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• Toledot in Genesis – What Are They and Why Do They Matter?

  To define the structure of a book, we may have more than one valid option. Sometimes, a different way of looking at it opens new insights into meaning and message. This is certainly true for Genesi…

• Hebrews: A Masterpiece of Language & Eloquence

  Hebrews comes with an unusually large vocabulary and outstanding rhetoric – all plugs pulled to celebrated the superiority of Jesus.

• The Council of El: Canaanite Mythology in the Hebrew Bible?

  Although Baal worship is strongly condemned, the Old Testament surprisingly integrates fragments of Canaanite mythology (such as Baal as the rider in the clouds) in its portrayal of the God of Isra…

• The Rhetorical Structure of 2 Corinthians

  Second Corinthians is hard to follow – until you understand the rhetorical strategy and skill Paul applies in his fight for integrity.

• The Seven Cities of Revelation

  The book of Revelation begins with seven letters to seven churches in seven cities in the Roman province of Asia. You probably know this. The condition of each church and specific facts about each …

• Redefinitions II: The Righteousness of God

  In the previous issue, I wrestled with objective and subjective genitives and whether the phrase “faith of/in Christ” needs reinterpretation. This month, I do the same with a different phrase, one …