Ezekiel: The Creation of a Man as a Symbol
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The Relationship of Re-Symbolizing and Sacrifice
the-relationship-of-resymbolizing Abstract: The passage under consideration calls upon many scriptural examples to show the relationship of living by the Spirit to the idea of sacrifice, which must be preceded by resymbolizing the material world.Text: Romans 8:1-17 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ...
Language as a Human Monopoly
By J. Michael Strawn Download here In 1 Samuel chapter 13, we read the account of King Saul who was in a situation in which he ran out of time and decided to take action, even though he had been commanded to wait. While we might say that he...
The Transfiguration
By J. Michael Strawn Download here. The Transfiguration of Jesus is a remarkable incident in many regards. The account of it is found in detail in the three synoptic Gospels, and most people believe that John’s statement, “We have seen His glory,” refers to the event that happened on...
1 Peter additional study — Rules of Containment
1-peter-additional-study-rules-of-containment IN SEARCH OF RULES OF CONTAINMENT BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN INTRODUCTION: In 1 Peter, we see that the Holy Spirit serves as a link or index between the unseen eternal world and the seen temporal world where we live. As the only independent element in the...
1 Peter additional study — Semantic Nets
first-peter-semantic-nets FIRST PETER: THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN SPECIAL INCLUSION: SEMANTIC NETS INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY In our use of human language, we understand that words and concepts are formed sequentially—that is, one after another. However, the depth of meaning in each word can cause us to...
1 Peter Lesson 10 The Shifting Reference Point
1-peter-lesson-10-shifting A STUDY OF FIRST PETER: THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN ANALOG INTELLIGENCE AND THE SHIFTING REFERENCE POINT: 1 PETER 2:4-10 INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY: The section of Scripture in 1 Peter 2:1-4 seems to produce a junction in the way that it does not immediately...
1 Peter Lesson 9 Simultaneity
1-peter-lesson-9-simultaneity A STUDY OF FIRST PETER: THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN INCLUSION THEMATIC: SIMULTANEITY AND THE ETERNAL MOMENT INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY: A question which would logically arise when viewing the 3-D model of reality (a depiction of the unseen eternal world of God and the temporal...
1 Peter Lesson 8 Transparency
1-peter-lesson-8-transparency A STUDY OF FIRST PETER: THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN THE ANALOG INTELLIGENCE AND DEVELOPING TRANSPARENCY: 1 PETER 1:13-2:3 INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY: Analog intelligence can be seen in one sense as a commodity in that it can be transferred from God’s mind to us. It gives...
1 Peter Lesson 7 Superindex
1-peter-lesson-7-superindex A STUDY OF FIRST PETER: THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN THE SUPER INDEX–THE MASTER LINGUIST AND RESULTANT SUPER UNITY 1 PETER 1:10-12 INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY: In order to understand the thematic, perhaps a review of the 3-D model of reality might be...