible Gateway. He holds a Master of Theological Studies in Early Christian Thought from Harvard Divinity School, and a Bachelor of Arts in Religious History from Memorial University of Newfoundland, though with most of his coursework from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. His work has appeared in Ekstasis and in Geez Magazine's "Embracing Darkness" Advent devotional. </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="td-block-row"> <div class="td-block-span6"> <div class="td_module_1 td_module_wrap clearfix post-4829 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-about-the-bible category-bible-101 tag-angels tag-ezekiel tag-revelation tag-satan" > <div class="td-module-image"> <div class="td-module-thumb"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/bible-101/about-the-bible/biblically-accurate-angels/" rel="bookmark" class="td-image-wrap" title="A Field Guide to Biblically Accurate Angels (With Bible Verses)"> <img class="entry-thumb" src="https://i0.wp.com/staticblog.bgcdn.com/learn/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/28152505/biblically-accurate-angels.jpeg?fit=696%2C392&ssl=1" alt="Three biblically accurate angels: a Throne, an Archangel, and a Seraph" title="A Field Guide to Biblically Accurate Angels (With Bible Verses)" /> </a> </div> <a class="td-post-category" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/./bible-101/about-the-bible/">About the Bible</a> </div> <h3 class="entry-title td-module-title"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/bible-101/about-the-bible/biblically-accurate-angels/" rel="bookmark" title="A Field Guide to Biblically Accurate Angels (With Bible Verses)"> A Field Guide to Biblically Accurate Angels (With Bible Verses) </a> </h3> <div class="td-module-meta-info"> <div class="td-post-author-name"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/author/jacob-edson/">Jacob Edson</a> <span> - </span> </div> <span class="td-post-date"> <time class="entry-date updated td-module-date" datetime="2024-11-11T07:36:00+00:00" >November 11, 2024</time> </span> <div class="td-module-comments"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/bible-101/about-the-bible/biblically-accurate-angels/#respond"> 0 </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="td-block-span6"> <div class="td_module_1 td_module_wrap clearfix post-4699 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-about-the-bible tag-bible-history tag-church tag-church-history tag-denominations tag-john-calvin tag-martin-luther tag-reformation" > <div class="td-module-image"> <div class="td-module-thumb"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/bible-101/about-the-bible/protestant-reformation/" rel="bookmark" class="td-image-wrap" title="What Was the Protestant Reformation? 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Complete Guide to Its Origins and Impact </a> </h3> <div class="td-module-meta-info"> <div class="td-post-author-name"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/author/jacob-edson/">Jacob Edson</a> <span> - </span> </div> <span class="td-post-date"> <time class="entry-date updated td-module-date" datetime="2024-10-28T07:34:00+00:00" >October 28, 2024</time> </span> <div class="td-module-comments"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/bible-101/about-the-bible/protestant-reformation/#respond"> 0 </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="td-block-row"> <div class="td-block-span6"> <div class="td_module_1 td_module_wrap clearfix post-4577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-about-the-bible category-bible-101 tag-angels tag-behemoth tag-chaos-monsters tag-demons tag-dragons tag-giants tag-halloween tag-job tag-leviathan tag-lilith tag-mythology tag-nephilim tag-revelation" > <div class="td-module-image"> <div class="td-module-thumb"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/bible-101/about-the-bible/bible-monsters/" rel="bookmark" class="td-image-wrap" title="Giants, Dragons, and Unicorns? 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