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Adam and the Enslavement of Humanity, Part 1
The first human being is named Adam in Genesis 1. In today’s English we capitalize some words to make them names. Thus, chastity is a virtue, but Chastity is a name someone might give a child. No such distinction is made in Hebrew, to this very day. So it would be more accurate to say [...]
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The Two Houses of Israel — Reconsidering Isaiah 8:14
(The usual disclaimer does not apply. In this case, I’ve yet to find anyone else who has even mentioned the idea I’m outlining. Should any of you know of any information on the question I’ve raised, or should you have any comments, I’d welcome your input. I’ve got a paper due in eight days defending [...]
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 Snare of Wealth and the Barn-BuilderAdam and the Enslavement of Humanity, Part 1Tragicomedy, Slavery, and the Bible: a Look at the [...]
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 Snare of Wealth and the Barn-BuilderAdam and the Enslavement of Humanity, Part 1Tragicomedy, Slavery, [...]
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 Snare of Wealth and the Barn-BuilderAdam and the Enslavement of Humanity, Part 1Tragicomedy, Slavery, and the Bible: a Look at the Metanarrative
The Snare of Wealth and the Barn-Builder