Tag: Pharisees biblical/modern

Whose tears are covering the altar in Malachi 2? The Matthew Bible vs. the Geneva Bible, Puritans and Calvin

Barbara Roberts26 Comments

Ruth Magnusson Davis is gently updating the 1537 Matthew Bible into modern English. Ruth has shown that the Geneva Bible translated this passage in Malachi very differently from how the Matthew Bible had translated it. If you've never heard of the Matthew Bible or the Geneva Bible, I explain what they are below. But first,… Continue reading Whose tears are covering the altar in Malachi 2? The Matthew Bible vs. the Geneva Bible, Puritans and Calvin

Shunning is Not Always Wrong – by Jeff Crippen

Jeff Crippen16 Comments

Rather than putting Paige Patterson out of the SBC for all the cruel ways he has treated victims of abuse, the Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary have just given Paige Patterson a golden parachute. They ought to have put him out of the church altogether and be shunning him for his facinorous (extremely wicked) pattern of… Continue reading Shunning is Not Always Wrong – by Jeff Crippen