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Jesus of the Q Sayings: Extravagant Goodness (opens the original)
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“Q,” from the German Quelle, meaning “source,” is the name scholars give to the material shared by Matthew and Luke but absent from Mark. No manuscript of Q survives, and some scholars dispute whether it ever existed as an independent document. However, the sayings, whether actually written down or stored by memory and transmitted orally, may offer one of our earliest glimpses of Jesus. An early collection would preserve sayings shaped by the concerns of Jesus’ followers. When the common sayings
Prostration Before the Bible is Big Trouble (opens the original)
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There is an issue about the Bible that has troubled me for quite a long time now and it is the fact that one can desire sincerely to adhere to the Bible and yet be very wrong about what it says. How is this even possible? I am here to assert that idol worship has dire consequences and so one needs to be clear about who his god is - the Bible or Christ. It’s just a fact of reality and God that if you take the wrong road you’re going to wind up where you didn’t want to go. <a class="image-link ima
So Tell Me - Why Were People Thinking Jesus Had Come to Destroy the Law, Anyway? (opens the original)
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Jesus didn’t have a reputation as a keeper of the Law. In fact, to the contrary, the people had somehow gotten the idea that he was trying to get rid of the law. When Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets,” he was answering a suspicion raised by his own conduct - yes, his own actions and behavior; not only what he had said, but what he had done and was doing toward the Law. Thanks for reading! Subscribe for
AI Analysis: Paul Did Not Write the Canonical Pastoral Epistles (opens the original)
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I had AI examine the thinking patterns found within the consensus authentic letters of Paul (Romans, 1–2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon) and compare them to 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus (the Pastoral Epistles). Follow is the AI analysis: The question is whether the Pastoral Epistles habitually think and persuade as Paul does in his genuine letters. Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support m
Jesus Undermines the Whole Idea of Scapegoating and Atonement (opens the original)
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One of René Girard’s most important insights is that human communities often restore order by concentrating conflict onto a victim. It seems like it’s always been that way. When rivalry, fear, resentment, and social tension become unbearable, the group identifies someone who can be blamed for the disorder. That person or group becomes the scapegoat. Once the scapegoat is expelled, punished, or killed, the community experiences relief. Peace returns, and because the removal of the victim appears
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