The Lost World of the Torah (2) How ANE Laws Work We are considering John Walton’s book, The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context. Walton is a professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, and an editor and writer of many OT studies and commentaries, focusing attention onContinue reading “The Lost World of the Torah (2) — How ANE Laws Work”
Category Archives: Use of the Bible
The Lost World of the Torah (1) — Introduction
The Lost World of the Torah (1) Introduction Though [it] is a popular view, we will contend, in contrast, that Scripture is not a body of information containing propositions that are always valid in all places and times. Instead, we will find much greater need to resist the thinking that there is a divinely inspiredContinue reading “The Lost World of the Torah (1) — Introduction”
A blast from my so-called “biblical” past
The other day I had a reminder of my past evangelical life and the way I used to think and teach. Watching an online sermon from a local conservative evangelical Bible-teaching church with which I am very familiar, I was struck at the implicit (and explicit) theme that pervaded the message. It wasn’t the specificContinue reading “A blast from my so-called “biblical” past”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer: Gods Words and the Word
Wednesday with Michael Spencer In which Michael cuts through the noise and makes a central point about the Bible. I believe that confessional Christianity wisely focuses on the ultimate, final purpose of the Bible, and not on the mechanism used to achieve that result. This is wise, because there will always be vast disagreement overContinue reading “Wednesday with Michael Spencer: Gods Words and the Word”
What the Bible Actually Teaches (5) — Open Mic Edition
What the Bible Actually Teaches (5) Open Mic Edition Let’s do something a little different today. One of the main points of Pete Enns’s book is about how the Bible depicts God. in various ways according to the culturally-conditioned understandings of its ancient authors. We will discuss that more next week, with examples from theContinue reading “What the Bible Actually Teaches (5) — Open Mic Edition”
How the Bible Actually Works (4)
How the Bible Actually Works (4) Today we continue blogging through Pete Enns’s new book on the Bible. As I’ve said in our recent posts on The Bible and the Believer, one of my tasks this year will be to work on answering two questions that Pete raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: WhatContinue reading “How the Bible Actually Works (4)”
How the Bible Actually Works (3)
How the Bible Actually Works (3) Today we continue blogging through Pete Enns’s new book on the Bible. As I’ve said in our recent posts on The Bible and the Believer, one of my tasks this year will be to work on answering two questions that Pete raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: WhatContinue reading “How the Bible Actually Works (3)”
Wisdom and Hope
Before I run my next post on Pete Enns’s book, How the Bible Actually Works, I thought I would give some personal perspectives with regard to the questions: What is the Bible? What is the Bible for? Our last post raised a number of questions in the comments that lead me to do this. InContinue reading “Wisdom and Hope”
How the Bible Actually Works (2)
How the Bible Actually Works (2) Today we continue blogging through Pete Enns’s new book on the Bible. As I’ve said in our recent posts on The Bible and the Believer, one of my tasks this year will be to work on answering two questions that Pete raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: WhatContinue reading “How the Bible Actually Works (2)”
Tuesday with Michael Spencer: Can You Study This Book Too Much?
Tuesday with Michael Spencer From 2008 and edited by CM I’m not a literature scholar, but I play one in the classroom several hours a week. That is, when I’m not teaching the Bible to kids from all over America and the world, I teach AP English. Mostly Shakespeare and poetry. The interaction of theContinue reading “Tuesday with Michael Spencer: Can You Study This Book Too Much?”
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