Author Archives: Alastair Roberts

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About Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts (PhD, Durham University) writes in the areas of biblical theology and ethics, but frequently trespasses beyond these bounds. He participates in the weekly Mere Fidelity podcast, blogs at Alastair’s Adversaria, and tweets at @zugzwanged.

Individual/Corporate and other musings

Posted on November 30, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

From time to time I am told that I have fallen into error by absolutizing the ‘corporate’ and neglecting the ‘individual’. I consciously try to avoid thinking in terms of ‘individual’ and ‘corporate’. Whilst there are some who seem to … Continue reading →

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Wow!

Posted on November 29, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

I finally finished it last night. On balance I think that I preferred The Name of the Rose, but both books are simply superb. I plan to reread both of them multiple times.

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Male and Female

Posted on November 27, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

One occasionally hears the question of how a male Jesus can be relevant to females. Some people seek to answer this by pointing out that just about everything about Jesus is ‘accidental’. Christ was a first-century Jewish man, but this … Continue reading →

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Google Book Search

Posted on November 24, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

I am sure that I have linked to it before, but Google’s book search is an amazing tool for any scholar. If you haven’t already used it, give it a try.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 24, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

To all my American readers.

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Posted on November 24, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

I have almost finished my final essay, which is a good thing. For once in my life, I am ahead of schedule. I might even get around to posting something significant in the next couple of days, perhaps some thoughts … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 19, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

Writing essays…

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YHWH

Posted on November 17, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

I am a bit slow in linking to this, but Jeff Meyers recent essay makes a good point.

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The Grammar of the Trinity

Posted on November 17, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

Presuming that there are some of you out there who do not yet read Pontifications (why not?), I would like to recommend the Pontificator’s recent posts on The Grammar of the Trinity (Part 1, Part 2). They tie in well … Continue reading →

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Computerless

Posted on November 16, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

Being without a computer has its benefits. I have read more in the last few days than I have for quite a while. Yesterday and this morning, in addition to reading God Crucified, I finished reading Alexander Wedderburn’s A History … Continue reading →

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