Category Archives: NT Theology

Feminism, Equality, and Authority

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

My good friend and member of the Mere Fidelity crew, Andrew Wilson, unwittingly entangled us in a bit of an online controversy earlier today (I have it on good authority that it registered between a brouhaha and an apocalypse on the online … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Controversies, Creation, Culture, Genesis, Links, NT Theology, OT Theology, Politics, Scripture, Sex and Sexuality, Society, The Blogosphere, Theological, Theology | 69 Comments

Podcast: What Adoption Is and Isn’t

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

After a week off, the latest Mere Fidelity podcast has just gone online. This week we are discussing what adoption is and isn’t, both within Scripture and in society today. We take our starting point in the following quotation from … Continue reading →

Posted in NT Theology, Podcasts, Society, Soteriology, Theological | 8 Comments

Podcast: N.T. Wright and His Reformed Critics

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has just gone online. A couple of weeks ago, we discussed the theology of N.T. Wright. This week, Derek Rishmawy, Andrew Wilson, and I explore the subject of N.T. Wright and his Reformed critics. Take a listen, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Controversies, N.T. Wright, NT, NT Theology, Podcasts, Theological | 14 Comments

Podcast: Surprised by N.T. Wright

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The latest Mere Fidelity podcast has just been posted: Surprised by N.T. Wright. Within it, Derek Rishmawy, Andrew Wilson, Matt Lee Anderson, and I share some of our thoughts and opinions on the work of N.T. Wright. Do take a … Continue reading →

Posted in N.T. Wright, NT Theology, Podcasts, Public Service Announcement, Theological | 3 Comments

Pentecost!

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

As it is Pentecost tomorrow, I took the time to correct a broken picture and some formatting problems in an old post on the subject: The Background of Pentecost. Within the post, I discuss several of the Old Testament narratives … Continue reading →

Posted in #Luke2Acts, Acts, Bible, NT, NT Theology, The Church, Theological, Theology | 14 Comments

#Luke2Acts—Some Notes on John 14 to 21

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The Twitter #Luke2Acts Bible study has just reached the final chapter of John. I have written notes from the beginning of Luke. The full list of Luke posts is found here. The full list of John posts is found here. JOHN … Continue reading →

Posted in #Luke2Acts, Bible, Holy Week, John, NT, NT Theology, Scripture, The Atonement, Theological | 2 Comments

The Politics of Pentecost

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

I’ve posted over on the Political Theology blog again, this time on the politics of Pentecost: The Church created at Pentecost is a dramatic contrast to the project of Babel and all attempts to repeat it. Rather than gathering all … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts, Bible, Guest Post, NT, NT Theology, Politics, The Blogosphere, The Church, Theological, Theology | 2 Comments

#Luke2Acts—Some Notes on John 3 to 13

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

Last night I posted some of my comments on chapters 1 and 2 of John in the continuing #Luke2Acts Twitter Bible study. The following are more condensed notes on John 3 to 13.   JOHN 3 I’ve addressed the theme … Continue reading →

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#Luke2Acts—Some Notes on John 1 and 2

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

The #Luke2Acts study has continued on Twitter over the last couple of weeks (you can see my notes on Luke here). I thought that I would post some notes from chapters 1 and 2 of John. I wasn’t able to … Continue reading →

Posted in #Luke2Acts, Bible, Exodus, Genesis, John, NT, NT Theology, Theological | 2 Comments

New Birth in the Gospel of John

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Alastair Roberts

[I wrote this essay over seven years ago and would write it rather differently, were I to write it today. It is fairly mediocre and doesn’t make for especially gripping reading, but I thought that I would post it now because it … Continue reading →

Posted in #Luke2Acts, Bible, John, NT, NT Theology, Soteriology, Theological | 4 Comments