The Narrow Path Ministries

The reference may be to ignorance of the nature of the scripture: it is a legal device, a hedge against the vicissitudes of this present world. In the present world, the scripture lays out a paradigm for how to deal with the challenge of widowhood; this paradigm involves the legal contract of marria...

Sundry inklings: (1) When the psalm refers to "gods," it may be referring sarcastically to leaders of surrounding pagan nations that style themselves in divine terms, as ancient rulers sometimes did. As such, the real G-d sits down amongst these pretenders and calls them out. (2) It is not necessary...

Sundry inklings: (1) How, then, might this relate to the stories where Jesus' followers do not recognize him in his resurrected state? Do we have traditions that imagine him to have been reincarnated into a different body? (These might stand in contrast to the tradition where he retains the scars of...

Steve wrote: In my opinion, it is not the church's responsibility to force the government to do what is right, though the church, through its preaching or counseling of rulers (Acts 24:24-25), may have a role in educating lawmakers concerning God's standards of justice, which influence may trickle ...

Hi, folks, A few notes here: (1) It may be preferable to refer to "Persian religious thought," rather than "Zoroastrianism." During the time in question, there may have been multiple religious streams in play, including the Magian strain and persistent currents from (Indo-)Iranian paganism. These ma...