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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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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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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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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…