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Category Archives: 1 Corinthians
Kissing in Church
The following is a six minute video where I introduce the idea of the “occasional” nature of epistles by describing the significance of Paul’s instruction in 1 Cor.16.20 to “greet one another with a holy kiss”.
Posted in 1 Corinthians
Tagged Church, epistles, Hermeneutics, holy kiss, kissing, YouTube
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Let Women Remain Silent (or Not)
Last week in class we discussed 1 Corinthians 14.33-35. Talk about a controversial text. How does one properly interpret such a passage? I was asked by a number of friends if I might post my notes on this. Instead of … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, Hermeneutics, Theology, translation
Tagged proper interpretation, silent, translations, women
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Abandoning Heaven
As I’ve worked my way through Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, I’ve become convinced that the notion of “heaven” should be rejected as falling short of orthodox Christian confession. What do I mean by such a thing? It strikes … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, Body, Death, Holy Spirit, Resurrection
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Women Should Remain Silent (?)
I’ve been preaching through 1 Corinthians this last year and recently covered chapter 14. While there are many things which are heavily debated in this chapter, I particularly wondered how to preach verses 34-35. 34 women should remain silent in … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, Gordon Fee, preaching, women
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Daniel 7 – Visions in the Night
This chapter is considered by most to be the most significant chapter of Daniel and also a key chapter of the Old Testament. There are some who have proposed that Daniel has borrowed from the ancient Near Eastern mythologies around … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 2 Thessalonians, Daniel, Exodus, Ezekiel, Habakkuk, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Luke, Malachi, Psalms, Revelation
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Daniel 3 – The God Who Saves
3:1-7 – The image of gold. Theodotian and the LXX provide an interesting time note that is not included in the Aramaic text found in our Bibles. They actually state that it was Nebuchadnezzar’s 18th year when what follows happened … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 2 Kings, Daniel, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Ezekiel, Genesis, Hebrews, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Numbers, Prayer of Azariah, Proverbs, Revelation
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Daniel 1 – When In Exile….
<!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> <!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> Brief Introduction to the Book – Daniel was taken into captivity in the summer of 605BC while Jehoiachim son of Josiah was king of Judah some time after the Babylonians … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Samuel, 2 Chronicles, 2 Kings, Additonal Esther, Daniel, Esther, Ezra, Genesis, Judith, Leviticus, Numbers, Proverbs, Romans, Tobit, Zechariah
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Ezekiel 40-42 – A New House for the LORD
40:1-4 – A new vision. The date given in verse one marks the twenty-fifth year of the exile of Jehoiachin and the fourteenth year since the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem (April 28, 573BC). The twenty-five year mark may … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, Daniel Block, Exodus, Ezekiel, Isaiah, John, Micah, Numbers, Revelation, temple
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Ezekiel 24-25 – A Time To Mourn And A Time Not To Mourn
24:1-5 – The siege begins. The exact date (January 5, 587BC according to Daniel Block NICOT I:772-774) is given in order to verify that indeed the word of the LORD declared what happened before it could be verified. Note the … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, Daniel Block, Deuteronomy, Ezekiel, Genesis, Iain Duguid, Job, Judges, Leviticus, Numbers, Obadiah, Ruth
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