When I was accepted into seminary, I was filled with wonderful ideas about how soul-enriching my studies would be. After all, I’d be studying the Bible all day and learning about God and his character in every class. How could this not lead to...
Under the category of Challenging the New Perspective, added a link to Tabletalk magazine’s February 2010 issue, which was devoted to criticizing N.T. Wright and “the new perspectives on Paul.”
Added N.T. Wright’s latest three books to the Bibliography under The New Perspective on Paul: Paul and the Faithfulness of God, Paul and His Recent Interpreters, and Pauline Perspectives. Also added Douglas J. Moo’s review of Paul and...
Added a link to 1 Corinthians Bible Study Index – Reta’s Reflections by Reta Halteman Finger on the Articles page under Paul and Empire. This collection of articles from Christian Feminism Today situates Paul’s Corinthian...
Calvin Theological Seminary 3233 Burton Street SE Grand Rapids MI 49546 Tuesday October 15, 2013 This day-long conference will feature Dean Margaret Mitchell, Ph.D. as the keynote speaker. Dr. Mitchell is the Dean of the University of Chicago...
Added David G. Horrell’s review of Moral Formation according to Paul: The Context an Coherence of Pauline Ethics by James W. Thompson to the Book Reviews section under The New Perspective on Paul: Around the Web and added the book to the...
Added Douglas A. Campbell’s book The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul to the Bibliography under The New Perspective on Paul.
Book Review Ben Witherington III, Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2011, 341 pp. Ben Witherington shares a special insight in the introduction to his 2011 commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Philippians. He writes: “Words such as grace, faith, and believe...
In my never ending quest to provide information that will help you decide on the right seminary for you, I occasionally find other people who have weighed in on the subject. Today I came across an older post by Mark Dever at togetherforthegospel.org...
By far our most popular post over time has been our Seminary Scholarship post. The problem with this post is how narrow it is, and without great amounts of effort and time it would never be very inclusive. Not to mention how dated it has become. So...
Added Arthur J. Dewey’s review of Four Views on the Apostle Paul ed. by Michael F. Bird to the Book Reviews section of The New Perspective on Paul: Around the Web.
When we hear the word “sainthood,” we are likely to associate it with the longstanding tradition of acknowledging those who have demonstrated a remarkable degree of spirituality. It may also remind us of beautiful, ancient artwork...
Minor maintenance — fixed some broken links.
Guest post by David Davidson, communications editor for the marketing department at Logos Bible Software. Knox Theological Seminary, with Logos Bible Software, offers three world-class graduate programs that let you study what you love without...
. . . And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ houses, old men who had seen the first house...
Book Review James D. Tabor, Simon & Schuster, 2012, 320 pp. Books that challenge conventional wisdom and provoke spirited dialogue can be much more valuable than books that simply reiterate popular opinion or buttress our own personal...
I hope it doesn’t seem off-point for a post on this site to step away, briefly, from the normal discussions of seminary life, training, and experiences. Since seminary students are trained by schools, churches, and life experiences, I believe...
If somebody asked you to sum up your seminary experience, what would you say? Two years ago I left behind my successful career in IT (Information Technology) to attend seminary. It was a great experience—but that’s not to say it was perfect...
On November 18, during the 2012 meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Chicago, I finally got the chance to view the long-awaited documentary by filmmaker Robert Orlando, A Polite Bribe, at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Orlando has proven...
I remember Wednesday nights, cooking dinner, then packing Thursday’s sack lunch, Thursday’s sack dinner, and Friday’s sack lunch. Friday night’s dinner would have to wait until late that night, when we’d finally arrive home from our weekly seminary...
Planning on attending the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion? This is your chance to see an advance screening of A Polite Bribe, Robert Orlando’s documentary on Paul. It’s...
Today’s post is by guest writer Elliot Ritzema: Elliot is an editor at Logos Bible Software. He is the editor of 300 Quotations for Preachers and 400 Prayers for Preachers, a major contributor to the Faithlife Study Bible, and a regular...
Added to the Bibliography Michael F. Bird’s latest contribution to Zondervan’s Counterpoints series, Four Views on the Apostle Paul with Reformed (Thomas R. Schreiner), Catholic (Luke Timothy Johnson), Post-New Perspective (Douglas...
Added James D.G. Dunn’s review of Whom God Has Called: The Relationship of Church and Israel in Pauline Interpretation, 1920 to the Present by Christopher Zoccali to the Book Reviews section under The New Perspective on Paul: Around the Web...
I’d like to propose a fundamental question about your experience at seminary. Why are you at seminary? What do you hope to get out of it? Are you there to earn a degree so that you can get hired to do ministry full-time? Are you there just...
Dates: September 7-8, 2012 Place: Georgetown United Methodist Church, 2766 Baldwin Street, Jenison, Michigan, 49428, (616) 669-0730, Event: Hearing Paul for the First Time: From Intolerant Legend to Visionary Voice Speakers: Arthur J. Dewey and Lane...
Added a link to 什麽是保羅神學的“新視角”? to the Articles section under The New Perspective on Paul. This is an abbreviated version of A Summary of the New Perspective on Paul.
Added the book Studying Paul’s Letters: Contemporary Perspectives and Methods, edited by Joseph A. Marchal, to the Bibliography under Paul and Empire.
Finding the right seminary can be a long and frustrating process. It can take weeks to compile a list of potential schools and then research the affiliation, cost, and other vital details of each one. That is why Church Relevance recently created a...
Review by Jeffrey J. Bütz Earlier this year I was contacted by director Robert Orlando to be interviewed for a film called The Paul Story. Robert explained to me that he was doing final edits for his documentary and realized he needed more...