I was studying Proverbs this week and thought I might share a few paragraphs I wrote in my argument. The nature of proverbs suggests that they are not intended to be “universal propositional truths” or taken as promises from God that will never fail. By design, proverbs are brief and typically express a single aspect… Read More »
The book of __________ may well be the most neglected book in the Christian canon. Though Jewish people read the book once a year on …, preaching or teaching on this book in the church is scarce indeed. In three years of doctoral study, I don’t recall a reference being made to this book in… Read More »
I’ve been asked by a couple of commenters (on the last post of the old blog location, since deleted) about the possibility of making available my “arguments” on each book of the Bible. The thinking may be that since I’ve studied things out so well, that I have a contribution to make. That thinking, unfortunately,… Read More »
Three years ago I began a writing project. In January I began working on it full-time. This morning I printed out the last page. I’ve described the nature of the project before, but I ‘ll summarize briefly here. The official name of the courses is “Analysis of Old/New Testament Books,” but the popular name is… Read More »
If word frequency is any indicator of content, then according to my argument of Hebrews, this is what the book is about:
That’s the height of the stack of papers on my desk. I remember when I was a kid and a babysitter said she had to write a 30-page paper. I was in awe. Since that time, I’ve written many papers. Most of them took me less time to research and write than the current one… Read More »
To make this more interesting, I have deleted the name of the book and another name that would give it away. Anti-Semites have always hated the book, and the Nazis forbade its reading in the crematoria and the concentration camps. In the dark days before their deaths, Jewish inmates of Auschwitz, Dachau, Treblinka, and Bergen-Belsen… Read More »
Last week, I polled my readers as to what they believe is the most difficult Bible book to understand. No one chose Ecclesiastes, but one each went for Daniel and Hebrews. Song of Solomon and Zechariah tied with five votes and Isaiah picked up six. Six others chose “other,” but left no hint as to… Read More »
For each of my arguments, I am trying to choose a single verse that best encapsulates the message of the book. This is not easy for the book of Zechariah, as there are so many that are good. I’m listing some below, with the note that if you believe these verses will one day be… Read More »
Today was the best study day. Of my life. Well, I don’t know that for sure, but it probably was. Here’s how you can do it: First, you need a large quantity of ignorance. If you know everything, you won’t learn very much. Second, you need an important subject. Anything in the Bible will do,… Read More »