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Daily Archives: January 17, 2012
Two Extremes
There was an insightful comment by Stephen under Rachel Held Evans’ post, The problem of biblicism. Stephen states the following: “If one has to attend 3-4+ years of seminary and do a PhD, all the while being informally mentored by … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Religion
Tagged common people, intellectuals, interpretation of the bible, seminarians, theological discourse
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Blackout
There may be an Internet black-out tomorrow (among certain sites) in protest of two controversial pieces of federal legislation: SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act, or HR3261) in the House of Representatives, and PIPA (S968) in the Senate. There is fear … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
Tagged chuck schumer, diane feinstein, lamar alexander, liberals and conservatives, michele bachmann, nancy pelosi
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Concluding Justification and Variegated Nomism, Volume 1
I finished Justification and Variegated Nomism, Volume 1: The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism. I have two items: 1. On pages 502-503, Roland Deines says that the Pharisees viewed themselves as sanctifiers of Israel, a remnant that, like leaven, leavens … Continue reading
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