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Author: Marc Bates
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The Shroud of Turin, Empirical Artifacts, and the Resurrection of Jesus: A Historiographical, Medical, and Biblical-Theological Investigation
A guide to the article’s evaluation of the Shroud of Turin, scientific dating disputes, burial context, and its possible place alongside resurrection evidence.
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Ethnic Identity in Christ: A Non-Supersessionist Re-Examination of Galatians 3:28 and Pauline Ecclesiology
Galatians 3:28 is interpreted as equal standing in Messiah without erasing ethnic identity or Israel’s irrevocable covenant calling.
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From the Sower to the Soils: Pedagogical Discernment, Promise-Plan Theology, and the Mechanics of Hearing in Matthew 13:1–23
Matthew’s sower discourse is compared with Mark’s, emphasizing hearing, understanding, moral discernment, and varying measures of fruitfulness.
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Exodus 26: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Exodus 26’s coverings, frames, and veil are read as the spatial expression of divine dwelling and graduated sanctuary access.
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Exodus 27: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
The bronze altar, sanctuary court, and lamp oil in Exodus 27 are interpreted as arrangements for holy dwelling among an already redeemed people.
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The Cosmic First Cause: A Philosophical, Empirical, and Canonical Appraisal of Cosmological Apologetics and the Promise-Plan of God
A comparison of cosmological arguments, empirical cosmology, and canonical theology, asking how a first-cause argument relates to the biblical Creator.
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The Ascension of Jesus Christ in Christian–Muslim Polemics: Exegetical Foundations, Theological Models, and the Promise-Plan
A comparative guide to the ascension’s meaning in Christian and Islamic interpretation, emphasizing exaltation, divine presence, and the promise-plan.
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Salt, Light, and Good Deeds: The Triadic Public Witness of the Believing Community within the Promise-Plan of God
Matthew 5:13–16 is read as a triad of salt, light, and good deeds, describing a distinct, visible, and practically faithful community.
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The Structural, Relational, and Theological Architecture of Matthew’s Apostolic List: Relational Networks, Textual Verisimilitude, and Promise-Plan Horizons in Matthew 10:2–4
Matthew’s apostolic list is examined through name patterns, relational pairings, historical plausibility, and the Twelve’s place in the promise-plan.
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Wheat, Weeds, and the Ambiguity of Inaugurated Eschatology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Ethical Analysis of Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43
The parable of wheat and weeds frames patient kingdom witness in a mixed world, reserving the final separation for God’s judgment.