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The Divine Heartset in Philippians with Dr. Crispin Fletcher-Louis (Podcast)
Read more: The Divine Heartset in Philippians with Dr. Crispin Fletcher-Louis (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Crispin Fletcher-Louis, who is a Fellow at the University of Gloucestershire and the author of the book that we’re discussing in this episode, The Divine Heartset: Paul’s Philippians Christ Hymn, Metaphysical Affections, and Civic Virtues (published by Cascade). Over the course of our conversation, we talk about Dr….
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Contesting Languages: Tongues vs. Multilingualism with Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu (Podcast)
Read more: Contesting Languages: Tongues vs. Multilingualism with Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu (Podcast)In this episode we discuss whether “tongues” in 1 Corinthians refer to ecstatic and unintelligible speech, or whether they refer to multilingualism. For this conversation we’re joined by Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu, who is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary and George Fox University, and the author of the new book that we’re discussing…
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The Art of Translation: An Example from Luke 2.49
Read more: The Art of Translation: An Example from Luke 2.49The Text that Started It All I received this text message from a friend: “Quick…need a translation/explanation of Luke 2:49.” I found the necessity of a hurried response to be a bit peculiar. Who would need a translation of a verse so promptly? Nevertheless, I supplied my quick, and rather ‘wooden’, translation from the Greek…
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Joseph Smith’s Translation of Galatians
Read more: Joseph Smith’s Translation of GalatiansThis week I am putting the final touches on the first draft of my PhD thesis on suffering and eschatology in Galatians. I’m quite excited to be at this stage, but I know there’s still a lot of work to be done. Since my thesis is on Galatians I’m often thinking about the best way…
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VIDEO: Is the Bible Reliable? (Guest Post)
Read more: VIDEO: Is the Bible Reliable? (Guest Post)“You can’t really believe in the Bible, right? It’s been translated so many times! Not to mention the thousands of errors and the fact that the Council of Nicaea totally suppressed stuff they didn’t like. There’s just no way you can know what it originally said.” If you’re strangely inclined to trust the Bible, you…
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Red Letter Bibles: Should Publishers Print Them?
Read more: Red Letter Bibles: Should Publishers Print Them?There is love, in the red letters There is truth, in the red letters There is hope for the hopeless, peace and forgiveness There is life, in the red letters These lyrics come from the song Red Letters sung by dc Talk in their album, Supernatural, released in 1998. For some, this song is undoubtedly…