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Fulfillment in scripture does not necessarily refer to predictions that have come true in latter chapters of the bible. Rather, fulfillment refers to the word spoken by God in the Old Testament being given a new sense of meaning through Jesus to reveal what God truly intends. This idea can be seen in the wordsContinue reading “March 3”

The readings toward the end of the Pentateuch place a specific emphasis complete faith in God. In the chapters from Numbers, we see the Israelites lack faith in God multiple times to the point of questioning why they even left Egypt in the first place. They grow restless and complain about the manna they haveContinue reading “2/20”

The first few chapters of Leviticus are not the typical story telling chapters that we have seen in the Old Testament up to this point. Rather, its focus pertains to strict and elaborate sacrificial/dietary laws that are laid out in great detail. These laws bring up the idea of purity and impurity in Israeli culture,Continue reading “Leviticus 1-11, 19”

The idea of God has been a common and frequent theme throughout the world for centuries as there have been many religions created to worship people’s idea of God. Even atheism “represents a form of man’s concern with the question of God” according to Joseph Ratzinger. So, who exactly is God? We can see thatContinue reading “Exodus 1-18”

The story of Joseph is one of the longer and more intricate stories in Genesis and there are some developments in it that may seem confusing when not looked at more closely. One such development is when Joseph sends his brothers back to their father but plants a silver cup in Benjamin’s sack. Joseph sendsContinue reading “Genesis 37-50”

One of the most bizarre and mysterious stories in Genesis is that in which Jacob wrestles with a man through the night until dawn. The identity of the man he wrestles in uncertain as the story never reveals who the man really is. The title of this account in the bible is “Jacob Wrestles WithContinue reading “Genesis 24-36: Jacob Wrestles with God”

There are thousands of religions that are practiced all over the world and it is often very easy to assume that each one contrasts the others since there has been so much conflict between different religious groups for centuries. Different religions, however, can actually do just the opposite and be complementary to one another asContinue reading “What is Religion?”

In Wilken’s piece of writing, The Reasonableness of Faith, he describes how, contrary to many other thinkers at the time, early Christian thinkers believed that reason began with faith. There were plenty of people who believed that faith was detrimental to discovering the truth since it worked with ideas that could not be proven asContinue reading “Wilken’s view on Faith”

Abraham agrees to sacrifice his only son Isaac per God’s request due to his complete and everlasting devotion to God. Despite a couple of instances, such as when Abraham slept with his wife’s servant Hagar, Abraham has always had complete trust in God and has always done as he says. He also knows that IsaacContinue reading “Genesis 12-22”

Up to this point in Genesis, there have been two creation stories and according to Leon Kass in his book The Beginning of Wisdom, even a third. Despite each creation account being a different story that involves different people and events, each account is a portrayal of the overarching theme that encompasses the first elevenContinue reading “Genesis 4-11”