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It's a word you've heard your whole life, on hymn sheets, on maps, and in some very heated arguments — but what is Zion? This week, we trace the meaning from a rocky outcropping the Jebusites held in 2 Samuel to God's holy mountain, then watch what happens to a "this city cannot fall" theology after the city falls. Along the way: the City of David, the steps Jesus may have been dragged up, why Zion had to become portable, and why Dan M will talk about Christian Zionism but stays firmly out of his lane on everything else. _______________________________________________ Get your Data Over Dogma merch at our online store: https://data-over-dogma-shop.fourthwall.com/ _______________________________________________ Support Data Over Dogma and get every episode early and ad-free, plus exclusive bonus content — become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/DataOverDogma _______________________________________________ Listen to the podcast on every app: https://pod.link/1681418502 _______________________________________________ Follow us: Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/dataoverdogmapod TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@data.over.dogma.pod Threads — https://www.threads.com/@dataoverdogmapod X — https://x.com/data_over_dogma Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod _______________________________________________ Get Dan McClellan's New York Times bestselling book, The Bible Says So: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/bible-says-so-9781250347466/ _______________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 What is Zion? 1:34 How do you even say it? 2:53 An etymology of dryness 3:42 The stronghold in 2 Samuel 5 4:38 The City of David 6:08 A name older than Israel? 6:34 Ark, temple, holy mountain 7:37 Zion theology 8:42 When Jerusalem fell anyway 10:52 Zion expands and moves 11:38 The steps up Mount Zion 12:28 Zion in Latter-day Saint tradition 15:37 Zion and Jerusalem 17:22 Daughter of Zion 18:28 The word nobody wants to touch 19:16 On Christian Zionism 22:08 Zion in the New Testament 24:12 Thanks for listening _______________________________________________ #DataOverDogma #BibleScholarship #Zion #HebrewBible #Jerusalem