Category: Biblical Studies
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Writing and Rewriting the Gospels with Dr. James Barker (Podcast)
Read more: Writing and Rewriting the Gospels with Dr. James Barker (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. James Barker, who is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Western Kentucky University and the author of Writing and Rewriting the Gospels: John and the Synoptics (published by Eerdmans). In this episode we discuss Dr. Barker’s theory of Gospel development, which entails the idea that each…
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A Better View of Judgment
Read more: A Better View of JudgmentPhoto credit: “(JUDGMENT)” by Xurble is licensed under CC BY 2.0. This note argues that the subordinate clause in 2 Corinthians 5:10 should be translated “so that each of us may receive in our bodies what is due us for what we have done, whether good or bad.” Compare this with the conventional translation, for example the NIV:…
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Paul and Judaism at the End of History with Professor Matthew Novenson (Podcast)
Read more: Paul and Judaism at the End of History with Professor Matthew Novenson (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Professor Matthew Novenson, who is the Helen H. P. Manson Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary and the author of Paul and Judaism at the End of History (published by Cambridge University Press). In this conversation we talk about how eschatology and Paul’s belief that he was living…
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Judaism: A Guide for Christians with Professor Tzvi Novick (Podcast)
Read more: Judaism: A Guide for Christians with Professor Tzvi Novick (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Professor Tzvi Novick, who is Abrams Jewish Thought and Culture Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, and the author of the book that we’re discussing in this episode, Judaism: A Guide for Christians (published by Eerdmans). Over the course of our conversation we talk about why…
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The Final Judgment of Believers in Christ: When does it happen? What is the point?
Read more: The Final Judgment of Believers in Christ: When does it happen? What is the point?Photo credit: “the Last Judgment” by oriana.italy is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. A review of the scholarly literature reveals a surprising variety of views on when Christians and non-Christians are judged and why. Some, such as Professor Robert Wilkin, argue that “believers and unbelievers will appear at separate judgments.” The Role of Works at the Final…
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The Mary We Forgot with Professor Jennifer Powell McNutt (Podcast)
Read more: The Mary We Forgot with Professor Jennifer Powell McNutt (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Jennifer Powell McNutt, who is the Franklin S. Dyrness Chair of Biblical and Theological Studies and Professor of Theology and History of Christianity at Wheaton College and the author of the book that we discuss in this episode, The Mary We Forgot: What the Apostle to the Apostles Teaches…
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Judgment Seat of Christ Revisited Once Again: Is This The Icing On The cake?
Read more: Judgment Seat of Christ Revisited Once Again: Is This The Icing On The cake?Photo Credit: “Lefkadia The Judgment Tomb – VI (37242295582)” by Egisto Sani from Italy is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Those readers who have followed my series of posts on this blog know that my rendering of the Judgment Seat of Christ passage from 2 Cor. 5:10 is at odds with the conventional view. My reading would go…
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If God Loves Judgment, Shouldn’t We Love It Too?
Read more: If God Loves Judgment, Shouldn’t We Love It Too?Photo Credits: “Michelangelo – The Last Judgment, Sistine Chapel, The Vatican” by Randy OHC is licensed under CC BY 2.0. This short article examines two verses from the Psalms and traces their English translations over the centuries. The point is not to quibble with the various translations. All the renderings of these passages quoted in this article are…
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Acts of the Apostles with Professor Steve Walton (Podcast)
Read more: Acts of the Apostles with Professor Steve Walton (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Professor Steve Walton, Senior Research Fellow in New Testament at Trinity College, Bristol, and the author of the book that we’re discussing in this episode, Acts 1–9:42 in the Word Biblical Commentary series (published by Zondervan Academic). In our conversation, Prof. Walton shares with us how he got to…

