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Tag Archives: ancient history
Taking Pascal’s Wager
Many Western thinkers have been awfully hard on Blaise Pascal’s wager, which makes a modest claim that it pays to bet on the accuracy and legitimacy of biblical faith. Let us put ourselves in Blaise Pascal’s position, though. He was … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, History, Musings
Tagged ancient history, philosophy
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So Often, We See What We Are
One of my more esoteric interests is the decipherment of ancient and unknown scripts. As someone who has spent an excessive amount of my own life writing, giving a voice to an intellectual and emotional and spiritual life that is … Continue reading
Book Review: A History Of Ancient Egypt: Volume 2
A History Of Ancient Egypt: Volume 2: From The Great Pyramid To The Fall Of The Middle Kingdom, by John Romer This book follows from the author’s previous volume and contains many of the same flaws. The author makes his … Continue reading
Book Review: A History Of Ancient Egypt: Volume 1
A History Of Ancient Egypt: Volume 1: From the First Farmers To The Great Pyramid, by John Romer One of the biggest faults of his history is something that a reader can learn from, and that is the fault of … Continue reading
Book Review: The Story Of Egypt
The Story Of Egypt: The Civilization That Shaped The World, by Joann Fletcher In one way, this book is a bit of a tease. This book is a story about Egyptian civilization, but like many books on the subject, this … Continue reading
Book Review: The Rise And Fall Of Ancient Egypt
The Rise And Fall Of Ancient Egypt, by Toby Wilkinson One of the more interesting aspects of a whole suite of books that exist on ancient Egypt is the way that the politics of ancient Egypt have come under increasing … Continue reading
Book Review: Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt’s Past And Present
Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt’s Past And Present, by Toby Wilkinson One of the hazards of writing books with an agenda in mind is sometimes things change to make that agenda ring more than a little bit hollow. Like … Continue reading
The Pattern Of Passover Observance In 2 Chronicles and Ezra
[This is the prepared text for a message given to the UCG congregation in The Dalles, Oregon, on Sabbath, March 6, 2021.] The books of 1 and 2 Chronicles have long been neglected by readers of the Bible. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History, Sermonettes
Tagged ancient history, leadership, Passover
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Booklet Review: Daniel’s 490 Year Prophecy
Daniel’s 490 Year Prophecy Predicts The Very Day Of Christ’s Death, by Ralph Lyman [Note: This book was provided free of charge by the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts about the book are my own.] This … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient history, calendar, prophecy
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Solomon, If You Walk In My Ways
[Note: This is the prepared text for a split sermon given to the United Church of Congregation in the Dalles on Sabbath, January 9, 2021.] Our first impression of Solomon is generally a positive one. Perhaps most notably among these … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient history, authority, leadership, legitimacy
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Edge Induced Cohesion 