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Byhenry March 1, 2011

… at A Fistful of Farthings. It’s definitely a comprehensive one!

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Link: The Temptation of Jesus and Intertextuality
Byhenry August 11, 2020
Donald C. McIntyre is writing a series about the temptation of Jesus and the texts Jesus used. Do we understand this usage correctly? He titles this What If We Got the Temptation of Jesus Wrong?, and I’m calling attention to part II of the series. I am always interested in intertextuality and the way it…
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Some Comments on Writing Introductions with Special Attention to John
Byhenry November 29, 2014
I’m planning to start doing some discussion of Bible passages using Google Hangouts on Air during the coming year. Basically, I’m going to work through material I intend to use in Sunday School. One may ask why I’m doing this, considering that the last time I tried, I had little success. Well, the difference is…
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God as Father
Byhenry June 17, 2025June 16, 2025
God is love! Relentess and unconditional love.
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1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 – What Paul is Thankful For
Byhenry October 12, 2014
I couldn’t end this run of posts on 1 Thessalonians 1 without commenting on the content of the passage: Paul’s prayer of thanks. (See posts on structure and translation survey.) I think it’s important to notice what Paul is thankful for. He is thankful first for the fact that they received the Word and that…
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Psalm 119:164 – Seven Times
Byhenry May 6, 2025May 5, 2025
The psalmist will praise God seven times a day. What are some other things that are repeated seven times in scripture?
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A Rant about Study Bibles
Byhenry January 23, 2014
I dislike study Bibles. I almost said I hate them, but since I do tolerate some of them, that would be overstating the case. My problem with them is that they tend to blur the distinction between the text that we’re studying and the commentary made about it. I have managed to keep my annoyance…
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