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- Book Write-Up: Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?, by Gerald R. McDermott
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The Testament of Abraham: Salvation and Answered Prayer
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
Posted in Bible, Daily Quiet Time, Genesis, Hebrews, John, Mark, Matthew, Rabbinics, Religion
Tagged Abel, Charlesworth, E.P. Sanders, hebrews, pseudepigrapha, Testament of Abraham
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Cleansing Others, and the Thankless Job
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
Posted in Alcoholism, Bible, Daily Quiet Time, Hebrews, Numbers, Preaching, Religion
Tagged ashes, ashes of the red heifer, Balaam, Balak, corpse contamination, god, hebrews, hebrews 6, impurity, Moab, purity, red heifer, Religion, substitutionary atonement, theology
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