Category Archives: Bible-Theology

Chan on ‘Mother Church’

Posted on 17 July 2015 by Benj

“We are not saved as individuals first and then incorporated into the church; rather, to be a Christian is to be incorporated into the church by baptism and nourished with the spiritual food of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.” Continue reading →

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Sermon: “The Wrong Kind of Glory”

Posted on 4 July 2015 by Benj

Paul speaks to the Corinthian church about this impulse to gain the respect and admiration of others, and to have that respect live on beyond our earthly days. He speaks to them harshly but playfully, even sarcastically, because their idea of glory and respect is so skewed away from what it should be. Continue reading →

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Sermon: “A Future and a Hope?”

Posted on 1 July 2015 by Benj

The danger in taking the promises in Jeremiah 29:11 out of context and applying them directly to our lives is that we can so easily replace God’s plans, God’s future, and God’s hope with our plans, our future, and our hope. And yet, when we accept God’s plans for our future, we can see that they are infinitely better than our own plans. Continue reading →

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Too Soon? (or, When Is It OK to Comment on Tragedy?)

Posted on 20 June 2015 by Benj

Both gun rights advocates and gun control advocates use shootings as an opportunity to further their ideas. How soon is too soon for advocacy, and how would we know? Continue reading →

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Review of Biblical Literature: Josef Forsling, “Composite Artistry in the Book of Numbers”

Posted on 27 May 2015 by Benj

My review of Josef Forsling’s Composite Artistry in the Book of Numbers: A Study in Biblical Narrative Conventions, has been recently published in the Review of Biblical Literature. Continue reading →

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Walton and Sandy on “Inerrancy”

Posted on 16 May 2015 by Benj

“Inerrancy is no longer the clear, defining term it once was. Its semantic qualities have made it a strong and useful descriptor, but some have also found it almost infinitely pliable, even though extensive attempts have been made to define it….” Continue reading →

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What Can We Learn from Job’s Friends?

Posted on 14 May 2015 by Benj

How do we understand the speeches of Job’s friends? In isolation, they seem to contain good wisdom theology, but they are juxtaposed with Job’s valid objections for which we also must account… Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Canon

Posted on 13 May 2015 by Benj

Some undigested thoughts in response to the conference at the University of Edinburgh entitled, “Power, Authority and Canon.” Continue reading →

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I Love Ruining Bible Verses

Posted on 4 April 2015 by Benj

“If this be treason, make the most of it!” Continue reading →

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Upcoming Lecture: “The Chess King of the Sciences?”

Posted on 23 February 2015 by Benj

Academic study of the Bible and theology used to be regarded as “the queen of the sciences.” The area of biblical studies has evolved into a derivative enterprise, relying heavily on insights from other disciplines. Continue reading →

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