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March 2010

March 26, 2010

Polytheism and Ancient Israel’s Canaanite Heritage. Part V

Of course, much of this [i.e., that Israel worshiped El and Asherah alongside YHWH] is...

March 24, 2010

Asherah, God's Wife in Ancient Israel. Part IV

One of the most important deities that many, if not most, ancient Israelites worshiped was...

March 21, 2010

God, Gods, and Sons (and Daughters) of God in the Hebrew Bible. Part III

This historical reconstruction [that El was originally Israel's chief deity, and YHWH was originally his...

March 19, 2010

When Jehovah Was Not the God of the Old Testament. Part II

As the very name Israel might indicate on account of its theophoric element el (אל),...

March 16, 2010

Does the Old Testament Teach Absolute Monotheism? Part I

Introduction: Was Ancient Israel Monotheistic? Western Society is perhaps more indebted to the Hebrew Bible...

February 2010

February 05, 2010

Discussion and Implications of the New Perspective(s) on Paul (NPP)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is God's power for salvation...

January 2010

January 24, 2010

Insights from Names of Deity

Rabbinic commentators have sought to better understand the nature of God by exploring the implications...

January 10, 2010

The Halakic Jesus

John Meier's fourth volume of A Marginal Jew came out last spring, and is focused...

January 05, 2010

Child Sacrifice, A Traditional Religious Practice in Ancient Israel?

Scholars continue to debate a number of important issues concerning the nature of human (child)...

October 2009

October 13, 2009

The Mormon Rawls Project: The Original Position and the Council in Heaven I

Authors note: The following is the second in my Mormon Rawls Project Series. It is...

August 2009

August 04, 2009

The Good Samaritan as The Other

The parable of the Good Samaritan is well known and much beloved. The image of...

June 2009

June 27, 2009

Mormon Halacha and Common Law

In kosher law, wine is only kosher when it has been produced and handled by...

June 18, 2009

The Formation of the Gods

I have suggested before in more oblique ways that the humanist account of the stable...

June 05, 2009

Women as the True Disciples and Apostles of Christ in the Gospel of Mark

The Gospel of Mark, written c. 65-70 C.E., is the earliest of the four gospels...

May 2009

May 04, 2009

Wait, that’s in the Bible?! Celestial Sex

Background/The Divine Council This post (yes, I know the title is rather provocative) was inspired...

May 03, 2009

Wait, that’s (not) in the Bible?! Creation Ex Nihilo, Israelite Cosmology, and Science

As I have discussed in a series of posts on creation in Genesis 1-3 (see:...

April 2009

April 29, 2009

Wait, that’s in the Bible?! Israelite Polytheism or Monotheism?

God ['elohim] has taken his place in the divine council ['adat 'el]; in the midst...

April 26, 2009

Wait, that’s (not) in the Bible?! Satan and Evil

In much of the modern Judeo-Christian tradition, including LDS Christianity, Satan is seen as the...

April 25, 2009

Wait, that’s (not) in the Bible?! God’s Omniscience

There is an interesting tradition found in many biblical texts that affirms that Yahweh, the...

April 15, 2009

El Shaddai

This important title, often found in connection with name 'El, is found in several biblical...

February 2009

February 24, 2009

Gender, Mormonism, and Transsexuality

The declaration that "gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity...

February 18, 2009

The Virtue of Pseudonymity

Blogs and bloggers are divided between those who use their real names, and those that...

February 11, 2009

King Benjamin Killed God

Jesus set up an impossible paradox when he explained that the two great commandments are...

February 02, 2009

“Listen, O Israel, Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one.” Does the Bible Teach Radical Monotheism?

Deuteronomy 6.4-9, also known as the Shema because the first word of the passage in...

January 2009

January 05, 2009

The Piety of Errant Scriptures

The errancy/innerrancy debate in biblical theology is often framed in terms of levels of "belief"...

December 2008

December 29, 2008

Myth, Modernity, and Mormonism

The category of "myth" is arguably the most important for evaluating the Bible in the...

December 19, 2008

Christmas and Mary

1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun,...

December 17, 2008

The Divine Council

There has been serious discussion among Mormon scholars over the past several years regarding the...

November 2008

November 20, 2008

The Trinity, Two Formulations

Yesterday, I heard St. Augustine's formulation of the Trinity. He gives it as a series...

October 2008

October 22, 2008

The Promise of Genealogy

Genealogy is central to Mormon practice and identity. Coincidentally, genealogy is central to postmodern philosophy...

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