Author: Andrew Sargent

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“As” if: Mark 1:2-4 as a Single Sentence

April 11, 2019 Andrew Sargent

There is a certain beauty in translation. It is not only a science, but also an art… some would say not even a science. There are all kinds of philosophies…

Biblical Theology New Testament Studies Theology

Jesus’ Resurrection, the First Fruits of our Eternity

April 10, 2019 Andrew Sargent

The resurrection of Jesus is not just one grand miracle amid a ministry filled with grand miracles. It stands alone among all the works of Jesus for the magnitude of…

Society

Worst Nelson Mandela Quote Ever

May 30, 2018 Andrew Sargent

I have a lot of respect for Nelson Mandela on a personal level. He came back from years of imprisonment over his resistance to institutionalized racism and, yet, took an…

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So, a Donkey and an Ox Wander into a Parallel: Exodus 23:3-6

May 28, 2018 Andrew Sargent

To the Hebrews context mattered a good deal. Our own struggles to understand the use to which some New Testament writers put certain Old Testament texts may make us doubt…

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Technical Terms We Only Think We Understand: Gospel in Mark 1:1

May 25, 2018 Andrew Sargent

There are many bingo phrases that Christian’s throw around at church that I am convinced they barely understand. If you ask them what their favorite terms mean, you will, more…

Society Systematic & Historical Theology

Egalitarianism as a Power Struggle

May 23, 2018 Andrew Sargent

Today we have a guest post from Darrel Cox, Ph.D. Professor of Biblical Studies at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, VA. He has a Ph.D. in Theological Studies from Trinity…

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Jesus had an Identity Crisis: Christ & Son of God in Mark 1:1

May 21, 2018 Andrew Sargent

I had a professor once, gifted in languages, but not in relationships. He could not only read more than his fair share of languages even for a scholar, but he…

Society

Could Someone Please Define Racist for Me?

May 18, 2018 Andrew Sargent

Let me say for starters that I don’t watch Duck Dynasty, don’t agree or disagree with anything about their statements for absolute sure (having no real context for it) save…

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Fun with Mourning: The Disconnected Roots of Biblical Mourning Rituals

May 16, 2018 Andrew Sargent

The late questionably great comedian Andy Kaufman, apart from his iconic role as Latka on Taxi, spent his days devising comedy routines that played the audience for fools. His manager…

Communication Society

Hey Millennials! Hollywood is a Bunch of Big Fat Liars!

May 11, 2018 Andrew Sargent

In my post, “Confessions of a Troglodyte,” I attempted to share my frustrations as a biblical scholar trying to teach or dialogue with those who are quintessential Millennials, those who…

Society

Isn’t Anyone Afraid?—Sex without Consequence & the Changing of a Paradigm

May 9, 2018 Andrew Sargent

Technology has done many wonderful things for human existence. The power of our infrastructure has made survival likely (though none of us are getting out of this world alive till…

Communication Society

Is Prejudice Wrong?

May 9, 2018 Andrew Sargent

I remember a heated discussion I had in the 90’s with an African American friend of mine over race, culture and prejudice. I often contended genetic innocence for American slavery…

Society

Utopian Daydreams will Make Fools of Us All

May 4, 2018 Andrew Sargent

Christianity is by its nature both fatalistic and utopian. Those dedicated to a Biblical Christianity tend to hold out little hope for this world, marching as we are to a…

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Fearsome Holiness

May 2, 2018 Andrew Sargent

Though appearing over 1000x in Scripture, HOLY is a tricky notion to express in modern secular communities. Few raised in the modern western tradition today have the proper mental and…

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Lordy, Lordy, Look What’s Forty

April 28, 2018 Andrew Sargent

Maybe it’s just me, but a lot of uber-Evangelicals seem kind of nervous. Maybe its from watching too many horror movies, but I tend to doubt it. Now, I am…

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Literary Relationships are Hard, but it’s Better than being Alone

April 27, 2018 Andrew Sargent

One of the things that separates us from the animals, other than our smashing good looks, is the ability to use sound to form words and to use words to…

HAGALAH Inductive Study Methods Old Testament Studies

One is the Loneliest Isaian Authorship theory that You’ll Ever Do: A Great Reason to Read Isaiah as the Work of One Prophet

April 25, 2018 Andrew Sargent

Years ago, during my first Master’s degree, I spent on-again off-again bouts of time considering the relationship of the two stories in the middle of Isaiah to the material that…

Biblical Studies HAGALAH Old Testament Studies

How Many Hats Can One Prophet Wear?—A 2nd Reason to Reconsider Multiple Isaiah Theories

April 23, 2018 Andrew Sargent

I always wanted a mentor when I was young. I was hungry for truth and hungry for the Scriptures, but had the misfortune to find myself in a church that…

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1 Reason I Think the Double Isaiah Vision Needs Corrective Lenses

April 20, 2018 Andrew Sargent

One of the things I’ve learned about debate is that you can present powerful, yet, utterly false arguments for almost any position you choose to take. Debate is not about…

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Mark 1:1 Makes No Sentence at All

April 18, 2018 Andrew Sargent

Look at Mark 1:1… look reeeeeaaaaal close and careful. It reads in the ESV, “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” Seems simple enough. A…