Posted in biblical narrative, genesis on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Genesis 2:15
The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.
Adam is told to “work” and “keep” the garden. Some translations will say something like “till” or “cultivate” the garden. The Hebrew terms are ABD (avodth) and SMR (shamar), literally meaning serve and [...]
Posted in church history, edward polhill on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Polhill is a helpful guide in that he unites soteriology with Christology and theology proper. His use of categories is more compatible with the broader Christian tradition, and for that reason, we should feel an imperative to re-read many more of the other older divines:
The sufferings of Christ respect both attributes; they satisfied the [...]
Posted in movies on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just saw The Forbidden Kingdom. This is a great film. There are lots of throwbacks to the classics of kung-fu and a good mixture of action and humor. There’s a clear spiritual dimension to the film, as well, even as it isn’t necessarily a Christian one. The parallels were interesting [...]
Posted in movies on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m showing Metropolis to my class next week. I bought the restored authorized edition, and watched it again last night. This is such an incredible movie.
The newest edition is still missing scenes. I don’t think the original can ever be restored. The original version is said to have been 210 [...]
Posted in movies on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I Am Legend was originally a book by Richard Matheson in 1954. It featured an air-borne disease that turned people into vampires. It used the apocalyptic theme to address social, ethical, and religious questions, with its twist ending, where the vampires become the normal and the humans become the legend.
Since its inception, I Am [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now this was a fun class.
Sin as privation=zombies.
Posted in movies on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I saw Juno when it came out in theaters, and I have not seen it since. A friend asked me about my thoughts on it after watching it on video, and I put them down on paper. They aren’t a proper “review,” but simply some observations. Here’s what I got:
I think the [...]
Posted in movies on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I saw Expelled last night. It was really good. Though Intelligent Design is to Darwinism what Deism is to Atheism, it is still helpful to see the scientific weaknesses pointed out in argumentation.
It is also very intriguing to see that many of the leading lights of Darwinism are all apostates from the Christian [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just read an Evangelical big dawg commentary on Revelation. I will paraphrase the best part like this: “Some commentators see Babylon’s clothing as referring to the High Priest’s garments. However, it could just as easily be referring to the King of Tyre as he is portrayed as Adam in Eden. [...]
Posted in d b hart, doctrine of God on April 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is a meet, right, and salutary lecture.
One of the more interesting points he makes is that the Neo-Platonists did not simply equate pure being with “the One.” Hart says that, rather, being emanated from the one.
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