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Within evangelical complementarian traditions women called to ministry have struggled to find their place of leadership within the church. To what extent can a hermeneutical framework of ‘agency from the margins’ yield a viable practical theological model for women’s flourishing in ministry within, and in fidelity to, complementarian traditions? The story of Ruth in Biblical … Read more
The dominant view regarding Septuagint origins posits that the Pentateuch was the first portion of the Hebrew Bible to be translated into Greek. Significant consensus also exists that after the creation of the Greek Pentateuch, the translators of the post-Pentateuchal books utilized many of the linguistic and literary features of the Greek Pentateuch for their … Read more
Throughout various articles and entries in his Miscellanies, Jonathan Edwards seemed to be developing a unique account of the hypostatic union wherein the Holy Spirit is understood to be the bond of union between Christ’s two natures. Although Edwards himself never fully developed his Christology, several contemporary theologians have sought to resource his model for … Read more
The Gospels uniformly identify John the Baptist’s precursory role ahead of “the one coming after.” All four Gospel writers also emphasize John’s role as herald in this precursory role, each including the reference to Isaiah 40:3, “the voice of one calling in the wilderness.” In Matthew’s Gospel in particular, however, John’s role extends well beyond … Read more
Mary and Martha have long been treated as allegorical or representative types, with Martha standing for action and Mary for contemplation. While allegorical interpretation has long fallen by the wayside in most aspects of biblical studies, it has remained strident at the popular level with this passage, with Martha still representing a deficient form of … Read more
On the night of April 18, 1775, the sexton of the Old North Church in Boston lit two lanterns in the church tower, alerting Paul Revere and William Dawes of the movement of British troops up the Charles River toward Cambridge. The expeditionary force of British regulars was under orders to march from Cambridge to … Read more
By highlighting the setting of the Abimelech narrative through a connection with the great tree at Shechem, the author of Judges 9 positions the story as a foil to the Abrahamic promise that was fully enacted and experienced at the same great tree in Genesis 12. The culmination of Yahweh’s initial promise to Abram in … Read more
Christian spiritual formation has long prioritized hyper-cognitive discipleship, assuming that theological comprehension, verbal articulation, and literacy are prerequisites for spiritual growth. This framework, however, excludes individuals with intellectual disabilities, whose cognitive capacities may not identify with traditional models of worship and discipleship (Swinton 1997; Wilder 2018). As a result, intellectual limitations are often seen as … Read more
Proposal Proponents of afterlife apologetics argue that the best research into near-death (NDEs) and deathbed experiences (DBEs) provide evidence for the existence of a personal God, the afterlife, and other historic Christian doctrines. Some argue, however, that NDEs/DBEs contradict biblical teachings and are best explained as lies, hallucinations, or demonic deceptions. Thesis This paper examines, … Read more
This paper revisits the textual variant of Romans 8:28. The issue concerns the addition or omission of ὁ θεός. To determine the original reading, I evaluate both external and internal evidence using Systemic Functional Linguistics. To identify the variant unit, I apply the rank scale of SFL (Porter and Pitts 2015): (1) πάντα συνεργεῖ εἰς … Read more