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(Mostly) Retired New Testament Professor. Books: https://tinyurl.com/4n9baxbz

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The Death of Jesusβ€”12 Final Thoughts on the Atonement

Final post in my series on the death of Jesus, this one with final thoughts on the atonement...

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Poverty and Wealth in Jamesβ€”1 First, the Letter of James on Poverty

Who are the poor in the Letter of James? The answer is both straightforward and complex...

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The Death of Jesusβ€”11 What about Penal Substitutionary Atonement (Part 4)

More questions about penal substitutionary atonement....

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James: A Commentary (New Testament Library) James: A Commentary (New Testament Library) - Kindle edition by Green, Joel B.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading James: A Commentary (New Testament Library).

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The Death of Jesusβ€”10 What about Penal Substitutionary Atonement? (Part 3)

More questions about penal substitutionary atonement...

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Healing, Health, and the New Testament The Importance of Perspective

Perspectives on Healing & Health in the New Testament

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Talking "Mere" Hermeneutics with KJV (4) Notes on Vanhoozer (4)

My fourth post regarding Kevin Vanhoozer's book, Mere Christian Hermeneutics. The conversation continues...

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The Death of Jesusβ€”9 What about Penal Substitutionary Atonement? (Part 2)

A robust critique of penal substitutionary atonement...

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Luke, Wesley, & Wealth Gaining, "Saving," Giving

Luke and Wesley on Money...

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Women and Words A Conversation about Bible Translating and Translations

In which CBE president Dr. Mimi Haddad and I talk about the representation of women in Bible translations....

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The Death of Jesusβ€”8 What about Penal Substitutionary Atonement? (Part 1)

We turn from a range of historical and interpretive questions to the atonement -- and, first, to questions regarding penal substitutionary atonement...

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Theological Interpretation of Scripture Mattersβ€”17 Accessing Global Interpretation of the Christian Bible

Accessing global interpretation of the Bible β€” my latest post on theological interpretation....

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Talking "Mere" Hermeneutics with KJV (3) Notes on Vanhoozer (3)

Here's part three of our ongoing conversation about Kevin Vanhoozer's book, _Mere Christian Hermeneutics_.

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The Death of Jesusβ€”7 1 Peter as a Case in Point

How does 1 Peter portray the significance of Jesus's suffering? A model for Christ-followers...and more.

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Theological Interpretation of Scripture Mattersβ€”16 The Holy Spirit and Theological Interpretation

More reflections on the reading Scripture as people of the Spirit....

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The Death of Jesusβ€”6 Following Jesus the Crucified

Post on the Way of the Cross...

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Theological Interpretation of Scripture Mattersβ€”15 History and Historical Criticism, Again

Theological Interpretation: What about history and historical criticism?

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Talking "Mere" Hermeneutics with KJV (2) Notes on Vanhoozer (2)

Part two of our conversation with Kevin Vanhoozer's "Mere Christian Hermeneutics":

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The Death of Jesusβ€”5 Raw Materials for Making Sense of Jesus’s Crucifixion

Next up in the series on Jesus's Crucifixion...

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Theological Interpretation of Scripture Mattersβ€”14 The Role of the Reader

Next up on theological interpretation of the Bible: the role of the reader...

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Wisdom from James A Wide-Ranging Conversation
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The Death of Jesusβ€”4 Why Was Jesus Executed by the Romans?

Some further ruminations, mostly historical, concerning Jesus's crucifixion....

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Theological Interpretation of Scriptureβ€”13 The Marks of Theological Interpretation of Scripture

Next up in my series on theological interpretation -- this one on the marks of this approach to reading the Bible...

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Talking "Mere" Hermeneutics with KJV Notes on Vanhoozer (1)

Beginning our conversation with Kevin Vanhoozer's _Mere Christian Hermeneutics_.

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The Death of Jesusβ€”3 The Nature of Crucifixion

My latest, on the nature of crucifixion in the Roman world, in my series on Jesus's death...

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Theological Interpretation of Scriptureβ€”12 Two Testamentsβ€”One Christian Bible

New post: Theological Interpretation and a Two-Testament Bible...

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Science and Scripture: A Wesleyan Premise Part Two

Part Two of my two-part note on Science and Scripture (with a link to Part One, ICYMI):

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The Death of Jesusβ€”2 β€œCrucified under Pontius Pilate”: Evidence of Jesus’s Execution

Number 2 in my series on The Death of Jesus....

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Equip: Resources on the Book of Luke Ellis Orozco recommends a set of resources for studying Luke.

A resource list for studying Luke's Gospel. Happy to see that first entry!

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