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During my high school teaching I would sometimes begin a unit of study with a freewheeling debate about a topic. The discussions were always lively. Students were excited to express their opinions, though they had little substantive knowledge about the subject. At some point during the proceedings, I would cut off the chatter so we […]

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“REALLY?!” We use expressions of surprise. “What?!” or “You’ve *got* to be kidding!” or “Seriously?!” or “Say it isn’t so!” which ultimately leads to the famous, “You don’t *actually* believe that do you?!” All these phrases exactly depict the small Hebrew interrogative in Genesis 3:1, where the question is asked, “Did God *really* say?” The […]

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https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-49396718 “Nightmare hand statue looms over New Zealand City” was the topic here, and knowing how the world press treats the POTUS, I fully expected it to be a political reference (oh, the horror). But the article says that interpretation is only in the eyes of some. Preview Open

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I am continually amazed at how people will take one verse from the Bible (whether they are a devout Christian or an avid atheist) and try to build asinine arguments from that one verse for or against some social issue.  It is so important to do good exegesis when it comes to understanding Scripture.  Moreover, it […]

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Whether we are speaking of the Constitution, the Bible, or great literary works interpreting the text correctly is key. Where this has been studied in the greatest detail is in biblical interpretation. Indeed it is its own discipline, hermeneutics. I led a group in discussing this and it proved to be an active and enlightening discussion. I found […]

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