Category / Biblical Meditations
Exploring Topics in Biblical Theology, Jesus and Paul within Judaism, the Continuity of the Covenants, Israel, and More
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![Raising of Lazarus or Resurrection of Lazarus, by Henry Ossawa Tanner. In the collections of the Musée d'Orsay.]()
Wonders for the Dead
Let us not mock God with metaphor, Analogy, sidestepping, transcendence, Making of the event a parable, a sign painted in the faded Credulity of earlier ages: Let us walk through the door.…
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Between Two Blesseds
A Meditation on Palm Sunday and the Day of the Lord The account of Jesus’ triumphal entry through the streets of Jerusalem is documented in all the gospels and was, by all…
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![Pagans kill Christians in Pliska. Medieval painting from Vatican Library.]()
Faith of a Friend
A Meditation on Enduring in Faith from Hebrews 11 and 12 Chapters 11–12 of the book of Hebrews is a passage of Scripture that causes a reader to pause in wonder, not…
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![Painting by Willem de Poorter entitled The Parable of The Talents or Minas]()
Courage and the Kingdom
A Meditation on Fear and the Parable of the Talents A while ago, I was talking with a friend who drew my attention to this verse in Revelation 21:8: “But as for…
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![Schnorr von Carolsfeld "Bibel in Bildern" 1860 woodcut illustration of Jesus serving wine at the Last Supper]()
The House of Israel and the House of Judah
Fourth Week of Advent: the Incarnation, the Parousia, and the Covenants of Israel Article Voiceover With the entirety of the apostolic writings classified as “New Testament” by Christian compilers, one might expect to…
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![Schnorr von Carolsfeld "Bibel in Bildern" 1860 woodcut illustration of the anointing of David.]()
Great David’s Greater Son
Third Week of Advent: the Incarnation, the Parousia, and the Covenants of Israel Article Voiceover But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you…
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![Woodcut for "Die Bibel in Bildern", 1860.]()
Born Under the Law
Second Week of Advent: the Incarnation, the Parousia, and the Covenants of Israel Article Voiceover But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under…
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![Abraham sacrifice of Isaac, angel is stopping him and showing him the ram for the sacrifice.]()
Son of Abraham
First Week of Advent: the Incarnation, the Parousia, and the Covenants of Israel Article Voiceover As the gospels open and the narrative of scripture resumes, we are met with this statement: “The…
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![The Birth of Jesus, Gustave Doré, 1878. Wikimedia]()
Maranatha: Our Lord (Has) Come
Introduction to Advent: The Incarnation, the Parousia, and the Covenants of Israel Article Voiceover Advent marks the beginning of the church calendar and is a time of expectant hope, both as the…
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![“The Mayflower In Heavy Seas, 1620.” Peter Goodhall, United Kingdom, 2023.]()
Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So
Article Voiceover Almost exactly a year ago, I traveled to beautiful northern Cyprus to teach at a training school my organization was facilitating there. The visit happened to overlap with the American…
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