This gives merit to the phrase "ignorance is bliss."
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On Does this World Make Any Sense? The Ancient Stoics
I’m over a year late but I love this comment.
On The Radical Teachings of Jesus–And Why No One Follows Them
The problem I see, is what I was hoping you could give some more clarity too. The context in Matthew…
On Jesus, the Law, and a New Covenant (Lecture)
Hi Bart, There is something puzzling me, and it is a bit related to your current posts: Do you know…
On Jewish Disagreements About the Afterlife: Pharisees and Sadducees
How do the ideas of Hellenized jews like Philo of Alexandria, who seemed to enbraze the concept of the Logos…
On Jewish Disagreements About the Afterlife: Pharisees and Sadducees
mark says, "let the children first be fed...." matthew says "i have come not but to the lost sheep" "it…
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