Category Archives: Biblical History

White Paper: Providence, Permission, and the So-Called “Fall”: A Biblicist Examination of Genesis 2–3

Posted on December 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary An enduring theological dispute concerns whether the sin of Adam and Eve should properly be called “the Fall,” or whether it should instead be understood as a deliberately designed and planned act within God’s redemptive purposes. Some argue … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Literacy of Joseph and the Patriarchs: A Biblicist Analysis

Posted on December 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines the question of literacy among Joseph and the broader patriarchal figures in Genesis (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their descendants). From a biblicist perspective, literacy is understood not as a universal social skill but as … Continue reading →

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The Origins and Development of Scribes as a Profession: A Biblicist White Paper

Posted on December 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines the origins, development, and operational roles of scribes in biblical times from a biblicist perspective. It argues that the scribal profession emerges not merely from literacy, but from covenantal administration: because God reveals Himself … Continue reading →

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White Paper: “The Kingdom of God Is at Hand”: A Biblicist Analysis of the Phrase “At Hand” in Scripture and Extra-Biblical Literature

Posted on December 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The expression “the kingdom of God is at hand” (e.g., Mark 1:15; Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17) is among the most programmatic declarations in the New Testament. Yet the meaning of “at hand” is frequently misunderstood due to modern … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Mothers of the Kings of Judah: A Biblicist Examination of Maternal Backgrounds, Status, and Theological Significance

Posted on December 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The biblical record of the kings of Judah is unique among ancient Near Eastern royal annals in its consistent naming of the king’s mother (Hebrew: ’ēm hammélek). Far from being incidental genealogical detail, this pattern signals theological, moral, … Continue reading →

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Rejoicing in the Birth of Jesus Christ Around the Feast of Trumpets: A Biblicist White Paper on Timing, Theology, and Liturgical Meaning

Posted on December 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper argues that rejoicing in the birth of Jesus Christ in connection with the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah) is biblically defensible, theologically coherent, and spiritually fruitful—particularly within a biblicist framework that prioritizes scriptural patterns over … Continue reading →

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Egypt’s Repeated Efforts to Project Power into the Levant during the Third Intermediate Period (c. 1069–664 BCE): A Biblicist White Paper

Posted on December 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Third Intermediate Period (TIP) marks Egypt’s transition from New Kingdom imperial dominance to a fractured landscape of Libyan dynasties, rival priesthoods, and regional strongmen. Modern historiography often emphasizes decline and disunity. The biblical record, however, fills in … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Biblicist Grounds for Re-Baptism When Conversion Occurs After an Earlier Baptism

Posted on December 8, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines whether Scripture provides grounds for a Christian to be re-baptized if he or she believes true conversion took place after a prior baptism. A strictly biblicist approach reveals that Scripture neither trivializes baptism nor … Continue reading →

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Before Me:  Living In The Presence of God

Posted on December 7, 2025 by nathanalbright

[Note:  The following is the prepared notes for a sermon given to the Dalles, Oregon congregation on Sabbath, December 6, 2025.] Introduction: The Depth of Hebrew Words and the Challenge of Translation The Hebrew Scriptures are composed in a language … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Multi-Level Marketing in the Bible? A Biblicist Examination of Claims, Parallels, and Ethical Evaluation

Posted on December 7, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Claims circulate in popular Christian teaching that “MLMs are described in the Bible” or even that “the early church functioned like an MLM.” These claims are typically made to legitimize a modern business model by analogy with perceived … Continue reading →

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