Category Archives: Bible

Pagan Christianity

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

[I've updated links on this 2008 posting] There are useful critiques of Viola & Barna’s 2008 book, Pagan Christianity, over on Ben Witherington’s blog. To quote a bit from the second posting (July 1, 2008): Small group gatherings are wonderful … Continue reading →

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The Christian Concept of Rationality

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

From Lesslie Newbigin’s The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society (1989), page 63-64: The Christian tradition of rationality takes as its starting point not any alleged self-evident truths. Its starting point is events in which God made himself known to men … Continue reading →

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Catholic & Orthodox agreement

Posted on December 28, 2009 by

from article by Marty Rothwell: Historical Christian doctrines “held without controversy” prior to the schism of the 11th century. God the Son is of the same substance and nature as God the Father. God is a Triune Being (Trinity). Jesus … Continue reading →

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The Doctrinal Seed of Scripture

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

Over at Called to Communion, Tom Riello writes on The Doctrinal Seed of Scripture: Doctrine is borne out of the Church’s life, her reflection and her experience. The doctrine of the Trinity, for example, was not so much a doctrine … Continue reading →

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Rhetoric of Hebrews

Posted on November 19, 2008 by

I’ve been posts various sermons recently and so am particularly interested in Dr Witherington’s posting on The Rhetorical Character of Hebrews: This document [Hebrews], like 1 John is a homily , in fact D.J. Harrington has called it “arguably the … Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on October 15, 2008 by

Wisdom in a Troubled Time Job 28; Psalm 8; 1 Corinthians 2.1–10 a sermon for the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference at their Annual Service in Westminster Abbey September 30 2008, 3 pm by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. … Continue reading →

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Copyright Issues

Posted on August 4, 2008 by

Regarding copyright issues, Amy Welborn writes: The requirements to cite, for example, from the New American Bible, the official USCCB English translation, are fairly strict. I don’t remember what they are, but all you really need to know is that … Continue reading →

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