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11/29/17 “the death of death by neil gillman” –
11/19/17 – “ligonier.org/learn/articles/unholy-pursuit-god-moby-dick/” – This is one of the references in the post worth revisiting if you missed reading it:
It is part of our series on the “UNchosen” in biblical narratives, if you care to read other similar posts:
- The UNchosen – Esau/Edom – A Second Look
- The UNchosen: What if you were a gentile slave in Egypt?
- The UNchosen: Who is the ‘Shepherd’ whose flock you belong to?
- The UNchosen — “Call me Ishmael”
- TSTL: Israel as “chosen”
- Israel: The Only Nation with a Distinctive National Identity
11/18/17 – “symbole israel” – The most recognizable symbol for the modern state of Israel is probably their official choice of the “star of David” in blue superimposed upon a white background in their national flag. And the six-point-star plus the colors blue and white communicate a lot about Israel today as well as its history (recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures). And for observant Israel (Judaism) there are several besides the menorah.
Here are posts to check out on this website:
- Revisit: Ever wonder about the Star of David symbol?
- Revisit: Must Read – 6 – Robert Shoen/The Torah and the Law; Jewish symbols
- Who are the Jews and What Were They Chosen For?
- Revisit: Why the Jews?
- Israel: The Only Nation with a Distinctive National Identity
- TSTL: Who is the ‘Servant’?
- TSTL: Israel as “chosen”
- Jewish History by a Christian Historian
- Revisit: Signs and Symbols from the SHEMA
- Revisit: Did Israel fail as YHWH’s ‘Light to the Gentiles’?
- Revisit: Israel represents the greatest national success story of all time.
- Revisit: The First Torah-based Religion – Judaism
11/08/17 “Expose your pig” – That phrase is not about Leviticus 11 food prohibitions (unclean meat of swine and scavenger animals); it’s about the 2-legged gender who behaves like a filthy animal instead of the “crown of creation” that he/she was intended to be. Now why include the female here when the phrase is a rallying cry against sexual harassment by the male species (in France)? This is a HUGE topic that needs a whole series of discussions, so why bring it up in a website like this? Because ultimately, it boils down to a misreading which leads to misinterpretation, which leads to wrong behavior, which leads to the abuse of “the other” whoever that would be in any relationship, but specifically between the genders. In short, bad hermeneutics of Genesis 2 (the creation of humanity) and Genesis 3 (the testing of humanity). We don’t claim to be wiser the most, we just read scripture like any other literary text that uses figures of speech to communicate universal truth.
Here’s our take on the specific chapters cited as well as what the Torah teaches about male-female relationship:
- Revisit: The Creator 5- How is Man in God’s “Image” or “Likeness?
- The Creator – 6a – Making humans in God’s Image
- An Inconvenient Truth for Adam and Eve – 1
- Revisit: The Serpent, the Tree, and the ‘I’
- The Tree of – ‘the Knowledge of’/’the Knowing of’ – Good and ‘Evil’/Good and ‘Bad’
- Revisit: Shedding without blood . . .
- Prooftext 1d – Serpent Symbolism – Postscript
- Revisit: Prooftext 1a – Genesis 3:15 – Who is the “woman”?
- Prooftext 1b – Genesis 3:15 – Who is the “serpent”?
- Prooftext 1b: Genesis 3:15 – Seed of the Woman vs. Seed of the Serpent
- Genesis/Bereshith 5: “one in his likeness, according to his image”
- Genesis/Bereshith 38: “She is in-the-right more than I!”
11/01/17 – While waiting for search entries, we usually feature trivia about the month we’re into, courtesy of month-facts enthusiasts who share their research on the web. Here’s our pick:
Source: NobelCom Blog > > Fun Facts about the Month of November
Fun Facts about the Month of November
• The name of the month of November comes from the Latin “novem”, meaning “nine”, because in the Roman calendar November was the ninth month of the year out of a total of ten months. With the adding of January and February at the beginning of the calendar after the Julian calendar reform, November became the eleventh month of the year, as we know it today.
• Throughout history, November was associated in large parts of the world with the beginning of winter and people would spend the month storing food and preparing their homes to survive the cold season. The Anglo-Saxons called November ‘Blotmonath’ (“Blood month”) after the blood of slaughtered animals.
• Another fun fact about November is that in Australia, United States and Canada, this month is associated with Movember (moustache November), a movement that encourages men to grow a moustache as a symbol of celebrating men’s health and raise awareness regarding different male diseases.
• The zodiac signs for November are Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) and Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21).
• Famous people born in November include Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, L. M. Montgomery, Boris Becker, Charles de Gaulle, Scarlett Johansson, Dale Carnegie, Martin Luther, Demi Moore, Kurt Vonnegut, Leonardo DiCaprio, Carlos Fuentes, John Galliano.
• The birthstones of November are the topaz and the citrine, both known for their calming energies, bringing warmth and fortune to those who wear them. The topaz in particular symbolizes friendship and it is said to cure madness and eliminate nightmares. Pure topaz is colorless but in its most common form ranges in color from brownish orange to yellow. This is why it is often mistaken for the citrine, another yellow colored stone. The citrine is supposed to spark imagination and symbolizes new beginnings.
• The traditional flower of the month of November is the chrysanthemum. Depending on their color, chrysanthemums have different meanings: the red ones symbolize love, the white ones stand for innocence, and the yellow ones denote unrequited love.
• Special holidays in November include All Saints’ Day (November 1st), All Souls’ Day (November 2nd), Thanksgiving (the forth Thursday in November), Universal Children’s Day (November 20th).