Daily Archives: July 2, 2010

Inspiration from the West Wing, Highway to Heaven, and John Adams

Posted on July 2, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

My blog posts this week have been rather perfunctory, largely because I’m tired when I come home from work!  But, believe it or not, I have been inspired by some things this week.  Here are three things that I saw … Continue reading →

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Limited Government; My People

Posted on July 2, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

1.  In Rolf Rendtorff’s The Old Testament: An Introduction, something on page 44 stood out to me: The problem of relationships between Israelite and Canaanite traditions also perhaps underlies the narrative of Naboth’s vineyard.  Ahab wants to buy a piece … Continue reading →

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Why the Lack of Evidence?; the Therapeutae

Posted on July 2, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

1.  In Rolf Rendtorff’s The Old Testament: An Introduction, the following passage on page 38 stood out to me: The historical reconstruction of the history of the period of the monarchy has to be based almost exclusively on the Old … Continue reading →

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