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“Professor says Adam’s sin was failure to lead” “The beginning of God’s curse on Adam indicated that he fell because he heeded the voice of his wife, which contradicted God’s established order and represented the first biblical example of abandonment … Continue reading
Groups Seeks Genesis Ban
I’m pretty sure I’ve met members of this group that seeks to ban the book of Genesis because of its questionable moral content. (PS: For the humor-impaired, I’m about 95% sure this is a joke.) Share this: Digg this postRecommend … Continue reading
Wise Women 4: Mourners
Singers of Dirges In addition to presiding over births, a wise woman may also have a role at the liminal time of a death in the community. This is also a role with broad cultural currency in the ancient world. … Continue reading
Posted in Old Testament, Wealth of Egypt
Tagged 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, Deuteronomy, Genesis, Jeremiah
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Wise Women 3: Midwives
Medical Practitioners At the end of my previous post I suggested that wise women (in the Ancient Near East generally and in Israel in particular) often performed their services on occasions marked by liminality, the betwixt-and-between of important life passages. … Continue reading
The Universe according to Genesis 1
Robin Parry summarizes three papers on Genesis 1 by Paul H. Seely appearing in the Westminster Theological Journal in the early 1990s. According to Parry, Seely comes from a Reformed evangelical background but, in these articles, he is reacting against … Continue reading
The Devil’s in the Details
… unless he’s completely AWOL, that is. Duane Smith has all the abnormal info. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
Posted in New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged 2 Enoch, Genesis, Justin Martyr, Revelation, Wisdom of Solomon
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Lessons and Carols 2
The Second Lesson: God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. The angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, “By myself I have … Continue reading
Lessons and Carols 1
Introit: “Once in David’s Royal City” The First Lesson God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head. They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in … Continue reading
Abraham’s Era
Here is a post I’ve been meaning to get around to for many months but for whatever reason never quite got inspired to finish it. Several months ago Claude Mariottini drew my attention to this article by Leibel Reznick attempting … Continue reading
The Genealogy of Jesus 4
The Lukan and Matthean accounts of Jesus’ genealogy diverge after David. Matthew traces Jesus’ line through Solomon (and thus traces the royal Davidic line as it is found in the Bible and in Seder Olam). Luke traces a line through … Continue reading
Posted in New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged 1 Chronicles, Deuteronomy, Genesis, Jeremiah, Luke, Matthew, Numbers
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