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This paper is concerned with showing the biblical, pedagogical principles Jonathan Edwards was instructed in and utilized in advancing theology through sermons in light of his perception of his audience’s biblical literacy, as evidenced by the format and delivery of his sermons that changed due to the transition in the audience of his sermons (from … Read more
Discussion surrounding 1 Timothy 2:9–15 and Paul’s take on the role of women in the local church has been ongoing for decades and shows no signs of abating. Sandra Glahn has entered the discussion with her recent work Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament. Her thesis can be summed … Read more
Thesis statement: This presentation reviews and critiques this major Calvinist work by R.C. Sproul, a famous and influential theologian, and shows him to be in error on multiple points. Robert Charles “R.C.” Sproul (1939-2017) was one of the leading Calvinist authors and prolific writers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Sproul is renowned for … Read more
“I am as good a Liberal as any man living.” Charles Spurgeon held solid political opinions that often opposed the Conservative Party of his time. A self-professed “Gladstonite,” Spurgeon made his support for the Liberal Party clear in letters and various communications with friends and colleagues. However, these declarations have led to multiple misconceptions about … Read more
The first-ever multiple season television show about Jesus Christ called The Chosen has amassed an impressively large world-wide following in its brief existence. With over half a billion views on its free electronic media app, the show has also become available on cable networks, streaming services, and broadcast television venues as well as making appearances … Read more
In 2014, three journalists flying in a helicopter over Lake Iznik in western Turkey happened to notice a faint outline in the murky depths. Upon further investigation, the shape was determined to be the remains of an early Christian basilica with two aisles and an apse flanked by anterooms on either side. In October 2023, … Read more
The influence of Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples on the Reformation is an understudied aspect of Reformation history/theology. Lefèvre was an important thinker whose work traversed the realms of Renaissance humanism and early Reformation thought. His biblical and theological works were influential on early Reformers throughout Europe. For example, his ‘Commentarii in Epistolas D. Pauli (1512/1515),’ was … Read more
How should one trace the organization and argument of a prophetic book like Zephaniah? This study seeks not only to identify Zephaniah’s component parts or segments but also to assess how these interrelate to communicate the prophet’s message, which I summarize as: Seek Yahweh together to avoid punishment, and wait for him to enjoy salvation. … Read more
“Some of the moral dilemmas thrust upon us in an age of technique are startlingly unprecedented.” So opens the 1982 essay, “Transsexualism and Christian Marriage” by Oliver O’Donovan, in which he reflects on the new topic of “transsexualism”. Though he wrote the article over 40 years ago, evangelicals today find ourselves still facing transgender identification … Read more
This selective study of Bronze Age Semitic and Early Iron Age Hebrew alphabetic evidence will demonstrate that, while the view that large percentages of ancient Israelites were composing sophisticated literature is a caricature, both the earliest alphabetic West Semitic evidence and later texts bear witness to this medium of scribal activity throughout the second millennium … Read more