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As we close in on the conclusion to this series, and having walked through covenant history and types, what especially makes the covenants between God and the early patriarchs so significant? The answer: God’s revelation. Without this primary purpose, the concept of covenant would not necessarily lose its value, but it would not show the…
Continuing on in this series, we will now look at various types of covenants, Abraham as an example of entering into covenant with God, and the relationship between the Hebrew terms, berit and hesed. Keep in mind, throughout this series, that while the information we are covering goes into some theological depth about covenants and…
In Part 1 of this series, we covered the history of covenant agreements, tracing back to the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia and widely adopted among neighboring cultures, including the Semites. We also briefly covered the origins of the word berit, the Hebrew equivalent to covenant. Keeping this in mind, let’s now explore the types of…
In my journey towards earning a degree in Theology, each class has given me a chance to plunge deep into the Bible, with the help of centuries of scholarship, several types of critical approaches to hermeneutics (a fancy way of saying “interpretation”), and outstanding professors who show students how to navigate this often mind-numbing, twisting…
It may not be a surprise that I am sharing yet another video by one of my favorite Catholic apologists, Trent Horn. Still, this is one subject that must be at the center of our societal conversation these days. Identity politics are so much all the rage, that the rage from it is causing even…
A few days ago, I experienced a synchronicity of sorts (and more on the synchronicity part later): I, like most people in modern society, spent a relaxing evening sprawled out on my couch – with a cat sprawled out on my legs — while hypnotically flipping through an array of streaming channels, genre categories, sub-categories,…
These days, my life on the Internet mostly consists of the following: reading a mind-numbing number of books, articles, and scholarly papers on Christian theology; finding resourceful videos about Christian theology, participating in social media group debates about Christian theology, seeking out fellow theologians to talk about, well, Christian theology; and now answering questions via…
Ok, folks, it’s time for a pop quiz! But this shouldn’t be a tough quiz – and it contains only three questions. Let’s begin: What is the core belief in Christianity that *all* Christians accept? If you answered, “Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior”, then you are off to a solid start! For what…
Anyone who has had some exposure to Shakespeare, or who invests gobs of time viewing and sharing memes on social media (yes, I’ve been guilty of this too), is probably familiar with the phrase, “To be or not to be? That is the question.” And though this phrase, or variation of it, has already been…
While fights about truth and reality are all the rage right now, as identity politics forces its way into every nook and cranny of life, what possibly can I say that won’t add to the drowning pool of comment wars and hate mongering on social media? What about the topic I have chosen for this…
