Daily Archives: January 23, 2011

Knocking at the Door

At the Presbyterian church this morning, the bulletin had a prayer that stood out to me: “O Lord God, who does ever stand at the closed doors of the hearts of men and women, knocking and seeking entrance, give me … Continue reading

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Wellhausen on the Decalogue and David’s Sincerity

I’m still in Julius Wellhausen’s Prolegomena.  Today, I want to mention two things in my reading that stood out to me. First, on page 486 (which is actually Wellhausen’s article on “Israel” in the Encyclopedia Britannica), Wellhausen states the following: … Continue reading

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