p. 44 : “namely the uniqueness” but it also raises another theological issue, namely the uniqueness of Israel’s religion vis–vis other ancient Near Eastern religions. That there are striking similarities between Israel and her neighbors
““We know the Big Bang happened about 14.5 billion years ago,”” End of Bronze Age – start of Iron Age 12th Century BC
6/21/08 Evangelical buffoonery on scientific matters betrays a deep and latent gnostic infection – North American evangelicals, in my experience, too frequently veer right to the brink of outright Gnostic heresy. [Quintessence of Dust blog
“fundamentalists fortify their beleaguered sense of identity by a selective retrieval of doctrines, beliefs and practices from a sacred past, which they then refine and modify to fend off outsiders” “Fundamentalists set and maintain boundaries,
“In conclusion: naturalistic explanations of ordinary phenomena do not threaten God’s involvement with creation.” “the shifting of our scientific worldview – initiated by the faithful study of God’s creation (not new exegetical insights)” “As much
1/3/10 We could apply this hermeneutical rule to many other passages, but I won’t belabor the point. The heart of the issue is that we need to overcome and finally reject the 18th-century notion that
‘By his power he churned up the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces.’ Job 26:12. This creation myth is a picture of bringing order out of chaos, represented here by the monster
One thing I have learned is – there are multiple realities. You can’t know that your particular version is the correct one. ‘’These contradictions underscore the novel’s key idea that there is no absolute perception
Thursday, December 25, 2014 I’m starting to live in fear of the one on one. They dramatize mistakes and never celebrate you are doing your job. Yesterday I left early, partly due to the network
“The methodology of Scientific inquiry simply has nothing to say about the ultimate cause of those ordinary patterns of God’s providence found in nature.” [Glover 0408] “If certain individuals are using (or abusing) science to