Funny Signs of the Times– Part Two

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Funny Signs of the Times— Part One

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Paul and the Transformative Gospel– N.T. Wright

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A Theology of Joy— Wright and Wolf

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Jesus says— Go Fishing!’

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Praying A Hedge of Protection???

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Walter Moberly’s The God of the Old Testament– Part Twenty Five

Last updated on: January 7, 2021 at 5:49 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. Near the very end of the book you make some passing remarks that many Christians will find jarring. For example, you say on p. 248 that the notion of a particular coming messiah is not found in the OT (not even in Is. 52-53, as some NT writers thought?). On the following page you say that the writers of the Bible did not conceive of God as triune. It seems to me that the latter is not quite accurate... Read more

Walter Moberly’s The God of the Old Testament– Part Twenty Four

Last updated on: January 7, 2021 at 5:45 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. It’s interesting that you chose the Elisha story in 2 Kings as the jumping off point for discussing monotheism, even though the person making the monotheistic remarks is a foreigner named Naaman rather than Elisha. Any reason for not discussing this in conjunction with the Shema and its implications? A. Well, it’s partly because I’ve already discussed the Shema in my OT Theology. But one of my reasons for choosing the story of Naaman (other than that I like... Read more

Walter Moberly’s The God of the Old Testament– Part Twenty Three

Last updated on: January 7, 2021 at 5:41 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. Let’s talk about your affirmation of the definition of monotheism on p. 182. This is a subject you’ve dealt with at length, though I wonder if you’ve interacted with Richard Bauckham’s idea that when Jesus is called God in the NT what is meant is that he shares in the divine identity, and that the ‘oneness’ referred to in the OT is not about ontology or the number of persons in the Godhead. This would seem to be supported... Read more

Walter Moberly’s The God of the Old Testament– Part Twenty Two

Last updated on: January 7, 2021 at 5:38 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. The Inscrutable God chapter is certainly very challenging. It reminded me of the end of a poem I wrote some time ago which says ‘God’s way are not our ways/ our eyes cannot see/ the logic of love/ nailed to a tree.” My point is that ‘all is not made plain’ even in the NT when it comes to the ultimate mysteries of God’s ways with us. Our tendency to want simple and clear answers to everything leads to... Read more