Monthly Archives: February 2012

Adam: Genesis and Paul

There has been a lot of blog chatter lately about the “historical Adam” and whether or not he actually existed. I suspect the real issue for some Christians is not so much what to do with the Adam we find … Continue reading

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Lent for Baptists

Well said, Mr. Denison. Why is Lent relevant for Baptists? Three reasons for observing some form of Lenten practice suggest themselves, in ascending importance. One: we need to live in community with the larger body of Christ. Since the vast … Continue reading

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Crash Course on the Septuagint

Did you know that the New Testament writers almost always quoted the Septuagint (LXX), and early Greek translation of the Old Testament, rather than the Hebrew Bible itself? You would if you read Michael S. Heiser’s nice, brief introductory article … Continue reading

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Transfiguration Sunday Sermon: “Managing Mystery (to within an Inch of Its Life)”

2 Kings 2:1-12; Mark 9:2-9 I think the closest I’ve ever been to a “mountaintop experience” was on a riverboat. I had just arrived in Louisville, Kentucky to start attending seminary. Crescent Hill Baptist Church always rented the Belle of … Continue reading

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Scot McKnight Interview

Ed Stetzer interviews Scot McKnight about his recent book, The King Jesus Gospel. A key thought for me comes near the end: I also contend that a gospel that is first Christology and then soteriology is more biblical and differs … Continue reading

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It Looks Like a Serpent, Obviously

… because a moral gerrymander isn’t all that different from a political one. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Another Stab at “The Powers”

Roger Olson has a nice summary contrasting the views of Walter Wink and Greg Boyd on the nature of the demonic. Since these are the two theologians who have most influenced my own thinking on this matter, I read Olson’s … Continue reading

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Reading the Bible like an Anthropologist

Tonight I’ll be concluding my study of Ephesians at the First Baptist Church of Christ. I’ll be talking about the “principalities and powers” and how educated Westerners might make sense of what Ephesians says about unseen forces of evil arrayed … Continue reading

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Comment to Dr. Dallemand

I left the following comment on the most recent blog post of Dr. Romain Dallemand. It is currently awaiting moderation. Dr. Dallemand, I am part of the Macon community that has attempted to make it “very plain” that your “Macon … Continue reading

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What Were You Expecting?

Not unrelated to my previous post, Charles Halton has written a nice piece about “Calibrating Expectations for Biblical Studies.” We get along better in reading the Bible if we have realistic expectations about what we expect to find there in … Continue reading

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