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    Reformed Retrieval and the Authority of Scripture: Francis Turretin on the Trinity

    Published on June 29, 2026

    Beautifully carved wooden pulpit with an open Bible in a historic Mulhouse church.

    Turretin’s retrieval is not a mere repetition of the past, but a critical appropriation of the catholic inheritance under the supreme authority of the Word of God.

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    Did Cain “Slaughter” His Brother?

    Published on June 6, 2026

    Two men fighting with a stick, one on top.

    John’s use of “slaughter” reflects the fact that Genesis 4 stands not only as the first human act of violence, but also as the genesis of a typological trajectory that takes on cultic logic in the two-goat rite of the Day of Atonement.

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    Good-Looking Leaders Wanted? Appearance, Animals, and Leadership in 1 Samuel 9-31

    Published on April 27, 2026

    Circular stained glass windows with biblical scenes.

    Outward appearance in the Saul narrative (1 Samuel 9-31) operates as an unstable and ultimately unreliable criterion for leadership. As the narrative progresses, leadership quality is disclosed more consistently through the king’s relationship to animals, both literal and figurative, which function as narrative tests and witnesses to obedience, competence, and covenantal faithfulness.