Category Archives: Bible-Theology

The Ideology of Second Isaiah: Exclusive or Inclusive?

Is there really class conflict in Isaiah 40-55? Gottwald says “Yes.” Continue reading

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Two Years’ Progress: Canon, LXX, and the WCF

In December 2009 I posted a piece entitled, “Hengel and Gese on the LXX.” I thought I might interact with portions of this piece in order to see if and how my thinking on the issue has changed in nearly two years… Continue reading

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…And pitched His tent among us

Who among the prophets would have guessed, though, that YHWH’s presence would return to his people not in a cloud or a pillar of fire, but as a person, Yeshua` bar Yosef, who came and “tented” (εσκηνωσεν) among us? Continue reading

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Creation vs. Flood

I was bored at work yesterday, and so I put together a chart comparing certain narrative elements of the first Genesis Creation account (1:1-2:4) and the account of the Noahic flood (7:17-9:17). Creation/Flood Comparision It’s fascinating that in the final … Continue reading

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Lament Over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur

LSUr begins with the decision of the high divine council to bring calamity upon Sumer and Ur… Continue reading

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Ten Lost Tribes?

Maybe not… Continue reading

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Review: “Why Johnny Can’t Preach” (Part II)

I suppose the first part of my review of T. David Gordon’s Why Johnny Can’t Preach has turned into something more than just a review–I offered reflections on culture, my own experience, blah blah….But this is my blog, so that’s … Continue reading

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Review: “Why Johnny Can’t Preach” (Part I)

It’s been a while since I’ve done an honest-to-goodness book review on this site. Part of the problem is that I’ve been too busy with anything other than school and teaching to read much of consequence that does not relate … Continue reading

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Travelogue I: Winsome, Wooded Wisconsin

I realize that my bloggage output has been somewhat lethargic lately. Travels have kept me quite busy in the last month, and I hope to reward your attention with some mildly interesting accounts of my excursions to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Amsterdam … Continue reading

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Losing Two Sons

All you parents out there: stop reading if you don’t want the $#*& scared out of you. Continue reading

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