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July 2024

July 31, 2024

Archetypal Abraham: The Binding of Isaac and Christians

While we clearly see the life and passive obedience of Christ foreshadowed in the story...

January 2024

January 31, 2024

When Man Becomes Beast

In a previous article, I once examined a particularly horrifying prophecy that was proclaimed by...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

A Tale of Two He-Goats Pt. 2

In “A Tale of Two He-Goats Pt. 1,” I provided the beginning of a homily...

July 2023

July 24, 2023

Fathers Shall Eat Their Sons

A severe and startling promise was once made to the covenant people of Israel. Should...

June 2023

June 30, 2023

Comparative Interpretation: Ezekiel and Revelation

A few months ago I was fortuitously tasked with giving a brief lecture on some...

June 03, 2023

Is the Body of Christ United?

All who dip their toes into the world of ecumenical thought should immediately recognize the...

February 2023

February 02, 2023

Lost in Translations Pt. 2: Jewish and Christian Exegesis

In my last post, I argued for the study of the Scriptures in their original...

December 2022

December 20, 2022

Lost in Translations: Biblical Languages and Extra-Literal Exegesis

What do you believe is enclosed within the words of the Holy Bible? Is a...

November 2022

November 11, 2022

Reflections on TCID: Protestant-Orthodox Dialogue

For those among my readership who consider themselves Christians of any ilk, please take a...

October 2022

October 18, 2022

How Could Humanity Fall? Pt. 2

Before we dive back into the difficulties which surround the doctrine of the Fall of...

September 2022

September 30, 2022

How the Early Church Handled Leviticus

In the first chapter of the book of Leviticus, displayed vibrantly are the statutes which...

September 13, 2022

How Could Humanity Fall? Pt. 1

Imagine for a moment that you are sitting at the roomy end of an upscale...

August 2022

August 24, 2022

The Rationality of Animal Sacrifice According to Maimonides

In the Guide for the Perplexed, Moses Maimonides, the most lauded of all Medieval Jewish...

August 08, 2022

Gleanings in Origen’s Homilies on Leviticus

“In the Last Days, the Word of God, which was clothed with the flesh of...

July 2022

July 26, 2022

Reflections on The Church in Dialogue Pt. 1

On this day, the faithful who live in Christ dwell by the river Chebar.  They...

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