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Review of The Present Task of New Testament Studies by C.H. Dodd
Read more: Review of The Present Task of New Testament Studies by C.H. DoddC.H. Dodd. The Present Task of New Testament Studies: An Inaugural Lecture Delivered in the Divinity School on Tuesday 2 June 1936. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1936 (reprint 2014). Pp. 41. Paper. £7.99. 978-1-107-63545-6. This reprint of Dodd’s 1936 inaugural lecture at the University of Cambridge is a short treasure wherein Dodd lays bare the…
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A Brief History of Old Testament Criticism—by Mark S. Gignilliat (A Review)
Read more: A Brief History of Old Testament Criticism—by Mark S. Gignilliat (A Review)On my trip to India over spring break—which you can read a little bit about here—I brought along a delightful little introduction to Old Testament Criticism by Mark S. Gignilliat, called, A Brief History of Old Testament Criticism: From Benedict Spinoza to Brevard Childs (check it out on Amazon). Gignilliat, who is Associate Professor of…
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Deuteronomy and the Judaean Diaspora by Ernest Nicholson
Read more: Deuteronomy and the Judaean Diaspora by Ernest NicholsonReview of Ernest Nicholson’s latest: Deuteronomy and the Judaean Diaspora
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The Gospel According to Job: Hope Beyond the Grave: Job 19:23-27
Read more: The Gospel According to Job: Hope Beyond the Grave: Job 19:23-27Many of us know Job 19 because, if we know anything of the actual Joban dialogue, we know Job 19:23-27. It is the most famous passage from the book. In the text Job states his belief that a day will come when he will physically see God after his death. Over the past couple of…
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What Does “Biblical” Mean?
Read more: What Does “Biblical” Mean?Yesterday, Richard Beck of Experimental Theology wrote a post on what the word “biblical” means. As will be obvious, I don’t much care for what he had to say. In fact, it made me so grumpy that I thought I’d respond. I hope he takes it as a compliment. In his piece he concludes: Biblical is…
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A Short Theology of Colossians
Read more: A Short Theology of ColossiansThe message of the gospel points us to a new possibility for life—nay, a new actuality of life. The divine fullness has entered into time, and history is bursting at the seams. As the world hurtled onward towards the abyss, God came bodily in Jesus Christ and embraced death and reprobation—“making peace by the blood…