Ray

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Jul 19	comment	Does the communion cup emphasize the vessel or the drink? In fact, blood was, to my recollection, the only dietary restriction that was required of non-Jewish Christians.
Jun 15	comment	Does Peter intend to identify the Pauline Epistles as canonical? Very nice! Your argument is very clear and seems to do justice to Peter's point of view. I especially appreciate that this question made you think more deeply about the issue
Jun 14	comment	Does Peter intend to identify the Pauline Epistles as canonical? Thanks for the thoughtful answer, Ignatius. What support is there that γραφὰς must always mean "sacred writings?" Isn't this the normal word for anything written down in Greek, outside of the new testament context? It seems a bit circular to say that each instance is meant in a technical sense because it is always meant in a technical sense in the new testament.
Jun 14	comment	Does Peter intend to identify the Pauline Epistles as canonical? Thanks for the comment and candor. Likewise, I don't doubt the inspiration of these epistles; I just wonder if this verse isn't abused a bit to defend it.
Jun 12	comment	Was there an eclipse just before Jesus died? Bob, what do these maps show? Is there record of an eclipse around the time of Jesus' death?
Jun 9	comment	How does one determine whether an apparent demand in scripture is absolute or relative Thanks, Bob. I'll not vote likewise, since my vote would reopen without a clear community mandate.
Jun 9	comment	What is the “Theological Interpretation of Scripture” movement? Thanks for the follow up--and the interesting meta-analysis!
Jun 8	comment	What is the “Theological Interpretation of Scripture” movement? I appreciate the breakdown, but I think "Theological Interpretation of Scripture" is used as a technical term. Most of what I read about it from Googling around seems to be interacting with this movement, or talking about people who are doing so. The TIS movement seems to be trying to propose an alternative to the methodologies you suggest
May 21	comment	How should ἱλαστήριον (hilasterion) be translated in Romans 3:25? Propitiation and expiation have different objects, though the same act. God is propitiated, whereas sin is expiated. That is, propitiation means that God is appeased and his wrath is turned aside; expiation means that sin and guilt is taken away, covered up, or atoned for. So the two go hand in hand--when God's wrath is turned aside, he covers our sin; when he covers our sin, his wrath is turned aside. More specifically, when God's wrath is diverted from us to Jesus, his blood covers our sin; that act in turn reconciles us to God.
May 17	comment	Twenty plus twenty-five plus fifteen in Ezekiel 45:12 If that were the case, I would just say "three twenty-shekels is a mina"
May 11	comment	According to Romans 5, is death caused by individual sin, or Adam's sin? +1 for imputed righteousness (Christ to man) necessitating imputed sin (man to Christ)
May 7	comment	How can we understand “another gospel” in its historical context? Thank you--this is a very compelling argument that Paul had the Judaizers in mind when warning against competing "gospels". I actually appreciate you stopping short of the modern parallel; although those are the occasion for my question, I'd see it as more of an application of this text.
Feb 8	comment	What hermeneutical approach does Hebrews use on the Old Testament It's reasoning by analogy, but it helps
Dec 13	comment	Why does Jesus include “persecutions” in the list of things received by his followers? Hey @Shredder, I've been glad to see you getting involved in the site here. Can you augment your answer with support for this reading, either with other scripture, or with commentary support, or the like?
Dec 9	comment	Who believes, is baptized, and is saved in Acts 16? Interesting. I'd rather avoid modern-day infant vs believer baptism; I'm just trying to understand what scripture says.
Nov 17	comment	Is the phrase “sin shall no longer be your master” in Romans 6:14 a command? Excellent question. I sometimes find it helpful to consider that something can be both indicative and imperative, in different senses, or, in other words, can be both law and Gospel. For now, perhaps, we are being told to not let sin have mastery over us, but in a fuller Gospel sense, we will one day live where sin will not have mastery over us.
Oct 28	comment	Who named the wrong priest in Mark 2:26? As I said, that was an example of an unstated premise. My question wasn't the whole objection. There are many answers to this apparent problem that do not require that any of scripture makes a mistake.
Oct 28	comment	Who named the wrong priest in Mark 2:26? How do you know, for example, that there was only one? We know that there were multiple in the first century.
Oct 28	comment	Who named the wrong priest in Mark 2:26? I suppose the question is unanswerable if one does not agree with your premise that one or the other is wrong.
Oct 27	comment	Why would God disapprove of rituals he ordained? Excellent. I've always read it one way, but don't think I've ever seen a robust argument for it.