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Mark’s penchant for sandwiches is universally recognized, a common feature in commentaries and NT Introductions. Generally, when we speak of “sandwiches,” we refer to “intercalations,” in which one episode is inserted within another, for the purpose of mutual interpretation (esp. 5:21–43; 6:7–32; 11:12–25). Yet this framing technique extends beyond intercalation, raising questions of how and … Read more
This is a joint proposal. My co-author is Jacob B. Percy. In our previous work (ETS 2023), Jacob Percy and I, building upon the foundation laid by Gregg Allison (2019 article, 2021 book, 2022 online article), Gracilynn Hanson (2022 dissertation), and Jacob Percy (2023 dissertation), presented Creation Essentialism as a biblically faithful conception of gender … Read more
In an increasingly secular and agnostic world, the Nicene Creed serves as both a theological anchor and an apologetic tool for engaging contemporary culture with the gospel. While modern society dismisses absolute truth, human purpose, and divine hope, the Creed affirms a reality grounded in the triune God. This paper argues that the Nicene Creed … Read more
To be human is be storied. We tell stories about ourselves and others tell stories about us. Within religious traditions, stories can shape imagination and offer language for self-understanding. But how might this work when narrative communication is not available to an individual? Disability theologians are engaged with these important questions. Swinton, Mowat and Baines … Read more
In recent discussions on Hebrews and Hermeneutics, one of the sticking points concerns how reading the author’s appropriation of the Old Testament in relation to various contexts skews a more theological, specifically Christological, ‘backward’ reading. The current paper explores recent attempts at explicating the hermeneutics of Hebrews, particularly interfacing with both Graham Hughes’ older proposals … Read more
Christian-Muslim dialogue has been an important aspect of the Christian mission throughout church history. It plays a significant role in making space for gospel conversations between Christians and Muslims in Pakistan. In this paper, I argue that Barth’s theology of reconciliation can be an important point of interaction with the Islamic theology of reconciliation in … Read more
Longing plays a large role in C. S. Lewis’s conversion and writings—be it his poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. This paper examines the role and appeal of longing in the work of Lewis, specifically the longing for Joy, Beauty, and Meaning, by drawing from the longings expressed by a young atheist-Lewis in his first published poetry … Read more
Are the creeds binding on all Christians in different places and at different times? What is the relationship of the ecumenical creeds of the church to contemporary global theology? Is it possible to be biblical without being creedal? These are some of the questions that this paper seeks to address. There are global theologians who … Read more
The goal of this paper is to strengthen Rafael Bello’s argument from the metaphysics of the hypostatic union against Karl Barth’s fallen Christ. Bello’s book, Sinless Flesh: A Critique of Karl Barth’s Fallen Christ, is situated within a broader movement of contemporary scholarship that considers whether Christ assumed a fallen human nature. In Sinless Flesh, … Read more
The central thrust of this paper is that the biographies of the patriarchs in Genesis 12-50 establish a typological template for Israel’s national history from the exodus to the eschaton. Already in Talmudic times, rabbinical commentators coined the phrase, “Whatever happened to the ancestors is a sign to the descendants.” Several modern scholars have also … Read more