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Understanding Paul
Do we think of Paul as a Christian theologian, or a Jewish Torah scholar? The answer to that question reveals the way we read –
June 1, 2024
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Looking Like Joseph
How do we evaluate dreams and visions? Like everything else, we test them to Scripture. There is no question that God sends these Divine communications
August 15, 2017
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Israel 2016: A Lesson in Being Peculiar
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who
October 17, 2016
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Finding Israelite Identity in the New Covenant
Language is a perilous thing. It can unite us, but quite often it does the opposite. That, by the way, was God’s intent. We know
December 11, 2015
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Fox Byte 5775 #41: Pinchas (Phinehas)
פִּינְחָס One of the great depictions of American historical events is John Trumbull’s painting, Declaration of Independence, which hangs in the Rotunda of the United
July 13, 2015
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Fox Byte 5775 #39: Chukat (Decree Of)
חֻקַּת Is it possible to be a hero without paying a price? A hero is one who does something worthy of esteem on behalf of
June 28, 2015
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Fox Byte 5775 #31: Emor (Say)
אֱמֹר At some point between the withdrawal of Rome’s legions in 410 CE and the advent of Saxon England in the 6th Century, a Celtic
May 8, 2015
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Fox Byte 5775 #26: Shmini (Eighth)
שְּׁמִינִי The problem with great satire is that it can be so irreverent. Then again, that is the strength of satire: using humor and ridicule
April 17, 2015
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Fox Byte 5775: Pesach (Passover)
פֶּסַח Professor J.R.R. Tolkien insisted that there was no hidden meaning behind his works on Middle Earth. Such was his assertion in his Foreword to The
April 2, 2015
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Fox Byte 5775 #18: Mishpatim (Ordinances)
מִּשְׁפָּטִים How would one describe hell? Dante does a nice job in his Inferno, depicting levels of escalating unpleasantness corresponding to the earthly misdeeds of
February 13, 2015
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