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Author: Marc Bates
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Covenantal Allegiance and the Architecture of the Promise-Plan
This paper investigates the convergence of high Christology, covenant loyalty, and the transformation of human relational dispositions within Walter C. Kaiser Jr.’s promise-plan theology. By mapping early Christian liturgical practice onto the “Honors” pillar of the HANDS taxonomy,…
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Genesis 31: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Genesis 31 serves as a critical geographic and covenantal turning point within the progressive unfolding of the divine promise-plan. Having spent twenty years in Padan-Aram under the deceptive administration of his uncle Laban, Jacob is commanded by the…
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Genesis 30: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Within the progressive unfolding of the divine promise-plan, Genesis 30 represents a critical structural transition from a singular covenant lineage to the inclusive expansion of the corporate people of God. The foundational promises given to Abraham ( Genesis\…
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Genesis 29: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
The narrative of Genesis 29 occurs within a critical cosmic transition in the patriarchal history of the book of Genesis.
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Doing, Not Dualism: The Transforming Initiatives of the Sermon on the Mount within the Promise-Plan of God
Contemporary Christian ethics faces a methodological impasse, oscillating between culturally influenced liberalism and restrictive, rule-based legalism. The influence of post-Enlightenment thought, in its pursuit of moral certainty, has frequently stripped Christian ethics of its teleological core.
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Genesis 28: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
The narrative of Genesis 28 occurs at a critical juncture in the progressive unfolding of God’s promise-plan, coming immediately after Jacob’s deceptive acquisition of the patriarchal blessing and his subsequent flight from Esau’s murderous wrath[cite: 1, 2 .
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The Promise-Plan: Defending the Unity of the New Testament
Contemporary biblical scholarship frequently characterizes the New Testament as a collection of divergent, even conflicting, theological perspectives. Yet this apparent fragmentation is more accurately traced to the imposition of later philosophical categories than to any inherent feature of…
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The Imago Dei and the Cosmic Temple
Western Christian theology has long engaged the question of human identity, frequently under the influence of post-biblical philosophical systems. Greek metaphysics and Enlightenment rationalism have introduced external categories that obscure the organic and supernatural dimensions of the biblical…
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From Eden to the New Jerusalem
Contemporary biblical scholarship and systematic theology frequently encounter an epistemological crisis rooted in the enduring influence of post-canonical philosophical developments. As the early church engaged the Greco-Roman world, biblical revelation was increasingly interpreted through Hellenistic categories and Platonic…
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The Human Quest: Embodied Wisdom, the Imago Dei, and the Promise-Plan of God
The question of human origins and identity continues to generate significant epistemological and exegetical tension within contemporary theology. Western systematic theology has historically struggled to articulate a coherent anthropology, partly due to the influence of post-biblical philosophical systems…