Sunday, October 12, 2008

esōteron tou katapetasmatos -- interesting links

A great post at: http://grandpaenoch.blogspot.com/2008/10/was-there-biblical-esotericism.html

Esoteric, then, in its original biblical meaning, refers to the teachings and practices done within the veil of the Temple.

As was http://thingsofmysoul.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-word-should-be-my-bond.html

my word should be good enough. If someone asks me to do something, I should be able to say, "Yes," or "No," and have that be enough.

http://ajourneythroughhisgarden.blogspot.com/2008/10/forbidden-fruit.html

A poem

and

“Why did it take billions of years for God to create the earth? Why not just millions of years, or even better, why not just one second?” It often comes down to the idea that God commands and waits until he is obeyed.

and

The Bible is Where the Wild Things Are