The Chosen People by Chad Thornhill— Part One

Last updated on: November 16, 2015 at 6:30 am By Ben Witherington

One of the most important books I have read in a long time in regard to the theology of election in Paul’s letters is the recent book by Dr. Chad Thornhill of Liberty entitled The Chosen People. Election, Paul and Second Temple Judaism. In the next several posts we will be interacting with this fine book through a dialogue with the author. BW3 QUESTION 1: In a detailed study of salvation language in the OT, followed by salvation language in... Read more

The Taylor Legacy Parts Nine and Ten

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 1:09 pm By Ben Witherington

The Taylor Legacy Parts Seven and Eight

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 10:59 am By Ben Witherington

The Taylor Legacy Parts Five and Six

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 10:42 am By Ben Witherington

The Taylor Legacy Parts Three and Four

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 10:32 am By Ben Witherington

The Taylor Legacy Parts One and Two

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 10:22 am By Ben Witherington

Deep in the Heart of Texas—Tyler Texas

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 1:18 pm By Ben Witherington

As I’ve already mentioned on this blog, the nice folks at Marvin UMC in Tyler Texas invited me to come and speak there, which I was happy to do. And Doug Baker, the senior minister, and his side kick Russ, and my Asbury student David Dorn showed me around. For example, we went to AT+T stadium which houses remarkable things, including this wall…. And on the way to Tyler (which is east of Dallas about 2 hours), we stopped at... Read more

Winners!

Last updated on: December 7, 2015 at 6:51 am By Ben Witherington

This picture courtesy of my Charlotte friends. That’s Steph Curry and Cam Newton before the game last week in Charlotte. Notice how much bigger Cam is, and Steph Curry is Six feet Three!!! Of course, it ain’t the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. Go Panthers…. go Steph! And BTW, both are good Christian men. Read more

Greensboro and High Point– Part Five

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 1:21 pm By Ben Witherington

Of course I would never have been in High Point had my father not gotten a job there. This is him in that picture above on the right. He used to take me to Greensboro to see the Greensboro Yankees (including Mel Stottlemyre, Tommy Tresh, Bobby Mercer), but today they are…. wait for it, the Greensboro Grasshoppers! At least they have a nice little minor league park downtown, and you can hop right on the bus to get there or... Read more

An unBearable Future– An Apocalyptic Prophecy to be Fulfilled this Month

Last updated on: December 6, 2015 at 8:21 pm By Ben Witherington

Dear Mr. Bear: It has come to my attention that on the 29th day of this month there will be a bear-ram confrontation somewhere near Disney World. Inasmuch as this will be the first such confrontation in living memory, I would point out to you that bears do not fair well against rams with curly horns and a low center of gravity. In fact bears can’t even say “BA Ram U”, or so I am informed. I am also informed... Read more