Monthly Archives: March 2019

Church Write-Up: Hosea 11:1; the Woman Caught in Adultery

For my Church Write-Up this morning, I will first highlight some items from the pastor’s Sunday School class. The class is about the Book of Hosea, specifically the New Testament’s interpretation of it. Then, I will mention some items from … Continue reading

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Tough Truths About Academic Writing

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Na’aman-lost northern stories

Originally posted on theoutwardquest:
I read an intriguing short article by Nadav Na’aman called “Discovering the Lost North Israelite Conquest Story”. (See here).  It was part of a festschrift (honorary collection of articles) Rethinking Israel dedicated to Israel Finkelstein. Na’amen…

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Book Write-Up: On Writing, by Stephen King

Stephen King. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. Pocket Books, 2000. See here to buy the book. Stephen King is a renowned author of fiction, particularly in the horror and paranormal genres. This is a book about the craft … Continue reading

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Jesus’ Fulfillment Of The Other Servant Songs — Triablogue

Isaiah has been called the fifth gospel for good reason. We’ve written a lot about the evidence for Jesus’ fulfillment of passages like Isaiah 9 and 52-53, such as here and here. But I want to say more about a … Continue reading

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CAN WE TRUST THE WESTCOTT AND HORT 1881 GREEK TEXT?: Were Westcott and Hort Occultist Unbelievers?

Christian Publishing House Blog EDWARD D. ANDREWS (AS in Criminal Justice, BS in Religion, MA in Biblical Studies, and MDiv in Theology) is CEO and President of Christian Publishing House. He has authored over 100 books. Andrews is the Chief … Continue reading

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A quantum experiment suggests there’s no such thing as objective reality – MIT Technology Review

Originally posted on Darwiniana:
Physicists have long suspected that quantum mechanics allows two observers to experience different, conflicting realities. Now they’ve performed the first experiment that proves it. Source: A quantum experiment suggests there’s no such thing as objective reality…

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Church Write-Up: Epiousios; Craving More

At this week’s LCMS Lenten service, the pastor preached about bread. Here are two points. A. In the KJV and other English translations, Matthew 6:11 reads, “Give us this day our daily bread.” According to the pastor, the word translated … Continue reading

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Fredriksen-wrap up about Christian and Jewish messianism

Originally posted on theoutwardquest:
David Novak is a Jewish scholar who has long been a dialogue partner with Catholic theologians. He had an article in First Things a couple of months ago about the difference between hard and soft supersessionism.…

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Russiagate and the left

Originally posted on Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist:
Dialectically related Those hoping to see Russiagate finally disappearing from MSNBC and CNN will be disappointed. The talking heads (David Corn, Jeffrey Toobin, et al) will pivot now to discussing obstruction of…

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