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Some Christian Miscellany

  • Why is God Jealous?

    Why is God Jealous?

    How come, in the Bible, the Lord not only calls himself jealous, but acts like it’s a good thing? For just one of many examples: “Thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God” Exodus 34.14 KJV. This may be strange to read. Isn’t jealousy a manifestation…

  • Happy Easter Sunday (2024)

    For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 1 Corinthians 15:21 (KJV). I wish everyone reading a happy Easter this year.

  • Andrew Holt: “The Myth of Religion as the Cause of Most Wars”

    This incredible post from a year ago, which unfortunately I only found out about recently, is a thorough refutation of the idea that religion is the main cause of war in history. It was made by the historian Andrew Holt, and is reproduced in the book Seven Myths of Military History (ed. John D. Hosler).

  • The “New, New Atheism” of Richard Spencer

    I probably should have made this post back in October of last year, back when the thing I’m commenting on actually happened, but better late than never. For those people lucky enough to have never heard of Richard Spencer before now, Richard Spencer is a US-American white nationalist. In the mid to late 2010s, he…

  • Merry Christmas 2023

    There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11.1-2 (ESV).…

  • How Old Was Mary? Answering Slander

    Introduction Nowhere in the Bible are we ever told the age of the Blessed Virgin Mary when she was espoused by St. Joseph. Not once in the entirety of inspired scripture. If you do not believe me, go open your Bible and search through every mention of Mary. At no point is any indication given…

  • Isaiah 40, Tannaitic Rabbis, “Goyim,” and Rosen-Zvi

    While doing research for my previous post, I had found an interesting passage in one of Ishay Rosen-Zvi’s papers: In other words, a few centuries after Christ, the Jewish rabbis had twisted a passage in scripture (namely Isaiah 40.17) in order to construct the notion of “goyim” as “gentiles.” For the record, Rosen-Zvi is himself…

  • Times that Israel is Called “Goy” or “Goyim” in the Bible

    Times that Israel is Called “Goy” or “Goyim” in the Bible

    Typically speaking, the word “goy” (plural “goyim”) is used to mean a Gentile, aka a non-Jew. Merriam-Webster Dictionary simply defines the word as “a non-Jewish person.” The Hebrew word “גּוֹי” (gôy) from which it derives simply means a nation or nations, but is frequently translated as “Gentiles” or “heathen” in the Hebrew Bible (Strong’s H1471).…

  • St. Gregory Nazianzen on science and education

    I found an interesting passage by St. Gregory Nazianzen, in his funeral oration for St. Basil the Great, which discusses whether or not Christians learn about the natural sciences and other secular topics. I take it as admitted by men of sense, that the first of our advantages is education; and not only this our…

  • Saint Augustine on the Collapse of Society and Family (and on Faith in the Unseen)

    Saint Augustine on the Collapse of Society and Family (and on Faith in the Unseen)

    Disclaimer: I had started planning this post in December of 2022. However, various personal commitments prevented me from finishing what I had started over the past few or so months. Apologies for the delay in posting. In my spare time, I decided to read one of the shorter books of Saint Augustine of Hippo. That…

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