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Some Traditions Deserve to Die: The Traditions of the Elders in Mark 7

September 23, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In previous posts, we’ve discussed the misconception that many people have about the discussion that Jesus has with the Pharisees over “The Traditions of the Elders” in Mark 7. That’s…

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Jesus’ & Peter’s Love Struggle in John 21:15-17: A Common Fiction

September 22, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I love word studies. This is one passion that I share with many a pastor… for whose ministries I am grateful. If everyone had my particular gifting, the church would…

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Mark 7:19 and the Little Participle that Could

September 21, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Recently, we’ve discussed the controversial aside which Mark seems to have added in Mark 7:19 to the effect that Jesus’ debate with the Pharisees over the “Traditions of the Elders”…

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Jesus vs. the Law: Torah, Halakah, and Jesus’ Declaration of Dietary Deliverance in Mark 7:19

September 19, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Anyone who knows me knows that I enjoy the gastric freedom of gentile existence. Whether my arteries enjoy it is another discussion altogether. I love lobster, shrimp, and bacon, and…

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Jesus May Have Declared All Foods Clean But I Still Won’t Eat Chilled Monkey Brains

September 16, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I learned Hebrew from a Rabbi. Then I had to re-learn it from other sources. The Rabbi, you see, had a rather relaxed philosophy of language learning. He immersed our…

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A Tongue Lashing over Tongues

August 19, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Let’s face it, the Corinthian church was a mess. They remind me of the struggles of frontier ministers, like Peter Cartwright, who once beat the crud out of some hecklers,…

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Rubber Ball Follies: A Lesson in Discernment

June 24, 2016 Andrew Sargent

The painful lessons of life make the deepest impact on our delicate, and yet ever so dull, minds when we are children. Indeed, I’ve come to refer to pain as…

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Body Parts, Wives and Other Stuff in 1st Thessalonians 4:4

June 20, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Let’s consider three different translations for 1 Thessalonians 4:4 in context. Paul uses a figure of speech that has many people scratching their heads. The King James takes a rather…

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A Crash Course in Covenant Cutting: The Types

June 13, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Covenant is a Genre based on the concept that the Holy is actively involved in the affairs of Man, Holding Men to their oaths. Men call upon the gods to…

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Jesus, Blank Checks, and Getting a Clue: “Whatever You Ask in My Name” in John

March 9, 2016 Andrew Sargent

John 14:13 says “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do…” I have to admit, I find this very exciting… No, dizzying! A Jet Ski! I’ve always wanted…

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Beginning Mark with Beginning: Is there New Creation in Mark 1:1?

March 7, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Some words require a serious amount of cultural packaging to define… (A Technical Term is not just a different Word; it’s a different World.) …such as our past discussion on…

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Jesus Kissed Dating Goodbye: Covenant in the Letters of Revelation

August 1, 2014 Andrew Sargent

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…

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Some Traditions Deserve to Die: The Traditions of the Elders in Mark 7

Jesus’ & Peter’s Love Struggle in John 21:15-17: A Common Fiction

Mark 7:19 and the Little Participle that Could

Jesus vs. the Law: Torah, Halakah, and Jesus’ Declaration of Dietary Deliverance in Mark 7:19

Jesus May Have Declared All Foods Clean But I Still Won’t Eat Chilled Monkey Brains

A Tongue Lashing over Tongues

Rubber Ball Follies: A Lesson in Discernment

Body Parts, Wives and Other Stuff in 1st Thessalonians 4:4

A Crash Course in Covenant Cutting: The Types

Jesus, Blank Checks, and Getting a Clue: “Whatever You Ask in My Name” in John

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