BROWSE THE COLLECTION
Author: Marc Bates
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Psalm 16: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Psalm 16’s refuge, inheritance, and path-of-life language move from exclusive covenant allegiance toward the apostolic proclamation of bodily resurrection.
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Biblical Monotheism: Trinitarian Complexity, the Architecture of the Promise-Plan, and the Inter-Religious Critique of Islamic Tawḥīd
A comparative guide to biblical monotheism, Trinitarian confession, and Islamic tawḥīd, tracing divine-identity arguments through the promise-plan.
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The Ontological and Epistemological Foundations of Rationality: An Analysis of the “Building Blocks” of Logic in Christian Apologetics
Terms, propositions, and syllogisms introduce an account of logical reasoning grounded in the Creator’s rational character and applied to Christian apologetics.
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Exodus 31: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Spirit-equipped craftsmanship, Sabbath holiness, and the tablets of testimony bring the tabernacle instructions to their literary and theological climax.
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Exodus 30: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Exodus 30 gathers incense, census ransom, washing, anointing oil, and sacred fragrance into an account of maintained communion within the sanctuary.
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Before the Bible: Textual Plurality, the Alexandrian Matrix, and the Organic Coherence of the Divine Promise-Plan
Second Temple textual plurality, the Septuagint, and the formation of a bounded canon are examined alongside the organic coherence of the biblical promise-plan.
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The Uniqueness of Jesus: Christological Prerogatives, the Promise-Plan Architecture, and Contemporary Christian–Muslim Polemics
A comparative study of Jesus’ titles, signs, and prerogatives explores the divide between Islamic inlibration and biblical incarnation within the promise-plan.
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Beyond Evidentiary Neutrality: Presuppositional Bias, Epistemic Frameworks, and the Rejection of Christianity
The essay examines how worldview commitments, interpretive frameworks, and existential concerns shape divergent judgments about shared historical and textual evidence.
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Reclaiming the Cultic Grammar of the Altar
A sanctuary-centered account of sacrifice examines life-bearing blood, purgation, ransom, and high-priestly mediation without discarding biblical judicial language.
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The Mustard Seed and the World-Field: Redactional Theology, Inaugurated Eschatology, and Canonical Architecture in Matthew 13:31–32
Matthew’s mustard seed is read beside the world-field and yeast, linking modest beginnings, inaugurated reign, and patient, non-coercive kingdom witness.