Category Archives: Mark

As One Having Authority

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

I’ve just posted over on Political Theology Today, discussing the authority with which Jesus spoke and arguing that we need to communicate this authority today: The authoritative word still retains considerable power in our day and age, even though we … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Ethics, Guest Post, Mark, NT, Politics, Scripture, Society, Theological | 1 Comment

Twin Nativities

Posted on December 19, 2017 by

A piece of mine has just been posted over on the Theopolis Institute’s blog. Within it, I argue that the story of the gospels is the story of two births, that the nativity narratives should be read in parallel with … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christology, Guest Post, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, Theological | 2 Comments

Navigating and Celebrating the Complexity of Scripture: A Conversation with Richard Hays

Posted on September 8, 2017 by

I’m rather excited to share this interview with a ground-breaking scholar who has long been an inspiration to me, and one of the most influential figures in my own theological development: Richard B. Hays. I reviewed his recent book, Echoes … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Guest Post, Hermeneutics, Interviews, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, Reviews, The Gospels, Theological | 5 Comments

Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels Review

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

The latest issue of Themelios has just come out and, with it, my review of Richard Hays’ recent book, Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels. Hays’s exegesis is frequently scintillating, not least in its vindication of the evangelists’ citations of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Guest Post, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, My Reading, NT, NT Theology, Reviews, Scripture, Theological | 4 Comments

Podcast: The Ascension

Posted on May 3, 2016 by

Forsaken by the rest of the cast, who apparently had better things to do, Derek and I recorded a two person podcast this week, on the subject of the Ascension. We discuss the theological significance of the event and its … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts, Bible, Luke, Mark, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Theological | 2 Comments

Podcast: Transfiguration

Posted on November 10, 2015 by

In the latest Mere Fidelity episode I join Derek Rishmawy and Andrew Wilson to discuss the subject of the Transfiguration. Please leave any thoughts that you might have on the podcast in the comments. You can also follow the podcast … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Exodus, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Podcasts, Revelation, Scripture, The Gospels, Theological | 2 Comments

The Politics of Service

Posted on October 12, 2015 by

I’ve posted over on the Political Theology Today blog again, this time on Jesus’ teaching on ‘servant leadership’. There are many prominent examples of theological code-switching in the New Testament, whereby terms and phrases with familiar weight and significance in … Continue reading →

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