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Pre-Interesting, Interesting, and Post-Interesting — A Proposed Trisection of History and its Implications
A grad student at here OSU (whom I previously referenced for maintaining a G-Rated interpretation of Isaiah 7:20) has repeatedly suggested in one of our classes that the history of the world may be roughly divided into three periods: pre-interesting, interesting, and post-interesting. Despite the inherent offensiveness of this three-fold division for all scholars who [...]
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augsburg wednesday, article 4: justification
Also they teach that men cannot be justified [obtain forgiveness of sins and righteousness] before God by their own powers, merits, or works; but are justified freely [of grace] for Christ’s sake through faith, when they believe that they are received into favor, and their sins forgiven for Christ’s sake, who by his death hath [...]
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psalm 33
1 Rejoice in יהוה, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright. 2 Give thanks to יהוה with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings. Related Posts:psalm 104psalm 8The Two Houses of Israel — Reconsidering Isaiah 8:14Pre-Interesting, Interesting, and Post-Interesting — A Proposed Trisection of History and its Implicationsaugsburg wednesday, [...]
psalm 104
1 Bless יהוה, my soul. יהוה, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty. 2 He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. Related Posts:psalm 33psalm 8The Two Houses of Israel — Reconsidering Isaiah 8:14Pre-Interesting, Interesting, and Post-Interesting — A Proposed [...]
mennonite monday, article four
For today’s post I’m gonna try something new. When I’m writing my own words, I’ll write in regular paragraph form. When I’m quoting the Confession, I’ll preface each paragraph with a caret mark >, and when I’m quoting the Biblical verses which the Confession refers to but does not itself reproduce, I will use a [...]
jeremiah 36
This chapter is referenced in the Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective (1995) as an example of how Scripture comes into being: Related Posts:mennonite monday, article fourwhat eved-melek means to meThe Two Houses of Israel — Reconsidering Isaiah 8:14Pre-Interesting, Interesting, and Post-Interesting — A Proposed Trisection of History and its Implicationsaugsburg wednesday, article 4: [...]
book of ephesians
So today, my blog post is the letter to the Ephesians: Related Posts:new location for the bible projectopen source bible project: moving toward a more organized methodabout the bibleWhy I Intend to Study LawN. T. Wright on Paul’s Gospel
chapters and verses in the bible
Someone with far more patience than I has counted up all the verses of the Bible, making allowances for the different ways they can be counted, and posted his results here. It’s a handy reference if you’re the kind of person who needs chapter and verse counts occasionally. The chart he made should work most [...]
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notes on 1 sam 13-18
1 Samuel 13-18 may be summed up in one sentence: Saul falls (13-15) while David rises (16-18). Related Posts:and a spansome thoughts on gentlenessThe Two Houses of Israel — Reconsidering Isaiah 8:14Pre-Interesting, Interesting, and Post-Interesting — A Proposed Trisection of History and its Implicationsaugsburg wednesday, article 4: justification
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The Two Houses of Israel — Reconsidering Isaiah 8:14