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Early Ninth Century Commentaries on the Pauline Epistles
Studying the patristic era authors is hard enough. There is a wealth of writings, which nevertheless only represents a tiny fraction of the actual men of the era, much of which is not particularly accessible in English today. The medieval period is even more of a challenge. For example: From the years 800-860, the Pauline…
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The Eaten Verse of the Quran – A Shia Fabrication?
I recently had an interesting exchange with a Muslim who insisted that the Quran has been perfectly preserved. I pointed out that according to at least one hadith, one verse of the Quran was eaten. The Muslim responded that I should not believe what he claimed was a Shia fabrication. The relevant hadith can be…
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Dispassionately Covering Topics about which We're Passionate
When the government (any branch of it) makes decisions we don’t like, it is natural for us to be impassioned in our response. We ought, however, to remember to try to set aside our emotions when we respond. I recently came across this link (link) to a fox news story, whose headline epitomizes the problem…
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Dispassionately Covering Topics about which We’re Passionate
When the government (any branch of it) makes decisions we don’t like, it is natural for us to be impassioned in our response. We ought, however, to remember to try to set aside our emotions when we respond. I recently came across this link (link) to a fox news story, whose headline epitomizes the problem…
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"Watchmen on the Wall" 2013 – Ergun Caner
Ergun Caner at “Watchmen on the Wall” 2013 has been posted. He is introduced with the story about being disowned by his family, although no one seems to be able to find any evidence that he was ever disowned by anyone except his non-custodial father. The supposed subject of the talk is “Radical Islam and…
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"Watchmen on the Wall" 2013 – Ergun Caner
Ergun Caner at “Watchmen on the Wall” 2013 has been posted. He is introduced with the story about being disowned by his family, although no one seems to be able to find any evidence that he was ever disowned by anyone except his non-custodial father. The supposed subject of the talk is “Radical Islam and…
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Upstream Flooding?
Steve Hays quotes Noel Weeks thus: [Noel Weeks] The prominent alternative explanation is that the text is referring to a local flood in the Tigris/Euphrates’ valley. However, in both the Mesopotamian flood accounts and the biblical narrative the ark ends up in the north. The problem is that floods always take things downstream. Floods never…
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Response to Rachel Slick
By way of disclaimer, I happen to be a blogger on the team at CARM. I didn’t mention this post to Matt Slick, nor does it represent his position or the position of CARM (well, it may, if they happen to agree). I won’t address everything that Miss Slick said. It is very sad to…
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A Traditionalist Response to John Stott's (and others') Arguments for Annihilationism
The title of this blog post refers to an interesting article by Robert A. Peterson, who was (and I believe still is) professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary. (Here is a link to the article.) The arguments answered include the following: 1. The “Vocabulary of Destruction” Argument2. The Hell-Fire Imagery Argument3. The Justice…
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A Traditionalist Response to John Stott’s (and others’) Arguments for Annihilationism
The title of this blog post refers to an interesting article by Robert A. Peterson, who was (and I believe still is) professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary. (Here is a link to the article.) The arguments answered include the following: 1. The “Vocabulary of Destruction” Argument2. The Hell-Fire Imagery Argument3. The Justice…