Last week, I was at the Evangelical Covenant Church’s Midwinter 2017 Conference. With fear and trembling, I was asked to teach on the topic of leadership in the New Testament, and I ended up preparing…
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Paul’s Theology on Justice, Righteousness and Reconciliation (A Primer on Justice and Missions, Part 2)
In my last post (Framing Justice Theologically), I posited the following thesis: “Justice–fairness, though important to God and to God’s people, is nevertheless incomplete. God’s justice is larger than simply fairness or equity. God’s justice…
Seven-Minute Summary of Paul and the Gift by John Barclay
Paul and the Gift (Eerdmans 2015) Many thanks to Nijay Gupta for finding this video on Seedbed’s youtube channel. Here is John Barclay giving a summary of his central thesis in the recently reviewed book Paul and the Gift….
Highlights from the Pauline Epistles Session (Nov 21)
My flight back home is delayed, so while I’m waiting at the airport, I’m thinking the best use of my time is to do a quick post on SBL-AAR 2015. I won’t be posting on…
Review: The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis (NIDNTTE; 5 vols) by Moisés Silva
“Two steps forward and one step backwards…” is not new dance move but my succinct way of reviewing the 2nd edition of the New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology andExegesis (henceforth NIDNTTE). Revised by Moisés Silva (click for an…
Preview of Fire in My Soul: Essays in Honor of Seyoon Kim
At the request of Wipf & Stock, I am dedicating a post on the newly published Festschrift entitled: Fire in My Soul: Essays on Pauline Soteriology and the Gospels in Honor of Seyoon Kim. Here…
Grace and Gift according to Professor John Barclay of Durham University
There are others who take much better advantage of educational videos and lectures on youtube than I do. However, every now and then, I do stumble across a lectureship series by Tom Wright or other…