Genesis 6:1-4 and Historical Christian Thought

| April 20, 2013

Ever wonder how folks like Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin thought about Genesis 6:1-4? This essay I came across today provides a decent overview. I’m thinking some readers will find it interesting. Technorati Tags: Aquinas, Calvin, Christianity, Genesis 6, Luther, nephilim, sons of God

Why Sodom and Gomorrah are Not Located at Tall al-Hamman

| March 4, 2013

Todd Bolen at the Bible Places blog begins his post on this  issue this way: “The proposal that Sodom has been found on the northeastern side of the Dead Sea has been around for a decade or so, but with the publication of an article by Steven Collins this month it will receive the widest [...]

Naked Bible Podcast Episode 033: Word Studies, Part 2

| February 11, 2013

Episode 33 continues our series on Bible study at the word level. Last time we talked about word usage as it pertains to usage by a single biblical author within the scope of that author’s writings.  Our launching point then was the lemma behind “unmarried” in 1 Cor 7. The lemma was used only four [...]

Interpreting Genesis 1: Who’s the Literalist Now?

| September 12, 2012

I appreciated this post from James McGrath, whose short essay was stimulated by Robin Parry’s post, to whom James directs his readers. The issue is how “literal creationists” are actually only selective literalists (or, as I would call them, “inconsistent literalists”). If one was truly consistent in interpreting the creation description in Genesis 1 at [...]

What Do You See in Psalm 66:5-6?

| August 8, 2012

I came across Psalm 66:5-6 the other day while working with Mark Futato at Logos Bible Software last weekend (it was a reference in a presentation he made). Here’s the ESV: 5 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. 6 He turned the sea [...]


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