August, 2017 - Biblical Literacy

In our own western culture the connection between names and meaning is rather slight. I know this, in part, because I am one of those annoying, but well meaning, people…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Biblical Language Issues Biblical Studies New Testament Studies Old Testament Studies

Hallelujah is a Sentence

August 11, 2017 Andrew Sargent

At the risk of sounding like a petulant child… well, a petulant child that complains about the frequent misuse of ancient Hebrew in weekly church services…. Which now that I…

Bible Backgrounds Biblical Studies Biblical Theology HAGALAH Inductive Study Methods Theology

The Engendering of Gender Generalities

August 9, 2017 Andrew Sargent

Doing biblical theology requires one to lay aside even precious biases in order to hear the message of Scripture speaking from foreign lands in foreign tongues out of foreign cultures.…

Communication

The International Root Beer Incident

August 7, 2017 Andrew Sargent

If you are ever bored, call any missionary friend who is able to take your call and ask them to tell you some stories about cross-cultural confusion. This, of course,…

Bible Backgrounds Biblical Language Issues Biblical Studies Biblical Theology HAGALAH Old Testament Studies Theology

The Limits of Biblical Theology

August 4, 2017 Andrew Sargent

One of the advantages, or disadvantages as the case may be, of being a biblical theologian, in which my phenomenological (i.e. believer’s) approach to the text within a historical grammatical…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Bible Backgrounds Biblical Language Issues Biblical Studies HAGALAH Old Testament Studies

Concubine as Paradigm

August 2, 2017 Andrew Sargent

In considering the meaning of a simple word like concubine one finds an excellent example of the challenges that face modern attempts to represent many biblical terms. Sometimes we not…

What’s in a Name?

Hallelujah is a Sentence

The Engendering of Gender Generalities

The International Root Beer Incident

The Limits of Biblical Theology

Concubine as Paradigm

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