Drinking Tea (The Liturgy of the Ordinary)
This post originally served as a message at Arise Church If you haven’t seen The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, let me highly recommend it to you. The film tells the story of a humdrum employee of Life...
View ArticleWords in the Bible
A few weeks ago, I found myself in need of some data on the words of the Bible for a message I was preparing. And so I stumbled down the rabbit hole of Biblical numerological data. What I found was, of...
View ArticleWhat I Read in 2023
Every year, I commit to reading as much and as widely as possible. And as a means of attempting to remember everything I’ve read and holding myself accountable to my reading goals, I track the books...
View ArticleGod on Trial (God Is…)
This post originated with a message at Arise Church. In this scene from God on Trial, Rabbi Akiba questions the goodness of God, concluding that, no, God has revealed that He is not good. If you get...
View ArticleJust Justice (God Is…)
This post originated as a message at Arise Church. What comes to mind when you hear the word, justice? Probably a lot of things, because right now, justice is a hot button issue. You can hardly get on...
View ArticleBook Review: The Book of Enoch for Beginners
In 2014, the Darren Aronofsky’s Noah soared at the box office while causing angst among people of faith everywhere. Countless movie goers walked into the theater expecting Russell Crowe to retell the...
View ArticleJanuary 2024 Biblical Studies Carnival
The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it. It began with the forging of the Great...
View ArticleBook Review: Show Me Your Glory (Idestrom)
This book review recently appeared in JETS 67.1. My thanks for the editorial team at JETS for providing a review copy. Show Me Your Glory: The Glory of God in the Old Testament. By Rebecca G.S....
View ArticleTranslation: The Yield of Scripture Registers for the History of the Canon
Translated by Jacob J. Prahlow Franz Stuhlhofer, “Der Ertrag von Bibelstellenregistern für die Kanonsgeschichte,” Seirschrift für die alttestamentliche wissenschaft 100.1 (1988): 244-61. In 1964...
View ArticleThe Septuagint and 1 Clement
The Jewish Scriptures are clearly important for 1 Clement, for they provide the source of revelation through which God speaks (1 Clement 22:1), form the narrative basis for the epistle, and function as...
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