Reading through the Old Testament Law can be a hair-raising, brow-furrowing experience. In it we encounter strange sights and smells, embarrassingly graphic details and prescriptions, and seemingly unbendable strictness that can be scary. What should we make of this ancient code? How do we navigate it? In this article I won't pretend to give the definitive, exhaustive … [Read more...] about Reading the Law
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In Any Case
"In any case…in any case…in any case." I heard a professor say this transitional statement over and over throughout one of his lectures on the Book of Acts. Why? Because, in each instance, he was discussing some question of geography or history or whatever else that had no bearing on the meaning of the text. He would say something like, "This word may be rooted in … [Read more...] about In Any Case