And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. 6… Read More »
The contrasts between Saul and David appear throughout 1 Samuel. Here are just a few of them to consider along the way. Saul David Tribe Benjamin Judah Patronym Son of Kish Son of Jesse Description …a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. From his… Read More »
In the Hebrew Scriptures, YHWH is undoubtedly the God of Judah. David adamantly demanded that the elders of all the sebetiy (tribes) follow him. The worship of YHWH was one of the strongest unifying forces of his rule, but also one of the most short lived. Although Judah remained, more or less, worshipers of YHWH,… Read More »
As mentioned during the message today, there is a lot of information we were not able to cover during the service. Why David Is So Important to Me Most people think of Moses or Abraham as the most important person in the Hebrew Scriptures, but I think it is actually David. He is the keystone… Read More »
I have only recently discovered the thoughts of N.T. (Tom) Wright. If you don’t know who he is, Wright is an Anglican bishop who has been very active in the ‘historical Jesus’ debate for some time. After listening to several lectures I found on christianaudio.com, I decided that I should check out some of his… Read More »
We tend to think that the Romans viewed the Celts as barbarians. In reality, the Celts were very integrated into the Roman system. Celto-Iberians had fought in the armies of Hannibal during the 2nd Punic War, and they were very well known in later Roman armies. (There is a nod to this in referring to… Read More »
Part of the manifesto is the rediscovery of preaching – the need for a switch from the medieval sermo to the ancient homilia. The Return of the Homily The sermon is a method of persuading people to believe what you want them to believe. It was a classic form of rhetoric which Jesus was apparently… Read More »
Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. He was a mighty hunter before YHWH. Therefore it is said, ‘Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before YHWH’. [Genesis 10:8-9] As we read through Genesis, there a number of these anecdotal references to individuals. The writers assumed that this information was… Read More »
Author’s Note: This article originally appeared in 2007 in an early blog called “Matrix Theology” which is long since defunct. It has been updated and reorganized for republication here. Why This Study? Many Christian denominations equate the practice of baptism with that of circumcision, often putting the two in the same role. As John Calvin… Read More »
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