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2024-02-10T08:09:08-07:00

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The Asbury Revival: The Outpouring’s 1 Year Anniversary

Last updated on: February 10, 2024 at 8:09 am By B. J. Oropeza

I am in Wilmore, Kentucky the week of the first anniversary of the Asbury Revival that started February 8, 2023. The locals normally don’t use the word “revival” or “awakening.” They call it an outpouring. The message at chapel the morning of the anniversary was entitled, “Reflections on One Year of Outpouring.” Dr. Tom McCall gave the message at the Estes Chapel, Asbury Seminary. In the evening another commemoration service about the outpouring took place at the Hughes Auditorium at... Read more

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2024-02-03T21:10:22-07:00

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Matthew Thiessen’s A Jewish Paul: Part 2 of the Interview

Last updated on: February 3, 2024 at 9:10 pm By B. J. Oropeza

We are back for Part 2 of our interview with Matthew Thiessen! Dr. Thiessen recently wrote, A Jewish Paul: The Messiah’s Herald to the Gentiles (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2023). In Part 1 we discussed this book’s relation to Dr. Thiessen’s earlier work, Paul and the Gentile Problem, Paul’s weirdness, and the interpretation of Paul’s phrase, the “works of the law.” This instalment compares Paul in Acts with Paul in his letters in relation to the law, the translation of “Judaism” in... Read more

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2024-01-29T21:03:20-07:00

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New Testament Use of the Old: Quotes, Allusions, and Echoes

Last updated on: January 29, 2024 at 9:03 pm By B. J. Oropeza

We may often notice that New Testament authors like to refer to Old Testament passages. But how do we distinguish when these authors are quoting, or alluding to, or echoing the OT? Sometimes the NT writers make it easy for us. Matthew, for example, includes the words, “Isaiah the prophet” before he cites this prophet (Matthew 3:3). But more often than not, the NT authors give us no clear indication about their references. Notice, for example, Paul in 1 Corinthians... Read more

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2024-01-15T21:14:26-07:00

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A Jewish Paul: Matthew Thiessen on His New Book

Last updated on: January 15, 2024 at 9:14 pm By B. J. Oropeza

One book that recently caught my eye has the striking title, A Jewish Paul: The Messiah’s Herald to the Gentiles (Baker Academic, 2023). When I picked it up and starting browsing through it, I knew that I needed try to conduct an interview with its author, Matthew Thiessen. I now have the privilege of presenting that interview. Dr. Matthew Thiessen earned his Ph.D. at Duke University and is currently associate professor of religious studies at McMaster University. He has authored... Read more

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2024-01-11T11:51:21-07:00

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The Apocalypse of Weeks in 1 Enoch: A Neglected Prophecy

Last updated on: January 11, 2024 at 11:51 am By B. J. Oropeza

We find the Apocalypse of Weeks in 1 Enoch 91 and 93. As an apocalypse it is a heavenly revelation previously hidden from human knowledge. This revelation depicts a total of ten different weeks. The weeks stand for various eras of human history, and the final weeks point to the very end of that history. As we begin a new year of uncertainties, what can we learn from this neglected prophecy? This prophetic discourse appears in the fifth and final... Read more

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2023 in Review: The 12 Best Posts of the Year

Last updated on: February 21, 2024 at 6:46 pm By B. J. Oropeza

As 2023 comes to a close, it is time for me to review and reflect on what turned out to be the 12 best posts of the year from my General Christian column, “In Christ.” I rank these based strictly on the amount of views each of them received. If it were strictly my choice, my favorite on this list would be #11: Top 12 Monsters in the Bible. However, the choices below are not mine but yours. Here are... Read more

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Are Miracles in the Gospels contrary to Historical Evidence?

Last updated on: December 22, 2023 at 1:06 am By B. J. Oropeza

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The four Gospels report a number of miracles that Jesus performed when with his disciples. Certain scholars point to these miracles as evidence against the Gospels having reliable historical information. Did Jesus really heal blind and lame people and cast out demons from possessed individuals? According to Dr. Craig Keener, we should not exclude such reports that come from “eyewitness material,” from contemporaries who experienced Jesus as an exorcist and healer of various ailments (Craig S. Keener, Christobiography: Memory, History,... Read more

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Noah’s Righteousness beyond Genesis

Last updated on: December 10, 2023 at 8:05 am By B. J. Oropeza

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The story in Genesis 6–9 narrates how Noah and his family were saved in an ark from the Great Flood. God sent the Deluge on earth as result of human wickedness, but Noah escaped on account of his righteousness. Noah also reappears in later Jewish traditions as well as the New Testament due to his righteous character. Here are some examples: Noah in Scripture and Jewish Literature In Ezekiel 14:12–20 the prophet announces judgment on Jerusalem so severe that even... Read more

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2023-11-24T23:36:29-07:00

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Beyond What the Bible Says: How Did the Apostle Paul Die?

Last updated on: November 24, 2023 at 11:36 pm By B. J. Oropeza

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Biblical scripture does not tell us about the death of the Apostle Paul. How did he die? In 2 Timothy 4:6–8, Paul is said to have been in prison and claims to have finished his course, fighting the good fight of faith. The last we hear about him he is in prison in Rome in Acts 28 under some sort of house arrest. Acts leaves Paul’s final days in question. Certain scholars suggest the silence about his end is an... Read more

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2023-11-16T21:39:22-07:00

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Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Galatians and 1 Thessalonians

Last updated on: November 16, 2023 at 9:39 pm By B. J. Oropeza

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I would like to introduce my new book, Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Galatians and 1 Thessalonians edited by A. Andrew Das and B. J. Oropeza (Fortress Academic, 2023).* This book marks volume four of the Scripture, Texts, and Tracings series from Fortress (Lexington Books). The series originated from a seminar at the annual Society of Biblical Literature conference called “Scripture and Paul.” It focuses on the Apostle Paul’s use of Old Testament (OT) Scripture, along with other ancient texts.... Read more

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