Mission in the Old Testament: God’s Concern for the Nations (Part 3)
In my first post, I began to explore the notion of a “missionary mandate” for Israel in the Old Testament. Last time,... Read More
Mission in the Old Testament: God’s Concern for the Nations (Part 2)
In an earlier post I began to explore the notion of a “missionary mandate” for Israel in the Old Testament. In this... Read More
Mission in the Old Testament: Did Israel Have a Missionary Mandate? (Part 1)
A persistent question concerns whether or not God intended ancient Israel to serve as an emissary proclaiming salvation to the nations. At... Read More
When and Where was the Septuagint Written?
The origins of the Septuagint (hereafter, LXX) remain murky despite the evidence of its wide dissemination in the Hellenistic world.[1] Clues to... Read More
Did OT Believers Go to Sheol?
Despite many advances over the last century in archaeology and biblical backgrounds, together with a growing field of studies in biblical theology,... Read More
Did New Testament Writers Misread the Context of Old Testament Passages?
One of the most complex issues in biblical interpretation lies in understanding the ways in which later writers of Scripture used earlier... Read More
The Overrealized Eschatology of Progressive Covenantalism
I first came across the phrase “overrealized eschatology” in a seminary class on the exegesis of 1 Corinthians. The idea had been... Read More
Interpreting the Book of Job
Jerome once compared studying the book of Job to grasping an eel. The more you squeeze, he opined, the sooner it escapes... Read More
The Importance of Biblical Creationism for Theology
How important is biblical creation for one’s theology? Self-professed evangelicals increasingly say, “Very little.” A surprising number of theologians downplay its importance.... Read More
Christian Zionism and the Future of Israel
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the inception of the modern state of Israel. On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion announced... Read More