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Haggai Introductions
Today’s Old Testament reading is from Haggai. And, when I am reading and studying a passage one of my favorite things to do is go over to Google Books and see what Commentaries I can read for free in limited previews. Sometimes I can view really good commentaries for passages that I am studying, though…
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Interesting Posts Today
No time to write on my own yet. Maybe later this evening, but here are some interesting posts I’ve read today: John Hobbins – Why believers must complain about and criticize biblical texts Chris Brady – Want a date? Deny the existence of God Doug Chaplin – The wrong question: James McGrath on Jesus as…
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Ezra 9-10 – The Context of Today's Reading Makes it a Tough One
Today’s lectionary reading is definitely part of one of my least favorite Old Testament passages. If you heard the passage from the lectionary you probably would wonder why. The reading is Ezra 9.5-9, which reads as follows: At the time of the evening sacrifice, I, Ezra, rose in my wretchedness, and with cloak and mantle…
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A Feature I Like in English Textual Notes
I was reading in Jeremiah 1 today, and I noticed a feature that I like in my Hebrew-English Tanakh. Word plays are often marked in notes. For instance, there is a word play between shaqed “almond tree” and shoqed “watchful” (their translation) in Jeremiah 1.11 & 12 that is marked. So, I looked ahead into…
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Pod Bible – A Very Cool Audio Bible Site
HERE is a link to PodBible.com a project associated with Tim Bulkeley among others. It is by far one of the best free audio Bible sites online. There are a number of exceptional things about it, but one really sticks out. There are free audio Bible downloads of a modern translation. As I have stated…
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The Celebration of Passover in Ezra
In today’s lectionary reading in Ezra 6, the people celebrate the Passover. This is somewhat significant as according the Bible Background Commentary on the Old Testament there has been no mention of the Passover celebration since the time of Josiah which was more than 100 years earlier. This is potentially an example of the idea…