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The identification of the image of the “one like a son of man” sitting on a white cloud and harvesting the earth in Rev 14:14-16 is debated in modern scholarship. Some scholars (for example, David Aune) view the image as representing an angel administering God’s final judgment on the earth. Others (for example George Ladd … Read more
The book of Revelation juxtaposes the judgment of God the Almighty and the Lamb, God’s messiah. The wrath of God is the wrath of the one who sits on the throne and the wrath of the Lamb (6:16–17). Heavenly voices praise the Almighty throughout the book because of his acts of judgment (11:15–19; 12:10–12; 15:3–4; … Read more
This paper is adapted from the concluding chapter of my dissertation on New Thought’s founding author, Warren Felt Evans. In the paper, I introduce the well-known Word-Faith/prosperity gospel movement with Kenneth Copeland as its most prominent American pastor-entrepreneur. The thesis of this paper is that traces of New Thought paganism can be found throughout the … Read more
Deuteronomy 23:3 states, “No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the LORD. Even to the tenth generation, none of them may enter the assembly of the LORD forever.” This paper will explore how this law was understood and applied at various times in Israel’s history. A key moment where this law influenced Israel’s … Read more
This paper will argue that John Gill adopted the method of testes veritatis to defend the Nicene doctrine of eternal generation in his short work “A Dissertation Concerning the Eternal Sonship of Christ,” which was first published posthumously in the 1773 edition of his Sermons and Tracts. This Protestant method was pioneered by Flacius Illyricus … Read more
The influence of Egyptian literature on Ecclesiastes is broadly acknowledged in biblical scholarship (see W.H.U. Anderson 2014; etc.), as is the influence of Egyptian wisdom on Hebrew wisdom, generally (see P. Humbert 1929; N. Shupak 1983; etc.). Beyond the presence of shared motifs and comparable advice found in both corpora, there are particular passages that … Read more
This paper proposes that the Cush oracles in Isaiah 18:1-7 and Zephaniah 3:9-10 allude to Psalm 68:32b[MT] and provide clarification for the psalmic source text’s disputed connotation. The paper will survey the history or interpretation of Psalm 68:32b and then suggest that, as the earliest layer in the history of interpretation—and a canonical one at … Read more
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
Traditional interpretations of Elijah face problems with the events of 1 Kings 19, where Elijah’s actions after Jezebel’s threat are viewed as depression (at best) or a major character flaw (at worst). When interpreted through the lens of depression, his actions are understandable to anyone who has experienced the highs and lows of ministry. But … Read more
The Nicene Creed is a fitting confession for those who accept Mark’s invitation to put their faith in God’s “beloved Son.” The “only begotten Son” of the Creed is an appropriate description of the “beloved Son” revealed through Mark’s narrative. The Creed, however, lacks one important characteristic of Mark’s “beloved Son.” The title “beloved Son”/“Son … Read more