Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Nabataeans, so-called Umayyads, and the Lycians

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by Damien F. Mackey “… it is not surprising to postulate that the Nabataeans reached Lycia which is located within the Mediterranea...
Friday, January 10, 2025

Jesus Christ, the new Temple, is able to hand out forgiveness

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“Jesus handed out forgiveness whenever anyone humbly approached him. He acted like a mobile temple”. John Dickson John Dickson wel...
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Supposed C7th-C8th AD Umayyads belong to the Roman-Nabataean era

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“The Greek language, adopted by the Nabataeans in the 1st c. CE, is –– with no discernible evolution –– employed some 700 years later...

Parable of the Unjust Steward – Jesus here is using shock tactics

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“The conclusion of the parable is startling, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise. As He so often does, Jesus is using a story to gra...

Suggestion that Herod Archelaus may figure in a Parable of Jesus

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by Damien F. Mackey “Evidently, if the nobleman is modeled after Archelaus, as I am arguing, the journey was not military, but a...
Sunday, January 5, 2025

Fr. Raymond Brown’s fatal differences between early Matthew and Luke

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“Brown sees these differences as fatal to the possible harmony of the two accounts, stating that they are irreconcilable at several poin...
Friday, January 3, 2025

God’s weakness will always be stronger than human strength

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by Damien F. Mackey “God’s foolishness will always be wiser than mere human wisdom, and God's weakness will always be stronger...