by David Brondos | Oct 1, 2024
Although in some ways the God of Israel as we encounter him in the Hebrew Bible is no doubt distinct from the type of gods worshiped by other peoples in antiquity, for centuries biblical scholars and interpreters have viewed him as a deity who is motivated above all...
by David Brondos | Oct 1, 2024
Unedited version of editorial published in Dialog 62,1 (March 2023), pp. 7-11. Do we really need Jesus any more? I mean, is there anything we need Jesus to save us from? It used to be that we needed him to save us from the wrath of a righteous God and eternal...
by David Brondos | Sep 10, 2024
Rather than seeking to satisfy some need or desire rooted in his own nature, by means of the sacrificial worship he prescribed in the Torah the God of Israel sought to strengthen and reinforce among his people the type of dedication to him and his will that would...
by David Brondos | Sep 9, 2024
Among biblical scholars, the sacrificial offerings and rites for sin or purification prescribed in the Torah or law have generally been understood to have the purpose of making it possible for a holy, just, and righteous God to tolerate and overlook the sins of his...
by David Brondos | Sep 7, 2024
Rather than serving as a means by which a perfectly holy and righteous God was enabled to tolerate and overlook the sins of his people, in biblical thought the sacrificial offerings and rites for sin and purification prescribed in the Torah or law had the purpose of...
