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- noun Plural form of
prooftext .
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Examples
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I think what is more repugnant, is when another "prooftexts" a human life.
Prooftexting James F. McGrath 2009
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What appears to have been the real novelty with the gospel of Mark is that here we find for the first time probably an effort by a Christian theologian to tie together many of the SCATTERED Christian prooftexts from the OT that Paul and other missionaries used into a CONTINUOS NARRATIVE.
More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels James F. McGrath 2010
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We can see Paul, Mark, Matthew, Luke, John and the others walking around the Mediterranean with their minds stuffed with OT prooftexts like the one Luke mentions in Acts, doing their best to convince Jew and gentile that their novel interpretation of the OT has a divine imprimatur.
There Is No Slippery Slope James F. McGrath 2010
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Mark skillfully wove some of the earliest Christians missionary prooftexts about the crucified/resurrected Messiah of the Jesus movement into a fullfledged narrative.
More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels: Messiahs, Wisdom and Jesus James F. McGrath 2010
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You're apparently a little cheesed-off that I peppered you with prooftexts.
What Is Good? James F. McGrath 2009
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You have, in my opinion, a "greatest hits collection" of prooftexts that you think support your viewpoint.
What Is Good? James F. McGrath 2009
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The passage continues with a consideration of the remaining five biblical barren wives; in each instance biblical prooftexts demonstrate both her initial infertile status as an akarah and her ultimate triumph as a mother of children (banim).
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I know how annoying it can be to get a bunch of prooftexts you think are actually out of context thrown at you.
What Is Good? James F. McGrath 2009
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An additional aim was to show how the aggadot rely on and emerge from the Biblical prooftexts.
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I don't get "cheesed off" about prooftexts unless you quote the famous saying "Blessed are the cheesemakers...", nor do they disturb me.
What Is Good? James F. McGrath 2009
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