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Author Archives: Alastair Roberts
Palm Sunday: 40 Days of Exoduses Summary
I am quite some way behind schedule at this point and it is unlikely that I will post more than a couple more this coming week. However, be assured that the series will be finished. We have passed the halfway … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Joshua, Lent, Leviticus, OT, OT Theology, Theological, Theology
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A Successor, a Harlot, and an Invasion – 40 Days of Exoduses (21)
The Republication of the Covenant Our previous study led us to the wilderness side of the Jordan, with the children of Israel preparing to enter into the land. It is at this point that the book of Deuteronomy fits in. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Lent, OT, OT Theology, Theological, Theology
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The Testing of the Throne-Bearers – 40 Days of Exoduses (20)
Timeframe and Setting Within this post, I hope to cover the entirety of the book of Numbers. I will, however, begin with some comments on the construction of the tabernacle in Exodus, the book of Leviticus, and general time frames. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Exodus, Lent, Leviticus, Numbers, OT, OT Theology, Theological, Theology
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A Portable Mountain and Competing Calves – 40 Days of Exoduses (19)
Head and Body Having crossed the Red Sea, we enter into a new phase of Israel’s story. We have already observed the presence of the theme of the journey to the mountain in a number of previous studies and now … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Exodus, Lent, OT, Theological, Theology
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Christianity Today Article on Our Changing Relationships with Our Texts
Christianity Today has just published an article of mine, which follows up certain themes from my earlier post ‘A Lament for Google Reader’. Both the passing of the hard-bound Encyclopædia Britannica and of Google Reader represent milestones in the digital age. They … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Culture, My Reading, On the web, Scripture, Theological, Theology
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The God of Handicrafts
Last night I picked up my knitting again after a long break. I have been knitting on and off since I was eight years old. While I have also enjoyed such things as sketching and card design, and have attempted … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, Culture, Theological, Theology
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Plans for Future 40 Days of Exoduses Posts
I wasn’t planning to blog much if at all this last week. As you can see, that plan wasn’t exactly successful. Whim, creative procrastination, unforeseen topical issues, and live discussions got the better of good intentions. I ended up writing … Continue reading
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More on Natural Law Arguments
Peter Leithart has kindly responded to my earlier post on the subject of natural law arguments in the same-sex marriage debate. This is a discussion with far broader implications than the current question of same-sex marriage, so I thought that it … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, Theological, Theology
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A Lament for Google Reader
After seven years, Google Reader will be closed on July 1, 2013. Perhaps Google thought tonight was a good night to bury bad news. This isn’t the end of the road for web feed users. Services such as NewsBlur and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, In the News, My Reading, On the web, The Blogosphere
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Guest Post on the Body in Leviticus
I have guest posted over on The Big Bible Project, on the subject of lessons that we can learn from the significance given to the body in the book of Leviticus: The book of Leviticus has been the death of … Continue reading
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