Daily Archives: September 22, 2008

Paper on IV Maccabees: Some Josephus Passages

Posted on September 22, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

Today, I want to look at the Josephus passages that I colored red in my post, Paper on IV Maccabees: Other Challenges to Politeia. The red quotes are from BibleWorks, and the others are from William Whiston’s translation. Antiquities of … Continue reading →

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Bill Clinton on the Economic Crisis

Posted on September 22, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

I’m not really in the mood to comment on every detail of Bill Clinton’s appearance on The View. But he did get me thinking about our current economic mess. As a conservative who doesn’t like the government to spend lots … Continue reading →

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Ruth and James McGrath

Posted on September 22, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

As I did my weekly quiet time on Ruth 1 yesterday, my mind went back to some posts James McGrath did on Christian inclusivism: Is Jesus the Only Way? Not according to most Christians…or the Bible! “In the [synoptic] Gospels, … Continue reading →

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Paper on IV Maccabees: Other Challenges to Politeia

Posted on September 22, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

What follows are quotations from Josephus, II Maccabees, and IV Maccabees that describe challenges to the Jewish politeia. I’d like to check out the context of the quotes in red, and I may do that tomorrow. The Josephus quotes are … Continue reading →

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