Category Archives: NT

On Making a Prophet: Pentecost and the Church’s Mission, Part 4

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. – Acts 2:3 As a primal symbol fire possesses a superabundance of symbolic associations, rendering it difficult for us to discern the particular … Continue reading →

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On Making a Prophet: Pentecost and the Church’s Mission, Part 3

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. – Acts 2:2 The context having been set in the previous verse, the events associated with … Continue reading →

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On Making a Prophet: Pentecost and the Church’s Mission Series

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

I started posting a series of posts on the subject of Pentecost and the Church’s mission a few years ago, but never got around to completing the series before my old blog fell dormant. I thought that now would be … Continue reading →

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Matt Colvin on Junia and Apostleship

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Alastair Roberts

Matt posts some thoughts in response to my earlier post on the subject of Junia as a female apostle in Romans 16:7. He has some helpful remarks on the grammatical case for and against Junia’s apostleship. Especially helpful is Ephraem … Continue reading →

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Representation and Ordination: Of Sons and Wives

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Alastair Roberts

Part 1: Some Lengthy Thoughts on Women’s Leadership Part 2: A Closer Examination of Junia, The Female Apostle In my previous post, I explored the role of the female apostle, treating her as the female ‘shaliach’ of the lead male apostle. I … Continue reading →

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Reposted Fragmenta Gems

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Alastair Roberts

Matt Colvin has recently transferred a number of posts from his old Fragmenta blog onto his new Colvinism blog. This has given us the chance to revisit a number of real gems. Here are a few of his posts which … Continue reading →

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Chariots and Water

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Alastair Roberts

There are occasions when one is struck by the extent to which a biblical motif to which one had previously not attended is present within the text. I recently had the experience when considering the significance of chariots within the … Continue reading →

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