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This paper interprets the slavery-related laws in Exodus through a Worldview Hermeneutic framework grounded in two biblical worldview commitments: the Edenic telos of humanity and its corruption through the Fall. First, I establish a model for interpreting ethics within a comprehensive worldview. Following Christ’s interpretation of divorce law in Matthew 19, I argue that biblical … Read more
Digital media pervades modern societies and relationships. The anniversary of the Council of Nicaea provides a fitting occasion to examine the enduring significance of early Christian theology for modern discussions of media, representation, and mediated presence. Placing fourth-century theology into conversation with contemporary media theories, including media as cognitive and social infrastructure, will demonstrate that … Read more
According to the Westminster Confession of Faith (1.8), Scripture has been “kept pure in all ages” by the special care and providence of God. The same idea is echoed in the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1.8). For some, this assertion means that textual criticism, as usually practiced by those in the field, is … Read more
J. Gresham Machen (d.1937): Among the Evangelicals? This question regarding a deceased Christian scholar is neither impertinent or flippant. The truth is that Machen’s legacy is contested, with numerous interpreters insisting that the label ‘evangelical’ would not have been applicable to him. The basis for their objection will be examined. But this paper will maintain … Read more
While Evangelicals reject Roman Catholic ecclesiology—including magisterial authority and depositum fidei—their use of creedal terms like ὁμοούσιος (consubstantial) and hypostatic union risks conflating ecclesial interpretations with the apostolic teaching “once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Though Scripture’s narrative-doxological witness to Christ’s deity (John 1:1–18; Colossians 1:15–20) resists systematic retrojection, creeds impose metaphysical … Read more
I offer an example of how to engage Moslems in a non-confrontational manner. Using the example of Dr. Anis Zaka, I present a format for 3.00 Friendship Dinners with Christian and Moslem speakers. The first dinner discussion was on ‘What is Islam’ and “What is Christianity.’ The second dinner discussion was on “Who is Mohammed’ … Read more
This paper argues that the Nicene Creed functions not merely as a statement of belief, but as a performative act central to Christian worship and spiritual formation. Often relegated to a secondary liturgical role, the Creed’s original context reveals its “first-order” importance. It is not simply recited but proclaimed, embodying the church’s self-definition before God. … Read more
Luther famously stated that “the best and infallible preparation for grace and the sole disposition toward grace is the eternal … predestination of God” (Disputation against Scholastic Theology, Article 29). This was to combat the Ockhamist doctrine “that God does not deny his grace to the one who does what is in him.” Erasmus updated … Read more
The characterization of David throughout I and II Samuel and into I Kings exhibits numerous examples of intertextual resonance with previous figures in the Torah. From his initial appearance in I Sam 16.00 to his death in I Kings 2.00 are examples of this plan. For instance, in 1.00 Sam 16:11 his function as a … Read more
With the growing interest in literary approaches to the Bible, most notably studies in narrative analogy, comes an increasing sensitivity to the literary strategies of a biblical author’s reuse of unique vocabulary and sequences of events from earlier narratives. While scholars have called attention to Isaiah’s reuse of the Exodus Narrative in his “New Exodus” … Read more