Crucifixion of the Warrior God, by Gregory A. Boyd – Review Part 4 (on Joshua)
[This is pt 4 of a 4 part review. See here for […]
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Read moreIn the previous post I noted several of Boyd’s hermeneutical starting points, […]
Read moreGregory A. Boyd. Crucifixion of the Warrior God: Interpreting the Old Testament’s […]
Read moreCritique of Sacrifice… There’s a story I’ve often heard told about Old […]
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Read moreTime to Protest? In my previous post I discussed the continued lack […]
Read moreThe title of this post comes from Walter Brueggemann’s influential essay ‘The Costly Loss of Lament,’ written in 1986 (repr. in Psalms and the Life of Faith).
Read moreReaders of Genesis may be forgiven for assuming that the ‘curse’ in Genesis 3 introduced all forms of discomfort, pain, and trouble that exist within the created order. The woman would experience birth pains and the man would sweat while trying to uproot thorns from the ground. Reading back from the curses of Genesis 3 leads one to imagine a Garden of Eden full of blissful perfection. Adam and Eve waltzed through the garden effortlessly plucking fruit off (the right) trees and plucking roses from thornless bushes.
Read moreTo begin, the Bible repeatedly affirms God’s love for all creation. This theme resounds from day 1 in Genesis 1,
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