I want to thank those faithful folk who have been reading my blog Biblical Literacy where I seek to help you become a better Bible interpreter. I need your help to developing the blog & to extend its reach. Sign up to receive notifications by email at drandrewsargent.com. Open...
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December 4, 2014 Andrew Sargent
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I am excited to introduce a singer with whom I’ve been traveling around of late. Britney Cashman and her husband Jonathan have been touring the New England area promoting our new book, 40 Days with the Savior, showcasing their own music, especially the musical SAVIOR which inspired the...
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November 21, 2014 Andrew Sargent
Savior Devotional
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Perhaps it’s not wise to write a blog post when one is a bit irritated and less than amused, but… what the hay! In a recent Facebook exchange over a presently undisclosed topic of controversy, a non-Christian friend of mine, an intelligent person with a keen wit (both...
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August 4, 2014 Andrew Sargent
Communication, Society
Joseph Bonham, M.A. is today’s guest blogger. Joseph has his own blog called the Biblical Bean, linked below. In addition to a Bachelors in Biblical Studies, he holds a master of arts from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Biblical Languages / Hebrew Bible I don’t actually remember the wording of our vows,...
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August 1, 2014 Andrew Sargent
Biblical Studies, New Testament Studies
FACT: We, as a nation, CANNOT simultaneously maintain anti-discrimination laws, religious freedom & gay marriage. We must choose… but which should we choose, and how should we choose? This, of course, forces a real & practical distinction between two different kinds of anti-discrimination laws. 1. Laws that forbid...
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June 2, 2014 Andrew Sargent
Society
If you love juicy tidbits about the Bible that help you understand it better, go to drandrewsargent.com. I’m Dr. Andrew Sargent and I write a blog called BIBLICAL LITERACY. I have a PhD in Theology & Two master’s degrees in Biblical Studies… BUT I try to explain even complex...
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May 7, 2014 Andrew Sargent
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The World Vision debacle is the latest and hottest scandal in Christendom. In spite of their faith statement claiming to be an organization of individuals dedicated to the Bible as “…the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God,” and to Jesus Christ as “central to who we...
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March 31, 2014 Andrew Sargent
Society
I must confess, I did not watch the recent televised and much talked about creation debate between Answers in Genesis founder, Ken Ham and, local TV legend, Bill Nye the science guy…aside from a few clips here and there. I did, however, read a good deal about it...
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February 20, 2014 Andrew Sargent
Biblical Studies, Old Testament Studies, Society
I first saw The SAVIOR Musical by Jonathan Cashman almost 15 years ago when I was a professor at Zion Bible College (Now Northpoint Bible College in Haverhill Ma). (See his guest post, SAVIOR through a Wormhole: My Life as a Christian Musician) After the first performance, my family...
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January 28, 2014 Andrew Sargent
Savior Devotional
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Benjamin Corey is a once upon a time “fundamentalist” who shifted to being a “Christian Progressive” when he began attending Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2008. He accredits this shift not to GCTS, which is conservative, generally, but to his increased reading of Scripture, citing a recent Christianity Today...
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January 23, 2014 Andrew Sargent
Biblical Studies, Biblical Theology, Communication, HAGALAH, Society
There are several parts of MLK’s great “I have a dream” speech that are of crucial importance in an age where “Freedom” and “Justice” have been redefined as “rights to have without work” rather than “rights to work to achieve,” where they have become not “rights to be...
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January 20, 2014 Andrew Sargent
Society
