Professor Nils W. LundDean and Biblical Scholar at North Park (1922-54) For many such as myself, the Nils W. Lund Memorial Lectureship held annually at North Park Theological Seminary here in Chicago is a real…
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Paul Redux Passes 15,000+ Pageviews
A Byzantine fortress on the Acrocorinth in Greeceand the background photo of the Paul Redux twitter feedPhoto taken by Max Lee © 2014 Acrocorinth Well, it might be small numbers and a small accomplishment to many,…
Paul’s Theological Trump Card Concerning Idol Food: An Easter Sunday Message
Hope you are having a glorious Easter Sunday! Blessings! Consider it good timing, or Providence, but my wrap-up post on idol food fits well with the theme of Good Friday and Easter. I want to…
More Pastoral Reflections on the Life of a Slave and Paul’s Letter to Philemon
One of the more difficult texts in the New Testament has been what Paul says (or rather, does not say) concerning slaves in the Greco-Roman era. Past interpreters of the Bible, for example, are puzzled…
Pastoral Reflections on the Days in the Life of a Slave
There are two types of insights born from a trip like the travel course to Greece. One insight comes in the immediate moment when a person experiences an archaeological site for the first time (e.g.,…
The Final Day in the Life of a Slave
When you drive up to Delphi, you cannot help but pause and just marvel at the beauty of Greece. The site of ancient Delphi is located in a mountainous range, part of the southwest spur…
Another Day in the Life of a Slave
Continuing from the previous entry (“A Day in the Life of a Slave”), here I’m going to make some comments on the Diolkos (or Plan B), when the attempt(s) to cut a canal across the Isthmus (or…
A Day in the Life of a Slave
I just finished writing an essay which was overdue to the editors for another surprise Festschrift, and this was my last tangential publishing obligation. Now my slate is clear to work on my own monograph….