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What theologian commented on Ps 22, by combining it with Ps 69 & 88 saying that Jesus faced the wrath of God on our behalf? I have a spoiler for those who reject PSA, it was a Church father, one held in high regard by the Eastern Orthodox (and really everyone).
at the opposite end of the Psalter? Psalms 1-2 open Book 1 then makes it's way to this conversation and tells the longer journey of the king's ascension just before the great hallel (praise) to Yahweh. Are we to think these are unconnected stories? Or are these the same story?
Psalms 15-24 are marked by the question "Who can Ascend." What ensues in the Psalms is the tail of a king, even a divine king "the king of Glory", who ascends to the heavens after he has suffered death and been raised. So what are we to make of the Psalms of ascension
But, if we don't have time to dig into it, we can at least acknowledge we don't have time and stop just sharing a bunch of pop level triumphalism as if these are new debates. "Protestants can't answer this question!" Yes we can, we did 500 years ago, address that response.
If you read reformation writings, and responses from the time to the reformation, you'll notice many of the debates we're having today are the exact same and discussing the same points. Some progress has been made on some issues, but on the pop apologetics seen its just repeats.
Joshua Pearsall retweeted
My backpack got pulled for an extra security check at the Manchester airport today.
Honestly, I was a little frustrated by the delay.
Then the security agent, Gareth, pulled my Bible out of my backpack.
I joked, “Careful with that. It’s called the Sword of the Lord.”
He looked at me and said, “I’ll treat it with respect.”
That opened the door.
Gareth told me he used to attend church but had become disillusioned after some painful things happened in his family. He still believes in God, but he struggles with church.
So, while he searched my backpack, I got to share the Gospel with him.
Before I left, I told him, “Gareth, I don’t believe it was an accident that we met today.”
Pray for Gareth.
People all around us are hurting.
There are no accidental interactions.
There are Gospel opportunities everywhere.
Look for them.
Even in the security line. 😀
Not to take a stance on either side, have you looked into the historical context of what those trips entailed? And how it was she could have forgotten her child for three days? Not just her but Joseph (if he was still alive at this time).
You might enjoy "the scandal of a divine Messiah." But as a Christian whose studied deeply this issue and looked into the languages, as many Christians have, much of this isnt true and we'd contest it. We'd point to ancient Jewish sources too. Have you read Targum Neofiti Gen 1?