Readers who spend much time on the internet know there is a lot written on the popular level on this topic; namely, that Jesus / Christianity was just the newest manifestation of standard paganism. I know of only one “real” academic (Tom Harpur) who...
Biblical Theology
Moses, Sargon, and the Exposed Child Motif in Ancient Literature
Here’s an interesting article that advanced students of the Old Testament should read and digest. Egyptologist Donald Redford traces what he calls the “exposed child” motif through ancient literature. By “exposed child” he means stories...
The Biblical Theology of Tithing
A reader asked my opinion on this subject via email. In response I’ll point him and readers to a two-part treatment of the topic by Andreas Kostenberger and David Croteau. I think their work is pretty helpful and it reflects my own thinking on the subject. Part...
The Lord’s Supper and 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 (Post 4 of 4)
Well, finally carved out the time to get this up. For my money, this passage has been fundamentally misunderstood (or maybe under-read), which has led to a lot of misunderstanding about the Lord’s Supper. I think you’ll be surprised at what it says. ...
Lord’s Supper, Part 3
In my previous two Lord’s Supper posts and comments to readers’ posts, I tried to telegraph a few items to set up this post: 1. I don’t care to articulate a doctrine of the Lord’s Supper on the basis of what is NOT said in the text, no matter...
The Lord’s Supper: Theology by Imagination (Lord’s Supper, Part 2)
Well, there’s been a number of comments on this topic, so I’d best man up and let you all know what I’m thinking. Sorry, nothing spectacular, just the naked Bible. The synoptic gospel references (Matthew, Mark, Luke) are straightforward enough. What...