by admin | Nov 30, 2019 | A Monotonous Cycle, Section Five
And HaShem (יְהֹוָה֙) said unto Cain: ‘Where is Abel thy brother?'[1] I thought about skipping this exchange. I’ve covered it elsewhere.[2] My point in revisiting these monotonous cycles, however, is to see them through Jesus’ eyes: Do not be amazed that I...
by admin | May 26, 2019 | Section Five, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
(I toyed with the idea of calling this What Am I Doing? Part 1, but I already have more threads than I can keep current.) I don’t get a lot of eschatology in my own study, so I rely on the studies of others. I thought the prophecies of Isaiah 17 were fulfilled long...
by admin | May 12, 2019 | Section Five, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
“One more thing you should know about me,” I wrote in another essay: “I usually appreciate God’s deceptiveness (the NIV translates it shrewdness, if you prefer) first, before I recognize his reliability, trustworthiness and loyalty. So I assume that I am far more...
by admin | Mar 18, 2019 | A Monotonous Cycle, Section Five
Moses wrote (Genesis 3:22-24 Tanakh): And HaShem (yehôvâh, יהוה) G-d (ʼĕlôhı̂ym, אלהים) said: ‘Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for...
by admin | Dec 30, 2018 | A Monotonous Cycle, Section Five
Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things? Jesus said to Nicodemus. I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. If I have told you people...
by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | Section Four, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
I study the Bible for my own benefit primarily. I’ve been on a work binge lately, long days with no time or energy to study. The sin in my flesh obtrudes, wanting dominion over my thoughts and motives. Both ʽâbar and nâsâh await my attention, holding out the...