Tavis BohlingerJust recently in Boston, I had the opportunity to chat with the remarkable Marty Folsom (PhD). Marty is Executive Director of both the Northwest Theological Collaboration and the Pacific Association for Theological Studies, and a long-time educator...
A Willingness to Cross Borders and Boundaries Theology and biblical studies are fields of study formally practiced within institutional frameworks and disciplinary boundaries that tend to hedge off their wider collective impact from faith...
DidaktikosPreparation, Prayers, and Cookies Through intentional support, teaching while pastoring can benefit students as well as parishioners by Stephen Witmer, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Adjunct teaching can be either dynamite or disaster. When I...
A few things come to mind for biblical students who want to be scholars and teachers:
A good biblical scholar or theologian knows well the primary literature and the original languages.
~Craig A. Evans, John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins, Houston Baptist University
Rick BrannanOver 70 volumes of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri (P.Oxy.) have been published in print. These volumes are expensive and typically available only in well-stocked libraries. But the first 15 volumes (1898–1923), covering over 1,800 ancient papyri retrieved...
We are part of a common guild, so to be a good scholar in this sense is to be committed to the content of the guild but also the community of the guild. Regarding the content, every scholar brings their individual strengths to the mix so it would be...
The following paper by Stephen Chan was presented at the “Internationale Konferenz über Moltmanns Denken und Sino-Theologie”, held at Chung Yuan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Introduction In his early article on the philosophy of hope, Paul Ricoeur...
I would say something different for biblical scholar and theologian (the two are not always the same), but for biblical scholar: Attention to detail combined with breadth of interest. ~ John M. G. Barclay, Lightfoot Professor of Divinity, The...
garetrobinsonGaret Robinson gives us highlights of the Reformation 500 celebrations straight from the heart of Wittenberg, continued from his updates on Reformation Eve and the Morning in Wittenberg.
Garet Robinson continues his live correspondence from Wittenberg, where he and his wife are currently visiting in order to take part in the Reformation 500 celebrations.
Garet Robinson is currently in Germany for the Reformation 500 celebrations. Over the next few days, he will be sharing his experiences, including the sights, sounds, and smells (sausage!) of the festivities in Wittenberg, so that you can get as...
I always tell my students, “Context is everything!” Without understanding the historical and literary contexts, it is impossible to interpret the passage well. Words have different meanings in different contexts, and it is very difficult...
In this brief post I’m going to show you just one way that a biblical scholar might use Logos 7 to their advantage. The beauty of this program is its intuitiveness, and the fact that you can arrange your workflow nearly any way that you choose. The...
We’ve had him on theLAB before, but here is Matthew Bates again, this time as part of our series asking, “What makes a good biblical scholar or theologian?” I think some of our best biblical scholars—Hays, Barclay, Wright, and...
Using a commentary like you use a lexicon — it’s not really a far-fetched idea. There are scads of context-sensitive discussions of Greek and Hebrew words locked away in commentaries.
We continue our series on the qualities and practices of good biblical scholar with the esteemed Grant Macaskill of Aberdeen University. I’m sensitive to a number of things on the back of the intellectual humility work I’ve done recently, and...
Craig Bartholomew, H. Evan Runner Professor of Philosophy at Redeemer University College, was recently interviewed by Faithlife TV, where he laid down the gauntlet for Christian academics. His message: make your research speak to today’s...
Faithlife StaffAdded B.J. Oropeza’s book Jews, Gentiles, and the Opponents of Paul: Apostasy in the New Testament Communities, Volume 2: The Pauline Letters to the Bibliography of The New Perspective On Paul section.
Benj PetroeljeIn its modern form, the study of Christian origins has been dominated by the study of the apostle Paul. Take, for instance, Johannes Weiss’s précis of nineteenth-century scholarship on Christian origins, written in 1917: ‘’The history of...
I’ve been asking biblical scholars at every level the following question: “What makes a good biblical scholar or theologian?” Over the next few years (or longer, perhaps), I’ll be posting their responses every Monday...
You heard it here first – Faithlife, the maker of Logos Bible Software, is launching a new print journal for professors. The first issue of Didaktikos: Journal of Theological Education should arrive in professors’ mailboxes sometime in late October.
Atonement: Sin, Sacrifice, and Salvation in Jewish and Christian Antiquity The St. Andrews Symposium is never one to be missed. This conference always draw in an excellent mix of scholars of all ranks, and there are plentiful opportunities for...
We are honored to have Drs. Peter Williams and Dirk Jongkind of Tyndale House, Cambridge, join us on theLAB to discuss the Tyndale House Edition of the Greek New Testament (THGNT).
Max BotnerThe fuller version of this article was just published in the Journal of Biblical Literature as “The Messiah Is ‘the Holy One’:ὁ ἅγιος τοῦ θεοῦ as a Messianic Title in Mark 1:24” JBL 136, no. 2 (2017): 417–433. The Messiah is the Holy One of God...
Added Robert J. Cara’s book Cracking the Foundation of the New Perspective on Paul: Covenantal Nomism versus Reformed Covenantal Theology to the Bibliography of The New Perspective On Paul section.
Robert J. Cara, Cracking the Foundation of The New Perspective on Paul: Covenantal Nomism Versus Reformed Theology. Reformed, Exegetical and Doctrinal Studies. London: Mentor (Christian Focus Publications), 2017. by Don Garlington This book is the...
Daniel StevensIt is inevitable that every student of ancient Greek will find a time when they feel out of their depth. Greek literature, as with literature in any language, ranges from relatively easy to read to frustratingly complex. And, since literary Greek...
Added Kimberly Ambrose’s book Paul Among Jews: Rehabilitating Paul and J. Brian Tucker’s book Reading 1 Corinthians to the Bibliography of the Paul Within Judaism section.
Thom BlairOur Logos Mobile Education crew met up with Kevin Vanhoozer near Chicago to discuss a new project he’d been working on: A Reforming Catholic Confession. The 500th year of the Reformation, it turns out, is an appropriate time to pause and examine the...