Adam Mattison

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July, 2007

Samson and the Magical Mystery Hair

Posted Monday, July 23, 2007 by Adam Mattison
Categories: Judges   Comments: 8
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     Every good Theoblogian knows by heart the story of how Samson lost his strength. Despite all his success against swords and spears, he allows himself to fall into the hands of Delilah, she wheedles from him the secret of how to make him weak like any other man, and he ends his life as a slave to the Philistines. However, recent study of the Samson cycle has led me to ask the question, how did Samson know this would happen? Who told him that shaving his hair would take away his strength? I believe the secret to his secret lies in the terms of the Nazirite vow. Read more of Samson and the Magical Mystery Hair

September, 2006

Imago Dei, The Enduring Mystery

Posted Thursday, September 21, 2006 by Adam Mattison
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While having a discussion several months ago now, in response to one of Brian’s posts on manliness in the Bible, one of the tangents briefly taken was about the image of God. I had hoped for some time to write a post on just that subject, and so I set to work distilling some earlier research on the imago dei, and here at last is the final result.

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How Paleo Is Your Orthodoxy?

A question: how significant should orthodoxy be, and how stringent should the demand for orthodoxy be in the modern church?

Posted Sunday, September 11, 2005 by Adam Mattison
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Finally, a chance to have your every question about paleo-orthodoxy definitively answered. This is a moment for which you have waited far too long. Read more of How Paleo Is Your Orthodoxy?