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Fulfillment is the realization of some event or prediction. In the case of Scripture, fulfillment relates not to the future, but to the past. As we have learned, the New Testament cannot be truly and fully understood without the knowledge of patterns and themes throughout the Old Testament. As such, the Old Testament can beContinue reading “March 3”

The people were never satisfied and grew restless with their lives out of Egypt. That is why when the people Moses sent to explore came back and said that the valley was overflowing with milk and honey, the people of Israel rebelled to try to reach this land. Because they tested the Lord’s anger, theyContinue reading “February 20”

As stated by Mary Douglas, “dirt is essentially disorder” and hygiene is a good indicator and reason why there are so many rules. In such a way, burning the carcasses is a cleansing action. Since cleanness is order, burning offerings is a path to purifying. Impurity is the lack of order. Everything from the beginningContinue reading “February 16”

Who is God? Perhaps the real question that concerns us is who is God concerning man? Ratzinger says some interesting things about how we define God and how He, the idea, the concept, the word fits into our vocabulary. Ratzinger describes ‘God’ as something we use to “fill the gap” of our own power limitations.Continue reading “February 11”

Joseph’s planting of the silver cup, I believe stems from the original situation when his brothers sold him into slavery. He obviously cares for his brother Benjamin as described throughout Genesis 37-50 like when “Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s.” So why then did Joseph plant the cup in Benjamin’s sack?Continue reading “February 6”

Jacob’s story follows many of the same patterns we see in the story of Abraham. The theme of taking versus receiving plays an equally important role with each as with the idea of death and rebirth; God giving blessings to his “elect”. In Jacob’s story in Genesis, his father, Isaac, in old age says heContinue reading “February 4”

If theology is defined as the study of God, then religion perhaps is the study of God’s (or divine beings) teachings and practicing the outlined virtues. Religion then can be said to be a means by which we seek self-enlightenment and connection to a greater purpose in life. It is a way to find meaningContinue reading “January 30”

Wilken, the author of “The Reasonableness of Faith” draws on the philosophy of Augustine to explore the topic that belief and faith play in religion. For many people, seeing is believing and there must be concrete evidence to support an idea. We rely on witnesses to accurately depict events. But how can we trust theContinue reading “January 28”

Genesis 22 tells the narrative of a test given to Abraham involving a order from God to sacrifice his only son with Sarah, Isaac. Abraham agrees because he has interacted with God and knows of the blessings and wrath that He can inflict, as was observed in the destruction of Sodom in Genesis 19. AbrahamContinue reading “January 23”

The account of Noah furthers the accounts of the sins in Genesis 3, the original sin of Adam and Eve eating from the tree of knowledge. This act made man “God-like,” yet not quite God, and therefore reinforced the notion that man was made in God’s image. This first sin starts the ball rolling forContinue reading “January 21”