John Hobbins has a succinct note on why “To this day, therefore, among Christians an Old Testament canon shared by all does not exist.” His post includes a link to an illustrative PDF on the various Old Testament canons embraced within Christianity...
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Hallowing God's Name
That’s a take on the title of a recent post by John Hobbins over on Ancient Hebrew Poetry. The context is a discussion about what constitutes a good Bible translation. I have to agree with John. The parts must be contextualized to produce a contextualized whole....
A Thanks to John Hobbins Regarding the Women in Ministry Issue
Previous post on “women in ministry”: Women in Ministry: Next Round with John Hobbins I just saw John’s latest post where he defends me against the “wrath” of Suzanne McCarthy. My thanks are in order. In Suzanne’s defense, though, I...
Women in Ministry: Next Round with John Hobbins
Previous post on “women in ministry”: Women in Ministry: Response to John Hobbins John’s response to my last post is short enough I can re-post it here with a few words of reply. At the end of it, I have an addendum that I think helps summarize where...
Women in Ministry: Response to John Hobbins
Previous post on “women in ministry”: Women as Ministers: Resources and Scattered Thoughts Well, I’ve finally carved out some time to respond to John Hobbins’ post entitled “ What the New Testament Has to Say About Women in Ministry...
Women as Ministers: Update and Some Scattered Thoughts
Previous post on “women in ministry”: Responding to John Hobbins on Women as Ministers A couple updated items on the “women’s ordination” issue. First, Suzanne McCarthy has sent me a short commentary essay on Romans 16:7. She argues for...
John Hobbins on Women as Ministers: Response Parts 1 and 2
Previous post on “women in ministry”: Women in Ministry: Is There a Biblical View? John has begun his response to my initial post on the issue of women in ministry. John’s first response is entitled, “Women in Ministry: Why the Issue...
Clarification from John Hobbins on Canonicity
John is apparently following my re-posting (and that of Ros Clarke) of his canonicity discussions, and posted a clarification/answer to my question this morning on his own blog. He says: My wording, “establishing a direction of thought or action,” was not...
John Hobbins’ Fourth Installment on the Canon
John Hobbins’ fourth installment is about establishing coherent tests of canonicity. Too often the tests proposed by apologetics textbooks and other works commonly circulated in evangelicalism are simplistic and self-serving, designed to point readers (only) to...
Hobbins on the Canon, Part 3: An Excerpt
I may post more from John Hobbins’ third installment later. I’ll keep it here to this one extended excerpt. I think you’ll find what John is angling toward interesting: Sooner or later the pluriformity of the tradition that eventually came to be...
Excerpts from Part 2 of John Hobbins’ Thoughts on the Canon
In John’s second post , he talks about a “dual dynamic” when it comes to the canon. Here’s a portion of what he says: On the one hand, the existence of an agreed upon nucleus of authoritative literature in various times and places is...
Time for More Trouble . . . Let’s Talk About Canonicity
I’ve decided (maybe against better judgment) that the Bellingham Statement ought to say something about canonicity (at least I think that now). To that end, let’s jump in. I’ve been wanting to personally revisit John Hobbins’ posts on the...
John Hobbins’ Thoughts on the Revised Bellingham Statement
John Hobbins has once again added helpful commentary on the Bellingham Statement. I hope more will chime in, especially academically-trained bibliobloggers who have expressed concerns over inspiration and inerrancy. Editor's note: content of the link produced below,...
Contributions to the Inerrancy Discussion
Kudos to John Hobbins for directing attention to the recent thoughts of others (and back here) on this issue. Read John's post, "Breathing New Life Into the Doctrine of Inerrancy" and follow the links. Editor's note: Content of the blog post is reproduced below, with...
Round Two with John Hobbins and the Bellingham Statement
I really don’t like basketball (“ball in Mike’s court”), so the boxing metaphor is substituted! Once again, I’m pleased to chat with John and the rest of you in regard to his latest post responding to my comments on his revision of my...