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		<title>&#8216;Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 173, from Christel, Germany When Jesus cried out ‘Eloi, eloi, lema sabachthani’ as he was being crucified, why did the crowd think he was calling to Elijah? [This text is found in Matthew chapter 27, verses 46-47] There are a number of reasons why “some of the crowd” witnessing Jesus’ crucifixion may have said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2012/04/03/eloi-eloi-lema-sabachthani/</link>
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		<title>The anointing of Aaron</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 172, from Cheryl B I am reading through a bible in a year bible &#8211; at present it is Leviticus where you get little nuggets of detail that just intrigue me with which things are mentioned. “Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2012/03/11/the-anointing-of-aaron/</link>
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		<title>The secretive messiah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 171, from Simon B I’m reading Luke chapter 8. Why did Jesus tell the Gerasene to tell everyone that he had been healed of his demon possession and Jairus to tell no one about the resurrection of his daughter? These two stories in Luke chapter 8, along with the stories of the calming of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2012/03/11/the-secretive-messiah/</link>
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		<title>God, Time and paradoxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 170, from Paul F What does the Bible tell us about God’s relationship to time? I often hear people say that God is outside of time but am unsure of the grounding for such a claim. One of the problems with Biblical translators using the word ‘eternal’ is that it implies a sense of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/12/17/god-time-and-paradoxes/</link>
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		<title>Israel &amp; Judah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 169, from Geraint T What is the difference between Israel and Judah, not just in a historical sense, but in the way they are referred to and referenced in the Bible? The terms ‘Israel’ and ‘Judah’ refer to several different things in the Old Testament. ‘Israel’ is the new name given to the Hebrew [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/12/17/israel-judah/</link>
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		<title>1 John Chapter 2 – If you know God then you’ll love each other</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is based on a Sunday talk given by Jon the freelance theologian at Glenwood Church, Cardiff, on 14 August 2011 The talk began by reading out 1 John chpater 2 in the New International Version of the Bible. There’s always a danger when we read Scripture that we only see the bits that we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/08/29/1-john-chapter-2-%e2%80%93-if-you-know-god-then-you%e2%80%99ll-love-each-other/</link>
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		<title>Divine healing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 168, from Allan What is your perspective about the Holy Spirit and Divine healing? There are several perspectives on healing in contemporary Christian thought. A stereotypical protestant liberal view would be that healing, like any miracle, will have a scientific explanation behind it (or be a ‘myth’ with a secondary meaning to reveal a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/08/17/divine-healing/</link>
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		<title>The identity of the ‘beloved disciple’ in John’s gospel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The previous post on freelance theology caused a response in the comments about the identity of the ‘disciple whom Jesus loved’, a cryptic reference that appears fairly regularly in the Gospel of John. There have been many attempts to identify this ‘beloved disciple’ over the years, although their true identity will probably never be known. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/05/01/the-identity-of-the-%e2%80%98beloved-disciple%e2%80%99-in-john%e2%80%99s-gospel/</link>
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		<title>The call of the first disciples</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question 167, from Debbie, United Kingdom I would like to know the viewpoint of the 4 gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) when we talk about the “call of the first disciples”. What are the likenesses and differences between the 4 readings and who&#8217;s the audience? Although there is general agreement between the Gospels that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2011/01/15/the-call-of-the-first-disciples/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to freelance theology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This website exists for everyone who has questions about the Christian religion, whether they have a personal faith or not, and provides answers presenting different theological points of view. Please ask your question using the comment form on this post &#8211; your comment will not be published, but it&#8217;s the easiest way for you to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freelancetheology.com/2010/09/12/welcome-to-freelance-theology/</link>
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