In this section, we finnish up Rillera’s thoughts on what the Levitical sacrifices are not. There is no connection between the suffering of the animal and the sacrifice, because an animal is killed quickly and humanely, because if an animal is blemished it is no longer fit for sacrifice. The focal point is on the … Lamb of the Free (7)

Previously, Heidegger’s Hegelian Phenomenological Method (Part 1/2) Heidegger’s Hegelian Phenomenological Method (Part 2/2) Dr. Carlo Alvaro and Dr. Richard Carrier Debate the Kalam Cosmological Argument The Joy of Philosophy (4/4) On the Essence of Hiding; or, Philosophical Truth Philosophy and the Will So, in these few posts, I talked a bit about what philosophy is … The Joy of Philosophy (Postscript and Poetry)

My previous 3 posts in this mini-series were: Heidegger’s Hegelian Phenomenological Method (Part 1/2) Heidegger’s Hegelian Phenomenological Method (Part 2/2) Dr. Carlo Alvaro and Dr. Richard Carrier Debate the Kalam Cosmological Argument Philosophy has to do not only with the “what” of ideas, but also “how” philosophy is being done. Moreover, we have to ask … The Joy of Philosophy (4/4)

Human blood in the OT defiled rather than purified, and God viewed human sacrifice as false worship. Laying on of hands doesn’t imply substitution, as some non atoning sacrifices require laying on hands, while other atoning ones do not. Rillera cites Shauff that it is not the death in the OT that is key to … Lamb of the Free (6)

So, as I said, there may in fact be a problem of applying Old Testament animal substitutionary logic to Jesus. In fact, our author Andrew Remington Rillera points out there is no such animal substitution sacrifice logic in the Old Testament, such as an animal sacrificed to substitute for someone charged with capital offence. The … Lamb of the Free (5)

Rillera is going to argue 4 theses regarding OT sacrifice as not being substitutionary. He outlines these as follows: So, as we go along we’ll see the arguments put forth to defend these theses. Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

Rillera provides some helpful foreshadowing of what we will see in the book: Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

From Campbell’s preface to Rillera’s book we read regarding sacrifice: Hopefully this book will go to the heart of what many believe to be the core of the Christian faith, penal substitution atonement (that Christ died to pay the sin debt we owe), refuting them, and also that secular readings of Christian origins based on … (2) Lamb of the Free

I’ll be reviewing Rillera’s Lamb of the Free which is trending right now as a critique and alternative to the substitutionary atonement interpretation of Jesus’s death (that Jesus suffered the death we deserved). Here is the blurb from the publisher: This should be fun! Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

(via https://www.facebook.com/scientistsforeu/posts/3030750643693591) Have you ever wondered why brilliant people can also hold some pretty bizarre beliefs? Part of the reason is the mis-idea of intelligence in general, for instance if someone is a brilliant painter they will also be a genius at sculpture. But, another reason is that creative people see the forest despite the … The Sins of Highly Effective People