Comments on: Jesus and “god” – part 3 – analyzing “X is a god” (Dale)

By: trinities - Jesus and “god” – part 11 – Review and Conclusion (Dale)

trinities - Jesus and “god” – part 11 – Review and Conclusion (Dale) — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:56:22 +0000

[...] part 3, I tried to give a general schema for God-talk in most cultures – including those of the [...]

By: trinities - Jesus and “god” - part 5 - “gods” in the Bible (Dale)

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:11:12 +0000

[...] men such as prophets “gods”. Were the writers polytheists? No – they just understood the grammar of god-talk, as previously exlored. These various beings are spoken of or addressed as “gods” because they are provident [...]

By: trinities - Jesus and “god” - part 2 - equivocation (Dale)

trinities - Jesus and “god” - part 2 - equivocation (Dale) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:09:02 +0000

[...] Next time: what does it mean to call something “a god” or “divine”? Share: [...]

By: trinities - Jesus and “God” - Part 8 - What is monotheism? (Dale)

trinities - Jesus and “God” - Part 8 - What is monotheism? (Dale) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:42:39 +0000

[...] seen in this series that it is by no means obvious what a god / divine being is. I hazarded an analysis of the concept of a divine being / god, an analysis which is supposed to help us understand various kinds of god-talk. My analysis: to be [...]

By: trinities - Jesus and “god” - part 5 - Jesus as “god” in the New Testament (Dale)

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:00:18 +0000

[...] What does it mean to (not-sarcastically) describe something as a god? One is saying that it is a provident being which ought to be honored. Jesus is certainly presented as that in the NT as a whole. Jesus is the head of the Church, and [...]

By: trinities - Jesus and “god” - part 4 - Time traveling among the “gods” (Dale)

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:04:23 +0000

[...] we saw last time, “god”-talk is very [...]