Mike Bull

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Mike Bull is a graphic designer who lives in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney Australia. He has written some books on the fractal nature of the literary structure of the Bible: http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Matrix-Michael-Bull/dp/1449702635 http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Matrix-II-The-Covenant/dp/1449723756 http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Kitchen-Theology-you-drink/dp/1449779409 His favorite theologians are James B. Jordan and Peter Leithart. Blog: http://www.bullartistry.com.au/wp

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Mar 24	comment	Were the Nephilim in Genesis 6 aliens? @MonicaCellio Wow Monica, you have such a good attitude. (I could do with some of it!) Yes, I'd be happy to explain if you asked the question. And then you can feel free to throw tomatoes and old fruit if necessary.
Mar 24	comment	Were the Nephilim in Genesis 6 aliens? @MonicaCellio The Scriptures were given over many centuries, but the Covenant pattern within them is repeated over and over like sacred architecture. This means that the simple foundations in Genesis 1-3 are expounded upon in greater and greater detail until we get to Revelation. My approach is based on the fact that later Scriptures allow us to interpret earlier ones because in a very real sense they are "historical commentaries" on them. This is why the book of Revelation has a false prophet (Adam), a harlot (Eve) and a beast (serpent), corporate versions of the individuals in Genesis 1-3.
Mar 21	comment	Jesus and the adulterous woman: was stoning a practical possiblity? Fraser, the literary structure of John requires this passage to be included. It is more likely it was left out by well-meaning Christians who thought it might encourage people to commit adultery. The structure of the passage itself is a replay, or rather, a re-match, of the events in the Garden of Eden. In this case, Adam steps in to rescue the bride.
Mar 21	comment	Does the qal in Amos 3:6 automatically imply causation? Grammar questions exist within a larger context, in this case, a Covenant framework. I don't think it helps to isolate them from who is speaking, and why. Call it a holistic approach.
Mar 21	comment	Does the qal in Amos 3:6 automatically imply causation? Casey, read Matthew 23-25, Luke 21 and Mark 13, and basically ALL of John, and the later epistles (esp. Hebrews) in context, that is, in Covenant context. The result of the apostolic witness was the end of Judaism/circumcision, the destruction of the Temple, and the eradication of the Herods from control over the world's centre of worship. Causative and permissive voices do, however, count for something. Once God left the Temple, it was exposed, left desolate, ripe for the taking. After Pentecost, the glory was in His people.
Mar 21	answered	Does the qal in Amos 3:6 automatically imply causation?
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Mar 20	comment	What is the meaning of “calculate” in Revelation 13:18? Thanks Jon. Much appreciated.
Mar 20	answered	What is the meaning of “calculate” in Revelation 13:18?
Mar 17	comment	Before the Tower of Babel did all speak Hebrew as the original human language? Sure - if we believe Genesis is history, rather than myth, it makes sense that it was written by those who lived it. Importantly, all the names recorded before Babel have meanings in Hebrew. If we take that as our foundation, there are some other less obvious factors to consider. The literary structures of the text before Babel continue in the text after Babel. Also, Edward Ullendorff argued in his "Is Biblical Hebrew a Language?" that the language of the text is too restricted in form and variety to function as a spoken language, that it is instead a technical, scribal, priestly dialect.
Mar 16	answered	What is the meaning of “poor in spirit” in Matthew 5:3
Mar 15	answered	What is the baptism of fire?
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Mar 13	answered	Why is the Bible so repetitive?
Mar 12	comment	How Is the Date of Composition of the Gospels Estimated? The saints sealed (as mini scrolls) in Rev 7 are slain and resurrected, and then put into government. So the apostolic church must be defined as a transitional body which ended with the Temple. This would support the idea that the giving of the canon by the Spirit was part of that initial, and now finished, generation. It also makes sense of the end of the apostolic gifts, which were a sign to Israel.
Mar 12	comment	How Is the Date of Composition of the Gospels Estimated? Thanks Jon. I think it would boil down to what one thinks is going on in the Revelation. Jordan sees it as a rundown of events from Acts to AD70, with a brief glimpse of the current age in Rev 20. Jesus ascends as Firstfruits Lamb (AD30) and opens the NC scroll. The seals broken are the apostolic witness, and the promise of vengeance for all the innocent blood from Abel. The final seal is actually the day of Pentecost. War between false and true Jews (Christians) ensues. The Trumpets are the final apostolic warnings, and the bowls are the destruction of the old order (seven sprinklings).
Mar 12	answered	How Is the Date of Composition of the Gospels Estimated?
Mar 11	revised	What is “apocalyptic” literature? Expanded
Mar 11	answered	What does Jesus mean by generation when talking about the end times?
Mar 10	comment	Should Q be considered a Gospel? The Bible doesn't really deal in hard and fast genres. There is too much overlap (historical narrative written as poetry etc.) so that is largely an imposed idea. The four gospels correspond to the four faces of the cherubim, which in turn correspond to the four points of the compass in the tabernacle furnitures (Lion - Ark, Ox - Altar, Man - Table, Eagle - Lampstand), which give us priest, king, prophet and mediator. Four eye-witness testimonies is thus sacred architecture. Any speculation concerning an imposed genre and whether it might apply to other texts misses the point entirely.