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		<title>Azazel the 'Scapegoat'</title>
		<description>Discuss Azazel the 'Scapegoat'</description>
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			<title>Mike says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi Dan, I use extra-biblical texts only when the Bible mentions them as an authority. For instance, Jude mentioned Enoch and even called him a prophet, and then quoted from his book. The Bible also contains over 100 teachings and references that appear to come directly from Enoch, because these teachings seem to be found nowhere else. So I personally consider it to be valuable. For clarity, I don't consider Enoch to be scripture per se, or anything that we can rely on in itself. I merely consider it a tremendous resource that explains a number of spiritual or 'heavenly realm' truths that aren't expanded upon in the Bible. The problem most scholars have with Enoch is that it was lost for centuries, during which time it appears to have undergone some corruption. And those places of corruption are fairly easy to discern in most instances. But overall, it can be quite revealing because it directly addresses certain spiritual topics that the Bible does not expand on. One good example of this is Enoch's explanation of where evil spirits come from and why they do what they do. The Bible does not answer these questions, and instead appears to assume that we should already know this. And the truth is, the early church DID know, because in the 1st and 2nd century they considered Enoch to be authoritative, and Enoch provides these explanations in great detail. In light of Enoch's eventual purging from the church, it was ironic that more copies of Enoch were found in the Dead Sea Scrolls than any other book. Seems like somebody thought it was worth keeping around. Thanks for reading along! Mike]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:32:42 --500</pubDate>
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			<title>Dan Weightman says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dan here from the Bahamas who was on the Israel trip. This picture is interesting. I like how you relate it to Hebrew through the pictograms and Enoch. Never thought of Nimrod as a type for evil. Very thorough. What are your thoughts on using extra biblical material like Enoch, particularly as they relate to historical events? What is your hermeneutic on using these materials? Just curious?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Dan Weightman</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:27:58 --500</pubDate>
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