A common form of argument by anti-Calvinists against the theological system of Calvinism is to at... more A common form of argument by anti-Calvinists against the theological system of Calvinism is to attack the man, rather than play the ball. Anti-Calvinists will routinely misrepresent the history and create or repeat revisionist accounts of the Servetus affair in an attempt to cast John Calvin as a man hell-bent on suppressing any and all dissenters, even by murdering his rivals. This paper explores the history leading up to and during the Servetus affair for a far more balanced understanding of the event.
From the Introduction:
The epistle of Jude has been a source of bewilderment, frustration, and ... more From the Introduction:
The epistle of Jude has been a source of bewilderment, frustration, and even scorn for many commentators who have attempted to plumb its depths. While its purpose is to combat the false teachers of early Gnosticism and strongly defend the real future second coming of Jesus Christ in glory and judgment against false prophets and apostates, the method in which Jude attempts to support that objective appears to many as something questionable at best. Rather than citing our preferred canonical Scriptures available to the apostles and early church, namely the Hebrew Bible, Jude goes outside of the cannon to apocalyptic pseudopigraphal books such as The Assumption of Moses (hereafter just Moses) and The Book of Enoch (hereafter just Enoch), and even possibly fashions allusions to The Testament of Naphtali and The Testament of Asher as well. In this paper, I will explore the possible reason for Jude’s seeming abandonment of canonical authority, specifically in reference to the use of 1 Enoch in Jude 6 and 14-16, as well as the common reaction of the commentators concerning if Jude should remain in the canon or if 1 Enoch should be reconsidered and added.
In this paper, I respond to Clint Archer on his article dealing with DeYoung's arguments for a Re... more In this paper, I respond to Clint Archer on his article dealing with DeYoung's arguments for a Reformed understanding of the 144,000 in Revelation 7 and 14.
This paper explores a Historical-Redemptive and Polemical understanding of Genesis 1 which interp... more This paper explores a Historical-Redemptive and Polemical understanding of Genesis 1 which interprets this highly disputed passage as polemical presentation of a glorious God against the backdrop of other pagan conceptions of deity.
In this paper I explore the textual and conceptual parallels between Jeremiah and Moses and show ... more In this paper I explore the textual and conceptual parallels between Jeremiah and Moses and show that the author of the book of Jeremiah intentionally presented the prophet as the final Moses Prophet spoken of in Deut. 18.
ABSTRACT: In this paper I explore Psalm 137 (one of the so called Imprecatory Psalms) and how it ... more ABSTRACT: In this paper I explore Psalm 137 (one of the so called Imprecatory Psalms) and how it is to be understood and applied within the Christian canon and applied to the Christian church despite its violent imagery.
This paper looks at the noetic affects of effects of sin and grace through the lens of Buber's 'I... more This paper looks at the noetic affects of effects of sin and grace through the lens of Buber's 'I/Thou' distinction.
This paper examines the use of the term 'azazel' in the Leviticus 16 prescription regarding the D... more This paper examines the use of the term 'azazel' in the Leviticus 16 prescription regarding the Day of Atonement.
This paper examines the biblical case for the Munus Triplex, or the three-fold office of Jesus Ch... more This paper examines the biblical case for the Munus Triplex, or the three-fold office of Jesus Christ. It is argued that the New Testament authors viewed Christ as the fulfillment of the three major Old Testament offices of Prophet, Priest, and King.
This is a brief survey of the doctrines of grace, which seeks to show the historical and biblical... more This is a brief survey of the doctrines of grace, which seeks to show the historical and biblical foundations for such a theological system.
This paper seeks to do a character study on the person of Jezebel in contrast to the re-vamping o... more This paper seeks to do a character study on the person of Jezebel in contrast to the re-vamping of her person by Post-Colonial, Feminist, and other liberal scholarship. Jezebel is examined in the historical and literary context of the canonical text as we have it handed down to us today.
This paper seeks to understand the historical significance of the Trial by Ordeal found in Number... more This paper seeks to understand the historical significance of the Trial by Ordeal found in Numbers 5:11-31. It examines the historical and literary context of the passage and examines what possible redemptive historical significance it might still have for Christians today.
This review looks at an article by New Atheist pundit David G. McAfee relating to Jesus, homosexu... more This review looks at an article by New Atheist pundit David G. McAfee relating to Jesus, homosexuality and the lost gospel, Secret Mark.
The paper seeks to analyze the rhetoric and methodology of the New Atheist pundit David G. McAfee... more The paper seeks to analyze the rhetoric and methodology of the New Atheist pundit David G. McAfee. His internet activity and publications will be used as the data to examine his bias and how the Dunning-Kruger Effect is the most plausible explanation for the bias prevalent in his work.
This paper explores the historical and literary context of the Genesis Creation account and argue... more This paper explores the historical and literary context of the Genesis Creation account and argues that Genesis 1 should be understood as a Temple Text written for a theological-polemical purpose.
A common Provisionist reading of Paul's use of the Potter/Clay Motif in Romans 9 relies on their ... more A common Provisionist reading of Paul's use of the Potter/Clay Motif in Romans 9 relies on their assumption that the conceptual background to which Paul alludes to is that of Jeremiah 18. In this paper I explore far more plausible backgrounds for Paul's use of the PCM.
A common form of argument by anti-Calvinists against the theological system of Calvinism is to at... more A common form of argument by anti-Calvinists against the theological system of Calvinism is to attack the man, rather than play the ball. Anti-Calvinists will routinely misrepresent the history and create or repeat revisionist accounts of the Servetus affair in an attempt to cast John Calvin as a man hell-bent on suppressing any and all dissenters, even by murdering his rivals. This paper explores the history leading up to and during the Servetus affair for a far more balanced understanding of the event.
From the Introduction:
The epistle of Jude has been a source of bewilderment, frustration, and ... more From the Introduction:
The epistle of Jude has been a source of bewilderment, frustration, and even scorn for many commentators who have attempted to plumb its depths. While its purpose is to combat the false teachers of early Gnosticism and strongly defend the real future second coming of Jesus Christ in glory and judgment against false prophets and apostates, the method in which Jude attempts to support that objective appears to many as something questionable at best. Rather than citing our preferred canonical Scriptures available to the apostles and early church, namely the Hebrew Bible, Jude goes outside of the cannon to apocalyptic pseudopigraphal books such as The Assumption of Moses (hereafter just Moses) and The Book of Enoch (hereafter just Enoch), and even possibly fashions allusions to The Testament of Naphtali and The Testament of Asher as well. In this paper, I will explore the possible reason for Jude’s seeming abandonment of canonical authority, specifically in reference to the use of 1 Enoch in Jude 6 and 14-16, as well as the common reaction of the commentators concerning if Jude should remain in the canon or if 1 Enoch should be reconsidered and added.
In this paper, I respond to Clint Archer on his article dealing with DeYoung's arguments for a Re... more In this paper, I respond to Clint Archer on his article dealing with DeYoung's arguments for a Reformed understanding of the 144,000 in Revelation 7 and 14.
This paper explores a Historical-Redemptive and Polemical understanding of Genesis 1 which interp... more This paper explores a Historical-Redemptive and Polemical understanding of Genesis 1 which interprets this highly disputed passage as polemical presentation of a glorious God against the backdrop of other pagan conceptions of deity.
In this paper I explore the textual and conceptual parallels between Jeremiah and Moses and show ... more In this paper I explore the textual and conceptual parallels between Jeremiah and Moses and show that the author of the book of Jeremiah intentionally presented the prophet as the final Moses Prophet spoken of in Deut. 18.
ABSTRACT: In this paper I explore Psalm 137 (one of the so called Imprecatory Psalms) and how it ... more ABSTRACT: In this paper I explore Psalm 137 (one of the so called Imprecatory Psalms) and how it is to be understood and applied within the Christian canon and applied to the Christian church despite its violent imagery.
This paper looks at the noetic affects of effects of sin and grace through the lens of Buber's 'I... more This paper looks at the noetic affects of effects of sin and grace through the lens of Buber's 'I/Thou' distinction.
This paper examines the use of the term 'azazel' in the Leviticus 16 prescription regarding the D... more This paper examines the use of the term 'azazel' in the Leviticus 16 prescription regarding the Day of Atonement.
This paper examines the biblical case for the Munus Triplex, or the three-fold office of Jesus Ch... more This paper examines the biblical case for the Munus Triplex, or the three-fold office of Jesus Christ. It is argued that the New Testament authors viewed Christ as the fulfillment of the three major Old Testament offices of Prophet, Priest, and King.
This is a brief survey of the doctrines of grace, which seeks to show the historical and biblical... more This is a brief survey of the doctrines of grace, which seeks to show the historical and biblical foundations for such a theological system.
This paper seeks to do a character study on the person of Jezebel in contrast to the re-vamping o... more This paper seeks to do a character study on the person of Jezebel in contrast to the re-vamping of her person by Post-Colonial, Feminist, and other liberal scholarship. Jezebel is examined in the historical and literary context of the canonical text as we have it handed down to us today.
This paper seeks to understand the historical significance of the Trial by Ordeal found in Number... more This paper seeks to understand the historical significance of the Trial by Ordeal found in Numbers 5:11-31. It examines the historical and literary context of the passage and examines what possible redemptive historical significance it might still have for Christians today.
This review looks at an article by New Atheist pundit David G. McAfee relating to Jesus, homosexu... more This review looks at an article by New Atheist pundit David G. McAfee relating to Jesus, homosexuality and the lost gospel, Secret Mark.
The paper seeks to analyze the rhetoric and methodology of the New Atheist pundit David G. McAfee... more The paper seeks to analyze the rhetoric and methodology of the New Atheist pundit David G. McAfee. His internet activity and publications will be used as the data to examine his bias and how the Dunning-Kruger Effect is the most plausible explanation for the bias prevalent in his work.
This paper explores the historical and literary context of the Genesis Creation account and argue... more This paper explores the historical and literary context of the Genesis Creation account and argues that Genesis 1 should be understood as a Temple Text written for a theological-polemical purpose.
A common Provisionist reading of Paul's use of the Potter/Clay Motif in Romans 9 relies on their ... more A common Provisionist reading of Paul's use of the Potter/Clay Motif in Romans 9 relies on their assumption that the conceptual background to which Paul alludes to is that of Jeremiah 18. In this paper I explore far more plausible backgrounds for Paul's use of the PCM.
In this paper I explore the role of the healing of the blind man in Mark 8:22-26 in the broader t... more In this paper I explore the role of the healing of the blind man in Mark 8:22-26 in the broader theme of the spiritual blindness of the disciples within Mark's gospel.
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The epistle of Jude has been a source of bewilderment, frustration, and even scorn for many commentators who have attempted to plumb its depths. While its purpose is to combat the false teachers of early Gnosticism and strongly defend the real future second coming of Jesus Christ in glory and judgment against false prophets and apostates, the method in which Jude attempts to support that objective appears to many as something questionable at best. Rather than citing our preferred canonical Scriptures available to the apostles and early church, namely the Hebrew Bible, Jude goes outside of the cannon to apocalyptic pseudopigraphal books such as The Assumption of Moses (hereafter just Moses) and The Book of Enoch (hereafter just Enoch), and even possibly fashions allusions to The Testament of Naphtali and The Testament of Asher as well. In this paper, I will explore the possible reason for Jude’s seeming abandonment of canonical authority, specifically in reference to the use of 1 Enoch in Jude 6 and 14-16, as well as the common reaction of the commentators concerning if Jude should remain in the canon or if 1 Enoch should be reconsidered and added.
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The epistle of Jude has been a source of bewilderment, frustration, and even scorn for many commentators who have attempted to plumb its depths. While its purpose is to combat the false teachers of early Gnosticism and strongly defend the real future second coming of Jesus Christ in glory and judgment against false prophets and apostates, the method in which Jude attempts to support that objective appears to many as something questionable at best. Rather than citing our preferred canonical Scriptures available to the apostles and early church, namely the Hebrew Bible, Jude goes outside of the cannon to apocalyptic pseudopigraphal books such as The Assumption of Moses (hereafter just Moses) and The Book of Enoch (hereafter just Enoch), and even possibly fashions allusions to The Testament of Naphtali and The Testament of Asher as well. In this paper, I will explore the possible reason for Jude’s seeming abandonment of canonical authority, specifically in reference to the use of 1 Enoch in Jude 6 and 14-16, as well as the common reaction of the commentators concerning if Jude should remain in the canon or if 1 Enoch should be reconsidered and added.