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The Imperative of Open-ended Forgiveness

Randall Buth 15Aug1998 Blog Leave a Comment

Sermon preached on August 15, 1998.

DevotionalMedia ArchivesRandall Buth

Matthew 5:5: Blessed Are the Meek

Halvor Ronning 18Jul1998 Blog Leave a Comment

Sermon preached on July 18, 1998.

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“The ‘Desert’ of Bethsaida”: Is Midbar Akin to Village Common?

David N. Bivin 01Jul1998 Blog, Readers’ Perspective Leave a Comment

Professor Shmuel Safrai has pointed out to me in a private conversation a good example of the use of midbar in the sense of “a pasturing place” or “the common grazing land of a settlement.”

Haninah ben DosaIdioms (Hebraisms; Aramaisms; Grecisms)JP #54Readers' Perspective

Could Bethsaida Be West of the Jordan?

Shmuel Safrai [1919-2003] & David N. Bivin 01Jul1998 Blog, Readers’ Perspective Leave a Comment

The Jordan River was not the border of the land of Israel in the time of Jesus.

BethsaidaBiblical GeographyDavid BivinGergesene DemoniacJP #54Readers' PerspectiveShmuel Safrai

The Cross: No Way Around It—for Jesus, or His Disciples

R. Steven Notley 13Jun1998 Blog Leave a Comment

Sermon preached on June 13, 1998.

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Things Are Not as They Seem: Burlesque and the Book of Esther

Randall Buth 07Mar1998 Blog Leave a Comment

Sermon preached on March 7, 1998.

Do Not Be Anxious

R. Steven Notley 31Jan1998 Blog Leave a Comment

Sermon preached on January 31, 1998.

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Another Look at Peter’s Great Confession

David N. Bivin 03Jan1998 Blog Leave a Comment

Lessons taught on 27 December, 1997 and January 3, 1998.

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Ruth 3: Putting Your History Behind You

Randall Buth 27Dec1997 Blog Leave a Comment

Sermon preached on December 27, 1997.

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Jesus as a Contributor of Oral Torah: His Teaching Techniques

David N. Bivin 08Nov1997 Blog Leave a Comment

Lesson taught on November 8, 1997.

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    Thank you, that makes sense.

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    My hunch is that David Bivin was simply using a different edition of the rabbinic texts than what is found…

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    Shalom, I think some of the references in this article may be off a bit. At least when I went…

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