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Biblical theology did not begin with Augustine. It didn't end with the Westminster Confession. It isn't about your denomination's preferences. It's about grasping what the biblical text gives you and letting it speak for itself, no matter what. Doing biblical theology requires being honest about the presuppositions you bring to the text, discerning the interpretive options the text can sustain, weighing the alternatives for coherence, and having a low view of your own omniscience.

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I'm a scholar with an earned PhD in biblical studies, but don't let that bend you to my will too easily, or make you hit the "Back" button too quickly. I'm also a Christian who has a painfully clear vision of the Church's Gadarene rush away from biblical theology and the time spent in the text that it requires. The problem has many causes: the aloofness of the Christian academy; the worldliness of Christians; the exegetical ineptitude in too many pulpits; and the propensity of denominations to define the faith in terms of their own subculture. My goal is to bridge the gap between the grunt work of the scholar to biblical theology to the person in the pew who desperately wants to be fed--but only from the Bible.

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1 Samuel 13:1 - The Matter of Missing Words in the Bible

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

1 Samuel 13:1 is sort of a classic OT textual criticism problem. The United Bible Society’s Handbook for Translators of 1 Samuel describes the problem this way:1
This verse follows the standard formula for introducing kings of Israel (and later also of Judah) in the books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles. But this verse contains one […]

The Naked Bible’s Thoughts on Inspiration, Part 5 - Which Edition of the Book of Jeremiah Originated with God but not the Human Writers?

Monday, July 28th, 2008

It’s been pretty quiet at The Naked Bible. The last post on the multiple editions of Joshua didn’t get much of a response. It’s made me wonder about posting more edition “problems” — especially this one — but I promised. Again, the issue of the biblical books being edited during and after the exile is […]

The Naked Bible’s Thoughts on Inspiration, Part 4 - Which Edition of the Book of Joshua Originated with God but not the Human Writers?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

My focus for this post is Joshua 8:30-35.
For centuries scholars have considered the placement of Joshua 8:30-35 to be a odd problem in that book. The reason is that it is completely out of place (or so it seems) with the campaigns of Joshua. In Joshua 5 the new generation of Israelites are circumcised, the […]

Peter Enns is (Officially) History at Westminster Seminary

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Just saw the announcement on the WTS website. The accouncement reads:
The administration and Prof. Peter Enns wish to announce that they have arrived at mutually agreeable terms, and that, as of 1 August, 2008, Prof. Enns will discontinue his service to Westminster Theological Seminary after fourteen years.
The administration wishes to acknowledge the valued role Prof. […]

Tentative ETS Schedule is Out

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

For those thinking of attending the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) this November in Providence, RI, the tentative schedule has been released. I will be moderating the new Israelite Religions section, and reading a paper in the section as well. Here’s the schedule of that section:
Wed., November 19
Rhode Island Convention Center, Room […]

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