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The Gospel According to Luther
So, another confession I have to make: Martin Luther’s a favorite of mine. So sue me, I’m a Protestant. He’s an atrociously flawed man, but the more I read him, the more I love him despite the flaws....
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G.K. Beale on the difference between a “Literal” and a “Biblical” Hermeneutic...
G.K. Beale is quickly becoming one of my favorite New Testament interpreters. He has a long list of impressive works including authoring what is likely the new standard commentary on the book of...
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G.K. Beale on the Presence of a Covenant in Gen. 1-3
Alright, I finally cracked open G.K. Beale’s 962 page beast, A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New. It’s been staring at me, tempting me with it’s...
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9 Reasons The Garden of Eden Was a Temple
G.K. Beale is a bit of an expert on the subject of the Temple in biblical theology. He did happen to write a whole book on it. Given that, it’s unsurprising that he devotes some space to exploring the...
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Quick-Blog #13: Try Reading It Out Loud
My dad used to always tell me to try reading my papers out loud in high school in order to proof-read them. Sometimes hearing yourself say it helps you figure out what’s wrong with an awkward sentence,...
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Kierkegaard, Keller, La Dispute, and the Promise of Covenant Love – Part 1
Sadly, everybody remembers her as Kierkegaard’s fiance and not the wife of her husband…that guy. February is here and love is in the air–or maybe that’s packaged chocolates and commercial opportunity....
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Kevin Vanhoozer on N.T. Wright and Justification (Video)
This last week we talked about N.T. Wright and his Reformed critics on Mere Fidelity. I mentioned Kevin Vanhoozer’s lecture/chapter on N.T. Wright’s approach to justification in light of Piper and...
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What Does Systematic Theology Add to Biblical Theology?
I’ve been on a bit of a Henri Blocher kick since his visit to Trinity this last week and I have to say it’s been paying off. For instance, I looked up an article of his, “The Justification of the...
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Barclay’s “Paul and the Gift” According to Barclay W/ A Couple Of Notes
Everybody has been raving about John Barclay’s Paul and the Gift. Peter Leithart’s given the work some extended attention and my Mere Fidelity podcast compatriot Andrew Wilson has been blogging through...
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Final Review: Assorted Thoughts on John Barclay’s Paul and the Gift
I’ve already written once about John M.G. Barclay’s phenomenal new work Paul and the Gift. We also plan on taking up the issue on the Mere Fidelity podcast soon. All the same, having just finished the...
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Classifying Biblical Theodicies (Or, Must There Be Only One?)
Evil and theodicy are central to the storyline of the Bible. Indeed, they are central to much of the great secular and especially religious literature in history. Theodicy, for those unaware, is the...
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Mere Fidelity: What is the Relationship Between Biblical Exegesis and...
Over the last year or so, I’ve had to give some greater thought to the question of the relationship between biblical exegesis and the discipline of systematic theology. Questions about which discipline...
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