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Alan F. Johnson

The Bible and War in America: An Historical Survey

  • Semi-Technical
  • Alan F. Johnson

What should be the attitude of Christians towards war? This article offers a historical survey of views in the USA; for example, just-war theory and pacifism

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The Historical-Critical Method: Egyptian Gold or Pagan Precipice?

  • Semi-Technical
  • Alan F. Johnson

This article discusses the historical-critical method of biblical interpretation. It notes the historical development of the method and how, if at all, a faithful biblical interpreter, can make use of the method.

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Is There a Biblical Warrant for Natural-Law Theories?

  • Semi-Technical
  • Alan F. Johnson

What is the validity of natural law ethics? The author examines selected texts to see whether the authors assume some sort of universally revealed moral knowledge. Texts examined include Genesis 9:6, Genesis 20, Genesis 26, Job 31:13-15, Amos 1, Amos 6:12.

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Assurance for Man: The Fallacy of Translating Anaideia by "Persistence" in Luke 11:5-8

  • Semi-Technical
  • Alan F. Johnson

How should parables be interpreted? Is there only one single meaning? It is the contention of this essay that the church has misunderstood the meaning of the parable on prayer found in Luke 11:5-8. The interpretation hinges on the translation of the Greek word "anaideia."

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A Stylistic Trait of the Fourth Gospel in the Pericope Adulterae?

  • Semi-Technical
  • Alan F. Johnson

This paper concerns itself with the question of the genuineness of the passage about Jesus and the adulterous woman in John 7:53-John 8:11. Technically, it is known as the "pericope adulterae."

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Faith rests on the naked Word of God; that Word believed gives full assurance H. A. Ironside
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