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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 8 |
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Why were the Ten Commandments written on two tablets? Thanks John. There is still a difference here. The suzerain took his "original" away, and the vassal's copy was placed in the Temple. If the tablets were identical, why keep them in the same place? The idea that one is priestly and one is kingly (people) corresponds to all the dual witnesses in the Tabernacle, expressed at each "level," - Table (priest) and Lampstand (king) and then, in the Temple, the two pillars, priestly and kingly, which stood for the two trees in Eden. Thus, it is the same dual witness at various levels of "hiddenness." I like systems! |
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Mar 7 |
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Why were the Ten Commandments written on two tablets? Surely it is more likely that God's Covenants were the models for pagan ones. The treaty structure can be traced in the text right back to early Genesis. God's word is a revelation more than it is a response. Also, the pairing I described above is replicated in many other places in Scripture, again, right back to early Genesis. It is the shape of biblical history. Interesting point about why it might be two copies, but this isn't supported by the fact that both tablets were kept in the Ark. |
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Mar 7 |
answered | Who was Nimrod? |
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Mar 7 |
answered | Why were the Ten Commandments written on two tablets? |
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Mar 5 |
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Esther 4:14 observation & translation Good stuff, Joseph. |
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Mar 5 |
answered | Esther 4:14 observation & translation |
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Mar 4 |
answered | Before the Tower of Babel did all speak Hebrew as the original human language? |
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Feb 28 |
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Does Genesis contain a “death sandwich”? It was wrong. |
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Feb 28 |
answered | Does Genesis contain a “death sandwich”? |
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Feb 26 |
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How would Elisha plowing with 12 oxen have been understood at the time of writing? @MonicaCellio - thanks for the tip! All I'm saying is that when such specifics are mentioned, they are included as a prefigurement of something bigger that's going to happen later on. It's how the entire Bible is built. So the answer isn't either cultural or allegorical but typological. And the prophets were the "sign guys." Every part of the text, which is written in a formal liturgical style, is sign-ificant. |
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Feb 25 |
answered | David and Goliath: David's Reasons For Fighting |
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Feb 24 |
answered | Why did the commanders put their garments under Jehu? |
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Feb 24 |
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How would Elisha plowing with 12 oxen have been understood at the time of writing? Monica - Every detail that seems insignificant is typological - like the description of the ingredients for the tower of Babel. The structure of this passage aligns with the rites in the Torah, and the shape of every Covenant document. It's not Elisha's work but the work of the Spirit, who also caused it to be recorded for us. cdjc - I can see your point, but you are still using a modernist lens. You've just put it on your other eye. Structure is the label on the tin when it comes to ancient texts. There's undertones of the Ten words here as well. |
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Feb 24 |
answered | Where did that camel come from? |
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Feb 24 |
answered | Did Jephthah have pets? |
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Feb 24 |
answered | Did Adam and Eve not have sex in the Garden of Eden? |
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Feb 24 |
answered | How would Elisha plowing with 12 oxen have been understood at the time of writing? |
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Feb 23 |
answered | 1 Corinthians 13:12: “For now we see through a glass, darkly” |
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Feb 22 |
answered | Is Ecclesiastes a book of negative wisdom? |
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Feb 22 |
answered | What does “Under the Sun” mean in Ecclesiastes? |
