Monday, July 29, 2024

Jason A. Staples on Romans 9:22

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  The first problem is that the “endured with much patience” reading does not make sense in the context of the analogy; it is unclear that i...

Jason A. Staples on Faith/Justice/Church

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    (2) “Fidelity” and “Trust”: I will also default to translating the Greek word πιστις ( pistis ) as “fidelity” rather than “faith” and...

Romans 3:6-14 as a chiasmus and note on v. 12 (the turning point)

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    Fidelity: “Abraham trusted God, and it was credited to him as justness.” (3:6) Blessing: “In you all the nations will be blessed.” (...

Andrei A. Orlov, "The Attribute of the Divine Seat"

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    Attribute of the Divine Seat   As one may recall in the passage from Hagiga Bavli, Metatron’s possession of the seat in heaven served as...

Andrei A. Orlov on Yahoel as Remover of Human Sins

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    Yahoel as Remover of Human Sins   It has already been mentioned in our study that, in Exod 23:21, the Angel of the Lord may be depicted ...

Neal A. Rappleye and Stephen O. Smoot, "Stephen Burnett versus the Eight Witnesses An Exercise in Mature Historical Thinking"

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 The following article will be the final nail in the coffin for critics who appeal to the Stephen Burnett letter (e.g., Dan Vogel): Neal A. ...

William Clayton and Eliza R. Snow on Joseph Smith's Polygamy and Addressing Purported Polygamy Denials from Joseph and John Taylor

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    Inasmuch as it may be interesting to future generations of the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to learn som...