Category Archives: Bible-Theology

“Satan” versus “the Śaṭan”

“Śaṭan” in the Hebrew Bible is not a proper name, but rather a role of one of the heavenly beings in YHWH’s heavenly court: “the adversary.” Continue reading

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The Early Christian Understanding of Easter

“The fact that Jesus’ resurrection was, and remains, without analogy is not an objection to the early Christian claim. It is part of the claim itself.” Continue reading

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International Septuagint Day

Happy International Septuagint Day! Continue reading

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Not Just Treading Water

There is fruit along the way. The fruit may come in small, airplane-sized cups. It may be fruit salad that’s mostly honeydew. (Honestly–who likes honeydew, anyway?) But it’s still fruit. Continue reading

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Best of 2015

Happy New Year! You’ve been waiting with bated breath: here are the nominees for the best posts of 2015. Choose Your Heresies Carefully For All the Nations I Love Ruining Bible Verses Microcredit, “Borrowing-to-Save,” and Social Norms Thoughts on Canon … Continue reading

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Best of 2014

It’s about 11 months later than I had thought it would be, but here are my nominations for the Top Eleven posts of 2014… Continue reading

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Happy Hanukkah!

I’m going out a limb to say that Christians can celebrate Hanukkah, too. I know it’s possible, because I do. Continue reading

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Inerrancy

‘Deductively, we know that Scripture does not teach error; inductively, we learn the form that that inerrancy takes.’ Continue reading

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Review of Biblical Literature: Charlie Trimm, “‘YHWH Fights for Them!’: The Divine Warrior in the Exodus Narrative”

My review of “‘YHWH Fights for Them!’: The Divine Warrior in the Exodus Narrative,” has been recently published in RBL. Continue reading

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The Unique Challenge of Text and Canon for Protestants

Protestants have never insisted that possessing the “original autographs” is necessary to know the Word of God. But we need to have something close to them—as close as the art of textual criticism can get us to original autographs. Continue reading

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