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Archive for March, 2009

Put Down the N T Wright

And pick up Bruce Chilton and Jacob Nuesner!  This book is the best single volume that I’ve read in regards to 2nd Temple Judaism and the theology of the New Testament.  Go get it!

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Calvin gives us one hermeneutical key to understanding his view of the sacraments when he says:
The rule which the pious ought always to observe is, whenever they see the symbols instituted by the Lord, to think and feel surely persuaded that the truth of the thing signified is also present.
~ Institutes 4.17.10

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Hey Pope

Not sure if you are still doing Judges, but I just remembered that I have a few classes on Samson online.
Basically, he was a good guy.
Also: http://wedgewords.wordpress.com/category/samson/

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Daniel Waterland, in his A Review of the Doctrine of the Eucharist, notes Clement of Alexandria’s advocation of a “spiritual presence” in the Lord’s Supper.  Clement writes:
And the blood of the Lord is twofold. For there is the blood of His flesh, by which we are redeemed from corruption; and the spiritual, that by which [...]

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New Basilica Post

I finally got my act together and published something on Basilica.  Here is my essay on the Reformed doctrine of the Two Kingdoms.

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In his On Christian Liberty, Luther writes:
We should think of the works of a Christian who is justified and saved by faith because of the pure and free mercy of God, just as we would think of the works which Adam and Eve did in Paradise, and all their children would have done if they [...]

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The Reformed Confessions represent something of a consensus on the role of the civil magistrate.  Here is a list of some of the more influential statements:
Tetrapolitan Confession-(1530 Bucer and Capito):
23- … They accordingly teach that to exercise the office of magistrate is the most sacred function that can be divinely given. Hence it has come [...]

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When the CREC split into its various regional presbyteries, the Southeastern region, spanning from Louisiana to South Carolina, chose the name “Athanasius” for our presbytery.  We had our first meeting last weekend, and as part of the proceedings, I presented my paper on Athanasius. 
The audio of that presentation is now online and can be found [...]

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Righteous Gentiles

One of the most neglected categories, even in “Biblical Theology,” is that of the Old Testament “Righteous Gentile.”  The assumption is that the Jews, as special people of God, are coterminous with the saved in the Old World.  “Covenant Theology” especially propagates this, as “the Church” is often equated with “Israel.”  However, upon closer inspection, [...]

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