The book entitled Peter in early Christianity, is a collection of essays from a conference at Edinburgh hosted by Larry Hurtado and Helen Bond in 2013, which was an attempt to assess the state of play about the ‘Rock’ known as Simon as it occurs in Biblical scholarship, and perhaps particularly to counteract the neglect of Peter in Protestant scholarship in modernity. Really in my life time there have only been a very few serious studies by Protestant scholars on... Read more
Reynolds Price was for many years a professor at Duke, and one of the more beautiful and gifted writers from the Carolinas. James Taylor set one of his poems to music– and it seems appropriate to offer it here at the cusp of a New Year. Read more
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A.W. Tozer: “If the Holy Spirit was withdrawn from the church today, 95 percent of what we do would go on and no one would know the difference. If the Holy Spirit had been withdrawn from the New Testament church, 95 percent of what they did would stop, and everybody would know the difference.” Read more
Protestants since the Reformation have practiced what can only be called benign neglect at best when it comes to Simon Peter. This is even true at the scholarly level. Lots and lots of studies on Paul, too few on Peter. The painting above (which Word Press insists on doing sideways, but if you click on the picture, Peter straightens up) is in some ways all too representative of the problem– Protestants giving a sideways glance at Peter while arguing again... Read more
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Will there be Rest for the restless, Hope for the hopeless, Love for the loveless, When Kingdom comes? Will there be Faith for the faithless Sense for the senseless Self for the selfless When Kingdom comes? Will there be Homes for the homeless, Sight for the sightless Joy for the joyless, When Kingdom comes? Will there be Mercy for the merciless, Care for the careless, Help for the helpless, When Kingdom comes? Will there be Talent for the talentless, Grace... Read more
P.C. Doherty is one of the great masters of those who write detailed historical fiction, and the best of his numerous novels is his twenty novel series about Hugh Corbett. I have urged him for a long time to get back to this series, and finally it has happened– to great effect for over 330 pages. This is certainly one of his best, but also one of his bloodiest novels, this time about King Edward II in 1311. Here is... Read more
May 23-June 13, 2020 Tour Itinerary: May 23 Sat Depart Atlanta – Fly Cairo Take the non-stop direct TK 32 flight from Atlanta to Istanbul depart at 22:35. *You will check-in your luggage all the way to Cairo. May 24 Sun Arrive Istanbul Airport at 16:40 – Take TK 694 18:25 / 19:55 connection flight to Cairo Your guide will meet you with a “BEN WITHERINGTON – TUTKU” sign. Meet and assist through customs and formalities. Transfer by bus to... Read more
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