Category Archives: Bible

Daniell on Tyndale’s Style and Effect on the English Language

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

Via Daniel Stoddart comes this article on the effect of William Tyndale’s Bible translation upon the English language. David Daniell has a wonderful treatment of this in his tome, The Bible in English. Not only did Tyndale’s solitary work of … Continue reading →

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Peter Leithart on the Song

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Alastair Roberts

Even as an erotic poem, the Song has much to teach. Robert Alter observes that in much of the world’s erotic literature, “the body in the act of love often seems to displace the rest of the world.” By contrast … Continue reading →

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Joe Carter on Reading the Bible

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Alastair Roberts

A few years ago I stumbled across a variation of the four steps in a blog post by my Evangel co-blogger Fred Sanders and implemented his recommendation that day. I later had the pleasure of meeting Sanders in person and … Continue reading →

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Marilynne Robinson on What Literature Owes the Bible

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Alastair Roberts

Thanks to Jason Goroncy for alerting me to this wonderful article by Marilynne Robinson, the author of Gilead. Literatures are self-referential by nature, and even when references to Scripture in contemporary fiction and poetry are no more than ornamental or rhetorical — indeed, … Continue reading →

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How We Forgot What Sonship Means

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Alastair Roberts

In last night’s post on the subject of relationships and intimacy in the modern world, I suggested that the modern form of society has led to a shift in our ways of perceiving relationships, which affects the way in which … 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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In Defence of Inefficient Bible Reading

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Alastair Roberts

I took a course on speed reading and effective reading earlier today. The ability to read texts quickly and in a manner that is tailored to clear objectives is obviously an incredibly useful skill. However, one of the things that … 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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A Closer Examination of Junia, the Female Apostle

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Alastair Roberts

Part 1: Some Lengthy Thoughts on Women’s Leadership Part 3: Representation and Ordination: Of Sons and Wives Yesterday I posted on the subject of women leadership, and also posted links to some reposted posts from Matt Colvin’s old Fragmenta blog. Matt has … 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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