A Virtual File Cabinet for Our Studies of Christian Origins & Hebraic Faith
The post below is from a response to a Jim Palmer Substake post. Tony Osuya – May 5, 2026 God is not a being among beings but Being itself. When we reduce God to an object, even a supreme object, we create an idol. The question ‘Does God exist?’ is flawed because existence is something […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains scriptures cited by Ross in John where Jesus clearly distinguishes himself from God. Similar Posts: A standard position of the church is that Jesus said he was God seven times in the Gospel of John. Ross Nichols points out in the video, sayings attributed to Jesus in that book and others, where […]
Continue ReadingThe Existential Impulse – What Replaces God When You Outgrow Religion by Jim Palmer The intro to that long post is: This article serves as a foundational piece in my [Palmer] work on existential health and post-religious spirituality. It outlines the structure I refer to as the “existential impulse,” which sits beneath questions of God, […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains extracts from Newell’s very good book to cite the nine people he sharred to show how their experiences were a Great Search. “Seek and you will find,” says Jesus. This is the promise at the heart of the Great Search today. And it is the hope that inspires the writing of this […]
Continue Reading[Nan] Shepherd knew the Bible, including the story of the burning bush, well enough to also know the significance of the words I am. When Moses, as we have already noted, is described in the Book of Exodus encountering a bush that is on fire with divine presence without being consumed, he asks, “What is […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai in response to the prompt: Provide the different positions of critical Bible scholars on Where did the God of Israel Come From? This is a rich and important topic in critical biblical studies. Here is a comprehensive overview of the major scholarly positions on the origins of the God of Israel. Where Did […]
Continue ReadingIn Joel Baden’s lecture in NIHB 2026, he makes the case that when one takes the J source without the E and P, then we find a compassionate God. He uses the story of Abraham negotiating with God to spare Sodom to show that Abraham is not negotiating and God is compassionate about the people […]
Continue ReadingBelow is Claude.ai’s summary of the paper “Transcendent Temporality: A Transdimensional Model of God’s Free Relationship to Spacetime” by D. T. EVERHART, Logos Institute, University of St Andrews. The PDF is in the Dropbox directory “God”. The Prompt was: Summarize the attached file into commonly used English while accurately conveying the author’s views and rationale. […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT Below is (1) a reading order, starting with the easiest and most accessible and moving to progressively more technical sources; and (2) a concise chart mapping how major traditions understand God/YHWH in relation to dimensions beyond spacetime. Reading Order (from easiest → most advanced) 1. C. S. Lewis — Miracles (Chapter 3: “The […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT Here are several philosophical / theological frameworks (and a few historical thinkers) that articulate the idea that YHWH / God exists in dimensions beyond the familiar three spatial dimensions (plus time), along with resources/links so you can read more about each. I’ve included both older and more recent scholarly work. Key Concepts & […]
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