Hagar: A Symbol of the Oppressed (feat. Phillis Trible and Hans Küng) (July 18, 2019)

Phillis Trible's Texts of Terror: Literary-feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives is a classic text on the sad stories of four women in the Bible: Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed woman, and the daughter of Jephthah. The book is an exegetical analysis of these four scriptural loci, that do not force angry feminism […]

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Abraham Ecumene: Why Judaism, Christianity and Islam Worship the Same God (February 17, 2017)

Abraham Ecumene: Why Judaism, Christianity and Islam Worship the Same God. Do Judaism, Christianity and Islam worship the same God? The answer is yes because of "Abraham Ecumene". All three of these Abrahamic religions positively affirm Abraham as their father and esteemed prophet: Christians regard Abraham as their spiritual father, and both Judaism […]

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Geerhardus Vos and Biblical Astrology (April 13, 2012)

Geerhardus Johannes Vos (1862–1949) In Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments, Geerhardus Vos engages criticism of Jacob and retells a very interesting recapulation of the story of Jacob where the Patriarchs are interpreted as referencing to Ancient Astrological gods.  Thirdly, it has also been attempted to explain these names from Babylonian antecedents. Sarah […]

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