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Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Handbook (beginnings of a free online book)
At the YIC blog today, I started on a project that I will add to a little at a time (but probably will have a dozen chapters up over the next two weeks). It’s a free book. No, it’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Derek's Writings, Yeshua In Context
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VIDEO: Paul & the Hebrew Bible
This video covers the same content as the article just below it by the same title. For those who prefer watching and listening over a long read, here is the video version (just past the jump).
Posted in Apostolic Writings (New Testament), Bible, Gentiles, Hebrew Bible, Paul, Torah, Video
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Paul & the Hebrew Bible
The two c’s. Creation. Covenant. I picked up this simple explanation from N.T. Wright in his book Paul: In Fresh Perspective. How does Paul use the Bible? Note that “Bible” for Paul means the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). The gospels … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Gentiles, Hebrew Bible, Paul
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The Return of the PODCAST, Yeshua in Context
The Yeshua in Context podcast is back. You can find it at DerekLeman.com on the Podcast page. Last week I posted “Intro to Eyewitnesses in the Gospels,” a fifteen minute introduction to the idea that the gospels are sourced in … Continue reading
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VIDEO: Paul and Judaism
Why is Judaism (Law, circumcision, Abraham, covenant, Moses, glory) so important in Paul’s letters? What is wrong with the Paul-against-Judaism reading that has been common? To understand Paul requires understanding that his travels and teaching were largely to non-Jewish people … Continue reading
Posted in Apostolic Writings (New Testament), Bible, Derek's Writings, Gentiles, Judaism, Paul, Torah
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Foreigners No More
Carlos wrote yesterday to disagree with me. That happens a lot. There is a certain message out there which has gained some traction. It has a following. Most people who experience this message do so from a background in Christianity. … Continue reading
Posted in Apostolic Writings (New Testament), Bible, Faith, Gentiles, One Law, Sabbath, Torah
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Lessons and Reminders and the Bible
Does the Bible give answers? That depends on the sort of question you are asking and also what you mean by answers. If you are asking, “Why did my wife get cancer?” then I have to say, no, the Bible … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Faith
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SHABBAT: Its Spirit and Practice
R. Johanan said in the name of R. Simeon b. Yohai: If Israel were to keep two Sabbaths according to the laws thereof, they would be redeemed immediately. –Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 118b. Rab Judah said in Rab’s name: He who … Continue reading
New Discovery: Oldest Fragment of Romans, more
It’s not a revolution that will change our view of Romans or anything, but how cool that a corporate CEO is making a hobby of patronizing manuscript research. And on CNN today, he showed a newly discovered (in the past … Continue reading
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Bible and Mythology: Leviathan
“Mythology” is a sort of misnomer for ancient stories that involved gods, magic, monsters, and elements deemed incredible to modern reasoning. A lot of rationalistically minded folk would call the Bible mythology. Some Christian thinkers, like Tolkien and Lewis, posited … Continue reading →