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  • Ep10: Is Jesus Fully Man?

    This episode of the Church Debates series examines Christology between the Council of Nicaea (325) and the Council of Constantinople (381), with particular emphasis on the question of whether Jesus was fully human or not.

  • Some Post-Election Reflections

    This was unexpected. For weeks, pundits were talking about the flexibility of polling (it looks like the major polls were ~3-4% points off) and the unknowability of the “Silent Trump vote” which came out en masse yesterday. This was yet another election where the experts were off in their predictions enough that it mattered in…

  • Exodus from Bondage?

    Response to “Exodus from Bondage: Luke 9:31 and Acts 12:1-24” by Susan Garrett In her article “Exodus from Bondage: Luke 9:31 and Acts 12:1-24,” Susan Garrett argues that Luke employed a soteriology of exodus, wherein Jesus (and to a lesser extent, through thematic recapitulation, Peter) stood as true Israel and freed his people from bondage…

  • Recommended Reading: November 5

    If you read one article this week, look at Zoos and the Re-enchantment of Existence by John Ehrett. For those of you with additional reading tie this November weekend (how is it November already?), check out the following selections, gathered from the far reaches of the blogging world.

  • Ep9: Is Jesus Fully God?

    This episode of the Church Debate series looks at the questions and context of the Council of Nicaea, introducing early Christology and focusing on the different theologies of Arius and Athanasius.

  • Ancient Hebrew Cosmology

    Human beings often presume our own worldview when trying to make sense of a message or a text. As anyone who has had an argument based upon a misunderstanding knows (think of Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First?” routine), assuming that other people mean exactly what you think they mean, without making sure that’s what…

  • In the Mail: An Anomalous Jew

    Upon arrival at Saint Louis University this morning, I was pleased to find Michael Bird’s An Anomalous Jew: Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans (Eerdmans, 2016). I am most thankful to Eerdmans for sending this my way, and look forward to reading and reviewing what promises to be a stellar read. From the Eerdman’s catalogue:…

  • Redeeming Halloween

    Happy Halloween! Or Happy Reformation Day. Or Happy All Hallow’s Eve. Or maybe I should just wish you all a Happy(-ish) Monday. For many Christians, October 31 seems marked with uncertainty. Yes, we all enjoy seeing (and buying, but this isn’t the place for personal confessions) the gigantic bags of candy in the grocery store.…

  • Recommended Reading: October 29

    If you read two articles this week, look at A Random Musing on an Inapplicable Moment in History by Chris T. Casberg and Rod Dreher’s summary and commentary on Russell Moore’s First Things Erasmus Lecture, The Religious Right: A Eulogy. For those of you with additional reading time this late-October weekend, check out the following…

  • What Happened to the Apostles?

    While Christians often think about the death (and resurrection!) of Jesus, many Christians (especially Protestants) rarely consider how the earliest followers of Jesus lived out their last moments on earth. In part, this is because–unlike with Jesus–we have relatively few historically credible accounts of the death of the earliest leaders of the Jesus Movement. What…