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Ya Ḥussain - Israel Attacks Iran
One day shall come to Asia’s wealthy land an unbelieving man,
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דברה (w/ excursus on the Oracula Sybillina)
In Daniel 2:30, there is a striking occurrence of the root ד-ב-ר (dalet-bēt-resh), which continues to add depth to connections impossible to detect in…
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Striving After Wind ( רַעְיוֺן רוּחַ) — Ecclesiastes, Daniel, and an Excursus on Avestan Literature
In Daniel 2:29, the prophet addresses King Nebuchadnezzar before revealing to him the interpretation (פִּשְׁרָא pišrā cognate with تَفْسِيرً tafsir in…
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May 2025

Symbols, Platonism, and An Appeal for Reality
My most formative year was 2012.
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Daniel 2:24–30 — Semitic Language Study (Excursus on Wisdom Traditions)
כָּל־קֳבֵל דְּנָה דָּנִיֵּאל עַל עַל־אַרְיֹוךְ דִּי מַנִּי מַלְכָּא לְהֹובָדָה לְחַכִּימֵי בָבֶל אֲזַל וְכֵן אֲמַר־לֵהּ לְחַכִּימֵי בָבֶל אַל־תְּהֹובֵד…
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İznik — in the end, God remains
In Book III of Plato’s Republic, Socrates explores what he calls the γενναῖον ψεῦδος gennaion psevdos — noble lie meant to propagate a fabricated story…
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Lazarus and Abraham — Luke 16:19-31 (plus book announcement)
This week, I have been thinking a lot about the so-called catholic epistles,which comprise the letters of James, 1–2 Peter, 1–3 John, and Jude.
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April 2025

In the Beginning was the Logos (of the Cross) — The Crux of Paul and John’s Gospel
This post is a long overdue follow-up to my original study on the word λόγος in the New Testament, as well as its Latin cognate “lex” and the original…
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Daniel 2:19-23— Semitic Language Study
אֱדַ֗יִן לְדָנִיֵּ֛אל בְּחֶזְוָ֥א דִֽי־לֵילְיָ֖א רָזָ֣ה גֲלִ֑י אֱדַ֙יִן֙ דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל בָּרִ֖ךְ לֶאֱלָ֥הּ שְׁמַיָּֽא׃ עָנֵה דָנִיֵּאל וְאָמַר לֶהֱוֵא…
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March 2025

Of Villains & Franks — How the Gospel Dismantles Arrogance
English, Frankish Arrogance, and Father John Romanides
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Daniel 2:15–18 — Semitic Language Study
עָנֵ֣ה וְאָמַ֗ר לְאַרְיֹוךְ֙ שַׁלִּיטָ֣א דִֽי־מַלְכָּ֔א עַל־מָ֥ה דָתָ֛א מְהַחְצְפָ֖ה מִן־קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֑א אֱדַ֣יִן מִלְּתָ֔א הֹודַ֥ע אַרְיֹ֖וךְ…
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Daniel 2:12–14 — Semitic Language Study
כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔ה מַלְכָּ֕א בְּנַ֖ס וּקְצַ֣ף שַׂגִּ֑יא וַאֲמַר֙ לְהֹ֣ובָדָ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֥י בָבֶֽל וְדָתָ֣א נֶפְקַ֔ת וְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖א…
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