What was “the Blood of Jezreel”? (2008) Farrell Till Introduction The Jehu Problem Summary of the Solution The Solution in Detail “The Blood of Jezreel” in Context “The Blood of Jezreel” Historically 2 Kings 10:30: A Postponed Judgment? Other Biblical Examples of Deferred Punishment 2 Kings 10:29-31 Viewed in the Light of Exodus 20:3-5 “Jezreel” […]
The Uniqueness of the Bible (1997) What Does Uniqueness Prove? | Continuity | Circulation, Translation, and Survival | Teachings | Influence | Related Resources In ETDAV, McDowell begins his defense of the Bible with the claim that it is unique. He parades before us an array of “scholars” to testify to various features of the […]
The Horner-Till Debate Did Jesus Rise Bodily From the Dead? (1995) Michael Horner and Farrell Till About This Transcript Synopsis of Horner’s Position (from the debate program) Synopsis of Till’s Position (from the debate program) Introductory Remarks (Jeff Lowder, Debate Organizer) Introductory Remarks (Lee Moriwaki, Debate Moderator) Mr. Horner’s Opening Arguments [25 min], Cross-Examination by […]
The Christian Nation Myth Farrell Till Whenever the Supreme Court makes a decision that in any way restricts the intrusion of religion into the affairs of government, a flood of editorials, articles, and letters protesting the ruling is sure to appear in the newspapers. Many protesters decry these decisions on the grounds that they conflict […]
Part 1 Part 2 >>> Reply to Robert Turkel Farrell Till TILL James Patrick Holding is the pseudonym used by a would-be apologist whose real name is Robert Turkel. Perhaps I should say that Holding has SAID that his real name is Robert Turkel, but I have no way to confirm this. […]
<<< Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 >>> TURKEL > 1) He asks how it is that this nuance I have >pointed out managed to "escape the hundreds of linguistic >scholars who were involved" in the translations he >quotes. We will give some reasons for this shortly; TILL Just out of curiosity, I […]
<<< Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 >>> TURKEL > We will find that even then, Till's exegetical >construct is a highly substandard one. We will analyze, >in the following order (according to their length), >Till's responses to the remaining three items from >Miller: > >2. The killing of Ahaziah. > >7. The […]
<<< Part 3 Part 4 TURKEL > rather than cite verses here we will call >upon the explication of Coogan [Coog.2K, 114], who >cites an example of an Akkadian concept of "friend of the >king" - a person who paid a tax for this designated >status and was able to pass it on […]