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And the shalom rest mentioned in Hebrews?

Does that mean it is not deep if you do not finish it completely?

Jesus... for I am united to him. "in Christ"

Sin and peace are not mutually exclusive. As I mentioned, we have access to the peace of God that surpasses knowledge and the rest/shalom/sabbath provided by Jesus.

That doesn't make the book a shallow read. I was listing criteria for what might be considered a "deep read". Doctrinal preference does not enter the debate for me. If it did, then an alternate view would likely be even deeper (i.e. not inspired views) just because there are critical ideas that...

Depends... Hebrews seems to talk about entering the peace and rest of God. And that is the Xian distinction from Judaism. Things happened not as expected. The Kingdom came, death was conquered, but sin still exists and reigns. It is a both/and. Christians, in the reign of God, experience the...

A providential faux pas

Thanks for spotting that... although I might officially start calling it Twiglite.

Twilight Saga and Mormon Theology Since I let it leak that I read the Twilight books (and felt the shame), I thought I would throw this out there as well. This is an interesting read. So much of the vampire lore of this series makes sense when compared to Mormonism. Give it a read...

I know... I'm so ashamed... I also read Harry Potter (and liked it). I hated the Hunger Games. Loved LOTR (of course). And I am re-reading the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones). I have never bragged about my taste in fiction.

In that order?

I read the twilight books... twice. [my man card was revoked]

I'm not saying that. I'm just not sure what your criteria would be to call something deep. The 3 you mentioned above are names I've never heard you speak about. Just an observation.

This is the 3rd time I've tried to post this... so appreciate it!!! ;) (It wouldn't let me post the links... not sure why) Let me illustrate what I mean with the discipline of Biblical theology (a burgeoning field) There are entry level lay books for the pew-sitter: Hamilton's What is Biblical...

Testing... can't post in another thread.

I would actually allow for hyperbole by Jesus here. Also this was and OT way of talking about events such as these taken from Exodus.

I agree... what is the criteria for determining depth? Typically, intended audience and length are my indicators of depth. Most books that Evan#### reads are by good guys who write on the popular level rather than for the scholastic level. Even if it is a "seminary textbook" doesn't make it...

1 or 2... it is part of interpreting Scriptures and understanding life in between the time for today, but I will fellowship and "do church" w/ all sorts of views. By the way, I'm an A-Tribber ;)

You can call it whatever you want. This is just taking 2nd temple eschatology, assuming the NT and apostles (especially Paul) was well engrossed in this, and applying it to the Christ event that ushered in new creation w/ his resurrection.

Better written? I'm not even going to ask your criteria to determine that. I'll just say that I"m a huge Beale fan. But Aune is good as well. If you notice, those two have written the top 2 commentaries on Rev. Perhaps both their voices should be heard equally.