In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul begins his teaching on the resurrection with a creedal reminder of the gospel (vv1-11). Paul’s framing of the brief, creedal statements in verses 3b-5 is quite remarkable. In 15:1-3, he intersperses three repetitions of εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) and its cognates with four metaphors that describe embodied engagement with the gospel: standing … Read more
“Sólo Jesús,” Hispanic Modalism, Oneness Christology, and Paul’s First Epistles Daniel S. Steffen, PhD This paper proposes to explain the popular hispanic modalistic or “Oneness” Christology as to its particular beliefs and strong influence in several Latin American nations.1 The movement is known as “Sólo Jesús,” in Spanish. This explanation includes comparing and contrasting this … Read more
New Testament text and manuscript studies intersect with a variety of disciplines—including paleography, art history, exegesis, paratext, linguistics, and conservation—to enrich our understanding of how the New Testament was transmitted and received within its broader historical context. Each of these fields is itself interdisciplinary, drawing on historical sources from diverse cultures and periods. Given the … Read more
This study examines how the core proclamation of the apostolic speeches in Acts, particularly the creedal statement “God raised Jesus”, functions as a foundational theological statement with significant implications for New Testament theology and systematic theology. After identifying the creedal statement within primary speeches in Acts through a structural linguistic analysis, this study traces its … Read more