Today I was interviewed about my book, The Blue-Collar Bible Scholar’s Reader’s Guide to the New Testament. We mainly focused on the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament. Enjoy.
A Brief Recap Thus FarBefore we move on to the next major section of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, perhaps it would be good to pause and provide a brief recap of both the situation Paul is addressing and his initial argument as he addresses that situation. I believe Paul wrote Galatians to the primarily…
The argument in Galatians actually begins in 2:15. Everything up to this point is basically historical prologue that illustrates the theological point Paul is going to be making from here on out. So, why did he make such a big deal about the fact that he got his Gospel and apostolic calling directly from Jesus?…
The Greeting (1:1-5)If you are like me (or like me when I was in high school), if and when you ever read one of Paul’s letters, you tend to skim through those initial verses in the first chapter where Paul is giving his greetings. Let’s face it, most of his greetings in his letters seem…
Back in the mid-90s, when I was a graduate student at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, I had the extreme good fortune of being able to take numerous classes from Gordon Fee. For me, he was the most influential and impactful professor I have ever had. So much so, that I dedicated my Blue-Collar…
Earlier this month, I was fortunate to get interviewed on the “Recovering Evangelicals” podcast. It was a little bit about my personal faith journey, and a whole lot about my firsthand experience with YECism. Let is also serve as a foreshadowing of the upcoming publication of my revised edition to The Heresy of Ham, hopefully…
Finally, I’m coming to the end of my look at Deconstructing Christianity by Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett. To be honest, I have not enjoyed writing it. It’s not because I didn’t agree with it. I actually have come away thinking that the criticisms of the book are over-exaggerated and unfair. Besides, when I really…
Another weekend has come. It’s time for Part 3 of my look at Alisa Childers’ and Tim Barnett’s book, The Deconstruction of Christianity. I’m going to follow the same routine as I have done in the previous two posts: (A) A quick summary of a chapter, and (B) My own comments in bold. Chapter 8:…
Another weekend has come. Time for another entry into my look at Alisa Childers’ and Tim Barnett’s book, The Deconstruction of Christianity. Last week I looked at Part 1 of their book, titled “#Exvangelical.” Part 2, “#Deconstruction,” is actually six chapters in the book, so I will be taking two blog posts to get through…
As things have turned out, the first part of this year has gotten me into reading books by people that many “progressive” social media types hate. Earlier this year, I went through Mere Christendom by Doug Wilson. Although I didn’t agree with everything he said, Wilson didn’t strike me as the raving, hateful lunatic that…