Dive Deeper – Biblical and Theological Teaching Kits:
The Lay Academic
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead and Psalm 8
Because of cultural proximity, thematic or etymological overlap is bound to occur in ancient literature. Yet, at the same time, overlap is textual evidence in ancient polemics too. Nevertheless, Israelite monotheism stands in stark contrast to neighboring religious cultures, whether it had borrowed, was drawn from, or had argued against the ultimate source of morality,…
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The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life
The Holy Spirit is the Christian’s guide and garrison. When a person confesses their allegiance to Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit makes His home in them (John 14:23; Eph. 3:17) and God communes with their every being (Rev. 21:3). He protects, guides and convicts the believer, enabling one to seek for the things of God…
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The Measure of a Man
Jean-Luc Picard’s consistent defense of Data’s “humanity” is centered around a materialist perspective, claiming that the mind and body are wholly incorporative within the person. ¹ Because Picard holds that “the human brain is a self-operating computer,”² Data’s brain logically fits this philosophical paradigm. He is thus regarded as an autonomous person, regardless of his…
Ken G. Palmer 