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Did Paul Believe in a Historical Adam?

Not According to Joel Hoffman—because history (in the modern, post-Enlightenment sense) hadn’t been invented yet: I think that the whole notion of “historical” is a modern one, created by modern science, and that it’s this entirely modern approach that pits … Continue reading

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Chaplain Mike, Douglas Wilson, and a Wood Shed

“Esau Christianity” is a neologism we have needed for quite some time: I’m thinking that what Douglas Wilson needs is a Bible study. And won’t he be hacked off to discover that when God wanted to found a nation, he … Continue reading

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Adam: Genesis and Paul

There has been a lot of blog chatter lately about the “historical Adam” and whether or not he actually existed. I suspect the real issue for some Christians is not so much what to do with the Adam we find … Continue reading

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It’s “Adam and Eve,” not “Adam and…”

Atrahasis? I’ve got to admit, the old quip about “Adam and Steve” was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the title of RJS’s post at JesusCreed. But don’t let my odd sense of humor keep you … Continue reading

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Stupid Stupid Stupid Stupid Stupid

“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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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