Category Archives: New Testament

Early Christian Worship

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Darrell Pursiful

Larry Hurtado has made available PDFs of two new articles he has written for the New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, one on “Worship, NT Christian” and one on “Christology.”  Given his lament about the lack of enthusiasm for the … Continue reading →

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The Author of Hebrews Discovered At Last!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

I’ve got to admit, I’d have never suspected William Butler Yeats, but if you can’t trust the New York Times, who can you trust? He welcomed visitors with large-print messages on the walls. “Be not inhospitable to strangers, lest they … Continue reading →

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Basic Christian Decency 101

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. (Acts 10:34-35) Just sayin’. Share this: Digg this … Continue reading →

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Is the Sermon on the Mount Gospel?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

I think I already knew this, but I’m glad Scot McKnight expressed it so well: Here Jesus rises to the mountain — surely an echo of Moses giving the Torah from Mt Sinai — to reveal God’s will for God’s … Continue reading →

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Every Church Has Its Thing

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Why isn’t the thing love? If I study my Bible every day and have private devotions, but have not love, I am nothing. If I tithe to the church, and support good charities, but have not love, I gain nothing. … Continue reading →

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Jesus Didn’t Teach What the NT Says about Him—But So What?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Interesting thought from Larry Hurtado about unexplored premises in Historical Jesus study: [B]oth sides have subscribed to a common premise, which goes something like this:  If a serious difference can be shown between what Jesus himself taught (especially what he … Continue reading →

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Stupid Stupid Stupid Stupid Stupid

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

“Professor says Adam’s sin was failure to lead” “The beginning of God’s curse on Adam indicated that he fell because he heeded the voice of his wife, which contradicted God’s established order and represented the first biblical example of abandonment … Continue reading →

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What Did Paul Really Say about Slavery?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Some readers may be interested in this paper by Scott Bartchy (linked by Ben Witherington): “Paul Did Not Teach ‘Stay in Slavery’: The Mistranslation of κλῆσις in 1 Corinthians,” A Paper presented to the Combined Session of the African-American Hermeneutics … Continue reading →

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The Third Quest for the Historical Jesus is Over

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

So says Craig Evans. Great, now I’m going to have to revise my introductory Historical Jesus lecture AGAIN! (H/T: Marc Goodacre) Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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John and Christology

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

I love this quotation from F. C. Conybeare: If Athanasius had not had the Fourth Gospel to draw texts from, Arius would never have been confuted…if Arius had not had the Fourth Gospel to draw texts from, he would not … Continue reading →

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