Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
I recently saw on social media an uproar about N.T. Wright. There were those who once respected his biblical scholarship who found that they could no longer agree with him. What did he say now? In an interview with Michael Bird on the Ask N.T. Wright Anything podcast, Wright described Adam and Eve as hominids, … Read More “Is N.T. Wright a Heretic Regarding His Views of Adam?” »
A friend of mine pointed me toward a documentary called Godspeed: The Pace of Being Known. It is about an American pastor who relearns what ministry looks like during his time in small villages in Scotland. You can find the website here. The documentary includes interviews with Eugene Peterson and N.T. Wright. I found it … Read More “Godspeed: The Pace of Being Known” »
Most of my graduate work has been in the area of New Testament studies. I have been taught by some great scholars and have read many books in this area. Throughout these years, I have gotten a sense of scholars that I really appreciate. While there are some scholars that have died, the ones I’m … Read More “10 New Testament Scholars I Recommend” »
I had mixed feelings about picking up a copy from N.T. Wright’s Paul for Everyone series. On one hand, I generally stay away from devotional type commentaries. On the other hand, N.T. Wright is one of my favourite New Testament scholars. I ended up purchasing his volume on the pastoral epistles because of a potential … Read More “Paul for Everyone: Pastoral Epistles” »
Rights and Their Freedoms Come From God Alone – Lenny Esposito Parents: Train Your Young Christians by Finding the Right Mentor – J. Warner Wallace Where Do You Experience Doubts with Your Faith? – Greg Koukl Conversations with Stephen Meyer: Surprised by Praise – Stephen Meyer Apologetics of Jesus – Eric Chabot Recommended Reading: The Original … Read More “Midweek Apologetics Roundup” »
“The crucial thing to say about this new theory is that the argument for the substantial historicity and accuracy of the Gospels never depended on their dating, anyway. True, lots of scholars have argued as though that was the case, with ‘radical’ scholars dating the Gospels late (and so darkly suggesting that they were all … Read More “N.T. Wright on the Dating of the Gospels and Historicity” »
I have read two of the books that I bought at ETS/SBL. The first is Michael F. Bird’s Introducing Paul. The book is exactly what the title suggests, an introduction to Paul. Bird looks at all the basics including the background, letters and summary of theology. It is not overly detailed, but it is good … Read More “Two Books on Paul” »
For the last number of days I have been in New Orleans for the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). I have literally been surrounded by the top biblical scholars in the world. The people attending have been quite diverse. There are many professors, authors, students, Catholic priests, Orthodox priests, Jewish scholars, … Read More “SBL in Review” »
I must confess that I have not taken a position on the new perspective on Paul. I think that there are some important correctives raised by the new perspective scholars but I am not yet sure about their final conclusions. I have not rejected them, I am simply still on the journey. Here is a … Read More “Wright and Dunn on the New Perspective” »
The Beliefnet web-site has a very interesting “blogalogue” between Bart Ehrman and N.T. Wright on the issue of suffering. Both are respected biblical scholars but Ehrman is a former evangelical who has left the faith and has become an agnostic while Wright is an evangelical Anglican bishop. Their conversation is quite stimulating. Ehrman makes some … Read More “Bart Ehrman and N.T. Wright on Suffering” »
One of my favourite authors and scholars is N.T. Wright. He is more of a New Testament scholar and historian than an apologist, but his work often has an apologetic tone. He has some great sections in his book Resurrection of the Son of God where he argues that the resurrection of Jesus can be … Read More “The Wright Stuff” »
