I have chosen, in prayer (of course) during Lent and approaching Easter Sunday, to preach through different angles on the atonement, or what academia calls, models or theories. We mustn't be confused by how the idea of "theories" is being used here. It is not a way to shoe-horn in a text into an abscure... Continue Reading →
"Most orthodox Christians claim to be "biblical" in doctrine yet also "Trinitarian". Many share the view expressed by Whitely and by Kelly that the Pauline texts embody "traces of a Trinitarian ground-plan". It is certainly the case that Paul unambiguously expresses the Christian belief in one God (1 Cor. 8:6), and that in many passages,... Continue Reading →
The whole house shook as the package hit the floor with a resounding thud! In a few months I am teaching a module to undergraduates in Biblical Theology, and I could think of no better resource to add to my own notes and books from teaching in previous years, than this beautiful beast of a... Continue Reading →
“When the Day of Pentecost arrived…” Pentecost….from the Gk meaning 50th. 50th what? 50th day after Passover. In the OT it is called The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot). A national holiday of rest, offering and celebration of the harvest (Lev. 23). Now that’s interesting. On the day of rest and offering and celebration:... Continue Reading →
I am going to do some personal research of a biblical theology of women in ministry. Why is the church struggling, in some quarters, to come to terms with this great egalitarian-complimentarian divide? I for one am tired of the way this hurts churches and seems to limit ministry potential in so many women. I've... Continue Reading →
Theology Theology is the most amazing subject, and one of the most misunderstood. It can relate to the entire discipline of religious studies, but Christian theology is more specifically the study of what the Scriptures say. This is not minimalism, since this study includes exegesis, historical criticism, careful analysis of method and epistemology, and then... Continue Reading →
Gralefrit Theology 