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Preach the OT with Confidence

June 10, 2019 by Tavis Bohlinger 1 Comment

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David and Goliath, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. Image Source: Wikipedia.

My greatest privilege as a biblical scholar is being called upon by a local church to come preach a sermon (or a series of them) to fill the pulpit, or as part of my home church’s preaching rota. My greatest frustration is finding the time necessary to adequately prepare those sermons.

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Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Old Testament Tagged With: 1 samuel 17, david, expository, illustration, preach, preaching, sermon, spurgeon

Interview & Photo Essay: The Urban World and the First Christians

November 29, 2018 by Tavis Bohlinger 3 Comments

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Photographs by David Gill

We are pleased to feature an exclusive interview with the co-editors of an exciting collection of essays on Christianity and the ancient city, The Urban World and the First Christians (UWFC). [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Interview, New Testament Tagged With: archaeology, Bible, christians, classics, corinth, david, gill, new, paul, philippi, religion, rome, steve, testament, trebilco, urban, walton

David Ritsema on “What Makes a Good Biblical Scholar or Theologian?”

October 15, 2018 by Tavis Bohlinger Leave a Comment

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I think the answer to that question can only be measured based on output. Good scholars can be recognized either through their writing or through their teaching. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: What Makes a Good Biblical Scholar? Tagged With: baptist, carroll, dallas, david, institute, ritsema, theological, university, waxahachie

How Mark’s Use of the OT Contributes to His Christology

September 28, 2018 by Tavis Bohlinger 3 Comments

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by David Evans

The Gospel of Mark is understood by some as having a low Christology. This is understandable, to some extent, in light of the very human aspects of Jesus in the Gospel: he displays a range of emotions (Mark 1:41; 8:12; 3:5; 6:6); he doesn’t know everything God the Father knows (Mark 13:32; Edwards 2002, 13); he is occasionally unable to perform miracles (6:5); and his question to the rich man—“Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone” (Mk. 10:18)—could be interpreted as a direct denial of divinity. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: New Testament Tagged With: christology, david, evans, gospel, Mark

Day Two of the St Andrews Atonement Symposium 2018

June 14, 2018 by Tavis Bohlinger 1 Comment

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Photos by Tavis Bohlinger

Day Two of the St Andrews Atonement Symposium included plenary addresses by David Moffitt (University of St Andrews), David Wright (Brandeis University), and Martha Himmelfarb (Princeton University). Attendees were treated to a delicious lunch—including salmon cakes—but the most anticipated event, as in previous years, was the Symposium Dinner hosted by St. Andrews Brewing Co. What good would a conference on the atonement be without handcrafted local brews, Aberdeen beef burgers, and single malt bonne bouche? [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Conferences Tagged With: andrews, atonement, david, himmelfarb, martha, moffitt, st, symposium, wright

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