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Author Archives: Jared Compton
Hebrews: The Big Picture
Just last week I had a chance to reread Barnabas Lindars’ Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews and was reminded of how helpful I’d originally found his synthetic picture of Hebrews’ message. Now that I’ve worked through Hebrews more … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Book Review, Exposition
Tagged Barnabas Lindars, George Guthrie, Hebrews
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Psalm 110 in the NT: An Important Monograph
David M. Hay. Glory at the Right Hand: Psalm 110 in Early Christianity. SBLMS 18. Nashville: Abingdon, 1973. 176 pp. In this revised version of his 1965 Ph.D. thesis, completed at Yale under the supervision of Paul W. Meyer, Hay … Continue reading
A Road Vlach on Wellum & Gentry’s Via Media?
In the latest ed. of the Master’s Seminary Journal (avail. free online), Michael Vlach of The Master’s Seminary reviews Wellum & Gentry’s biblical theology Kingdom through Covenant (KtC). It’s one of the more thorough reviews of the book I’ve seen … Continue reading
Hidden in Plain View: Mystery and Fulfillment in Colossians 1:25–26
I have become [the church’s] servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Exposition, Hermeneutics
Tagged Col 1.25-26, Mystery, Rom 16.25-26
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Exodus and Biblical Theology
“[A]n understanding of the Exodus is…essential for understanding and probing the theology of the Bible as it unfolds historically.” Stephen Dempster makes this point in a recent article on the role of Exodus in biblical theology titled “Exodus and Biblical … Continue reading
Refresh Your Greek
I’ve never met a Bible teacher who wished they had not learned Greek. It’s only the guys who have let it slip and no longer use it for their sermon preparation who try to tell me that Greek doesn’t enhance … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Biblical Greek
3 Comments
One More Reason the Resurrection is Good News
In preparation for worship this Sunday, I’d like to follow up on a piece posted this time last year on TGC’s blog titled “The Neglected Resurrection” and suggest one more reason why the resurrection must not be neglected—one more reason … Continue reading
Some Advice from Paul for Young Seminarians: A Letter
Dear [seminarian], I thought I’d write to pass along a bit of advice about your studies from St. Paul. I suspect now may be as good of a time as any, since you’ll likely receive this right after your midterms. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Seminary Education
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What Is “The Narrative Approach to Paul”?
Sometime earlier in the semester I happened across a piece by Bruce Longenecker titled “The Narrative Approach to Paul: An Early Retrospective.” Like many of you, I’d been seeing all sorts of books and articles with some combination of “Paul” … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Hermeneutics
Tagged Bruce Longenecker, N. T. Wright, narrative theology, Richard Hays
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Galatians and Hebrews: A Key Similarity
Ben Witherington—evangelicalism’s equivalent of the prolific Jacob Neusner—wrote a little article a while back on the influence of Galatians on Hebrews, which I’d been meaning to read in the course of my work on Hebrews. Well, just last week, I … Continue reading
Another Puzzler: Hos 11:1 in Matt 2:15
If you’ve ever worked your way through Matthew’s gospel, looking up the Old Testament texts he cites, then you’ve surely puzzled over what he has to say about Hosea 11:1 in Matt 2:15. Matthew claims that when Jesus returned with … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Exposition, Hermeneutics
Tagged G. K. Beale, Hos 11:1, Matt 2:15
2 Comments
The “Gospel” according to the Talmud
David Instone-Brewer argues in a recent article that the Talmud’s account of Jesus’ trial contains the original Jewish charge against Jesus. The lines, as preserved in the Munich ed. (1342), read like this: It was taught: On the Eve of … Continue reading
Hebrews: The Big Picture
Just last week I had a chance to reread Barnabas Lindars’ Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews and was reminded of how helpful I’d originally found his synthetic picture of Hebrews’ message. Now that I’ve worked through Hebrews more … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Book Review, Exposition
Tagged Barnabas Lindars, George Guthrie, Hebrews
Leave a comment
Psalm 110 in the NT: An Important Monograph
David M. Hay. Glory at the Right Hand: Psalm 110 in Early Christianity. SBLMS 18. Nashville: Abingdon, 1973. 176 pp. In this revised version of his 1965 Ph.D. thesis, completed at Yale under the supervision of Paul W. Meyer, Hay … Continue reading
A Road Vlach on Wellum & Gentry’s Via Media?
In the latest ed. of the Master’s Seminary Journal (avail. free online), Michael Vlach of The Master’s Seminary reviews Wellum & Gentry’s biblical theology Kingdom through Covenant (KtC). It’s one of the more thorough reviews of the book I’ve seen … Continue reading
Hidden in Plain View: Mystery and Fulfillment in Colossians 1:25–26
I have become [the church’s] servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Exposition, Hermeneutics
Tagged Col 1.25-26, Mystery, Rom 16.25-26
1 Comment
Exodus and Biblical Theology
“[A]n understanding of the Exodus is…essential for understanding and probing the theology of the Bible as it unfolds historically.” Stephen Dempster makes this point in a recent article on the role of Exodus in biblical theology titled “Exodus and Biblical … Continue reading
Refresh Your Greek
I’ve never met a Bible teacher who wished they had not learned Greek. It’s only the guys who have let it slip and no longer use it for their sermon preparation who try to tell me that Greek doesn’t enhance … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Biblical Greek
3 Comments
One More Reason the Resurrection is Good News
In preparation for worship this Sunday, I’d like to follow up on a piece posted this time last year on TGC’s blog titled “The Neglected Resurrection” and suggest one more reason why the resurrection must not be neglected—one more reason … Continue reading
Some Advice from Paul for Young Seminarians: A Letter
Dear [seminarian], I thought I’d write to pass along a bit of advice about your studies from St. Paul. I suspect now may be as good of a time as any, since you’ll likely receive this right after your midterms. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Seminary Education
3 Comments
What Is “The Narrative Approach to Paul”?
Sometime earlier in the semester I happened across a piece by Bruce Longenecker titled “The Narrative Approach to Paul: An Early Retrospective.” Like many of you, I’d been seeing all sorts of books and articles with some combination of “Paul” … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Hermeneutics
Tagged Bruce Longenecker, N. T. Wright, narrative theology, Richard Hays
Comments Off
Galatians and Hebrews: A Key Similarity
Ben Witherington—evangelicalism’s equivalent of the prolific Jacob Neusner—wrote a little article a while back on the influence of Galatians on Hebrews, which I’d been meaning to read in the course of my work on Hebrews. Well, just last week, I … Continue reading
Another Puzzler: Hos 11:1 in Matt 2:15
If you’ve ever worked your way through Matthew’s gospel, looking up the Old Testament texts he cites, then you’ve surely puzzled over what he has to say about Hosea 11:1 in Matt 2:15. Matthew claims that when Jesus returned with … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Exposition, Hermeneutics
Tagged G. K. Beale, Hos 11:1, Matt 2:15
2 Comments
The “Gospel” according to the Talmud
David Instone-Brewer argues in a recent article that the Talmud’s account of Jesus’ trial contains the original Jewish charge against Jesus. The lines, as preserved in the Munich ed. (1342), read like this: It was taught: On the Eve of … Continue reading