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JT replied to Andrew on Jesus as Lord in Mark: AndrewDo you believe this?CA is committed to the doctrines which are commonly considered as the... (Mon, 13/05/2013 - 19:06)
Ed Dingess replied to Andrew on The battle between theology and history for the soul of the church: 24 antitheses: For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was... (Mon, 13/05/2013 - 13:20)
Ed Dingess replied to Andrew on The battle between theology and history for the soul of the church: 24 antitheses: Hi Andrew,I am curious about your opinion of the murder of Jesus. Why did the Jews kill Jesus... (Sun, 12/05/2013 - 23:26)
Ed Dingess replied to Andrew on The battle between theology and history for the soul of the church: 24 antitheses: Thanks for responding Andrew.I briefly addressed this question here. On the whole, the grammatical-... (Sun, 12/05/2013 - 16:10)
Andrew replied to Ed Dingess on The battle between theology and history for the soul of the church: 24 antitheses: Thanks for the feedback, Ed.In what way does your method do justice to the text, while other... (Sun, 12/05/2013 - 12:39)
Ed Dingess on The battle between theology and history for the soul of the church: 24 antitheses: I tend to think of it broadly as a clash between theology and history, but, as the chart below... (Sat, 11/05/2013 - 22:46)
Jaco van Zyl replied to Ed Dingess on Jesus as Lord in Mark: Same goes for you, thanks, Ed. And our little exchange shall testify on our behalf. ;-) (Sat, 11/05/2013 - 18:52)
Ed Dingess replied to Jaco van Zyl on Jesus as Lord in Mark: Jaco,You are attempting to establish a false disjunction. Sola Scriptura is the tradition we follow... (Sat, 11/05/2013 - 17:36)
Jaco van Zyl replied to Ed Dingess on Jesus as Lord in Mark: Prima traditione vs Sola scriptura. I have no other choice than to follow the example of the... (Sat, 11/05/2013 - 17:12)
Ed Dingess replied to Jaco van Zyl on Jesus as Lord in Mark: I am pleased to stand in the tradition of men like Calvin, Luther, Augustine, and yes, Paul. It... (Sat, 11/05/2013 - 15:29)
Ed Dingess replied to Jaco van Zyl on Jesus as Lord in Mark: I am pleased to stand in the tradition of men like Calvin, Luther, Augustine, and yes, Paul. It... (Sat, 11/05/2013 - 15:27)
Jaco van Zyl replied to JT on Jesus as Lord in Mark: O dear, we’re playing the righteousness card again.Sadly no amount of self-righteousness will undo... (Sat, 11/05/2013 - 14:46)
JT replied to Jaco van Zyl on Jesus as Lord in Mark: JacoJust a few non trinitarian comments for you.I come from a background where i have dealt with... (Sat, 11/05/2013 - 11:12)
Andrew replied to Jaco van Zyl on Jesus as Lord in Mark: On that note, how about putting this conversation to bed, friends? Good night. (Sat, 11/05/2013 - 01:11)
cherylu replied to Jaco van Zyl on Jesus as Lord in Mark: Thanks, I had been wondering. (Sat, 11/05/2013 - 00:02)
Jaco van Zyl replied to cherylu on Jesus as Lord in Mark: Hey Cheryl, that’s a different Jaco van Zyl… (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 23:19)
Jaco van Zyl replied to JT on Jesus as Lord in Mark: If some of your heroes deny certain central tenets of your orthodoxy, that’s a problem you folks... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 23:17)
BradK replied to Rich on Some rough and ready “rules” for doing a narrative-historical reading of the New Testament: Rich, has Andrew stated somewhere a belief that Adam was the first human or that the flood was a... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 22:04)
Rich replied to Andrew on Some rough and ready “rules” for doing a narrative-historical reading of the New Testament: Apart from the Noachic covenant there is no covenant with humanity. They are all covenants with the... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 21:54)
cherylu replied to Jaco on Jesus as Lord in Mark: Jaco,This is a tangent, but I am wondering if you are the Jaco van Zyl that is the South African... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 21:26)
JT replied to Jaco on Jesus as Lord in Mark: ah Jaco….. it is you that emphasised the ‘revivication’….. so I mentioned I cant see it anywhere (... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 20:35)
Jaco replied to JT on Jesus as Lord in Mark: I don’t think you know exactly what is your point. You’re back-paddling on nearly every fallacy I’... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 16:39)
Jaco replied to JT on Jesus as Lord in Mark: John TancockMaybe you’d want to represent my case more accurately. Strawmen only serve the... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 16:34)
JT replied to Jaco on Jesus as Lord in Mark: I agree of course but that wasnt my point. YOU then shouldn’t claim that there is some new kind of... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 16:03)
JT replied to Jaco on Jesus as Lord in Mark: I agree of course but that wasnt my point. YOU then shouldn’t claim that there is some new kind of... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 16:03)
JT replied to Jaco on Jesus as Lord in Mark: JacoLike I said you are all wrong and this time the size of ‘your’ movement is relevant. I dnt... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 15:54)
Jaco replied to JT on Jesus as Lord in Mark: Truth is truth even if nobody believes it; and falsehood is falsehood even if everyone believes it… (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 15:30)
Jaco replied to JT on Jesus as Lord in Mark: Truth is truth even if nobody believes it; and falsehood is falsehood even if everyone believes it… (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 15:30)
Andrew replied to peter wilkinson on Some rough and ready “rules” for doing a narrative-historical reading of the New Testament: …what seems to emerge from these covenants is something of an overarching purpose, which might be... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 15:12)
Jaco replied to JT on Jesus as Lord in Mark: Hi JTI think you make a fundamantal mistake Jaco, the concerns that I and others have and the... (Fri, 10/05/2013 - 15:00)

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Is the promise of the narrative-historical approach real or illusory? I’m participating in a small forum on, among other things, critical realism somewhere in the damp, green depths of the English countryside at the moment. Critical realism can be addressed from different angles, but one major area of...
What did Jesus fear in Gethsemane? In the garden of Gethsemane, shortly before his arrest, Jesus becomes “greatly distressed and troubled” and says to his disciples, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.” He moves some distance from them, falls...
The historical justification of the people of God by faithfulness Aaron Darrisaw has asked about Stephen Westerholm’s critique of the New Perspective on Paul. I don’t have access to Westerholm’s book at the moment (I’m sitting in Damascus airport), so I can’t comment directly on his analysis. However, I...