Daily Archives: January 12, 2009

Abraham’s Justification, My Justification, God as Father

Posted on January 12, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

1. Devorah Dimant, “Use and Interpretation of the Mikra in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha,” Mikra: Text, Translation, Reading and Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, ed. Martin Jan Mulder (Peabody: Hendrickson, 2004) 394. “Abraham–‘found faithful … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Church, Daily Quiet Time, I Clement, II Clement, Jewish-Christian Relations, Koran, Life, Rabbinics, Religion, School, Shepherd of Hermas | 7 Comments

Queen vs. Roots: The Next Generation

Posted on January 12, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

I’ve been watching Alex Haley’s Queen (1993), followed by his Roots: The Next Generation (1979), which also has Queen. Queen was the mother of Simon Haley, who was the dad of Alex Haley. She was the daughter of a mulatto … Continue reading →

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God Forgiving Adam, A Saved God

Posted on January 12, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

2. Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Volume II: Ante-Nicene Christianity (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1910) 727. “Tatian of Assyria (110-172)…denied that Adam was saved, because Adam says: ‘We all die in Adam.’” When I was at Harvard, … Continue reading →

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