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How to Study the Bible’s Use of the Bible with Professor Gary Edward Schnittjer and Dr. Matthew Harmon (Podcast)
Read more: How to Study the Bible’s Use of the Bible with Professor Gary Edward Schnittjer and Dr. Matthew Harmon (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Professor Gary Edward Schnittjer, who is Distinguished Professor of Old Testament in the School of Divinity at Cairn University in Pennsylvania, and Dr. Matthew Harmon, who is Professor of New Testament Studies at Grace Theological Seminary in Indiana. Together they are the authors of How to Study the Bible’s…
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Interpreting Philemon with Dr. Dennis Edwards (Podcast)
Read more: Interpreting Philemon with Dr. Dennis Edwards (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Dennis Edwards to talk about the interpretation of Philemon. Dr. Edwards is Associate Professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, and the author of Might from the Margins: The Gospel’s Power to Turn the Tables on Injustice (Herald Press) with a forthcoming book on…
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Asian American Biblical Interpretation with Dr. Janette Hur Ok (Podcast)
Read more: Asian American Biblical Interpretation with Dr. Janette Hur Ok (Podcast)On this episode in the Cultural Identity series we are joined by Dr. Janette Hur Ok, who is associate professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of the forthcoming monograph Constructing Ethnic Identity in 1 Peter: Who You Are No Longer in the Library of New Testament Studies series. Dr. Ok…
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Pushing Past Literalism
Read more: Pushing Past LiteralismEver since I started down the path of academic theology I have been plagued by a single word: “literal”. No other word has caused me near the same amount of frustration and headaches than this word. Not only is it often, ironically, ill defined and vague, it becomes, also ironically, a license to interpret or…
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Review of Andrew K. Boakye, Death and Life: Resurrection, Restoration, and Rectification in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
Read more: Review of Andrew K. Boakye, Death and Life: Resurrection, Restoration, and Rectification in Paul’s Letter to the GalatiansDeath and Life is the published PhD Thesis of Andrew K. Boakye (PhD, University of Manchester), who is currently Lecturer in Religions and Theology at the University of Manchester. I was first introduced to Dr. Boakye’s research at the 2012 Galatians & Theology Conference held at my alma mater (University of St Andrews), where he gave a…
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Biblical Injunctions for Bearded Awesomeness
Read more: Biblical Injunctions for Bearded AwesomenessI’ll admit, lately I have become a bit obsessed with my beard. Strangely, this unruly hair that is growing out of my face has captivated my attention, adding a minutes to my daily grooming schedule. For people that don’t know me that well this is a pretty big deal. It’s true, I am a clean…
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My new article in Westminster Theological Journal with Dr. Jon Lunde
Read more: My new article in Westminster Theological Journal with Dr. Jon LundeA few weeks ago I posted a link to an article that I co-wrote with Dr. Jonathan M. Lunde for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. That article was on the use of Isaiah in Ephesians 5.14. This new article — “Paul’s Creative and Contextual Use of Psalm 68 in Ephesians 4:8,” Westminster Theological Journal 74.1 (Spring 2012): 99-117 — functions…
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Raging Bull: How the Bible Bashed my Face In
Read more: Raging Bull: How the Bible Bashed my Face InOne of the most difficult tasks of the serious Bible student is to read the Bible as the word of God and not as an assignment. Like most people, I changed major three times during my first year of college. First, I was an engineering major. This was, without doubt, the result of knowing very…
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The Christ Hymn
Read more: The Christ HymnOne of my favorite sections of Scripture is Philippians 2:5-11. In this passage Paul paints for us a beautiful picture of humility and self-denial in the person of Christ. All to often I read this hymn and immediately I am struck by how I fail to model such humility. Whereas Christ climbs down the ladder…