I get questions about the divine name periodically, or about how Jesus is a pagan name for Zeus (or similar nonsense). For those items, click here, here, and here, respectively. But more often than not, I get questions about how the Hebrew name of Jesus was...
Name Theology
Naked Bible 42: Acts 4 & 5
Acts 4-5 – SUMMARY Acts 4-5 picks up threads discussed in previous podcasts: the “name theology” of biblical theology re-imagined in Jesus, the use of the OT by NT writers to make subtle theological assertions, and the “having all things in common” theme. We’ll...
Naked Bible 41: Acts 3
Acts 3 There are two focus points in this episode. The first is Acts 3:6, specifically the concept of the “name” and the NT understanding of the term “Christ” (Greek: Christos). Is the term merely an adjective ("anointed")? Is it a proper name, like a last name? Or is...
The Name Theology in Israelite Religion
Here is the first of my two ETS papers, “ The Name Theology in Israelite Religion .” Hope you find it interesting. I think it’s a good succinct summary of the history of the discussion. Of course I throw my own two cents in toward the end. The second...