Tag Archives: Judaism

A Biblicist White Paper on Mary, Joseph, Their Children, and Their Social Status

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper (1) compiles all direct biblical information about Mary and Joseph, (2) evaluates the textual evidence for Jesus’ siblings, (3) reconstructs the probable social status and household composition of the family in first-century Galilee, and (4) … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Biblicist Perspective on the Public-Health Approach of the Priests in Leviticus

Posted on November 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The book of Leviticus presents one of the earliest systematically codified public-health frameworks in human history. While not framed in modern epidemiological terms, its prescriptions concerning uncleanness, inspection, quarantine, environmental hygiene, bodily emissions, infectious skin conditions, mold remediation, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: “Woke Up Dead”: The Meaning and Context of the Hebrew Phrase in the Assyrian Army Narrative: A Linguistic, Historical, and Biblicist Analysis

Posted on November 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The destruction of Sennacherib’s Assyrian army in a single night—recorded in 2 Kings 19:35 and Isaiah 37:36—is one of the most dramatic deliverance narratives in the Hebrew Bible. Popular preachers sometimes describe this event with the phrase “they … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Meaning of “Husband of One Wife” and “Wife of One Husband” in the Pastoral Epistles and Extra-Biblical Literature — A Biblicist Perspective

Posted on November 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Pastoral Epistles require overseers, deacons, and (in an analogous but not identical sense) enrolled widows to demonstrate marital fidelity described by the phrases: “Husband of one wife” (mias gunaikos andra) — 1 Timothy 3:2, 12; Titus 1:6 … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Biblicist Political and Social Commentary on the Book of Malachi

Posted on November 8, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Book of Malachi stands as the final prophetic message of the Old Testament, marking the transition between prophetic revelation and the silence preceding the coming of John the Baptist. It offers not merely a theological rebuke but … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Theology of Knowing and Understanding Where God Has Placed His Name: A Biblicist View of the Determination of Holy Sites and the Feast of Tabernacles

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores the biblicist theology of “knowing where God has placed His name,” examining how Scripture defines, reveals, and limits the proper sites of worship. It further investigates how this principle guides the location of the Feast … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Nature and Typology of Intolerance as a Virtue Across Cultures and Worldviews

Posted on October 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract While “intolerance” is typically treated as a moral failing in modern liberal discourse, many societies and philosophical systems throughout history have regarded certain forms of intolerance as moral virtues—necessary for the preservation of order, purity, truth, or cohesion. This … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Politics of Time—Academic Dating Conventions, Religious Alienation, and Identity Commitments in Chronological Systems

Posted on October 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper examines the widespread academic adoption of the terms “CE (Common Era)” and “BCE (Before Common Era)” in place of the traditional “AD (Anno Domini, ‘in the year of our Lord’)” and “BC (Before Christ)”. It analyzes … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Politics of Time—Academic Dating Conventions, Religious Alienation, and Identity Commitments in Chronological Systems

Posted on October 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper examines the widespread academic adoption of the terms “CE (Common Era)” and “BCE (Before Common Era)” in place of the traditional “AD (Anno Domini, ‘in the year of our Lord’)” and “BC (Before Christ)”. It analyzes … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Graven Images, Representation, and Reverence: A Biblicist Analysis of Art and Media under the Second Commandment

Posted on October 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper examines the commandment against graven images from a biblicist perspective, exploring the original Hebrew and Greek terms, their theological context, and their implications for the modern use of photography, sculpture, and visual media. It argues that … Continue reading →

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