December, 2016 - Biblical Literacy

I’ve been teaching an Isaiah class of late and we had an amusing time last night considering the way the New Testament Scholars have handled the quote from Isaiah 40:3…

Biblical Studies Old Testament Studies

God’s Will by God’s Means: Did Jacob NEED to Trick Isaac to Fulfill God’s Plan?

December 28, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I had the pleasure of attending the President’s Chapel recently at Northpoint Bible College. I co-authored the book 40 Days With the Savior with Jonathan Cashman and have been traveling…

Contexualization Ethics Society

The Obliterating Folly of Single Text Christians

December 26, 2016 Andrew Sargent

There’s been a lot of chatter on social media of late about torture. Now, torture is a powerful weasel word… i.e. a term that comes pre-loaded with good or bad…

Text Criticism Issues

Escaping the Tyranny of Certainty: Text Criticism in Isaiah 40:3

December 23, 2016 Andrew Sargent

A few posts back, I began a discussion on the contrast between the scholarly handling of Isaiah 40:3 in the Hebrew and its appearance in both the Greek versions and…

Text Criticism Issues

How to Think Like a Text Critic

December 21, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I launched a few posts back into a discussion of the scholarly handling of Isaiah 40:3 in both the Hebrew texts and the Greek texts. In the Hebrew, a voice…

Text Criticism Issues

The Tyranny of Certainty: In Defense of Text Criticism

December 19, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I’ve mentioned previously that I tend to be rather open to discussions about theology and the meanings of Biblical texts, but that I also have two groups running around the…

Biblical Theology Communication Contexualization Systematic & Historical Theology Theology

Confessions of a Middle Aged Professor, Part 2

December 16, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In my last post, I took an honest look at my early years as a biblical studies professor. I considered a handful of things I could have done better as…

Biblical Theology Communication Society Theology

Confessions of a Middle Aged Professor, Part 1

December 14, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In studies of cross-cultural communication, I have never ceased to be amazed at the potential for a disconnect even between those raised together. The unique struggles between nature & nurture,…

Society

Why You Must Watch the Documentary Poverty, Inc.

December 13, 2016 Andrew Sargent

When I first saw the advertisement of the documentary advertised above, POVERTY, INC. I thought, “Great, another conspiracy piece about how nobody should ever make a profit, how all profit…

Ethics Society

It’s Not MY Fault: Denying Our Humanity In Denying Our Culpability

December 12, 2016 Andrew Sargent

A lot of people have terrible things happen to them. Some children are beaten, sexually assaulted, feast on a steady diet of verbally demeaning rhetoric. There is war and oppressive…

Biblical Theology Contexualization Theology

Using Scripture Like Satan: The Word Faith Heresy vs. Jesus

December 7, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I have of late, been addressing the popularity of Word Faith teachers whose central focus in ministry (other than collecting your offerings) is to tell you that God has promised…

Biblical Theology Contexualization Old Testament Studies Theology

The Power of “But If Not” in Daniel 3:18: True Faith Amid Word Faith Heresies

December 5, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In my last post, I mentioned that Rev. Mike Caparrelli, pastor of Sacred Exchange Fellowship in East Greenwich RI, an old student of mine, recently gave a rousing example of…

Biblical Theology Contexualization Theology

Some Lessons Can Only Be Learned IN the Fiery Furnace

December 2, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In a recent set of posts on Hebrews 11:3, I was pretty brutal on Word Faith teachers… what some call Hyper-faith teachers, or the Name-it-Claim-it bunch. They teach that God…

Fun with Hebrew Poetry: Isaiah 40:3 in the New Testament

God’s Will by God’s Means: Did Jacob NEED to Trick Isaac to Fulfill God’s Plan?

The Obliterating Folly of Single Text Christians

Escaping the Tyranny of Certainty: Text Criticism in Isaiah 40:3

How to Think Like a Text Critic

The Tyranny of Certainty: In Defense of Text Criticism

Confessions of a Middle Aged Professor, Part 2

Confessions of a Middle Aged Professor, Part 1

Why You Must Watch the Documentary Poverty, Inc.

It’s Not MY Fault: Denying Our Humanity In Denying Our Culpability

Using Scripture Like Satan: The Word Faith Heresy vs. Jesus

The Power of “But If Not” in Daniel 3:18: True Faith Amid Word Faith Heresies

Some Lessons Can Only Be Learned IN the Fiery Furnace

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