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Author: Marc Bates
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Exodus 19: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
The commentary reads Exodus 19 as the vocation of a people already redeemed. Yahweh’s declaration that He carried Israel and brought them to Himself precedes the call to covenant fidelity, making grace the narrative basis of their priest-nation…
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The Unique Jesus
The essay compares the distinctive prerogatives attributed to Jesus in Scripture and the Qurʾān, including virginal conception, purity, life-giving signs, and eschatological honor. It argues that shared titles coexist with substantial differences in divine identity, revelation, and salvation.
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The Taken and the Left
The essay argues that Noah and Lot supply the controlling examples for Jesus’ warnings in Luke 17 and Matthew 24. On its reading, being taken signals catastrophic judgment, while those left are preserved to inherit the world God…
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Exodus 20: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
The commentary treats Exodus 20’s opening declaration as the foundation of covenant ethics. Yahweh identifies Himself as the God who brought Israel out of slavery before issuing the Ten Words, placing obligation after grace within the narrative sequence.
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Proclaiming the Inbreaking Reign: The Wicked Tenants and the Doorkeeper
This study pairs Mark 12:1–12 with Mark 13:32–37 as complementary witnesses to God’s inbreaking reign. The vineyard story is read through the Messiah’s rejection and vindication; the doorkeeper’s charge turns eschatological expectation into faithful vigilance.
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Psalm 14: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
The commentary reads the fool’s declaration as practical disregard for divine accountability. Psalm 14 connects this posture with corruption and the exploitation of vulnerable people, while Yahweh’s heavenly inspection exposes the failure of humanity’s self-directed life.
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The Architecture of Kingdom Law
The essay reads Matthew 5–7 as covenantal instruction embodied and authoritatively interpreted by Jesus. Its analysis of Matthew 5:17–20 challenges a simple opposition between law and grace, locating kingdom righteousness within the continuing biblical promise-plan.
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The Problem Of Sin
The essay compares Islamic fiṭra and repentance with biblical accounts of Adamic solidarity, moral rupture, and death. It argues that diagnosis precedes remedy: a comparison of salvation must examine what each tradition says has gone wrong before asking…
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Exodus 21: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
The commentary reads Exodus 21 as the practical application of covenant instruction to domestic, judicial, and economic life. Its case laws follow Israel’s deliverance and the Decalogue, so obligation is located within an existing relationship of redemption rather…
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Breaking Eschatological Systems
The essay reconstructs Michael S. Heiser’s reading of Revelation as telescopic recapitulation. Shared imagery from Ezekiel 38–39 in Revelation 16, 19, and 20 challenges a strictly linear timetable while leaving the public return of Messiah, bodily resurrection, and…