No Male or Female?

No Male or Female? : A Conversation on St. Paul and Women took place recently ( April 7, 2008) at Duke University. The invited guests were two fine NT scholars, A.J. Levine (Vanderbilt University) and Ben Witherington (Asbury Theological Seminary). They had a good time discussing this important issue. Click here to listensource: Socratic Club [...]

Ken Miller on the Scientific Process

Darron suggested that I should listen to Ken Miller’s talk on what so-called the “scientific process.” Miller is a christian and an evolutionary Biologist who rejects the Intelligent Design (ID )theory. Here’s what he had to say:

Graeco-Roman sources for NT Students

Mike posted a “reading list” on (or about) various Graeco-Roman literatures that he thinks will be useful for students of the NT, especially, those who want to be acquainted with the world and society which gave birth to our New Testament canon. Here’s the list: 1. Read Menahem Stern on Greek and Latin Authors and [...]

The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple: Bauckahm and Lüdemann Forum

Today I begin my first reading of Bauckham’s “The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple” as part of a coming review as well as a projected conversation between Bauckahm and Lüdemann. According to Dr. West, the forum is scheduled for Sunday, April 13. (read it here Bauckham Colloquium Kicks off Sunday). Million thanks to Caitlin Mackenzie [...]

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

At Big Science Academy we take our motto seriously: “No Intelligence Allowed.”And this year, we are proud to report that in every subject but Science, students and faculty are free to challenge ideas, and seek truth wherever it may lead. But Science is different. In Science, there is no room for dissent, for dissent is [...]

Noll’s lecture on Race, Religion, and American Politics

Mark A. Noll, perhaps the most prominent Christian Historian in America, gave a series of lecture on “Race, Religion, and American Politics from Nat Turner to George W. Bush” at Princeton University. Click here to listen Part 1: “The Bible, Slavery, and the Irrepressible Conflict` Pt 2 – The Churches, `Redemption,` and Jim Crow’Pt 3 [...]

Thoughts on Luke-Acts: Conzelmann (Part II)

In his momentous work, The Theology of St. Luke, Hans Conzelmann endeavored to set Luke in context. Conzelmann was one of the earlier pioneers (around 1960) to come up with a Theology of Luke and Acts. To understand Conzelmann is to define what theology is and not, especially from Luke’s perspective. Theology is faith seeking [...]

Thoughts on Luke-Acts: Knox (Part I)

Thoughts on Parson & Tyson’s Cadbury, Knox, and Talbert: American Contributions to the Study of Acts by Mikeal Carl Parsons by Joseph B. Tyson, eds. The following are my observations: •Collectors of Paul involved in pseudepigraphy by attributing Ephesus to Paul (59)•In Luke, Luke used earliest sources for the life of Jesus. In Acts, he [...]

The Synoptic Problem: A Case for Markan Priority

In a recent post ( Some Notes on the Synoptic Gospels) on the Synoptic problem, we discussed various approaches and positions taken by NT specialists as an attempt to come with a solution to various literary similarity and differences between Matthew, Mark, and Luke. I have to acknowledge, frankly, Markan priority proponents seem to have [...]

Perspectives on the Spirit

The representations or depictions of the Spirit (of God) are interesting enough that we have a wide range of ideas, pictures and perceptions in regard to his role and function, among various writers. For example, in both the Septuagint (LXX) and Diaspora Judaism, the Spirit of God is depicted as the source of prophetic inspiration. [...]