Tag: Ben Witherington
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How to Eat, Play, Love—And Do Other Christian Acts
Christianity Today: How to Eat, Play, Love—And Do Other Christian Acts Thirty years ago, Ben Witherington III prayed for the energy to write a commentary on every book of the New Testament. This he has done, in addition to writing several other books, including a two-volume work of New Testament theology and ethics. Now, at…
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Paul thru Mediterranean Eyes– a Review Part One (Ben Witherington)
The Bible and Culture: Paul thru Mediterranean Eyes– a Review Part One (Ben Witherington) What follows in the next ten days, is my extended review and critique of Ken Bailey’s latest book, which won a Christianity Today book award this past year. I have appreciated many of Ken’s interesting insights and perspectives over the years,…
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Allocation of Limited Resources – Part 9 (The Role of Production)
So far in this series, we have examined several possibilities for the distribution of limited resources. While face-to-face communities have the wherewithal to employ several criteria in allocating limited resources, larger aggregations of people do not. I’ve argued that market exchange is by far the most just and efficient means of allocating limited resources across…
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Caution: Work in Progress– a Theology of Work
Ben Witherington: Caution: Work in Progress– a Theology of Work I am working on a little book on work for Eerdmans. I thought I'd test drive the Preface and see what you thought. Let me know. (BW3) CAUTION— WORK IN PROGRESS I was leafing through a newspaper shortly before Thanksgiving and came across a great…
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Bridging the theology-economy gap – Susan Lee
NPR Marketplace: Bridging the theology-economy gap Kai Ryssdal: The head of the Anglican Church is no fan of the global financial industry. The Archbishop of Canterbury has been stirring up controversy in England with some fairly strongly worded sermons and statements on that subject. A couple of weeks ago he brought those views to Wall…
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Neither Clergy nor Laity– a NT Vision of Ministry
Ben Witherington: Neither Clergy nor Laity– a NT Vision of Ministry … The Greek word laos from which we get the term laity simply means the people of God. It is used this way over and over again in the NT, sometimes of Israel sometimes of those who are in Christ, but in neither case…
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The Good Bishop Weighs In– Tom Wright on ‘Surprised by Hope’
Ben Witherington: The Good Bishop Weighs In– Tom Wright on 'Surprised by Hope' N.T. Wright's "Surprised by Hope" has been called an instant classic, and now with two years of positive reviews under its belt, it was time to sit down with the Bishop and ask some follow up questions which arise from some of…
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The Leadership Structure of Earliest Christianity– Was it Hierarchial?
Ben Witherington: The Leadership Structure of Earliest Christianity– Was it Hierarchial? Clement of Rome is an interesting figure in early Christian history, not least because he had contact with some of the original Christian eyewitnesses, apostles and their co-workers. Hermas mentions this Clement (Shepherd 8.2) as a leader in the church in Rome to whom…