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The Unseemly Assumptions about Samson

April 25, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Today we have a guest Blogger. John Donnelly, Biblical Literacy Ministries Educator, Church Planter, Part-year missionary to India. John has a Master’s in Old Testament Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary…

Bible Backgrounds Biblical Studies HAGALAH Old Testament Studies

A Crash Course in Covenant Cutting: The Structures

April 20, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Okay, so let’s get one thing straight; covenant is a genre. In fact, covenant is a genre with several sub-genres. (I’ll discuss sub-genres in another post.) This means that covenant…

Biblical Theology Meeting the Jesus of Mark

Putting a Ring on It: The Holy Spirit, Baptism & Covenant

April 18, 2016 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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Freeze! This is the Covenant!

April 13, 2016 Andrew Sargent

We’ve been discussing some important points about Covenant both in Scripture and in the ancient world. So, if you’ve been following my string of posts on Covenant, here are our…

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A Crash Course in Covenant Cutting: The Essence of Covenant

April 11, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Since we live in a contractual world, not a covenantal world, a crash course in biblical era covenant cutting is in order. Now, don’t get me wrong, we still have…

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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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Should a Christian Get a Tattoo?

March 1, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Angel, from Pune India, asked: Is getting a tattoo on the body against Scripture? Good question. There are health concerns and there are social concerns… but are there major religious…

Biblical Language Issues

Let’s put the X back in Xmas

December 23, 2015 Andrew Sargent

I am not sure how many of you already know this, but I love Xmas… not just Christmas, but Xmas. I think we should all love Xmas. You see, ink…

Old Testament Studies Question Posts

Question about Job 1:4: What does “every one his day” imply?

August 28, 2015 Andrew Sargent

Question: Job 1:4 – Is there a majority scholarly agreement with regards to what “every one his day” means? What is “his day”? I was always under the impression that…

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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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Ham on Nye: Not my Favorite Philosophical Sandwich

February 20, 2014 Andrew Sargent

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…

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A Response to Benjamin Corey’s “10 Reasons Why Reading The Bible Makes Us More Progressive”

January 23, 2014 Andrew Sargent

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…

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The Unseemly Assumptions about Samson

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A Crash Course in Covenant Cutting: The Essence of Covenant

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

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Should a Christian Get a Tattoo?

Let’s put the X back in Xmas

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