Tag: Biblical Narrative
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The Central Question of the Biblical Narrative
Daniel Kirk, NT professor at Fuller Seminary, wrote a post recently about issues stemming from 1 Corinthians 15. Within it, he wrote: …The story Paul tells is one in which the earth has been subjected to other powers: God had originally subjected it to people, but people ceded that rule to the likes of sin,…
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The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible – Book Review
The Blue Pararkeet: Rethinking How You read the Bible Regular readers of Scot McKnight's Jesus Creed blog will know that McKnight is an avid birdwatcher. One day, while watching the birds in his backyard, he eyed a unique blue colored bird in the bushes. Wondering about the species of this unique visitor, he observed it…
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Theology and Economics: Two Applications
Over the past six months, I have been blogging this series on Theology and Economics. I have made the case that Scripture, inspired by God, places us within a narrative. Scripture gives us God's unfolding story up to the days of the First Century Church. It also tells us something about the end of the…
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Theology and Economics: Remembering the Whole Story
I wrote at the end of my last post, In short, the story begins with God creating the earth, intending to fill it with his animated eikons living in perfect shalom. The story ends with God recreating the earth, and dwelling among his animated eikons who now fill the earth, living in perfect shalom. This…
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Eschatology: The End of the Story
I have watched many movies in my day. Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, directs some of my favorite movies. Most are not gruesome, but they bring you to the edge of your seat, wondering what will happen next. M. Night Shyamalan is another director who I like for many of the same reasons. Occasionally,…
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One God
Several weeks ago, I wrote about viewing Scripture as a six-act play. Act 1 was the creation of the heavens and earth and the placement of Adam and Eve in Eden. Act 2 was the rebellion of humanity against God. Act 3 began with Abraham's call and the Israelites' birth. It continues up to the…
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Reprise
As I was thinking about this blog entry, a quote came to mind that I simultaneously read on Tim Keel's blog. Spooky. From the Princess Bride, "Let me e'splain…no, there iz too much: let me…sum up." I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago that envisioned Scripture as a six-act play. (Missing Pages) Here…
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Modernism’s Christian Twins
Enlightenment thinking came to dominate the Church during the 19th Century. One of its legacies was higher criticism. Bible scholars placed themselves above and outside of Scripture. What did not conform to their rationalistic, scientific assumptions was discarded. By the mid-Twentieth Century, Scripture had largely been stripped of its authority and mystery. Meanwhile, “defenders of…