Daily Archives: September 16, 2010

The Flight Type-Scene; Neusner on Jewish Apocalypticism

1.  In my reading today of Randall Short’s The Surprising Election and Confirmation of King David, Randall took on the view that the History of David’s Rise in I Samuel 16-II Samuel 5 was an apology for David being a … Continue reading

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Randall and the Minimalists; Higher Prices to Prevent Price-Gouging; Christine O’Donnell

1.  In my reading today of The Surprising Election and Confirmation of King David, Randall Short says that the History of David’s Rise in I Samuel 16-II Samuel 5 was intended to comfort God’s suffering people, Israel.  (I’m basing this … Continue reading

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