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Getting out the Pagan Within Part 1: A Biblical Theology of I Samuel 15:27-31

April 23, 2019 Andrew Sargent

Even a brief scan of 1 Samuel 15 should be enough to perplex the average reader. Here YHWH commands Samuel to command Saul to utterly destroy a people called the…

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Name that Quote: Exodus 23:20, Malachi 3:1, and Isaiah 40:3 in Mark 1:2

April 15, 2019 Andrew Sargent

I will never forget my first Master’s paper at Regent University. I called it, “How They Got This Out of That.” I worked hard in my undergraduate programs (Yes, programs…

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There is no Jehovah

March 16, 2018 Andrew Sargent

Being that few of my friends and neighbors have names that really mean something to us, (Other than Marsha Mello, Amanda Lynne, and Justin Case Yelle). I am intrigued about…

Biblical Language Issues Biblical Studies HAGALAH Meeting the Jesus of Mark NT's Use of the OT Text Criticism Issues

Fun with Hebrew Poetry: Isaiah 40:3 in the New Testament

December 30, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I’ve been teaching an Isaiah class of late and we had an amusing time last night considering the way the New Testament Scholars have handled the quote from Isaiah 40:3…

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Escaping the Tyranny of Certainty: Text Criticism in Isaiah 40:3

December 23, 2016 Andrew Sargent

A few posts back, I began a discussion on the contrast between the scholarly handling of Isaiah 40:3 in the Hebrew and its appearance in both the Greek versions and…

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How to Think Like a Text Critic

December 21, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I launched a few posts back into a discussion of the scholarly handling of Isaiah 40:3 in both the Hebrew texts and the Greek texts. In the Hebrew, a voice…

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The Tyranny of Certainty: In Defense of Text Criticism

December 19, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I’ve mentioned previously that I tend to be rather open to discussions about theology and the meanings of Biblical texts, but that I also have two groups running around the…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Bible Backgrounds Biblical Studies Old Testament Studies Text Criticism Issues

Re-imagining David and Goliath—Hey Big Boy?

August 31, 2016 Andrew Sargent

We’ve been discussing the puzzle of David’s assault on Goliath, whether David hit Goliath in the head or the leg, given that the Hebrew terms for forehead and grieve are…

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Getting out the Pagan Within Part 1: A Biblical Theology of I Samuel 15:27-31

Name that Quote: Exodus 23:20, Malachi 3:1, and Isaiah 40:3 in Mark 1:2

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Fun with Hebrew Poetry: Isaiah 40:3 in the New Testament

Escaping the Tyranny of Certainty: Text Criticism in Isaiah 40:3

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The Tyranny of Certainty: In Defense of Text Criticism

Re-imagining David and Goliath—Hey Big Boy?

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