Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Eternal Generation of The Son: Maintaining Orthodoxy in Trinitarian Theology
In the midst of all the book reviews I’ve been offering you related to biblical interpretation, I thought it might be nice for a break and revive another longstanding interest. Going back to my second semester in seminary, I’ve had a fairly strong interest in Trinitarian studies. I mean, I’m no Nick Norelli, but still.…
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How To Form A Chiasm From the Canon of Scripture
In case you’re wondering, a chiasm is a way of structuring a presentation to highlight the middle portion. It takes its name for the Greek letter “Chi” which looks like our X. A chiastic structure would look something like this: Point A Point B Point C Point B’ Point A’ The first and last points…
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Canon Revisited: Establishing The Origins and Authority of The NT Books
While there are many books out there (and more to be published) that deal with new problems, this book is not one of them. In fact, this book may deal with the oldest problem of all. That issue, “at the very center of how biblical authority is established” is the problem of canon (16). Working…
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James (ZECNT)
On Easter at our church, we ended our series on Mark and the following Sunday, jumped right into a series on James. Since the Easter sermon was on the resurrection, it helps that James provides an interesting apologetic for the historicity of that event. Typically, if a Jewish leader who was hailed as the Messiah…
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7 Reasons You Might Like Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary on The New Testament
If you’re like me, you may not recognize many of the authors you routinely read. This isn’t always the case, but I think it might be in biblical studies more than other genres. Unless the author is a famous pastor or one of your personal professors, you might not recognize him in a police lineup…
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August Editorial
July is now in the record books, and that means summer is almost over. If you’re keeping score at home, I’ve officially been married now for 3 years today (well, as of 230pm if you’re getting technical). Staff training at school started yesterday, and continues today and tomorrow. A trip Tennessee is on the horizon…
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How To Read The Bible Like A Postmodern
It’s not often I’ll be able to offer a “How-To” guide for everyone. This post is for people who are living in this age of postmodernity and want to read the Bible in light of the general cultural climate. And, this is for people who are living in the age of postmodernity and don’t want to…
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All Roads Lead To The Text: Eight Methods of Inquiry Into The Bible
As promised, today I’m not only reviewing All Roads Lead To The Text, but also offering an opportunity to get a free copy for yourself! If you’d like to be entered into the drawing, simply (1) share this post on Facebook or Twitter (tagging me so I can track it) and then (2) leave a…
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Why There Were No Tolerance Police At The Sandusky Trial
First off, in light of the recent events at Penn State, I’d like to say I’m glad the punishments were as severe as they were. I’m also glad that Jerry Sandusky was convicted swiftly and it appears that justice was served. I think what he did was not just wrong, but was damaging to the…
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6 Ways To Make Your Ideas Stick
Of the 270 credit hours of college and graduate level class I amassed over 8 years, the vast majority were conceptually based, and honestly that was what I preferred. I came for content acquisition and I certainly got it. Luckily in my last year of seminary, I learned a rather important lesson. Really it was…
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