Tag: David
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Samuel Once More: Realpolitik or Sermon on the Mount?
Samuel is still on my mind, reading it as a study on politics and war. What should our position be: Sermon on the Mount or Realpolitik?
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Samuel: Great Stories, But What’s the Point?
The book of Samuel is filled with great stories. But what is the overall message of the book? Or is it just a collection of disparate stories?
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The Structure of the Book of Psalms and Its Message 2
It is often held that the book of Psalms is the biblical version of a hymn book, with little or no structure. (I used to believe this myself until quite recently.) But there is more to Psalms than meets the eye. This is the second and final part: an attempt to decode the message!