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The Peacemaker as the Anti-Christ?
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Ben Witherington
Below you will find a link to a brief video made by a Jewish young man named Mr. Max Blumenthal. He decided to visit the recent CUFI (Christians United for Israel) meeting led by Rev. Hagee and his friends. There are many things that are chilling about this video but here are my top five:…
Paul on Spirit-filled Living,the Singing of Praise Songs, and Mutual Submission
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Ben Witherington
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM MY FORTHCOMING COMMENTARY ON PHILEMON, COLOSSIANS, AND EPHESIANS, DUE OUT FROM EERDMANS IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER. BW3 One of the more obviously relevant texts for the discussion of modern Christian worship is Ephesians 5.18-21, which involves a series of clauses all dependent on a main verb that talks about…
Novel Ideas for Summer Reading
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Ben Witherington
On a day when we have reached the eschaton of Harry Potter novels, it is appropriate to talk about summer reading, and what might be profitable. J.K. Rowling is certainly a good writer in the English spirit and style, but her works while very creative and entertaining are not classic prose. She does not have…
‘Hairspray’– Another Hare Brained Musical?
By
Ben Witherington
The heyday of musicals has long since come and gone. In fact they peaked in the late 50s and early 60s (think ‘Music Man’, ‘Oklahoma’, or the real blockbuster that basically killed off the genre for a generation– ‘The Sound of Music’). Basically those sorts of musicals were exported from the Broadway stage in NY…
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