God, Pigs, and Private Property
Introduction The Judaic prohibition on pigs has puzzled scholars for centuries — so much so that certain atheist writers, such …
Tag: Old Testament
‘Jesus Would Support’ Student Debt Forgiveness? Not so Fast
Those who think the Lord’s Prayer and Jubilees support their political goal of blanket debt forgiveness should take a closer …
Slavery in the Old Testament
It was remarked to me recently that the Bible (specifically, the Old Testament) says very little about slavery, with the …
Deuteronomy 17:14-20 as an Ancient Limitation on Political Authority
Deuteronomy is a puzzling book. It’s a marvelous ‘farewell sermon’ by Moses before Joshua takes up command, but the literary …
The Church of God Among the Nations
This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of …
The Old Testament Kings and God’s Justice
In our investigations we have found that God, at all times, kept a wide gulf of separation between his Jewish kingdom and subjects, and the world-institutions by which they were surrounded. No alliances—no affiliations—no courtesies as equals with the man-governments or their subjects, were never engaged in without receiving a signal mark of God’s displeasure.
Biblical Origins of Human Government
This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of …
The Creation Story, Part II: the Responsibility of Adam and Eve
In The Creation Story, Part I, we discussed the Hebrew term ha-adam. God creates ha-adam out of nothing (creatio ex …
The Creation of Humanity & the Responsibility of Man and Woman
The Book of Genesis begins with creation. God creates the heavens and the earth. He creates light to illuminate the …
Old Testament Christians
There is, of course, no such thing as an Old Testament Christian, since the disciples of Jesus Christ were “called …
The Israel of God and American Foreign Policy
I want to address something that concerns me much more than momentary arguments over foreign policy. I would like to address Christians, specifically from the Bible, on two separate, but inter-connected questions. The first question I would like to attempt to answer is whether or not the current nation state known as Israel today is “the Israel of God”. In other words, is the current geographic nation-state that was established in the early 1950’s the same entity as the Biblical Israel?
Peter Enns Tells Me So
Peter Enns is a professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University with a PhD in Near Ancient Languages and Civilizations …
Should the Ten Commandments be posted?
Someone asked me what I thought about the Ten Commandments being posted inside or in front of courthouses. My short answer is: what’s the point?, who cares?, and this is much ado about nothing. My long answer is what follows.
Theology of Nations in the Bible
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government …