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The toledot of Adam (Gen 5:1–6:8) records Adam/humanity’s creation (5:1-3), a genealogy of the antediluvian patriarchs (5:4-32), and a single narrative (Gen 6:1-8) that focuses on the “sons of God.” This paper will argue that the inclusion of the “sons of God” pericope in the toledot of Adam (Gen 5:1), the emphasis of Adam being … Read more
Global evangelism was the basis for William Booth’s construction of The Salvation Army. His implicit ecclesiology was marked by a radical “absolutism” manifested in a totalizing military system of polity. Booth was the General of this system explaining that “confidence in God and in me are absolutely indispensable.” The theological foundation for this kind of … Read more
[corrected version] This paper argues that the portrayal of the Parousia in Mark’s Gospel has multi-faceted implications for his theology of discipleship. The introductory section will demonstrate that the Olivet Discourse in Mark 13 and the rest of the narrative indeed include abundant references to Christ’s return (contra Wright; cf. France) and will also provide … Read more
In the ancient world, people generally believed that those who died went to the “abode of the dead.” In the HB/OT, the most common term for this abode is “sheol” (שְׁאֹל). Although there is no description of it in the HB/OT, some passages seem to describe it as a vast, subdivided burial chamber (e.g., Ezek … Read more
The book of Malachi focuses a great amount of attention on the problem of the priesthood. As the book makes clear, the priests of Malachi’s day had failed miserably in their duties towards the LORD and towards their people. As a result, Israel’s priests failed to secure God’s favor on behalf of the nation; on … Read more
With rapidly changing religious demographics (as evidenced in the 2021 census), the possible change in government to one whose approach to faith is yet unknown, and the continued rise in religion-related hate crimes, there is a pressing need for a survey of the state of religious freedom in the United Kingdom (UK). This paper has … Read more
Few passages puzzle Christian interpreters and preachers more than legal texts in the Old Testament. As Allen Ross noted, “One of the most difficult problems of biblical interpretation is knowing how to interpret and apply the law in the church. No one has it all figured out because the debates continue, as they have since … Read more
This study seeks to situate the revelation of God’s glory in Exodus 34:6–7 in concrete action, namely in the greater context of how God has revealed himself in the book of Exodus through signs and wonders, and in the particular context of Israel’s sin in making the golden calf. In a fresh study on signs … Read more
One of the major trends of Koran evangelical theology is an emphasis upon the theology of discipleship. The pioneering figure of Korean evangelical theology of discipleship is Han-Heum Oak, the founding pastor of Sarang Church, Seoul, South Korea. He laid the foundations of Korean evangelical theology of discipleship, and his theological impact has been tremendous … Read more
The longstanding conversation about the biblical understanding of the role of women in the church has led to a plethora of local church expressions of this theology, all of which sit across a wide spectrum of what has been termed “complementarian” and “egalitarian.” Amid heated debates and stalemates over how to interpret and apply certain … Read more