[First posted June 20, 2015.—Admin1] ————————- What comes to mind when you read the three images in the title of this post? If you’re biblically-oriented: the walking-talking serpent in the garden of Eden, one of the 3 categories of trees in Eden, and the “I” in Eden. What? There was an “I” in […]
[First posted June 20, 2015.—Admin1] ————————- What comes to mind when you read the three images in the title of this post? If you’re biblically-oriented: the walking-talking serpent in the garden of Eden, one of the 3 categories of trees in Eden, and the “I” in Eden. What? There was an “I” in […]
Read more[First posted in 2012; a thought-provoking article challenging the traditional Christian interpretation and justification for the shedding of blood to receive God’s forgiveness of sin. How far has this major world religion diverged from the plain meaning of an “Old Testament” text? How has Christianity used as “prooftext” the OT prequel to its NT sequel? […]
Read more[First posted in 2012; a thought-provoking article challenging the traditional Christian interpretation and justification for the shedding of blood to receive God’s forgiveness of sin. How far has this major world religion diverged from the plain meaning of an “Old Testament” text? How has Christianity used as “prooftext” the OT prequel to its NT sequel? […]
Read more[Every new day is a good time for starting anew. Every new day, one could consciously decide to return to foundational truth, the basics in bible study . . . so here’s the Book of Beginnings, the first of the Five Books of Moses, known as the TORAH, Instructions for Living, Guidelines for Life, conveniently listed […]
Read more[This is still a work in progress, not complete in terms of the commentary we wish to add to the biblical text, specifically the translation of Everett Fox. It is complete however, in terms of the text for searchers who simply wish to read this official translation we have chosen for our website. —Admin1] […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. Commentary by S6K; translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses—Admin 1.] If we’re thinking post 9/11, any edifice that is touted to be the “tallest building in the world” probably obsesses some fanatic or lunatic to reduce it to smithereens. History is replete with examples of ambitious man-made projects […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. Commentary by S6K; translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses—Admin 1.] If we’re thinking post 9/11, any edifice that is touted to be the “tallest building in the world” probably obsesses some fanatic or lunatic to reduce it to smithereens. History is replete with examples of ambitious man-made projects […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. For those who can’t remember, who’s ‘Ham’? Read on and find out. In looking for images representing this son of Noah, it was surprising to see him portrayed as a black man because of the suggestion that the black race descended from him. Nah. . . so, sorry, no image of […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. For those who can’t remember, who’s ‘Ham’? Read on and find out. In looking for images representing this son of Noah, it was surprising to see him portrayed as a black man because of the suggestion that the black race descended from him. Nah. . . so, sorry, no image of […]
Read more[First posted in 2013. We used to teach from the standpoint of the Christian doctrine of ‘original sin’ that the proof is evident in this chapter: —the firstborn of the first man and woman —-who ‘fell from grace’ —-and ‘sent out of Eden —-and directed away from the Tree of Life’ — produced a man […]
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