by admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Christianity, Section Six, The Children of Promise
[I]t is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; Paul wrote, rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.1 In another essay I asked, “So, if God did not allow [Abimelech] to touch Sarah, why didn’t He do the same for Pharaoh and...
by admin | Dec 28, 2023 | Section Six, The Day of the Lord, The Lost Son of Perdition
This is a continuation of my consideration whether my assumption that Jesus called Judas Iscariot ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας (NET: the one destined for destruction) is like Jesus’ disciples’ discussion about having no bread1 after He said: “Watch out! Beware of...
by admin | Dec 22, 2023 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Six
In another essay I began to consider the substance or body which cast the shadow of the scape-goat (English Elpenor) or the [goat] to be sent off (NETS) in Leviticus 16:8 (Septuagint [Table]). It led me to Paul’s continuing discussion of the death of those who...
by admin | Dec 16, 2023 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Six
The Lord gave Moses detailed instructions about the day of atonement: Masoretic Text Septuagint Leviticus 16:2, 3 (Tanakh) Leviticus 16:2, 3 (NET) Leviticus 16:2, 3 (NETS) Leviticus 16:2, 3 (English Elpenor) and HaShem (יְהֹוָ֜ה) said unto Moses: ‘Speak unto...
by admin | Nov 21, 2023 | Nothing True, Section Six
Eliphaz continued his response to Job’s lament: Masoretic Text Septuagint Job 4:9 (Tanakh/KJV) Job 4:9 (NET) Job 4:9 (NETS) Job 4:9 (English Elpenor) By the blast (מִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת) of God they perish, and by the breath (וּמֵר֖וּחַ) of his nostrils are they...
by admin | Nov 16, 2023 | Section Six, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
This is a continuation of my consideration of “5 Bible Passages That Caused Me to Lose My Faith” by Kristi Burke. Her first Bible passage was “Romans 9…the starting point of my deconstruction journey.”1 Though she began with verse 16, I started at the beginning...