Category: Isaac

The Metaphor of Sexual Violence in the Hebrew Bible: A Recent Post by Non-Alchemist

Posted on 9 Jan 2021 by

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“I will lift up your skirts over your face; and I will let nations look on your nakedness and kingdoms on your shame.” Nahum 3:5, NRSV The Bible is full of sex. This is sometimes masked by English translations of the text, but it is most… Continue Reading “The Metaphor of Sexual Violence in the Hebrew Bible: A Recent Post by Non-Alchemist”

Category: David, David and Bathsheba, Hebrew Scriptures, Isaac, Sexual Violence, The Patriarchs

Surprising God

Posted on 27 Aug 2017 by

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The standard view of the Christian God is that he is all-knowing or omniscient. The Westminster Confession of Faith, the standard-bearer of orthodox belief among those in the Reformed community, says of God that he has completely sovereign dominion over all things and does with,… Continue Reading “Surprising God”

Category: Abraham, Akedah, Characters in the Hebrew Bible, Christian Theology, Divine Attributes, Doctrine of the Bible, Genesis 22, Hebrew Scriptures, Inerrancy, Isaac, Omniscience, The Patriarchs, Theology Proper

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