Dr. Heiser seemed to believe that Satan and his minions were not aware that Jesus came specifically to die on the Cross. I consider this a mistake. First, the Wilderness Temptation indicates that the Tempter was trying to derail Jesus’ commitment to His mission as the Suffering Servant of Isaiah. Instead, the Devil wanted Him…
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A Biblical Cosmology
This is going to be a bit long. Let’s review our imagery of biblical Hebrew cosmology, the metaphors used in Scripture to guide our thinking about how reality works. It is necessarily in the language of parables, but I am not afraid to guess about a more literal explanation at times. It relies some on…
Hair and Veils
I’ve read somewhere a bit of speculation that Paul’s comments in 1 Corinthians 11 about hair and coverings were related to the Greco-Roman medical mythology of the time. That’s patently silly. Paul was referencing the Old Testament, and the Hebrews had no such notions about hair interacting with semen. It’s really not that complex, though…
Shoveling Manure 03
There is an awful lot of mythology adhering to American Christian religion. On the one hand, there are plenty of things we should not sample. It is not necessary to fool around with drugs to know how they can destroy you. It’s not necessary to fool around on your spouse to know that adultery will…