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Live's "Heaven" & General Revelation
I don’t remember much from Systematic Theology class, but I do remember talking about general revelation. I recall my prof discussing general revelation through certain avenues (mainly creation) being one of the ways that everyone can perceive God’s existence and gain some understanding of him. I’m not making any commentary on that idea here; I…
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Well, I Finally Got an iPhone …
and it is just about the coolest thing … ever. I have been dropping hints at my wife for quite a long time now. I think she finally got fed up with my old phone, which was on its last leg (I promise I didn’t just pretend like the service was bad just so I…
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Joseph Kelly Reviews Mark Smith's the Priestly Vision of Genesis 1
I recently posted about Mark Smith’s book Memoirs of God, and in the relation to that post, Jim West recommended that I read Smith’s newest offering The Priestly Vision of Genesis 1. I have not had time to tackle that text yet, but Joseph Kelly gives a fairly thorough review of it HERE. Check it…
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Psalm 85.11 – Translation Comparison
Psalm 85.11 (English verse 10) is the kind of verse in comparing parallel translations that could drive a sane man crazy. Five different translations and three different renderings of the word hesed and three different renderings of the verb tenses. Parallel Comparison of Psalm 85.11 Here are the parallel translations in BibleWorks: Notice that the…
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Isaiah 45 – A Litany of Montheistic Texts?
Today’s Old Testament lectionary reading is a litany of monotheistic-sounding statements spliced together from Isaiah 45. Or, at least in my seminary training I was taught to think in that manner. However, Daniel McClellan has a helpful post on why this is likely not the case HERE (If it looks familiar, I’ve linked to it…
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Psalms by Westermann (A Review)
I have always enjoyed reading Westermann for some reason or another. I just finished reading Westermann’s book entitled Psalms for the second time with the first time being a very long time ago back when I was in seminary. And, I would have to say that I would heartily recommend the book. It is a…
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The Crusading Idea in the Hebrew Scriptures …
What Bainton calls the crusading idea in the Hebrew Scriptures is, in fact, not unique to Israelite culture. And within the Hebrew Bible the sort of war of extirpation waged against the Canaanites in Joshua is one among many war ideas as Bainton himself implies (46), a war ideology with which the authors of Chronicles…
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The Superscription of Psalm 34
Abimelech in Psalm 34? There is an interesting anomaly in verse 1 of Psalm 34. It reads: Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who forced him to depart. The problem is that in the episode where David feigns madness the king is actually Achish (see 1 Samuel 21), not Abimelech. So, how has…
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Psalm 34 Listening
Psalm 34 has inspired, in my opinion, some of the best Psalmody in modern times within my own church tradition. Below I’ve posted a YouTube video of one of my favorite responses based on Psalm 34, “The Cry of the Poor,” though this is not the greatest rendition. The Cry of the Poor (Psalm 34)…
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Anniversary Song Dedication – Ben Folds "The Luckiest"
Today is my wife and I’s 7th anniversary. And, though my wife doesn’t normally read my blog (I’ll make her today), I’m posting a song dedication here (please disregard his intro comments). Erica, the bridge captures the way that I feel perfectly: “I love you more than I have ever found the words to say…