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Jesus says that he has not come to abolish the Law (Mt 5:17) and yet, no Christian keeps the Law as would a faithful Jew. Using the biblical texts assigned and the two accompanying readings which I wrote, please explain this seeming contradiction. That Jesus says he has not come to abolish the Law, yetContinue reading “Response 3/17/2020”

By “fulfillment,” Scripture does not mean to paint an exact image of the future, but instead “present the abiding form of God’s providence.” In this way, past events in the Old Testament can be turned too in the New Testament as a foretelling of things to come. To cite Hosea, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus fleeContinue reading “Response 3/3/2020”

The wilderness generation is led to comdemnation because of their inability to see God’s grace given to them and their constant refutation of His will. They complain incessantly and do not listen to Moses. Their ungratefulness leads to their condemnation. Moses’ downfall is questioning God and trying to bargain with Him and getting caught upContinue reading “Response 2/20/2020”

Purity is holiness that is a whole and complete. Much of Leviticus deals with physical perfection, as the physical body was thought to exemplify one’s wholeness/act as a “perfect container” (53). Further, in a social context, “mixing” between social classes insinuated a confusion of order. Therefore, such mixing could be seen as a lack ofContinue reading “Response 2/18/2020”

Who is God? God is, in the most general sense, the unity and oneness which humans strive towards. As Anderson points out, this notion is not limited to monotheism. Polytheism and atheism also agree that the “absolute” is united and unique, though each differs in the belief of the manner in which humans and theContinue reading “Response 2/11/2020”

Joseph plants the silver cup in Benjamin’s bag as test for his brothers. He wants to ultimately see if their hearts have changed from when they sold Joseph, the favored son of Jacob. In a similar situation, Benjamin is Jacob’s favorite of the sons, and when faced with the same opportunity to ride themselves ofContinue reading “Response 2/6/2020”

I believe that in the account of Jacob’s wrestling, he is wrestling God or an angel of God. As Kass points out, this is the only time since the beginning of Genesis in the Garden of Eden that a character is said to be “alone,” which could mean that Jacob was alone before God. IContinue reading “Response 2/4/2020”

What is religion? Dictionary.com defines religion as “a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.” I think this definition hitsContinue reading “Response 1/30/2020”

According to Wilken, faith is unavoidable because all knowledge requires faith. Considering faith and belief are essentially synonomous, knowledge of any sort requires belief, and therefore, faith. Wilken argues that “the knowledge of an event that happened in the past, as well as of an event that takes place in one’s own time at aContinue reading “Response 1/28/2020”

I think Abraham agrees to the request made of him by God, namely, to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, because he is trusting in God. God has promised to make Abraham’s descendants numerous, and Abraham believes Him, as he has been taught multiple times throughout preceding chapters in Genesis to not try to take God’sContinue reading “Response 1/23/2020”