Earlier this morning, I recorded a new podcast with Dr. Nathan Martin, one of CSU’s history professors. We wrestled with one of the most significant figures in Protestant biblical interpretation: Nicholas of Lyra. You can listen to our discussion here.
Category: Life in the Scriptures
rightly heeding the Gospel according to the Bible
The Charity of Clarity
After what I considered to be a decent morning sermon, one of our church members handed me a note as I was greeting people at the door. Later I opened it and read a verse from 1 Corinthians 14— And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? 1 Corinthians… Continue reading The Charity of Clarity
The Questioning Faith
We rightly translate the opening word of Gen 1:1 by the phrase “In the beginning.” However, this word also has two other possible understandings, “By wisdom” and “By the firstborn.” That is, in choosing this word as the Bible’s opening phrase, the author draws us into the text with a claim of God as creator… Continue reading The Questioning Faith
Marty McFly, LOST and Reading the Torah as One Book
I always hated missing the beginning of movies. Indeed, as a teen I had to make sure not to miss a moment of the never-ending trailers that ran before Back to the Future and the first few moments of Michael J Fox skateboarding through the Universal studio lot: couldn’t and wouldn’t miss it. While the… Continue reading Marty McFly, LOST and Reading the Torah as One Book
The Seams of the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings
In my last post, I argued that Jesus is the message of Moses’ book, The Torah (Gen-Exod-Lev-Num-Deut). In the coming weeks, I hope to help readers test whether I have rightly understood the Torah. As such, today I want to begin the process of defending this rather bold and biblical claim.
If We Believed Moses
I am positive that I did not truly understood the implications of John 5:46 the first few times that I read it. Indeed, most days I am still not sure that I have fully recognized the scope of Jesus’ claim at that moment. As Jesus faced conflict from the Pharisees, He answered them by defining… Continue reading If We Believed Moses