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Updated: An Outline For A Historical Survey Of The Interpretation Of The Genesis Creation Account

May 15, 2012
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Updated: An Outline For A Historical Survey Of The Interpretation Of The Genesis Creation Account

An update of this post.   Notes And Outline Toward An Understanding Of The Genesis Creation Account 1. The occasion and purpose of the writing of Genesis. 2. Ancient Near Eastern myths and Genesis’ account of the creation. 3. An Old Testament theology of creation. 4. The Apocryphal texts and the creation account. 5....

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An Outline For A Historical Survey Of The Interpretation Of The Genesis Creation Account

May 9, 2012
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An Outline For A Historical Survey Of The Interpretation Of The Genesis Creation Account

1. The occasion and purpose of the writing of Genesis. 2. Ancient Near Eastern myths and Genesis’ account of the creation. 3. An Old Testament theology of creation. 4. The Apocryphal texts and the creation account. 5. The Pseudepigrapha and the creation account. 6. Philo and Genesis. 7. Josephus and the creation account. 8....

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When Is A Prophecy A Commandment? When A Commandment Is A Prophecy.

March 24, 2012
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When Is A Prophecy A Commandment? When A Commandment Is A Prophecy. Odd title, isn’t it? Odd, and now it’s one that must be explained and justified. One of the things with which we struggle (and I think God’s people have struggled with this for years) today is how to understand the way the...

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Does Scripture Teach A Three-Storied/Three-Tiered Universe?

December 21, 2011
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Does Scripture Teach A Three-Storied/Three-Tiered Universe?

My online friend, Marv, says “no.” we see Jesus, quite literally, rising up, when ascending to the Father. Did he need to do this? Who knows? But He did. And we have the same upstairs downstairs theme in visionary revelation of otherwise invisible spiritual realities: Gen. 28:12, 17: is the a vision of Jacob’s “ladder.” In Rev....

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Inerrancy: Jesus, John And The Scriptures

October 22, 2011
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Inerrancy: Jesus, John And The Scriptures

Jesus, John And The Scriptures In a previous article we studied the synoptic gospels and how they viewed the Scriptures. We also saw how Jesus viewed the Scriptures. In this article we shall study the gospel according to John to see more about Jesus’ view of the Scriptures, as well as examining John’s view...

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Inerrancy: The Testimony Of Jesus And The Synoptics Regarding The Word Of God

September 29, 2011
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Inerrancy: The Testimony Of Jesus And The Synoptics Regarding The Word Of God

As we consider the inerrancy of the Scriptures we must address what the Scriptures say about themselves. While some may say that it is circular reasoning and arguing to declare Scripture to be the Word of God based upon the testimony of Scripture itself, we declare that it is not necessarily so. We also...

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Computer Analysis and The Bible

July 5, 2011
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Computer Analysis and The Bible

This post which references this news article has me thinking. What if the issue that appears to show multiple authors in various Old Testament books actually shows sections that have been edited by later folks such as Ezra? Can a computer ever tell us that? Related articles Bible’s Different Authors Revealed By New Language...

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On Knowing Greek And The Issue of Translation

May 17, 2011
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On Knowing Greek And The Issue of Translation

I’m enjoying my study of Greek, though it will take me a long time to truly have any sort of mastery because of the pace at which I’m able to go. Nevertheless, this evening I remembered a statement that I once heard an older minister make.  It was something like this: I hear men...

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The Unity of The Bible: Psalms 1-50

May 9, 2011
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The Unity of The Bible: Psalms 1-50

Image via Wikipedia As the study of the unity of the Bible continues, we find that the sacred Psalter gives us a grand overview of the themes that tie the Old Testament together. We shall also find that the New Testament uses the Psalms to tie the Old and The New Testaments together, but...

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Think Biblically

April 14, 2011
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Think Biblically

How often do we actually take the time to assess what we believe? How often do we compare our belief system with Scripture? Do we ever stop to think that there is indeed the possibility that we may be wrong? Would it harm us to study for the purpose of ascertaining how our principles,...

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