Ben Edwards talks with Tim Miller about his new commentary on 1 Peter. You can purchase the commentary here.
1 Peter: A Commentary for Biblical Preaching and Teaching
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UFOs and Extraterrestrial Life
Ben Edwards talks to Mark Snoeberger and Tim Miller about what the Bible has to say about extraterrestrial life.
Theological Triage
Ben Edwards and Tim Miller discuss Theological Triage and its implications for ministry today.
Echoes of Jesus in 1 Peter
This week Ben Edwards talks to Tim Miller about his new book on echoes of Jesus in 1 Peter. You can purchase the book here.
Imprecatory Psalms
On this episode Tim Miller interviews Ben Edwards on challenges surrounding the imprecatory Psalms. Most recently Ben preached through such a Psalm. You can listen to that here.
Arguments for God
Ben Edwards talks with Tim Miller about arguments for the existence of God.
The Future of Pro-Abortion Arguments
A recent Wired article fascinated me. It began with the line, “One day, human wombs will no longer be necessary for bearing children.” It continued, highlighting the scientific advances that make it quite probable that there will be artificial wombs in factories...
Should I Preach the Woman Caught in Adultery?
Ben Edwards talks with Tim Miller about textual variants and how to handle challenging passages.
Preaching Proverbs
Tim Miller talks with Ben Edwards about what is a proverb and how to preach them.
The Historical Setting of 1 Peter
Ben Edwards talks with Tim Miller about the context of 1 Peter.
Taking a Trip to Israel
On this episode Ben Edwards and Tim Miller talk about their recent trip to Israel.
The Wisdom Pyramid: A Review
Brett McCracken has written a helpful, short book on managing our information-overload world. He rightly notes that though we live in a world of exponentially increasing knowledge, such knowledge has not done much to make us wise. The book breaks into two unequal...
Is There a Conflict Between Science and Faith?
Are science and religion/faith incompatible? The leading lights of the atheism revolution certainly believe they are: Christopher Hitchens: “All attempts to reconcile faith with science and reason are consigned to failure and ridicule.” Richard Dawkins: “I am hostile...
Doubt
Ben Edwards talks with Tim Miller about dealing with doubt.
Resurrection Apologetics
Ben Edwards talks with Dr Miller about the apologetical value of the resurrection.
A Conversation among the Checkmarks
This will not be a long post. I am simply commenting on how the blue check marks (“important” Twitter users) think.[1] Notice the screenshot below. A few comments: Fridman’s initial comment is an exposition of the truth of Ecclesiastes 3:11; namely, God has set...
The Making of Biblical Womanhood
In this episode of Theologically Driven Ben Edwards and Tim Miller discuss The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr.
Theological Diversity
Theological diversity should not exist. But it does. I disagree with people who have the same background as I do, went to the same schools, and go to the same type of churches. How can this happen and what should be done about it? These are the questions that are...
Text Criticism and the Pulpit: Should one Preach on the Woman Caught in Adultery?
Readers of our blog might be interested in a recent article I wrote for the latest edition of Themelios on a difficult passage and its relation to preaching: Text Criticism and the Pulpit: Should one Preach on the Woman Caught in Adultery?
The Meaning of Milk in 1 Peter 2:1-3
The Meaning of Milk in 1 Peter 2 1-3 - MillerDownload
From Chariot to Ferrari: On the Importance of Proper Analogy
Analogies are powerful things, for they take something less known and put it beside something better known. The power of the analogy is that it allows the knowledge in the one realm to pass into the other, providing a "lightbulb" moment in many cases. But analogies...
The Function of Apologetics
The Function of Apologetics
Love Covers Sins
As Peter considers the coming eschatological end of all things, he appeals to his readers to “above all have constant love for one another” (1 Pet 4:8). The statement, “above all” indicates that this is the most important principle out of those he provides in this...
“Read the Eternities”: A Brief Review of Jeffrey Bilbro’s “Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News”
The quotation in the title of this blog post comes from Henry David Thoreau, who more broadly warns that “We should treat our minds, that is, ourselves, as innocent and ingenuous children, whose guardians we are, and be careful what objects and what subjects we thrust...
Rome, Caesar, and the Historical Setting of 1 Peter
A persistent debate in the study of 1 Peter has been the nature of persecution described in the letter. ((Dr. Miller is Associate Professor of New Testament at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary.)) Two approaches have dominated the topic. One classic approach...
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence at the Intersection of Original Writing
The other day Pastor Doran, Kyle Dunham, and I were discussing the advent of AI technology. Of course, AI has been around for some time, but its modern uses appear to be multiplying at an astonishing pace. One of the uses has me wondering how others think of the...
Faith and Science
In this episode Ben Edwards talks with Tim Miller about how to understand the relationship between faith and science.
Wisdom from Spurgeon: On Re-qualification for Ministry
This semester Dr. John Aloisi and I are co-teaching a class called "Great Books." We are working our way through various books that have had a significant impact for one reason or another. Recently we read a healthy portion of Spurgeon's Lectures to My Students. If...
Are Mormons Christians?: A Review of “The Saints of Zion: An Introduction to Mormon Theology”
This is a review of the book, The Saints of Zion: An Introduction to Mormon Theology Are Mormons Christians? If you don’t know the answer to that question, or if you know the answer but don’t know why your answer is right, then this book is written for you. The...
Without the Resurrection, there is no Salvation
The point indicated in the title to this post is ably defended by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15. There, Paul indicates that if there is no resurrection, then Jesus is not raised, and if Jesus is not raised, then we are still in our sins. Such an argument makes little sense...
Neither Forsaken nor Estranged from God
Not long ago, I was able to attend a conference, where Dr. Mark Snoeberger presented on the question of what may rightly be said about the death of God in the death of Christ. This paper, published in The Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry, is a written form of...
On Reading Larger Portions of the Bible
A few weeks ago, I suggested that we should read larger portions of Scripture at a time. In this post, I want to consider a few questions pertaining to the issue: 1) why does it seem unnatural to read like this and 2) how, practically, can I read larger portions. On...
Worldview Flowchart
A number of years ago I stumbled on the following chart in Boa and Bowman’s book, Faith Has its Reasons.[1] The representation below has been modified in a few minor ways from its original depiction. And while the chart is not perfect (some belief systems hold to more...
The Septuagint and Modern Translations
I have recently been interested in the relationship between the Septuagint (LXX, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament) and the New Testament. Most commentators recognize that NT authors cite from the LXX more frequently than from the Hebrew. I believe the...
How Much Should We Engage with Progressive Scholarship?
I have been reading quite a bit about John’s Gospel recently. My reading has spanned the spectrum from conservatives to fairly progressive scholars (sometimes called "critical" scholars, but since a conservative can be critical in his engagement with Scripture, I have...
“The End of All Things is Near”: Eschatology
It could be argued that Peter dwells so frequently on eschatology that his readers would be, as the old phrase goes, “too heavenly-minded to be of any earthly good.”((Dr. Miller is Vice President of Academics and Dean of the Faculty at Shepherds Theological Seminary...
“Spirit of Glory and of God” Or “Eschatological Glory and the Spirit of God”?
The Greek article usually has minimal influence on the interpretation of a passage, but sometimes its presence is quite meaningful. 1 Peter 4:14 is one of those times. It is debated, however, and our goal in this short blog post is to consider the best interpretation...
Kruger’s “Bully Pulpit”: A Review
It is not often that I endorse a book I did not enjoy reading. Nevertheless, I heartily endorse Bully Pulpit, a book about the abusive tactics of some church leaders and the spiritual devastation left in their wake. Michael Kruger, a theologian best known for his work...
The Use of AI Technology for Church Images
A few weeks ago I drew attention to the AI movement and its complications with education. Namely, to what degree can students use AI and still consider the product their own work. Just recently, ChatGPT launched and now has over one million users. If you try to use...
Dunham’s Recent Biblica Article: “Political Folly and Royal Wisdom in Eccl 5,7-8”
Kyle Dunham, our OT professor, has been working on what I think will become the definitive treatment of Ecclesiastes (to be published Evangelical Exegetical Commentary series). One of the fruits of that labor is the production of many good article-length treatments of...
A review of “Praying in Public” by Pat Quinn
“But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” Acts 6:4 As the passage quoted above indicates, pastors are called to devote themselves to prayer and the ministry of the word. The first is usually considered outward-facing (preaching), while...
Review of God and the Gay Christian
Some of my previous university students, many of them bright students, have embraced the view that homosexuality is biblically acceptable. I have seen this trend especially among those who either embraced homosexuality themselves or are close to others who have...
Review: Finding the Right Hills to Die on
I recently read Finding the Right Hills to Die On: The Case for Theological Triage by Gavin Ortlund. The concept of theological triage (coined by Albert Mohler, as far as I know) concerns categorizing doctrinal matters such that some are recognized as more vital than...
Dr. Dunham’s Recent Article: Intertextual Links between Deuteronomy and Ecclesiastes as a Pointer to Qohelet’s Positive Message
Dr. Dunham recently had an article published in the Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament. Here is a snapshot summary, along with a link to the article. Intertextual links between Deuteronomy and Ecclesiastes have begun only recently to garner...
Deadened to Wonder: Meditating on the Unbelievable
I was recently reading a book designed to answer questions posed against Christianity.[1] The book is good, and I recommend it, but I want to use one of the statements in the book as a jumping pad to a point the author was not directly making. Rebecca McLaughlin was...
Who is an Evangelical?: A Review
Thomas Kidd, a professor of Church History at Baylor University, is personally invested in the answer to the question posed in the title of his book. He is invested, because he calls himself an evangelical, and he fits in the historical stream of those who have borne...
Three Greek NT Readers a Review Article
Three Greek NT Readers Review Article - MillerDownload
Is There Such a Thing as the Septuagint?: Analyzing Peter Williams’s objections (Part Two)
Note: This post, as well as future and past posts concerning the Septuagint, are rough drafts for a potential upcoming book on the Septuagint. Accordingly, these posts will be removed at a future date. In regard to this article, it is the second of two which analyze...
Is There Such a Thing as the Septuagint?: Analyzing Peter Williams’s objections (Part 1)
Note: This post, as well as future posts concerning the Septuagint, are rough drafts for a potential upcoming book on the Septuagint. Accordingly, these posts will be removed at a future date. In regard to this article, it is the first of two which seek to analyze and...