My most recent PhD seminar was called Biblical Theology and Theological Hermeneutics. The seminar focused on the “theological interpretation of Scripture” (hereafter TIS), an influential but difficult-to-define movement in contemporary biblical hermeneutics. I really enjoyed...
Read moreA lot of people in our culture, both within and without the church, seem to have trouble with the idea of an angry God. Many secular people look at passages in the Bible where God...
Read moreAt some point after my doctorate, I would like to make studying the book of Revelation one of my life projects. It coheres with some of my other interests, like the doctrine of heaven, and...
Read moreIn the past year or so I have had a few moments where I wondered how I would be able to make it through my PhD. Trying to get through both my languages and my...
Read moreI’ve been blogging for just over 6 years now. Its been a far more enriching experience than I had expected. My primary purpose in blogging has always been my own learning: I find that I...
Read moreIn my mind, one of the easiest doctrines in Christian theology to caricature is divine impassibility, the notion that (simply stated) God is not subject to passions. My studies in divine simplicity have increased my...
Read moreI had a great time last week at the 2014 Los Angeles Theology Conference. I am already looking forward to next year’s conference on the atonement. The theme this year was the Trinity. Each of...
Read moreSince I’ve already addressed Acts 2:39 and Jesus’ blessing of children, I thought I would also address two more points of data in the New Testament commonly appealed to in arguments for paedobaptism: I Corinthians...
Read moreI got several good books for Christmas. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to read them! The next best thing is to skim the first chapter, or enough to get a sense of what they are...
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