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Tony Watkins

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Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House, Cambridge PhD in OT prophets & contemporary media narratives, with a big chunk of Charles Taylor. Opinions mine; Likes, etc. ≠ endorsement

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The wonderful statue of Ezekiel was made by Alla Grinberg. I love his expression.

Ezekiel's expression, that is. I have no idea what expression is on Alla Grinberg's face.

(image © zeevveez, used under a Creative Commons licence)

06.08.2025 08:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Old Testament prophets and human flourishing - Cambridge Papers OT prophets, while calling out Israel's wrongs, offer a vision of shalom, true flourishing, which resonates with current day longings for 'fullness'.

People often ask me when the book based on my PhD will be out. The answer is, not for a long time! But I wrote this Cambridge Paper on the 'Old Testament Prophets and Human Flourishing'—an accessible summary of the core idea in my PhD. cambridgepapers.org/the-old-test...

06.08.2025 08:46 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Neither Cold nor Hot but Lukewarm: Rethinking the Temperature Metaphor in Revelation 3:15–16 | Published in Tyndale Bulletin By Mark Wilson. Recent archaeological discoveries undermine the prevailing hydrological understanding of the temperature metaphor in Revelation 3:15-16; a fresh hypothesis relates the metaphor to Laod...

New article by Mark Wilson (Director – Asia Minor Research Center, Antalya) now available: Neither Cold nor Hot but Lukewarm: Rethinking the Temperature Metaphor in Revelation 3:15–16 👇
www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1322...

03.06.2025 09:07 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Luke the Physician: Some Notes on the Internal Evidence | Published in Tyndale Bulletin By Luuk van de Weghe. Scholars have widely abandoned the traditional identification of Luke as a physician, substantially because of Henry Cadbury’s arguments; this paper reconsiders these arguments, ...

New article by Luuk van de Weghe now available: Luke the Physician: Some Notes on the Internal Evidence www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1332...

09.06.2025 08:37 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
God’s Reign in the Psalms and the Kingdom of God | Published in Tyndale Bulletin By David G. Firth. Canonical approaches illuminate how language about God’s reign in the Psalms is applied to the needs of the community. Jesus’s proclamation of the Kingdom likewise addressed his hea...

New article by David Firth (Tutor in Old Testament, Trinity College Bristol) now available: God’s Reign in the Psalms and the Kingdom of God www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1323...

10.06.2025 07:59 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
The Plan of Salvation in the Letters to Timothy and Titus | Published in Tyndale Bulletin By John Percival. A dissertation employing a narrative approach to analyse the salvation-historical outlook found in the letters to Timothy and Titus.

New PhD dissertation summary: Dr John Percival – The Plan of Salvation in the Letters to Timothy and Titus: www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1295...

09.04.2025 10:31 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

That is a very much bigger and harder thing than it sounds. Praying for continuing peace and comfort for you.

02.01.2025 09:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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M. E. Rothwell on Substack The most British clip you’ll ever watch 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

substack.com/@merothwell/...

29.12.2024 23:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Obituary: Professor Alan R Millard (1937–2024) When I was a teenager I came to know the name of Alan Millard as someone who was a genuine expert on archaeology and the Bible.

Alan Millard passed away shortly after this article was accepted for publication. Two short reflections on his life from scholars who knew him are available here: tyndalehouse.com/updates/news...

17.12.2024 12:08 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Patriarchal Names in Context | Published in Tyndale Bulletin By Alan Millard. Comparison of Amorite and Patriarchal names suggests that the composer(s) of the Patriarchal and Exodus narratives, writing during or after the Hebrew monarchy, drew on reliable ancie...

New article by Professor Alan Millard ✝ (Rankin Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages, University of Liverpool) now available: Patriarchal Names in Context www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1176...

17.12.2024 12:08 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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Low-Tide Evangelism Christianity's tide has gone out in the secular West. How could this be an opportunity for evangelism?

This is an excellent, hope-filled look at the possibilities of a cultural moment where Christian faith has receded -- what it reveals, how we can respond. From Glen Scrivener www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/low-...

04.12.2024 13:26 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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We are now on BlueSky! Here's a cute little angel from our Gutenberg Bible (Inc.1.A.1.1[3761]). Follow us for all the best special collections content!

03.12.2024 15:25 — 👍 428    🔁 104    💬 10    📌 12

Excellent article by Stephen McAlpine:

04.12.2024 20:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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England’s Assisted Suicide Bill and the Disordered Western Soul The distressing news from Westminster opens the clearest window into the disordered Western soul and the devaluation of human dignity.

Dr. James Eglinton on the tragic consequence of absolutizing what are in actuality relative goods, and the Christian alternative
www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/assi...

02.12.2024 22:42 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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