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The Testament of Abraham: Salvation and Answered Prayer

Posted on September 11, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

I recently read the Testament of Abraham for my daily quiet time.  The Charlesworth Pseudepigrapha dates it to the first-second centuries C.E.  E.P. Sanders, in his editorial introduction to the work, argues that it has an Egyptian Jewish background. In … Continue reading →

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Cleansing Others, and the Thankless Job

Posted on February 13, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

I have two items for today, both of them related to my daily quiet time in the Book of Numbers: 1.  In Numbers 19, we see the law concerning the red heifer, whose ashes are mixed with water to purify … Continue reading →

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