In just under a month, the Greer-Heard Point-Counterpoint Forum will be happening  on the topic, How Did Jesus Become God? Speakers include Larry Hurtado, Simon Gathercole, and Michael Bird plus Bart Ehrman, Dale Martin, and Jennifer Knust. 12-13 Feb, at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. If you live south of the Mason Dixie line, then BE THERE or be the son of a mother-less-socinian who supports the Cubs and moonlights as Donald Trump’s advisor on Christian-Muslim relations. This could be the greatest... Read more

Okay, how is this for a summary of Mark’s Christology: The Marcan Jesus participates in the kyricentricity of Israel’s God. He is identified as a pre-existent heavenly figure who has come to earth, who carries divine authority, who embodies royal and priestly roles; and in his person, words, and deeds he manifests the holy presence, the redemptive purposes, and the cosmic power of the Lord of Israel. Photo: http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Bible/Mark/Mark-Lion.jpg Read more

Okay this is totes awesome funny: Read more

When I grow up, I want to be an archaeologist! Read more

Excellent stuff from Studio C. Read more

Wilfried Härle Outline of Christian Doctrine: An Evangelical Dogmatics Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2015, ( trans. Ruth Yule and Nicholas Sagosvsky). Available at Amazon.com By Scott Harrower Wilfried Härle’s work is an overview of the central topics and challenges that pertain to the task of Christian dogmatics. The work at hand is particularly suited for those readers who are invested in the “how?,” “who?,” “why?” and “despite what?” of continental systematic theology as much as they are interested in the material... Read more

Thanks again for your review and interaction with the fourth chapter (see posts Part 1 and Part 2) of Christ Is King: Paul’s Royal Ideology. I think this was probably also my favorite chapter to write, and I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’m going to simply respond point-by-point to the six questions of your second post. Psalms of Solomon 17 I have no qualms with you here! I like how you say it: “Notice the relationship between the king’s righteousness... Read more

Stanley E. Porter John, His Gospel, and Jesus: In Pursuit of the Johannine Voice Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2015. Available at Amazon.com This volume is a collection of studies on the Gospel of John, based on a mixture of conference papers and previously published studies. I’ve had the pleasure of hearing several of them at ETS, IBR, and SBL. Porter’s objective in the book is to try to identify the unique “Johannine Voice.” Porter is convinced that John’s Gospel is... Read more

I’m sure many of you have heard the debate about the suspension and now intention of Wheaton College to fire Prof. Larycia Hawkins for her Facebook comments about whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God. CT has a good piece on the story for those who want an orientation. You can also read a response from Hawkins on her website here. I think Hawkins’ desire to wear a hijab is commendable as an act of solidarity with Muslim refugees... Read more

In this post, I continue the discussion I began in the last post on Josh Jipp’s fourth chapter in his book Christ Is King: Paul’s Royal Ideology. In the first post, I summarized the argument. Now I offer six critical observations and questions. Psalms of Solomon 17 In previous posts, I’ve raise the relevance of Psalms of Solomon. Josh does interact with this ancient pre-New Testament Davidic messianic text, but not sufficiently enough in my view. Again here in this... Read more