Brief thoughts on Jeff Meyers’ head coverings article

A reader wrote to me, expressing some uncertainty about veiling after having read Jeff Meyers’ article, Head Coverings: What are We Missing?

Aug 31 • Bnonn Tennant

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The symbolic significance of Daniel’s diet

Risking offense to the king by rejecting his meat and wine for vegetables has nothing to do with Mosaic ceremonial cleanness.

Aug 31 • Bnonn Tennant

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In defense of original exegesis

Against novelty, for imaginativeness.

Aug 27 • Bnonn Tennant

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June 2026

Talky Bnonnsense #16: Re-whimsifying the Bible (part 1)

God’s words should transform us; we should not transform God’s words.

Jun 8 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant

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April 2026

Vicarious atonement and gift-giving

Intuitions against vicarious atonement are overly selective given other vicarious mechanisms we take for granted.

Apr 9 • Bnonn Tennant

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What is going on with Legion and the pigs?

Why does Legion beg to go into the pigs? Why does Jesus let them? Why do the pigs then rush into the sea? A spiritual event is being depicted in these…

Apr 4 • Bnonn Tennant

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March 2026

[S1E13] Beautifying the body directly

If clothes are an extension of our bodies, to add glory to them, what should we think about beautifying ourselves more directly?

Mar 9 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant

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40:49

February 2026

The calling of Nathanael and the symbolism of trees and high places

How did Jesus see Nathanael beneath the fig tree? Why does Nathanael respond with an amazed confession of who Jesus is? And how will his seeing angels…

Feb 11 • Bnonn Tennant

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January 2026

Why is Lazarus in the tomb four days?

How symbolic exegesis can illuminate the meanings of seemingly “incidental” details.

Jan 27 • Bnonn Tennant

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A tentative translation of Psalm 1

Following on from my translation of Psalm 47, here is one I have been working on for some time, of a psalm I especially love.

Jan 5 • Bnonn Tennant

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[S1E12] Questions & answers about the clothing of the future

In this episode we develop the symbolism of clothing into some specific applications for reforming our dress in the future, and answer some questions…

Jan 2 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant

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December 2025

A tentative translation of Psalm 47

A brief example, with notes, of how I believe we ought to handle scripture in English.

Dec 29, 2025 • Bnonn Tennant

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