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Loving God and Loving Others Fearlessly
Brian Chilcote
Feb 318 min read
Authors and Authority
Did Bible authors sign their names to their work? No? Then how do we know who wrote what?
Brian Chilcote
Dec 20, 20244 min read
The Problem with the Golden Rule
What could be wrong about treating others as you would like to be treated? Well, a few things...
Brian Chilcote
Dec 29, 202320 min read
Why Can't Luke and Matthew Just Get Along?
Luke and Matthew don't agree on the Nativity story. Details here!
Brian Chilcote
Oct 6, 20225 min read
Rhetorical Questions Part 6: Implications for Interpretation
Rhetoric… So what? What are the implications for us, modern readers of the Gospel of John? And what might be of value in applying ancient...
Brian Chilcote
Oct 6, 20225 min read
Rhetorical Questions Part 5: The Gospel of John meets Cicero
It has been suggested that the gospel of John is organized similarly to a Ciceronian argument in a court of law (Cicero was a well known...
Brian Chilcote
Oct 5, 20226 min read
Rhetorical Questions Part 4 Literary Devices
While only a few privileged denizens of antiquity had access to an education in rhetoric, nearly everyone experienced it in some way as...
Brian Chilcote
Oct 4, 20224 min read
Rhetorical Questions Part 3: Why is it Important to Know Something About Rhetoric?
Would you build a theological doctrine on a peroration element? Hopefully, you'd think twice since the peroration is all about an...
Brian Chilcote
Oct 4, 20224 min read
Rhetorical Questions, Part 2: How to Win an Argument the Greco-Roman Way
So you want to convince a judge, jury or marketplace crowd to support your policy, vote for your candidate or find your client not...
Brian Chilcote
Oct 4, 20224 min read
Is This a Rhetorical Question?
"So if you consider me a partner, welcome him [Onesimus] as you would welcome me. If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything,...
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