Posts by James McLellan
I don't know if this should be an answer or a comment, but an awful lot of contention people have with Noah's story hangs on the definition of "kol". It can mean "all" (and it is used this way in t...
In his letter to the Romans, Paul writes "There is no one righteous, not even one." (Romans 3:10), paraphrasings Psalms 14 and 53. Paul goes on in his letter to build an idea that a perfect life, ...
In Numbers 33 Moses gives an exhaustive and detailed list of every place the tribe of Israel stopped, from the moment they left Egypt on the morning after passover until parked right outside of th...
I have asked this question of a few Protestant teachers. The answer I received is that "this is our denominations belief that this one is the divinely inspired one". Which isn't said in a way that ...
The greek word in the original letter to the churches here is "euangelion" which is a portmanteau of "eu" (good) and "angelion" (message). I think finishing the translation makes the text clear : ...
Yesterday, I overheard a church goer tell me, "I don't like Christian movies. They're just not any good." This isn't the first time I've heard those words. What makes Christian storytelling chall...
Maybe it was Egyptian. Please hear me out. Moses grew up in Egyptian court (Exodus 2:10-11). From an available skills perspective, Moses was almost certainly required to learn Egyptian. Also from...
