Daily Archives: June 11, 2026

Paper 8: Weaponization and the Authority-Symmetry Problem

Posted on June 11, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract This is the diagnostic paper of the suite. The seven papers before it answered the question is the claim sound? and found that it is not — no office, no polity, no process, no live paternal role, no avenue … Continue reading →

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Paper 7: The Intellectual Sources: Theonomy, Patriarchy Movements, and Sovereign-Adjacent Reasoning

Posted on June 11, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract The first six papers diagnosed the error in the abstract and in the texts. This paper traces its intellectual genealogy. Three streams of thought tend to feed private enforcement of biblical law: theonomy, which holds that Israel’s judicial penalties … Continue reading →

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Paper 6: The New Covenant and the Limits of Church Discipline

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Abstract The previous papers established the limits on the believer reaching backward into Israel’s civil law. This paper addresses the structure that actually governs the new-covenant community, and shows that it is no avenue for the penal action the live … Continue reading →

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Paper 5: Parental Authority and the Adult Daughter

Posted on June 11, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract Paper 4 conceded that the bride-price texts grant a father a real role, then showed that the role is narrow, protective, and bound to a daughter within his house. This paper takes up the limit it deferred: what happens … Continue reading →

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