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Recent trends in the interpretation of the Tower of Babel narrative have focused on the use of ancient Near Eastern parallels. For example, in their 2018 work The Lost World of the Flood, Tremper Longman and John Walton write, “the tower was a ziggurat–of that there is little doubt,” (130). Additionally, Andrew Giorgetti argues that … Read more
John’s shift in focus toward the crucifixion in the second half of the fourth Gospel is almost unanimously agreed upon. However, scholars are quick to point to instances in the Book of Signs where they think John is pointing toward the crucifixion. This paper will argue that in each of these instances in John 1—11, … Read more
In this paper, I argue that the divine decree entails determinism because its scope is universal, its efficacy entails a hypothetical necessity, and it is internal to God; and in light of determinism, we ought to affirm compatibilism—the belief that free agency and moral responsibility are compatible with determinism. The Reformed tradition has affirmed this … Read more
Global Evangelicalism invokes the idea of the Gospel affecting the nations. Dr. Theresa Newell asks, “How have some theologians, particularly in reaction to the Holocaust, denounced mission to the Jews? How true to biblical teaching are their arguments?” Gerald Sigal, an anti-missionary Jewish author wrote, “This belief, called the Trinity, is not only diametrically opposed … Read more
The Gospels unanimously present John the Baptist as the forerunner for Jesus the Messiah. Interpreters have affirmed that the Gospel writers recognized John as herald of the Messiah, appealing to John’s fulfillment of the language of Israel’s prophets. The significance of John’s role in Matthew’s Gospel in particular, however, has received insufficient recognition among interpreters … Read more
While the term “Christian” is commonly embraced in our day as a designation for those who are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, scholarship largely argues that the term was originally coined by outsiders for followers of Jesus Christ. In this presentation I will explore the three occurrences of this term in the N.T. (Acts … Read more
The goal of this paper is to develop a reformed catholic model of sanctification. I will advance that we need a specific theory of virtue formation with a critical reception of infused habits that is not necessarily contrary to a reformed anthropology. With the help of John Owen and Peter Vermigli, I will defend an … Read more
An exploration of the Revelation and Response paradigm as it may be understood through the lens of Lex Orandi – Lex Credendi along with its subsequent application to the dynamics of Christian corporate worship and Christian formation. (Previously published in the Southwestern Journal of Theology)
This is a joint proposal. My co-author is Jacob B. Percy. In our previous work (ETS 2023), Jacob Percy and I, building upon the foundation laid by Gregg Allison (2019 article, 2021 book, 2022 online article), Gracilynn Hanson (2022 dissertation), and Jacob Percy (2023 dissertation), presented Creation Essentialism as a biblically faithful conception of gender … Read more
As part of Paul’s notable farewell speech to the Ephesian elders, Acts 20:32 has received little detailed attention. Scholars have noted the literary correlations between Paul’s commendation to the Ephesians in Acts 20 and the Mosaic blessing of Israel in Deuteronomy 33, yet without expanding on the implications for Jewish and Christian identity, Paul’s use … Read more