Category Archives: Bible-Theology

Out of Exile, #9: Exile and Hope in the Deuteronomistic History and in Chronicles

Posted on 10 January 2015 by Benj

Out of Exile is back with a new podcast. In this episode, we consider… Continue reading →

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St. Ephraim on the Eternal Fount of Scripture

Posted on 5 January 2015 by Benj

“The thirsty man rejoices when he drinks and he is not downcast because he cannot empty the fountain. Rather let the fountain quench your thirst than have your thirst quench the fountain.” Continue reading →

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Why Is Plagiarism So Bad? A Comparison to Ancient Literature

Posted on 15 December 2014 by Benj

Why am I as a professor so panicked about students following–for example–the authors of the New Testament in quoting without quotation marks, or alluding without footnotes? Continue reading →

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Sermon: “Pauliaus Svajonė”

Posted on 2 December 2014 by Benj

The audio for my sermon, “Pauliaus Svajonė (Paul’s Dream),” is now posted on the website of Kauno Laisvųjų Krikščionių Bažnyčia (Kaunas Free Christian Church). The text is Romans 15:14-33. Unfortunately, there seems to have been an issue with the audio, … Continue reading →

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Jaroslav Pelikan on Tradition and Traditionalism

Posted on 26 November 2014 by Benj

Tradition is the living faith of the dead; traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. Tradition lives in conversation with the past, while remembering where we are and when we are and that it is we who have to … Continue reading →

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Best of 2013

Posted on 25 November 2014 by Benj

I’m going through the thinkhardthinkwell archives and highlighting some of my favorite posts. 2013 was a lighter year for blogging… Continue reading →

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What Was Chronicles for the NT Authors?

Posted on 24 November 2014 by Benj

What did the New Testament authors and the earliest Christians think of the book of Chronicles? How could we possibly know, and why should we care? Continue reading →

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Stealing God’s Thunder

Posted on 7 October 2014 by Benj

If sexual behavior within marriage is acceptable–even pleasing–to YHWH, why couldn’t marital sex (between a priest and his wife, for example) be part of Yahwistic worship? Continue reading →

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Audio Streams in the Desert (Or, My Free Post-Graduate Education)

Posted on 1 August 2014 by Benj

Over the last eight years, I listened to thousands of hours of teaching from top teachers at top institutions–mostly for free! Continue reading →

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Keeping an Open Mind

Posted on 27 June 2014 by Benj

“I wish to examine [Luke’s] Gospel with the sober reserve of a scholar and with the confidence of a believer. For I hope in this manner to arrive at genuine understanding. I also realize that this becomes possible only if God leads me into his Word.” Continue reading →

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