Foster's Theological Reflections

Sporadic theological and historical musings by Edgar Foster (Ph.D. in Theology and Religious Studies and one of Jehovah's Witnesses).

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Samuel Clarke: Causality versus Design

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"For to say a thing is produced, and yet that there is no cause at all of that production, is to say that something is effected, when i...
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Friday, December 29, 2023

Beards (A Reflection Written Some Years Ago, But Now Edited Somewhat)

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I personally have nothing against beards, depending on how they're groomed, etc. So I once undertook research on this question and concl...
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Monday, December 25, 2023

How the First English Bible Originated (Vos on Wycliffe)

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"He [John Wycliffe] also engaged in Bible translation, and it was largely through his influence that the first English version was prod...
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Sunday, December 24, 2023

Some Reasons Not to Celebrate Christmas

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1. Jesus was not born on December 25 and his DOB is not made known by his early disciples. See https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/c...
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Latin and the Allative Case

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Maybe some of you already know about the "allative case," but I only learned this term within the past year. According to the SIL ...
Friday, December 22, 2023

One Evidence for Divine Creation: A Drop of Water

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Numerous Bible verses portray Jehovah (YHWH) as the Creator of "all things" ( ta panta ) and the maker of heaven and earth (Eccles...
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

2 Timothy 3:1 ("difficult times"?)

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Greek (SBLGNT): Τοῦτο δὲ γίνωσκε ὅτι ἐν ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις ἐνστήσονται καιροὶ χαλεποί· (LEB): "But know this, that in the last days dif...
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Monday, December 18, 2023

Anselm of Canterbury and the Preservation of God's Word

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"And 'tis no small miracle how God has so long preserved and protected this book [the Bible]; for the devil and the world are sore ...
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Friday, December 15, 2023

Moderating the Next Few Days

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 I will be busy for the next 3 days. Will try to approve posts the best I can. Thanks.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

"If a man dies, shall he live again?"--Job and the Resurrection (Modified Talk)

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The well-known "Collins Dictionary" defines death as "the permanent end of the life of a person or animal." This definit...
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

WoundedEgo Banned

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Banned not because of "dissenting posts," but because he would not abide by this blog's rules and he continually insults Jehov...
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Paula Fredriksen on Philippians 2:6 (Screenshot)

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The Nazarene Commentary and "No part of the world" (Screenshot)

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Duns Scotus and the Will

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Duns Scotus scribit: "In potestate voluntatis nostrae est habere nolle et velle, quae sunt contraria, respectu unius obiecti"  Ha...
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Monday, December 11, 2023

Is Wine a Gift from God? (Psalm 104:15)

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Regarding alcohol: Psalm 104:15 exclaims that God created wine to make the heart of man rejoice. Paul also told Timothy to take a "lit...
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Sunday, December 10, 2023

Ecclesiastes 3:11-"eternity in their hearts"

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What did Qoheleth mean when he wrote that God "put eternity" (הָעֹלָם֙) in the heart of man? And how does the last part of the ver...
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Saturday, December 09, 2023

Philippians 2:6 in the Amplified Bible

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"who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attribu...
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Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Places Where Tertullian of Carthage Refers to God the Father As "Creator"

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Adversus Praxean 3: "I prefer your exercising yourself on the meaning of the thing rather than on the sound of the word. Now you must ...
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Tuesday, December 05, 2023

Ezekiel 41:11 and the Temple Vision

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Hebrew (Leningrad Codex): וּפֶ֤תַח הַצֵּלָע֙ לַמֻּנָּ֔ח פֶּ֤תַח אֶחָד֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון וּפֶ֥תַח אֶחָ֖ד לַדָּרֹ֑ום וְרֹ֙חַב֙ מְקֹ֣ום הַמ...
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Monday, December 04, 2023

2 Corinthians 1:9-'the God who raises up the dead"

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Greek (NA28)-2 Corinthians 1:9: ἀλλ᾽ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς τὸ ἀπόκριμα τοῦ θανάτου ἐσχήκαμεν, ἵνα μὴ πεποιθότες ὦμεν ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς ἀλλ᾽ ἐπὶ τῷ θεῷ...
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I have lived in North Carolina most of my life. I love sushi, Chinese food, Pakistani and Indian food and whatever other exotic dishes I can find. I am also an incorrigible bibliophile. Reading is my hobby.
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