Tag: Old Testament

Culture

God, Pigs, and Private Property

Introduction The Judaic prohibition on pigs has puzzled scholars for centuries — so much so that certain atheist writers, such ...

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Economics

‘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 ...

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Christian Ethics

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 ...

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Libertarianism

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 ...

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Christian Worldview

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 ...

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Christian Worldview

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 ...

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Christian Worldview

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 ...

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Academic Journal

Abstract: Origen’s Interpretation of Violence in the Book of Joshua (Chenoweth)

Title: Origen’s Interpretation of Violence in the Book of Joshua Author: Mark Chenoweth Abstract: If libertarians advocate for a highly restricted ...

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Libertarianism

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 ...

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creation of humanity responsibility of man and woman
Christian Worldview

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 ...

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American History

Old Testament Christians

There is, of course, no such thing as an Old Testament Christian, since the disciples of Jesus Christ were “called ...

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Christian Worldview

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 ...

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Hermeneutics

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 ...

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Culture

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 ...

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Christian Ethics

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 ...

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