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This paper explores the theme of the vision of God as a means of sanctification throughout Scripture. That is, in seeing God we are transformed more fully into his image. While this topic is prevalent throughout the Bible, this paper’s analysis will be limited to Exodus 34, wherein Moses’s face glows from beholding the Lord … Read more
This paper offers rarely seen evidence for the early theological foundations of Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity by examining a 4th-century Greek inscription of King Ezana of Axum, Ethiopia’s first Christian ruler. This inscription provides the earliest internal documentary evidence for Ethiopia’s alignment with Nicene orthodoxy and its rejection of Arianism. The Greek syntax and Trinitarian formula … Read more
Sometimes, Evangelicals struggle with the divine processions for various exegetical or metaphysical reasons. I argue that the Filioque clause of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed (381) is theologically necessary for safeguarding the identities of all three Trinitarian Persons, and not just the Holy Spirit’s, as it renders all of their eternal relations as unique, identity-making relations. First, … Read more
Hardly any research on the concept of transfer of learning has been applied to teaching in theological education and to training for pastoral ministry. This paper addresses aspects of this gap in application. It reviews the research on transfer of learning in order to inform the broader conversation about formation for ministry in theological education. … Read more
It is no understatement to claim that the filioque is one of the most divisive issues in the history of Christianity. However, for Protestant Christians, particularly those within what Richard Muller calls the “Reformed Orthodoxy,” the filioque has been the default understanding of the procession of the Holy Spirit. In this paper, I will argue … Read more
The Exodus motif is applied to the people of God in 1.00 Peter 2:9-10. Israel’s journey, testing, and receiving God’s covenant were based on their identification as God’s son (Exodus 4:23). Adoption (huiothesia, υιοθεσία) is an important Pauline metaphor describing one’s connection with God the Father (as well as with the Son and the Holy … Read more
Deuteronomy 19:16–21 outlines a judicial principle wherein a false witness is subject to the same penalty that would have been imposed upon the accused, should the accusation be proven false. This lex talionis framework is foundational for understanding Israelite jurisprudence regarding false testimony. However, an apparent tension arises when this principle is considered alongside Deuteronomy … Read more
This paper explores the trend of conversions out of Protestantism (especially evangelical Protestantism) into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. First, the paper explores factors contributing to this phenomenon, especially areas where Protestants are underdeveloped in their responses to the arguments of these other traditions. Then the paper proposes strategies for how Protestants can offer more … Read more
The purpose of this presentation is to reflect on Oneness Pentecostalism through the lens of the Nicene Creed, and the doctrine of the Trinity in particular. It is not intended to denigrate that denomination, but to respectfully engage in dialogue with the intention of affirming the Nicene Creed. Oneness Pentecostalism is a modern form of … Read more
An important but underrecognized aspect of the reception of Nicaea I (325) at subsequent ecumenical councils is the fifth-century concept of the “sufficiency of Nicaea.” The Acts of Ephesus I (431) contain a decree (the so-called Canon 7.00 of Ephesus) that prohibits anyone from writing a different creed as a rival to the one promulgated … Read more