Daily Archives: July 17, 2018

I’m Mistaken for a Hippie — Clarissa’s Blog

Posted on July 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

I received the first negative review of my book. All publicity is good publicity, so I’m not heart-broken over it. The review is very poorly written, and I’m having trouble figuring out what it is that the reviewer is objecting … Continue reading →

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Christology as Theology: John Webster’s Turn to the Immanent God as the Salvage of the Economic God of Modernity — The Evangelical Calvinist

Posted on July 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

John Webster surveys three important modern theologians as examples of thinkers who to one extent or another, as he notes, reduce all theological endeavor to Christology or ‘incarnation.’ Formation of Christology by some or all of these principles may result … Continue reading →

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Abraham and His Altars

Posted on July 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Dr. Claude Mariottini – Professor of Old Testament:
The divine call came to Abraham while he was still in Haran (in the early patriarchal narratives, Abraham’s name appears as Abram. The new name of Abraham will be…

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St Basil the Great and the Divinity of the Holy Spirit

Posted on July 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Eclectic Orthodoxy:
“I neither chose to name the Holy Spirit God nor dare to call him a creature,” declared Eustathius of Sebaste in response to the Neo-Arian denial of the divinity of the Holy Spirit. At first…

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The Text-Critical Evidence for the Pericope Adulterae

Posted on July 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on The Jesus Memoirs:
For readers who are interested in the manuscript evidence for the “pericope adulterae” in John 7:53-8:11 and in other locations in the Gospels of John and Luke, see the excellent article by Chris Keith…

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Leuchter-a new take on the Merneptah stele

Posted on July 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on theoutwardquest:
Finally, I have been able to begin to read Mark Leuchter’s The Levites and the Boundaries of Israelite Identity. My readers may have noticed that I have had a focus on the Israelite priesthood in my…

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Open Thread: Trump-Putin Summit and Mounting Hysteria — OffGuardian

Posted on July 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Yesterday, Trump and Putin met for a summit in Helsinki. The resulting hysteria, all throughout the mainstream media and in the minds of neocon and (self-described) “liberals” alike. Just to be clear – it is not unusual for heads of … Continue reading →

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Concrete Servility

Posted on July 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Clarissa's Blog:
The talk of “treason” leaves me cold. Trump is showing less concrete deference and servility toward Russia than every president in my lifetime has shown toward Israel and Saudi Arabia, for example. And towards…

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Can’t Wait

Posted on July 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Clarissa's Blog:
I can’t wait to see how this will be spun into the narrative of “Trump gave Putin everything he wanted.” I also can’t wait to see who’ll at least have the courage to mention…

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Did Trump Commit Treason in Helsinki?

Posted on July 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Clarissa's Blog:
The foaming at the mouth over entirely anodyne comments Trump made in Helsinki should be prompting us to ask what it is the shriekers are trying to conceal. Some idiot wrote that “Trump betrayed…

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