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March 18 2018 By dvirtue Two Dead Sea Scrolls never before displayed in public to be shown in US exhibition

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) revealed that the 600-piece collection includes 18 other scrolls which have been displayed before, and a three-tonne stone from the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

March 14 2018 By dvirtue Toward a New Anglican Psalter

The Purpose of the Psalms

February 26 2018 By dvirtue Confessions of a reluctant Complementarian

Problem 1:
The first was that wives should submit. I knew women were just as competent as men -- often more so. If there was wisdom in asymmetrical decision-making in marriage, surely it should depend on who was more competent in that area: sometimes the husband, sometimes the wife!

February 23 2018 By dvirtue Did Archaeologists Just Prove the Existence of Prophet Isaiah?

The evidence itself comes in the form of a small piece of clay (an impression left by a seal), a mere 0.4 inches long, which appears to bear the inscription "Isaiah the prophet." It was unearthed as part of excavations of a previously undisturbed pile of debris at the Ophel excavation in Jerusalem.

February 20 2018 By dvirtue Beneath Biblical Prophet's Tomb, An Archaeological Surprise

ISIS or ISIS-backed looters apparently dug the tunnels to look for archaeological treasures from the Assyrian kings in what is today Iraq, Ali Y. Al-Juboori, director of the Assyrian Studies Centre at the University of Mosul, wrote in a recent issue of the journal Iraq. [In Photos: Ancient City Discovered in Iraq]

In this week's strange news, an atom gets caught on camera, enriched uranium is found floating over Alaska and a woman makes a horrifying discovery in her own eyes.

February 14 2018 By dvirtue Ancient Version of Book of Acts Finally Being Decoded, and There May Be a Bonus Discovery

But researchers had no way of examining the fragile, damaged book, which was sealed together by water and fire damage, until now.

University of Kentucky computer scientist W. Brent Seales and University of Iowa early Christianity scholar Paul Dilley are using the same process that was used to decode the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Their new x-ray images of the manuscript are still being processed and examined.

February 09 2018 By dvirtue Rewriting the Book of Common Prayer ... Feminizing God the FATHER and Jesus the SON

For unto us a child is born, unto us a SON is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and HIS Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting FATHER, The PRINCE of Peace. (Jesus' Birth is foretold) Isaiah 9:6 -- KJV

February 02 2018 By dvirtue THE MARTYRS' STAKE: The Ensign of Reformational Anglicanism

Reformational Anglicanism cultivated, and continues to develop, a sound interpretation of revealed theology, a mature spirituality, a worthy tradition of worship, and a disciplined life of communion with God in adoration, gratitude, and service. It seeks to promote as ably as possible the truth and joy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Word of God is the message, the Son of God is mankind's only Savior, and the Holy Spirit is the generator of life with God in the soul of man.

January 31 2018 By dvirtue Artifacts of Great Antiquity

From the perspective of anthropology, the deep time record of human activity is evident in the vast number of objects made and used by humans. Here is a short list. Note the 40 thousand+ custom of burial in red ochre.

2.5-3.4 million
Butchering flints found in Dikika, Ethiopia. This bone shows evidence of butchering.

1.5 million
Stone tools found in Saudi Arabia near the Red Sea from a time when the region was much wetter.

January 31 2018 By dvirtue When must we break unity?

However, we also see in the Scriptures that there is no value in maintaining a false or institutional unity simply for unity's sake. The unity that God longs for us to preserve is the unity that we have by virtue of our common faith in Christ. It is a unity created by the fact that we share the Spirit of Christ.

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