tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post116044352117410102..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Heaven: not the end of the world XIbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-63187705566916921482007-01-15T03:51:00.000+00:002007-01-15T03:51:00.000+00:00Pete - title and artist correct! Well done. Anothe...Pete - title and artist correct! Well done. Another <a href="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/09/pics-and-points.html">twenty points</a>. Your lead is becoming unbeatable!byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-47380733267886430952007-01-14T14:40:00.000+00:002007-01-14T14:40:00.000+00:00Bah Pete! You're cropping up wherever there are un...Bah Pete! You're cropping up wherever there are unclaimed points!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463583064610008901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-39248272249073822162007-01-11T22:21:00.000+00:002007-01-11T22:21:00.000+00:00If I'm not much mistaken, the picture is 'Der Holz...If I'm not much mistaken, the picture is 'Der Holzfaeller' painted by Ferdinand Hodler.peter jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660654539637341429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160958425433601862006-10-16T01:27:00.000+01:002006-10-16T01:27:00.000+01:00Oh, and other art gallery pics on this blog were ...Oh, and <A HREF="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/10/augustine-on-bodily-resurrection.html" REL="nofollow">other</A> <A HREF="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/09/pics-and-points.html" REL="nofollow">art</A> <A HREF="" REL="nofollow"></A> <A HREF="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/08/happy-birthday-jessica.html" REL="nofollow">gallery</A> pics byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160957288840829462006-10-16T01:08:00.000+01:002006-10-16T01:08:00.000+01:00Annette: ten points. It was indeed located in the ...Annette: ten points. It was indeed located in the musée d'Orsay in Paris. You're up to <A HREF="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/09/pics-and-points.html" REL="nofollow">twenty-five</A>. I did occasionally do some naughty tourist pics, though generally where I thought the only reason for no pics was in order to sell you postcards. And I always obeyed 'no flash' signs. I could byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160925411860669492006-10-15T16:16:00.000+01:002006-10-15T16:16:00.000+01:00hey, i saw this pic just a couple of days ago! and...hey, i saw this pic just a couple of days ago! and i listened to the audio guide about it, which emphasised very well the formal qualities esp. the vertical lines of the trees hence making the diagonal of the man more striking. I think it said the artist was actually more a sculptor and after sculpting this man, continued to paint many versions of it over and over again for the rest of his life. Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653756319322896648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160722895538065932006-10-13T08:01:00.000+01:002006-10-13T08:01:00.000+01:00Now it seems to have fixed itself. Oh well - anoth...Now it seems to have fixed itself. Oh well - another mystery of Blogger...byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160713192498992342006-10-13T05:19:00.000+01:002006-10-13T05:19:00.000+01:00Andrew, so am I... hope I've still got something l...Andrew, so am I... hope I've still got something left to say.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, this post seems to be having problems with <A HREF="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/10/heaven-not-end-of-world-xi.html" REL="nofollow">its page</A>. Does anyone else have problems trying to load it on its own? For me, it just loads the picture and the first few words and then stops. I've tried byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160626390436675052006-10-12T05:13:00.000+01:002006-10-12T05:13:00.000+01:00Thanks for the raps Byron, although no need. You'v...Thanks for the raps Byron, although no need. You've put it all together really helpfully. I'm looking forward to the series climactic fulfillment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160548221559901162006-10-11T07:30:00.000+01:002006-10-11T07:30:00.000+01:00Rory - good example. When we are too wooden in our...Rory - good example. When we are too wooden in our reading of this genre, we can miss the whole point. We're still waiting round for some random astrophysical phenomena instead of paying attention the cruciality of the events unfolding in front of us. The Spirit being poured out on all flesh at Pentecost is as striking and important as if the moon had turned red!byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160548070876439582006-10-11T07:27:00.000+01:002006-10-11T07:27:00.000+01:00Rob: It was Erro (AndrewE, who occasionally commen...Rob: It was Erro (AndrewE, who occasionally comments) who pointed this out back <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28189019&postID=115793794242270862" REL="nofollow">here</A>. He also kindly sent me a short study he'd written on Rom 8 and 2 Peter 3.<BR/><BR/>As for Mark 13, I think I lean towards AD 70 as primary referent, but recognise elements of the discourse which resist this. Ibyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160547590519592492006-10-11T07:19:00.000+01:002006-10-11T07:19:00.000+01:00Rachel: I didn't delete it. The author did (double...Rachel: I didn't delete it. The author did (double post by Steven).<BR/><BR/>Steven: by the way, I've been enjoying our little exchange over the last few days. It's helped me rethink a few things where I think my reasoning was taking some shortcuts. I hope the exchange has been useful for you. Let me know if you think I've been unfair.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160536430813738922006-10-11T04:13:00.000+01:002006-10-11T04:13:00.000+01:00Good job on this difficult text. Wright also favor...Good job on this difficult text. Wright also favors your "will be revealed" reading. I think your strongest point, one which I had missed, is Peter's comparison with the flood. I think these Scriptural comparisons often help us clarify where things would mislead us. A good example is in Matthew 25 when Jesus says "one will be taken and one will be left." This is taken as "rapture passage", but ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160532684345863012006-10-11T03:11:00.000+01:002006-10-11T03:11:00.000+01:00ooooh I so want to know the comments of the delete...ooooh I so want to know the comments of the deleted post! (or was it just a spam?)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797427380504915562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160527705252195692006-10-11T01:48:00.000+01:002006-10-11T01:48:00.000+01:00Acts 2:16ff is a neat little example of NT use of ...Acts 2:16ff is a neat little example of NT use of apocalyptic langauge. Peter can quote Joel 2 (complete with "blood and fire and billows of smoke" and say "this is that", i.e., Pentecost.Rory Shinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378270111323220078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160489257278210592006-10-10T15:07:00.000+01:002006-10-10T15:07:00.000+01:00It is surprising that the author of 2 Peter does n...<I>It is surprising that the author of 2 Peter does not correct those people who scoffed that nothing had changed.</I><BR/>He doesn't correct them; he warns them that it is possible for judgement to be imminent without most people being aware of it, just like it was in the days of Noah.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160489158986502902006-10-10T15:05:00.000+01:002006-10-10T15:05:00.000+01:00Here is the meaning of katakaio from verse 101) to...<I>Here is the meaning of katakaio from verse 10<BR/>1) to burn up, consume by fire</I><BR/>Yes, that is indeed what <I>katakaio</I> means. But <I>katakaio</I> only appears in inferior manuscripts (this is one of the many points at which the KJV lets us down). There are numerous alternative readings, of which <I>heurethesetai</I> ('will be found, discovered, revealed, exposed') is attested by thebyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160479158190260592006-10-10T12:19:00.000+01:002006-10-10T12:19:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1160479103921550002006-10-10T12:18:00.000+01:002006-10-10T12:18:00.000+01:00It is surprising that the author of 2 Peter does n...It is surprising that the author of 2 Peter does not correct those people who scoffed that nothing had changed.<BR/><BR/>I thought the death of Jesus had marked the beginning of a new age?<BR/><BR/>Here is the meaning of katakaio from verse 10<BR/><BR/>1) to burn up, consume by fire<BR/><BR/>As in Matthew 13:40 'As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire ; so shall it be in Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.com