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It is common for students of the Bible – including believers – to minimize the importance of love in the Old Testament. This is unfortunate and incorrect because the love of God is an essential teaching that permeates both parts of the Bible. This essay will focus on the Psalter – the “little Bible” of … Read more
The colonial revivalist, George Whitefield, preached thousands of times throughout his ministry. In contradistinction to pastors, Whitefield preached primarily to the unconverted. Therefore, his sermon themes naturally gravitated toward the Gospel message and the work of Jesus Christ. About one hundred of his sermons are extant for study and the texts of those sermons range … Read more
According to recent demographic studies, the Hispanic population of the United States is now more numerous than ever. Although many of these immigrants are Christians who are interested in affordable theological education, relatively few institutions in the United States presently accommodate their unique needs. This proposed presentation will consider strategies for developing non-credit curriculum for … Read more
N. T. Wright asserts that within two thousand years, there has been limited research dedicated to the phenomena of demons. William Placher argues in his book, The Domestication of Transcendence, that some modern theologians have departed from pre-modern theologies and now embrace modern perspectives on certain biblical concepts through a process he calls the domestication … Read more
Against some who have argued for the erasure of sex distinctions in the new creation and others who have seen in the hope of bodily resurrection the promise of a different ontological order, this paper will argue that just as our embodied sex provides the true ground for gender identity in this age, so it … Read more
The earliest mission to China was carried out by the Church of the East, whose monks set their feet on the land of a spirited society represented by thousands of years of ancestral worship and fear of deities from Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and other folk religions. This proposal aims to investigate Jingjiao’s surviving documents, particularly … Read more
The proposed paper will argue that τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ in Colossians 1:24 should be read with the natural force of a subjective genitive, as afflictions imposed by Christ upon the apostle. This interpretation is commended by the words of the exalted Christ concerning Paul in Acts 9:16, “For I will show him how many … Read more
Intratextual allusion plays a central role in the literary strategy of the book of Isaiah. The reader who lacks sensitivity to these features of the text will inevitably overlook whole worlds of meaning latent within them. This is aptly illustrated by Isa 65:25, which directly draws upon preceding Isaianic material through its condensed quotation of … Read more
Despite the efforts of esteemed Greek grammarians (Huffman 2012, Moulton 1908, Mounce 1993, Nuun 1920, Robertson 1934, Wallace 1996, Young 1994), and like a recurring nightmare, the phrase πορευθέντες οὖν μαθητεύσατε in Matthew 28:19 continues to be misinterpreted as “Therefore, as you go, make disciples.” This misinterpretation, which has significant ramifications on global evangelism, is … Read more
This is a co-authored proposal. The co-author is Hannah Turrill. In Confessions, Augustine presents two vignettes (3.2.2-4; 8.6.14-7.17) that, in important ways, parallel our interactions with social media. Both involve Augustine’s interaction and response to narratives, and both serve as smaller stories within the grand story of Confessions itself. Placing these two vignettes alongside one … Read more