Sometimes a question is asked and and the hearer learns items from how the question is asked or maybe the content of the question tells the one asking certain things about the questioner. For instance: a class of students may ask the lecturer questions about the lesson where the lecturer gauges the general and specific comprehension of the students. However, this is not my focus. … Continue reading Questions that Inform

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman (Gal. 4.4a) Here, Paul sets forth in a logical sense what needed to happen for the redemption of humanity. I stress this logical connection since no verbal connection exists explicitly. No argument is presented that would point to any nascent Gnosticism among the recipients as to why “born of a … Continue reading Hammer Strikes Anvil Moment: Gal. 4.4

Here are a few images posted on Prof. Rasmussen’s site (https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/222152/posts/1364932460). In his post, Carl Rasmussen points out the dog underneath and connects it with the account of Jesus and the Syrophonecian woman to show the typical domestic scene and the plausibility of the narrative. These images depict idyllic moments which those, now interred, would have participated in during their earthly life. The scenes portrayed seem … Continue reading Interpreting Funerary Scenes