I reckon I’m going to have to save up for this one. It’s a pretty hefty one in price, but I imagine worth it.
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Feb 20 2010
Help Needed: Theories on Parting of the Ways
I need some help. Does anyone have a catalog of theories, or even their own theory on why (not necessarily when), the Parting of the Ways happened?
Feb 08 2010
A Brief Survey of Creation in Genesis in 2nd Temple Judaism (3 – Seven Days)
This is a three part series. (here, here and here)
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Feb 08 2010
A Brief Survey of Creation in Genesis in 2nd Temple Judaism (2 – Creation)
This is a three part series. (here, here and here)
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Feb 08 2010
A Brief Survey of Creation in Genesis in 2nd Temple Judaism (1 – Intro)
This is a three part series. (here, here and here)
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Dec 24 2009
Another take on the Nativity
This might not be popular with a few of you, but in dealing with Wisdom/Logos Christology, it does play into John’s prologue among other things.
Dec 15 2009
Review: Ancient Jewish and Christian Perceptions of Crucifixion
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In the first chapter, Chapman explores the linguistic problem of the varying ranges of words often simply summarized in English as ‘crucified.’ He delves through the Latin, the Greek, the Hebrew, and the Aramaic in exploring various uses, even looking for fine distinctions and applications of the various words used in the base languages.
The second chapter is a vital document all to its own, in which the author examines various writings from antiquity, primarily Jewish. Digging through the richness, and often times, painful, documents of the 2nd Temple Period, Chapman produces sketches of history which highlights crucifixions of Jews, even by Jews. In one vital examination, the author is able to detail an account in which a cross was built and upon site of this cross, the rebels surrendered. By detailing the perceptions of the early chroniclers, Chapman builds a case that crucifixions were given according to class and offense.
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Dec 11 2009
Bare Your Arm of Salvation, A Traditional Hanukkah Song
Sundown approaches, darkness will cover the earth, and Hanukkah will being – it promises to be a bitterly cold night in some parts of the United States and moderately cool in Jerusalem. Here is song (and if you click the link at the bottom, it will take you to site to hear it sung in Hebrew) traditionally song, at least since the 13th century.
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Dec 11 2009
Hanukkah, biblically known as the Feast of Dedication
Sun down on Sunday evening begins the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah, or Chanukah for the Jewish among us. It is a celebration in commemoration of the re-dedication of the Temple by the victorious armies of Judas Maccabeus, who had led the armies of Israel against the Hellenizing forces of Antiochus.
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