The past is invisible, known only by its memorials. The future is also invisible, known only by its promises. In between is the continual, eternal ephēmeros, the “slit screen”...
If the Lord’s Prayer recapitulates the structure of the Ten Commandments, its arrangement is ideal for responsive reading in worship.
The rulers of Jerusalem tested Yahweh and refused to enter into His rest. In Matthew 21-22, Jesus is challenged by the authorities five times. The...
The Covenant-literary shape of Psalm 8 allows David to make allusions to some surprising parts of the Torah as well as predicting the Temple...
There are no redundant details in the Bible. Every word is there for a reason. So what is the significance of the fact that the...
INTRODUCTION FROM “MOSES AND THE REVELATION” – AVAILABLE NOW Taken at face value, the New Testament appears to warn its first readers about coming events...
The eleventh cycle brings us to Atonement, where the theme is the “Covenant Oath” of Israel. However, since Jesus was entirely faithful to the Mosaic Oath...
The tenth cycle brings us to Trumpets, where the theme is “hosts” of various kinds, swarms or clouds of individuals who share a single mind. Under...
The ninth cycle of John’s first epistle brings us to the thesis of the second half. At Testing, instead of finding evil or temptation, celestial...
“Songs of Ascent” is the title given to fifteen of the Psalms (120-134) whose theme is drawing near to God on His holy hill...