[15] “…there is nothing outside a man which by going into him can defile him; but the things which come out of a man are what defile him.”
Mark 7:15
Your body as a temple? I’m not so sure.
Archive for January, 2008
Your Body as a Temple
Posted in gospels, mark, new testament, tagged bible, body, god's image, gospel of mark, gospels, jesus' teachings, mark on January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mary, the (Perpetual?) Virgin Mother
Posted in gospels, mark, new testament, tagged bible, catholicism, christianity, gospel of mark, gospels, immaculate conception, jesus, mark, mary, virgin mary, virgin mother on January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are few things in the Catholic faith that confuse me more than the idea of Mary, the Virgin Mother. The fact that she was a holy woman, there’s no doubting that. You don’t get to be the Mother of God without being a worthy person. A good person: obviously. A good mother: most likely. A good wife: only if she didn’t remain a virgin for the remainder of her marriage.
Biblical Questions and Skepticism
Posted in general musings, tagged bible, christianity, faith, skepticism on January 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve begun to realize that I have a lot of questions and skepticism when it comes to the Bible (and obviously I’m the first, right?). At some point, this might be productive questioning. It might actually lead me to do some research and scholarship work. However, right now, it’s just causing problems.
Jacob’s Ladder
Posted in genesis, old testament, tagged angels, bible, childhood memories, genesis, jacob's ladder on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I read about Jacob’s ladder today. You know, the one with angels going up and down (Genesis 28:10-17). Considering how much the toy intrigued me, the story was kind of anti-climactic. I mean, sure, seeing angels going back and forth from heaven was probably fairly awesome for Jacob, but I just didn’t [...]
Remember that time that Lot had sex with his daughters?
Posted in genesis, old testament, tagged bible, genesis, gomorrah, homosexuality, incest, lot, rage, sodom on January 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Lot and his two daughters escape into the hills and live out their lives there. With their mother gone and no men in the hills to wed, the girls get their father drunk and then somehow manage to get him to sleep with them so they can continue the bloodline.
Wait. What? SERIOUSLY?! I MEAN, SERIOUSLY?!
Isaac and Ishmael
Posted in genesis, old testament, tagged aaron sorkin, bible, genesis, isaac, ishmael, jealousy, terrorism, west wing on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Did a feud between two races truly begin because of the jealousy between the two wives of one man? Is that really how this all works?
God is an “Us”(?)
Posted in genesis, old testament, tagged angels, bible, biblical confusion, biblical typos, feminism, genesis, monotheism, omnipotence, polytheism, skepticism, translations on January 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; …”
Genesis 1:26
This may seem like an asinine question right off the bat, but who is the “us” in this statement of God?
