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August 2014

August 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage of Commentary Writing

Origen (3rd century church father) spent three decades writing a commentary on the Gospel of...

August 24, 2014

Rom 10:5-8 – A Paraphrase

I've been working through various Ph.D theses by David Lincicum, Guy Waters, J. Ross Wagner,...

August 23, 2014

The Story of Israel is “the story of the world’s redemption”

The story of Israel's "fall' might, after all, seem remote and scarcely interesting to gentile...

August 23, 2014

James Crossley and the Criteria of Authenticity

Over at Harnessing Chaos, James Crossley comments on the value of the "criteria of authenticity" used...

August 22, 2014

Gospel of John for Logos Mobile Education

I'm really excited to promote the soon-to-be-released bundle of courses on the Gospels from in Logos'...

August 22, 2014

Book Review: The Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas

Can the Gospel compete with alternative worldviews? A review of The Gospel in the Marketplace of...

August 21, 2014

The Latest Issue of JSPL is an Extended Review of N.T. Wright’s PFG

The latest issue of the Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters is dedicated to...

August 21, 2014

A Solution to the Problem of the Historical Origins of the Bible and Jesus

I found this very interesting passage in Martin Kähler's The So-Called Historical Jesus and the Historic...

August 21, 2014

Textbooks for the Fall Semester

The required textbooks for my three courses at NPU in the fall semester: 4th Year Seminar...

August 21, 2014

Paula Gooder on the Historical Reliability of the Gospels

Over at CPX, John Dickson interviewed the British Bible Society's resident theologian, Dr. Paula Gooder,...

August 20, 2014

The “never-ending screw”

Last week I was putting up a shelf using a molly bolt. These are bolts...

August 20, 2014

Book Notice: Rowan Williams on Being Christian

Rowan Williams Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2014. Available at...

August 19, 2014

Latest issue of Themelios

The latest issue of Themelios (39.2) is out and features D.A. Carson on "What are...

August 19, 2014

Work, Life, and Theology: A Review

Is the way we work working? A review of The Way we Work, Grffith Review. The...

August 18, 2014

The Gospel of the Lord is Now Released

My new book The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story...

August 17, 2014

The Gospel according to Bob Dylan

Over at ABC’s Radio National, Aussie Theologian Ben Myers is interviewed by Geoff Wood about...

August 16, 2014

Living with the Enemy

An Aussie TV station, SBS, is broadcasting a series called "Living with the Enemy," including...

August 15, 2014

Perspectives on Davidic Messiah – m.Ed Podcast with myself and Mark Strauss

A month or so ago I had the privilege of traveling for a second time...

August 15, 2014

The Gospel of Mark and Syria?

Just came across this article, Warren Carter, “Mark and Syria? An Assessment,” ExpT 125.11 (2014): 531-37....

August 14, 2014

Richard Bauckham and Chris Marshall on “Jesus in Context”

Thanks to Carey College in NZ is a one hour lecture by Richard Bauckham and...

August 13, 2014

Scot McKnight on Mike Bird’s Inerrancy Essay

Over at Jesus Creed, Scot McKnight gives a summary and evaluation of my contribution to...

August 12, 2014

Armin Baum on Inerrancy and Canon

Congrats to my friend Armin Baum (Freie Theologische Hochschule, Geissen) who has had a couple...

August 10, 2014

Review: The Songs of Jesse Adams

What did Jesus do in Melbourne in the 60s? A review of The Songs of Jesse...

August 09, 2014

The Last Days of Christianity in Iraq

Historian Philip Jenkins has a great piece over at ABC Religion and Ethics on The...

August 09, 2014

The Purpose of the Christian University

The Christian university does not simply deposit ideas into mind-receptacles, thereby providing just enough education...

August 09, 2014

N.T. Wright Awarded the Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies

Over at The Saint is news that N.T. Wright has been awarded the Burkitt medal...

August 08, 2014

North Park University Has a Solid Ranking Among Christian Colleges

There's only about a week more of the summer. Beginning August 18th faculty at NPU...

August 08, 2014

Rom 12:1-2: Three Observations

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies...

August 07, 2014

If you like J.S. Bach and Theology

The husband and wife team of Katherine Firth (Trinity College Melbourne) and Andreas Loewe (Dean...

August 06, 2014

Embodied Discipleship

I'm currently working carefully through James A. K. Smith's Cultural Liturgies series (2 volumes -...