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Precise grammatical interpretation of the Pauline phrase ἐν Χριστῷ has continued to draw the attention of New Testament scholarship. Recent proposals (Morgan 2020; Beyer 2024) have suggested that Paul’s usage should be understood as an instance of a common but overlooked Greek construction, attested in all periods of ancient Greek. This use metaphorically portrays an … Read more
The term mindset is common in today’s vernacular, but its significance in the canon and in evangelism has scarcely been explored. God’s word reaches all cultures despite the challenges in interpretation from one culture to another, yet culture can silence its voice. People are often unaware of indoctrination and socialization from the culture that has … Read more
What is justice? How does one determine it or recognize it? Is there anything that objectively defines that which so many claim to want? What about society? How does a healthy society function? Are there immutable principles that underlie society and justice? Is anything true always and everywhere? This review of four Old Testament passages … Read more
Evangelicalism’s relationship to the theology of broader Christendom is decidedly asymmetric. Whereas evangelicals are occasionally willing to read and use the work a diverse set of scholars, these scholars, in general, do not employ evangelical theology with the same readiness. There are many reasons for such lack of reciprocity, but one that is frequently unrecognized … Read more
The phrase “and he stood on the sand of the sea” (12:18) often falls out of scholarly focus as a mere transitional link between chapters 12 and 13. Commonly, it is taken literally as a seashore where the dragon stands to call for his allies (13:1, 11). Nevertheless, the language of Rev 12 is highly … Read more
A survey of the literature demonstrates how the understanding of typology has developed in the last twenty years. The scholarly debate is still quite divided about the nature of typology, its application, and relevance for Christians today. Two major approaches have been identified. The traditional approach is split mostly between prospectivists and retrospectivists. The first … Read more
One of the most perplexing challenges that western evangelicals face today is the need to offer a compelling response to the western world in light of the increasing popularity and normalization of transgender identities. Even within the church, questions continue to arise regarding what a properly theological approach to gender identity might entail. In light … Read more
Contemporary Western Christians interpret and apply the Great Commission with an individualistic bias, which bypasses the Commission’s rigorously ecclesial aspect. This paper investigates the Great Commission’s ecclesial dimension by examining the intratextual connections between Matthew 16:13-20, 18:15-20, and 28:18-20. The thesis of this paper is that Matthew’s gospel textually links Matt. 16:13-20, 18:15-20, and 28:18-20 … Read more
The experience is all too familiar—perhaps it was a lecture from a majority world theologian, or a missionary testimony during Sunday School in church. Either way, most of us have met believers sharing remarkable stories of supernatural encounters with God—or encounters with other spiritual entities. These stories include such phenomena as speaking in tongues, dramatic … Read more
The evangelical church and academia have recently been wrestling with the transgender movement. At the popular level, people with gender dysphoria describe themselves using phrases like ‘being born in the wrong body,’ ‘having a female body but a male soul,’ etc. Scholars meanwhile debate whether gender should be seen as a biologically essentialist category or, … Read more