Marcelo’s Foundations of Theology Blog
FEB 20
Throughout the chapters in Numbers, it is evident that the Israelites grow unfaithful to God. They began to excessively complain about the length of the journey and the conditions they were in. G-d was spiteful to the people, as none of them survived the journey. Moses happens to be the last original Israelite alive, yet…
FEB 18
In the assigned section of Leviticus, we observe near the frequent mentioning of the word ‘pure’. Throughout this certain section of text, purity is referred to as ‘clean’ whilst impurities are naturally referred to as ‘unclean’. We see that the use of cleanliness and purity are entirely for worshiping purposes. The text lists practices and…
FEB 11
Although the idea of the existence of god[s] differs greatly throughout the religions and cultures followed by the human race, the idea of a superior deity has been a common trait in most people and cultures. In Joseph Ratzinger’s, “Prolegomena to the Subject of God”, we observe as he begins the text by explaining the…
FEB 6
Years after the moment in which Joseph’s brothers sold him to Egypt, we observe as Joseph comes across them for the first time since the incident. Joseph realizes that the brothers do not recognize him and decides to take this opportunity to evaluate whether or not his brothers have changed. He therefore decides to test…
FEB 4
In the book of Genesis, in section the 32 verse, we observe as Jacob sends off his family and in his lone state, faced against a man. The book explains that the two wrestled until daybreak, in the darkness where they could not identify each other. Although there is no true winner, and Jacob ends…
JAN 28
Wilkens presents a well constructed argument which concludes that faith is a driving factor in the everyday life of a human. He begins to explain how it is we trust people, the objects in our everyday lives, and nearly every existing concept. For example, when you order a Baconator at Wendy’s, you trust that the item you…
JAN 23
Abraham has experienced the might of the Lord various times in the past, therefore he already is aware that his best interests are in following the Lord. Although the text clarifies that it was his fear of the powers of God that led him to nearly sacrifice his son, it would also make sense if…
JAN 21
During the account of the first sin, the serpent which convinced Eve to consume the fruit of the forbidden tree does so by creating a sense of temptation in Eve. The serpent uses the innate human desire for understanding to convince both Eve and Adam to take part of the tree’s fruit. Once consumed, they…
JAN 14
In this account, we observe an omnipotent God in his process of creating the world in which we live in. A chronological sequence of creations compose what are sectioned off as seven ‘days’. The use of quotations around the word days is due to the fact that the seven days which are described are not the days…
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