As a young boy, I always felt like I held the ultimate trump card when the inevitable playground argument came up over whose dad was the best. Why? My dad used to be an F-15 pilot. As a professional pilot, my dad has logged countless hours in the air. One of the things we’ve talked…
Hays, Richard B. The Conversion of the Imagination: Paul as Interpreter of Israel's Scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005.IntroductionIn many ways, Richard Hays' The Conversion of the Imagination functions as part-two of his seminal work Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul. In both books, Hays endeavors to analyze and understand Paul's use of…
I found Stephen Westerholm's summary of Augustine's perspective on the Law to be very helpful. Excerpted from Westerholm, Stephen. Perspectives Old and New on Paul: The "Lutheran" Paul and His Critics. Grand Rapids, MI: William. B. Eerdmans, 2004. Chapter 1: "Augustine" (pp. 13-15) iv. The Place of the Law "Since our actions are steered by…
I am listening to Brian Rosner's lectures that he delivered at Moore College on the topic of Paul and the Law. Under scrutiny in his first lecture titled "'Circumcision is nothing:' The Puzzle of Paul and the Law" is the text of 1 Corinthians 7:19: Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters…
For a 2013 Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) panel discussion on biblical inerrancy, Kevin Vanhoozer filmed this short video in which he outlines his view on the topic, a view that he calls "Augustinian Inerrancy." A more expansive description of his position can be found in the book Five View on Biblical Inerrancy alongside the positions…
Over at The Gospel Coalition, two videos have been posted that walk through the entirety of the Old and New Testaments in 20 minutes. You can watch below, too.
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