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Peter Enns

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October 2013

October 01, 2013

updating Jesus as times change: hey, it’s in the Bible

The idea that God was "updated" is not restricted to the OT, a topic we've...

October 01, 2013

Raymond B. Dillard, 1944-1993: A Brief Remembrance

20 years ago tomorrow I was on my way out the door to go apple...

September 2013

September 27, 2013

Did biblical writers understand their past? (Mark Smith part 2)

Today's post is based on another idea I found interesting in Mark S. Smith's article "God in Israel's...

September 25, 2013

Rob Bell, Oprah, and N. T. Wright. Yeah, you heard me.

Just yesterday on The Revangelical Blog, Brandan Robertson posted on Rob Bell teaming up with Oprah....

September 23, 2013

Is God restricted by what the Bible says?

Today we feature another guest post by Carlos Bovell, a third in what we might...

September 22, 2013

Jesus wants you to take historical criticism seriously (or something like that; just read the post)

In August 2011, Mark S. Smith (Skirball Profesor of Bible and Near Eastern Studies at...

September 20, 2013

defending a literal reading of Genesis: an elderly pastor’s hill to die on

I recently stumbled upon a lengthy, passionate defense of a literal reading of the biblical...

September 17, 2013

More on updating Yahweh: a possible way forward (Carlos Bovell part 2)

Today's post is the second of two by Carlos Bovell (see first post and bio...

September 16, 2013

Did ancient scribes update Yahweh? Probably. (and that’s OK)

Today's guest blogger is Carlos Bovell, whom many of you know from some previous posts...

September 16, 2013

So, you want to publish a book, huh?

Taking a small break this morning from my usual blah blah blahing about the Bible...

September 14, 2013

The Bible is the center of the Christian faith (and don’t assume you know what I mean by that)

John Franke gave a lecture to the Eastern University community yesterday entitled "Progressive Evangelical Theology: Nature,...

September 11, 2013

What does the Bible have to say about the crisis in Syria? (hint: nothing. absolutely nothing)

I came across an article on USA Today's website that disturbs me--imagine that, finding something...

September 08, 2013

A nuclear, apocalyptic, smackdown, world-ending book on biblical inerrancy is [not] coming soon

I've begun seeing some ads online and in catalogs on an upcoming book I contributed to, Five Views...

September 05, 2013

God is Bigger than the Bible

Last night I was reading Mark S. Smith's The Early History of God: Yahweh and...

September 01, 2013

Thinking about God Makes Me Just Want to Keep My Mouth Shut

Smart people tell us that the universe is about 14 billion years old and about...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Honor Your Head, Don’t Live In It. (or, I Think I’m a Protestant)

I think I am a Protestant. I’ve spent my entire Christian life, since childhood, as...

August 29, 2013

What happens when the pastor of a megachurch loses his faith?

A book. That's what happens. Specifically, a wonderful piece of fiction, Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim's Tale....

August 28, 2013

6 paths to finding God

In chapter 2 of his book The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for...

August 27, 2013

Would Jesus get hired to teach an Old Testament seminary course today?

Jesus certainly had an interesting way of handling his Bible in debates with the religious...

August 24, 2013

You call that a history course? THIS is a history course. (13.7 billion years in 10 lessons)

Just today I stumbled upon Big History Project, an online course geared toward high schoolers...

August 23, 2013

recovering from inerrancy in the second half of life

I met an old friend for lunch yesterday. He was, once upon a time, firmly...

August 22, 2013

when God doesn’t make sense (exactly, yes, thank you, join the club)

My line of work brings me into contact with all sorts of Christian pilgrims on...

August 21, 2013

A Bible dictionary I helped edit just came out (not recommended for pregnant women or those with a history of back problems)

What do Parshandatha, Harnepher, Mattithiah, and Romamti-Ezer have in common? They are all in the Bible,...

August 20, 2013

When did the Old Testament become the Old Testament? a crash course in the form of a chart

Last year, an English translation of Konrad Schmid's (University of Zurich) approach to the literary...

August 19, 2013

on being a professional Christian

Dr. Enns, we would like you to come talk to us about God, Jesus, and...

August 16, 2013

Losing My Religion (At Least That’s the Plan)

On the spiritual journey, the message is always to you. The message is always telling...

August 15, 2013

What Biblical Scholars Do (since you were likely losing sleep about it)

Biblical scholars build models. A model is a way of accounting for as much of...

August 14, 2013

You and I Have a Different God, I Think

I've been watching the Adam and evolution debates/discussions on line, in social media, and in print....

August 13, 2013

Short interview on why I blog and whether more academics should blog

Joshua Mann--PhD candidate in New Testament at the University of Edinburgh--is publishing a series of...

August 13, 2013

Theological Growth: Extreme Makeover Home Edition

Theological growth is like renovating your house. You think your 120 year-old Victorian is rock...

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