Category Archives: Theology
The Idiot’s Guide to the New Perspective on Paul
It is difficult to find a brief layman’s explanation of the “New Perspective on Paul” (NPP). To rectify the problem I humbly offer “The Idiot’s Guide to the New Perspective on Paul” (myself being the idiot). Comments welcome! I posted … Continue reading
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Theology and the Slave Trade
I was recently reading the blog Ancient Christian Defender. The author Jnorm888 had a provocative post entitled Was Jonathan Edwards a racist? It is a well known fact that Edwards was a proponent of slavery, and owned slaves himself. Unlike … Continue reading
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Dutch Chocolate, and two ways to read the Bible
There are (at least) two ways to read the Bible. The first way is a typical “Western” way of learning. The Bible is read in a systematically analytical method. The second way is to read it with personal reflection – … Continue reading
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