The significance of postcolonial studies in Christian Scholarship is undeniable. Its deconstructive arguments have compelled biblical and theological scholars to reassess long-held epistemologies and traditions that have caused significant contextual damage, some of which may be irreparable. However, the relationship between postcolonial studies and the Bible remains complex. In postcolonial Africa, it is common for … Read more
This paper will argue from the given deficiencies of the analogy between the Incarnation and Scripture that a better analogy exists between the inspiration of Scripture and the doctrine of Christ’s theandric acts. I assume the inadequacies of the original analogy and make the somewhat modest argument that the proposed analogy is a better analogy … Read more
In his recent book, “Jesus, Contradicted,” Michael Licona defines biblical inerrancy as follows: “The Bible is true, trustworthy, authoritative, and without error in all that it teaches.” Licona claims that this definition allows us to reject the traditional view that “the Bible you and I read is only inerrant to the extent that it mirrors … Read more
In this paper, I argue that divine-breath imagery in both Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian thought is broader than John C. Poirier portrays it to be, and consequently that God’s breath can depict both origination and speaking, thus supporting an inspirationist understanding of θεόπνευστος in 2 Timothy 3:16. Examining the background imagery evoked by θεόπνευστος is necessary … Read more