Hurricanes reflect galaxies; DNA reflects the Laws of Nature. We're vegetables to the Laws that run this screen saver, and seeds resurrect: swim upstream, ye seeds! He broke the egg. True life is available. Win!
Non-historical; so, I am horrified by the following research paper, since I did not apply the correct hermeneutic framework. In other words, I did not understand the type of literature.
1. The New Testament texts intentionally (irreconcilably and repeatedly) contradict themselves.
2. The Greek word ἐπόπται mistranslated "eye witnesses" should actually be translated "initiators into mysteries"; in other words, Peter in 2 Peter 1:16 claims that he is not teaching you sophisticated non-historical stories, but that he is an explainer of the exact idea (mystery) itself behind all of these myths (the idea which focuses on the Exact Reflection).
3. This alternative interpretation (several, actually) illuminates the texts (and whole of human understanding) far better.
The guidance of the undergraduate dean at Cincinnati Christian University was - unless I am greatly mistaken - toward Dr. Wright, specifically his work in regard to the resurrection of a historical person...
Academia has had this tendency toward bunny rabbit trails that declare war on each other. Non-historical.
Jude 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our ...
Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
1 John 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.