Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Descent Into Pastoral Disaster
In many ways, Paul Tripp’s Dangerous Calling is a book for people who like lists. I’m fond of lists and Paul Tripp, so it’s only natural I’d love this book. It also helps that it provided a good wake up call for me that changed some negative trajectories I had in my life. Over the…
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Prepositions and Theology In The Greek New Testament
Murray J. Harris is professor emeritus of New Testament exegesis and Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Before that, he was Warden of Tyndale House, which if you didn’t know (and it’s ok if you didn’t) is a biblical research library in Cambridge, England (I think they need an Orlando extension campus). Despite all that,…
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Pauline Theology Vs. A Theology of Paul
Last week, Eerdmans was kind enough to send along Frank J. Matera’s God’s Saving Grace: A Pauline Theology. Usually when I get a book in the mail, I try to sit down and work through the introduction right off the bat. If it just immediately catches my attention (more so than it already did to…
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What’s On Your Home Screen?
When I first got an iPhone (circa 2009), I think I literally spent a week sorting through the app store to find just the right apps. Since then, it’s been a refined process of checking out new apps. I may find out they don’t work for me very well, or it may revolutionize my iPhone…
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Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
G. K. Beale is the kind of guy who reads books while brushing his teeth. In fact, he read The Resurrection of The Son of God a few pages a day this way. In some ways, that’s about all you need to know about the kind of scholar Beale is. “Meticulous” sounds petty, but Beale is that…
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1-2 Kings as Gospel
Recently, I finished reading my way through Peter Leithart’s A Son to Me: An Exposition of 1 & 2 Samuel. Over the summer, I thoroughly enjoyed his Deep Exegesis: The Mystery and Art of Reading Scripture, so much so that I plan to read it again sooner rather than later. That, and I hope to…
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4 Online Journals You Should Know About
Yesterday, the latest issue of Themelios was published and there’s some good reading to be had in there. Andreas Kostenberger’s The Present and Future of Biblical Theology stands out for one, but there’s also 68 book reviews! Themelios is a great catch-all online journal (especially when it comes book reviews) but it’s not the only journal you can…
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Of Bats and Books
Lately, I’ve seemed to have a knack for stumbling upon rarely seen rodents. Case in point: this bat I found at Reformed Theological Seminary. You may remember Dusty the Mole (may he rest in peace), but in this case, I decided against trying to catch the bat (though you know I could have if I…
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Are You An Implied Reader of The New Testament?
In Markus Bockmuehl’s Seeing the Word: Refocusing New Testament Study (the inaugural volume in Baker’s (Studies in Theological Interpretation), he presents a proposal for an implied reader of the New Testament. This is in order to facilitate a better understanding of how to approach New Testament studies. I’ve yet to see how he fleshes out this picture…
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The 5 Christmas Albums I Listen To On Repeat
I feel like last week was a runoff week after Thanksgiving. But now, now, we can start listening to Christmas music seeing as it is December (according to my calendar, not the weather forecast) In that case, here are the 5 albums that I listen to the most every Christmas (although technically one of them…
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