Archive for July, 2008
Chloe Part 1 - Her People
This is my first post in my series of real women in Paul. This series is inspired and based heavily on “Reading Real Women Through the Undisputed Letters of Paul” as found in Women and Christian Origins. We will be looking at all of the women mentioned by name in the undisputed letters of Paul, [...]
The Influence of Thecla in Popular Christian Thought
In my previous post I introduced us to the Acts of Thecla and suggested that it played a powerful role in early popular Christian thought. Next, I wanna talk about the devotion that sprang up around this figure. Today, we will talk a bit about the material culture that we have from the Thecla devotion [...]
Pressure from Below: The Thecla Tradition and Early Christian Expectation
Only three nights from Tarsus, in Isauria, is the martyr shrine of Saint Thecla. Since it was so close we were pleased to travel there… Around the holy church there is a tremendous number of cells for men and women… There are a great many cells on that hill, and in the middle a great [...]
Pre-Fall Patriarchy Revisited: A Structural Analysis of Genesis 1:26-28
Over a year ago I wrote a number of posts on the topic of Evangelical Feminism vs. Biblical Complementarianism. This post will further that discussion.
If Patriarchy was a Pre-Fall reality, then it would be present within the biblical text in some discernible form. I previously demonstrated that the 2ndcreation account (in Genesis 2) does not [...]
NLT the New NIV?
Rise of the New Living Translation
Rick Mansfield seems to think so. He takes a look at the New Living Version and how it might take the mantle of “Universal Bible Translation” from the NIV. He also touches on how the major improvements from the 96 to the 04 and 07 versions have radically improved the [...]
Question: The Pacifist and Romans 13:1-7
To all the Christian Pacifists out there – How do you interpret Romans 13:1-7, especially verse 4?
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who [...]
Enns on the Question of Myth
I like the way Peter Enns articulates the problem of myth and biblical studies, especially given our discussions on the term.
The Following is from Page 40 of Inspiration and Incarnation:
Christians recoil from any suggestion that Genesis is in any way embedded in the mythologies of the ancient world. On one level this is understandable. After [...]
A Summary of “Is Yahweh a Moral Monster?”
Last week I linked to an article entitled “Is Yahweh a Moral Monster?” which was 30 pages long – much too long for most people to read. Today the Codex has published a summary of the article which is about 90% shorter and still present’s the arguments contained therein with little commentary. Check it out.
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Out of UR – As we all know…
Ever do theology that way? I’ve been guilty of it – and I bet you have as well.
Boyd’s Discussion on Violence and the Old Testament
A few days ago I linked to a an article that addressed the “evil” god found in the Old Testament. Throughout history different Christians have dealt with the sanctioned genocides and murder of infants etcetera in a variety of different ways. Some people say God can kill anyone he wants and have anyone kill anyone [...]
Top 10 (Non-Classic) Most Influential Books in My First 10 Years as a Christian
These may or may not be distinctively Christian, but they have in some way helped me grow in my faith.
10. Between Two Worlds – John RW Stott
This is Stott’s work on the history of preaching. Well written and inspiring, this is a must read for anyone interested in the foolishness of proclamation.
9. Jesus’ Sermon on [...]
Old Testament Formation
Good morning peoples. I am relatively unschooled in the issues of Hebrew Bible literary formation. Danny, over at Personman, references a History Chanel documentary which claims a rather uninspiring view of book and canon formation in hist post entitled :: The Bible Unearthed.
I felt like I had good things to say over there about issues [...]
Upcoming Post Series: Women in Paul
In an upcoming post series I am working on, I am going to take a look at all the specific women mentioned in the undisputed letters of Paul. The basis of this series will be the essay entitled “Real Women through the Undisputed Letters of Paul” by Margaret MacDonald found in Women & Christian Origins [...]
Christian Carnival Highlights
The latest Christian Carnival is up over at Diary of One. Here are some of the posts that stuck out at me.
Postmodern Philosophy for the Rest of Us–Part 1
My NLT Odyssey: A Bible translation story
Bible Study: Jesus’ Use of Q & A
Random Thought
The danger of abstracting everything is that we can easily slip into and endless discussion about our abstractions and loose sight of the things in themselves.