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Ethical Reflections on the Korean Church’s Assimilation of Developmental Narratives

This paper provides a critical theological and ethical examination of how the rapid numerical growth of the South Korean evangelical church in the late 20th century paralleled—and consciously assimilated—the national economic growth narratives articulated by President Park Chung-hee. Drawing from scholarly analyses, this study demonstrates how the Korean church reinterpreted societal aspirations for economic prosperity … Read more

Eternal Generation and Logical Subordination: Trinitarian Work in Perkins, Edwards, and Hodge

While some theologians relativize the Trinity’s consistent manner of working out of concern about ontological subordination, evangelical theologians like Perkins, Edwards, and Hodge conclude that the Trinity works according to an intrinsic pattern of logical subordination. Theologians have helpfully described how Scripture presents the Trinity working in a certain manner—according to Trinitarian prepositional metaphysics. Theologians … Read more

Peter’s Confession in Luke 9:20: Is This an Overlooked Genitive of Filiation?

Peter’s confession is presented with a varying text in each of the Synoptics. Absent in Mark 8:29, sonship language is expressly used in Matthew 16:16. English versions provide a literal but awkward translation of Luke 9:20: “Christ of God” or “Messiah of God.” This paper questions whether this is an overlooked example of Luke’s use … Read more

Translation Techniques in Greek Chronicles

While translation technique is a popular topic within LXX studies, the Greek translation of Chronicles has seen little attention. There are only a small number of full studies on LXX Chronicles, most notably Gillis Gerleman’s Studies in the Septuagint II. Chronicles, Leslie Allen’s 2 volume The Greek Chronicles, and Roger Good’s The Septuagint’s Translation of … Read more

The Use of the Isaiah Targum in Mark 9:47–48

While arguments against annihilationism have primarily drawn from Scripture, New Testament backgrounds also provide evidence for the doctrine of eternal conscious torment. The Isaiah Targum in Targum Jonathan frequently references Gehenna, and Jesus appears to draw on its interpretation of Isaiah 66:24 in his teaching on Gehenna in Mark 9:47-48. If Jesus was indeed referencing … Read more

Luther, Arius, and the Pride of Heresy

A prominent feature of Martin Luther’s polemics was his use of ancient heretics and the heresies attributed to their name. His usage of these ancient heresies/heretics towards his religious opponents served the purpose of exposing doctrinal, moral/spiritual, and (theo)-logical problems that were perceived to be more troublesome than merely promoting a wrong teaching. In other … Read more

Sin, Serpents, and Salvation in Numbers 21

When the Israelites complain in Numbers 21, God sends נחשים שרפים as agents of judgment (v. 6). Usually translated “fiery serpents,” the Hebrew terms here seem to blur the line with angel-like creatures, as seraphim also means burning ones. This paper will explore the relationship between snakes, humans, and seraphim in this passage. The Old … Read more

A Doctrine of Scripture for Evangelical Feminist Interpretation of the Bible

Our assumptions about what the Bible is impact how we read it and why. The central challenge for mainstream feminist Biblical interpretation is the Bible’s traditional status as the authoritative Word of God: that men’s words become God’s law and patriarchy gets the divine stamp of approval. Many feminists therefore reject the Bible’s status as … Read more

Cyril of Alexandria’s “Lines of True Understanding”

In Cyril of Alexandria’s Commentary on the Gospel of John, he writes in his preface that we must interpret the Scriptures along the “lines of true understanding.” He says that the consequence of interpreting outside of these lines would be damage to the interpreter’s soul. Throughout his commentary, he shows the reader that this means … Read more