Christian Carnival CLXXXI

Byhenry July 19, 2007

. . . has been posted at Mere Orthodoxy. My entry this week wasn’t from this blog, but rather from my wife’s devotional list, to which I contribute.

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Can Scripture Be Its Own Interpreter?
Byhenry August 30, 2015
I’ve been thinking a bit about this common statement, and I think the answer is both “yes” and “no.” And therein lies a significant problem, if not several! I recall an online discussion some years ago with a gentleman who maintained that one should always take what he called the plain meaning of the text….
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N. T. Wright on Genesis 1-3
Byhenry January 14, 2010
Some excellent thoughts at the BioLogos Foundation blog Science and the Sacred.
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Another Quick Look at the NISB
Byhenry April 3, 2008
I blogged a bit before about the New Interpreter’s Study Bible [NISB], in which I noted that it was somewhat more technical than The Learning Bible and less critical than the Oxford Study Bible. Since then I have been using it quite a bit in my personal devotions and study, and I’d like to add…
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What is a Priest?
Byhenry May 4, 2006
If you read through the book of Hebrews as a whole, you cannot help but notice the central place that the concept of priesthood has for the author of the book. His metaphors come strongly from the tabernacle or sanctuary service, and especially the wilderness version. Where he refers to these things he doesn’t reference…
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Ecclesiastes and Inspiration
Byhenry February 9, 2014
How does the book of Ecclesiastes impact your view of inspiration? I’ll be asking folks to think about this in my Sunday School class at First UMC of Pensacola as we study Ecclesiastes. What do you think?
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Jesus as Human and Divine Priest
Byhenry May 26, 2006
There are three passages in Hebrews that are critical to the concept of Jesus as a priest who combines divine and human attributes. 17For this reason it was necessary for him to be like his brethren in all ways, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest concerning divine matters {matters dealing…
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