Archive for January, 2008
OS and Adam
I felt like we were just going to go down the same path as in another post about the historicity of Adam and whether or not sin and righteousness is imputed (I would say both are imputed because that is the very parallel that Paul is drawing out in Romans 5:12-21, and thus for this [...]
The Goal of Feminist Biblical Interpretation
As I am wading through In Memory of Her1 I came across this quote from Fiorenza where she outlines what she considers to be the goals of good feminist scholarship. Given some of the issues that came up in another post, I thought this was appropriate.
The debate between feminist “engaged” and androcentric academic “neutral” [...]
Quote of the Day: In Memory of Her
In the passion account of Mark’s Gospel three disciples figure prominently: one the one hand, two of the twelve - Judas who betrays Jesus and Peter who denies him - and on the other, the unnamed woman who anoints Jesus. But while the stories of Judas and Peter are engraved in the memory of [...]
Tuesday Night Open Forum: MYTH.
I would like to open up a free for all forum on the topic of the term myth and the ramifications the term has for biblical studies and theology.
Possible conversation starters:
Can a myth be real? In what sense?
How did the ancients see history? myth?
When looking at texts that were written by the ancients, what [...]
Dreaming of a Brave New World
from the hands and heart of a white, anglo-saxon protestant male:
Today is the day many in our nation have set aside to remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dream of racial equality. I often wonder how seriously we take this any more. After all, I’ve heard over the past [...]
Self-Evaluation Time
I have always tried to listen before I talk (about theology jargon). I have always tried to learn from others in hope that I can grow to always be following the truth. But I would like to evaluate my approach…is it wrong?
On any (and every) debate I start (or try to) in the middle. [...]
Unintentional Humor in the “Acts of Thomas”
The following is an excerpt from chapters one and two of the Acts of Thomas.
And when the Apostles had been for a time in Jerusalem… they divided the countries among them… And India fell by lot and division to Judas Thomas the Apostle. And he was not willing to go… And whilst [...]
Creating a Universe of Certainty, or, If You Remove Reason, You Remove Doubt (Part 2 of 2)
May I present part 2 of my pictoral tour of the Creation Museum! You’ll remember that we left last time secure in the fact that we can trust God’s Word ™ over the evil, corruptive forces of Human Reason. We saw how God’s Word ™ had been preserved throughout the centuries, despite the [...]
Contra-Dispensationalism: The White Horse in Revelation 6
I don’t think I’ve detected any rampant Dispensationalism here at Mass Theology. However, here are some thoughts/observations on the White Horse in Revelation 6. As you can tell from my previous posts and this one - I sure do love inner-book word studies. They just seem to clear up so much bad theology.
In Revelation [...]
Question of the Day: The Naked Truth.
What is one “truth” that is not a) contextual, or b) discovered/conditioned through experience inside a particular culture?
For those of you that give an unconditioned, unexperienced, and uncontextual truth, how did you come to know/realize/prove the truth outside of your cultural understanding?
Conversely, does the mere fact of a truth being conditioned, contextual, or experienced negate [...]
Columbia MO Events
I know most of our authors and readers live outside the Columbia, MO area, but I wanna highlight some interesting public forums coming up in the next few weeks.
Greg Boyd at Woodcrest - January 12, 6:30 PM
Join us this week for author and guest speaker Greg Boyd “Helter Skelter to Hyper Disciple.” For those [...]
The Doctrines of Grace: God’s Providence & Foreknowledge Defined
God’s Providence Defined
The Scriptures clearly teach that all things outside of God owe their continued existence to the will of God. [1] And in the work of redemption, while the Bible teaches that this providential control is universal, powerful, wise, and holy, it nowhere attempts to inform how it is reconciled with man’s [...]
What is Postmodernity?
In order to continue this post series, I find that it is necessary to stop for a moment to talk about what I mean by Postmodernity. It is a slippery concept, one that is often misunderstood and vilified to the point that most people do not know what in the world it really is.1 [...]
The Doctrines of Grace: God’s Plan & Sovereignty Defined - Part 1
I started to write a response to jr. and realized I wrote a paper for seminary on the issue last semester. I thought I’d reprint it in a series called “The Doctrines of Grace.” There seems to be some specific discussion about the “L” of the TULIP acronym - limited atonement - right [...]