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The 42 Stations of the Exodus: Numbers 33

The 42 stations of the Exodus: Numbers 33 John Barton discusses Christian interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in his book A History of the Bible. His analysis of how Origen (184-253) worked to interpret scripture was, in my view, very interesting. Barton relates the following regarding Origen’s interpretation of whatContinue Reading

Joseph Smith History 1.1-26 Show Notes

Once or Twice in a Thousand Years Once or twice in a thousand years—perhaps a dozen times since mortal man became of dust a living soul—an event of such transcendent import occurs that neither heaven nor earth are ever thereafter the same. Once or twice in a score of generationsContinue Reading

Revelation 3

Theosis in the text Bryce and I talked about theosis or divinization in the text of Revelation 3. Specifically examine Revelation 3.20-21: Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup withContinue Reading

1-3 John, Jude – Ep 231 Show Notes

Watch Ep 231 For more on Balaam, see here. Who is John? Traditions about John at Ephesus Some of the early Church Fathers, such as Irenaeus of Lyons (130-200 AD) and Clement of Rome (100 AD), said that John, the son of Zebedee, the fisherman from Galilee, was the author ofContinue Reading

Bishops in Early Christianity

This document contains the show notes for a podcast I made in November 2019 about bishops in early Christianity and the counsel in the Pastorals regarding the choosing of a bishop. I was interested in doing something like this for a while, due to the scholarship that exists regarding theContinue Reading