Voices
John W. Martens is a professor of theology and director of the Centre for Christian Engagement at St. Mark’s College at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
The Good Word
I thought a biblical conversation on peace in the Bible might be a good way to respond to current issues in Syria and elsewhere to focus on what we mean and what the biblical authors mean when they speak of peace Hebrew shalom Greek eir n This is not meant to be a thorough study simply a
The Good Word
At the end of my second post nbsp on N T Wright rsquo s book Justification God 39 s Plan amp Paul 39 s VisionI asked whether ldquo there are things Wright has discovered in Paul which Catholic theology has not stressed enough It rsquo s all fun and games to point out where Reformation exege
The Good Word
nbsp When I said in my first post on N T Wright rsquo s book Justification God 39 s Plan amp Paul 39 s Vision that the book seemed ldquo Catholic rdquo in its understanding of Paul and in its conclusions I did not intend to indicate that Wright himself has stated this ndash which I was
The Good Word
nbsp I have just finished reading N T Wright rsquo s book Justification God 39 s Plan amp Paul 39 s Vision in which a teacher of mine is skewered Stephen Westerholm another one comes off in a fairly positive light E P Sanders and another is once cited kindly Ben F Meyer I mention th
The Good Word
nbsp The New York Times Sunday Review published a short article by T M Luhrmann a professor of anthropology on speaking in tongues titled Why We Speak in Tongues nbsp August 17 2013 In the article Luhrmann who has published a book length study on glossolalia ldquo speaking in tongues
The Good Word
The study of 1 Thessalonians offered here is in the form of a traditional commentary although secondary scholarship is engaged more intermittently than would be the case in a commentary published in a regular print series This is the eighth entry in the online commentary on 1 Thessalonians In the
The Good Word
The study of 1 Thessalonians offered here is in the form of a traditional commentary although secondary scholarship is engaged more intermittently than would be the case in a commentary published in a regular print series This is the eighth entry in the online commentary on 1 Thessalonians In the
The Good Word
nbsp The study of 1 Thessalonians offered here is in the form of a traditional commentary although secondary scholarship is engaged more intermittently than would be the case in a commentary published in a regular print series This is the eighth entry in the online commentary on 1 Thessalonians
The Good Word
nbsp The study of 1 Thessalonians offered here is in the form of a traditional commentary although secondary scholarship is engaged more intermittently than would be the case in a commentary published in a regular print series This is the eighth entry in the online commentary on 1 Thessalonians
The Good Word
The study of 1 Thessalonians offered here is in the form of a traditional commentary although secondary scholarship is engaged more intermittently than would be the case in a commentary published in a regular print series This is the seventh entry in the online commentary on 1 Thessalonians In th