Category Archives: Theological

Wright Questions Please!

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Over the next week or two I hope to follow up my talk on Wright’s understanding of Jesus with talks on his understanding of Paul. Within those talks I will particularly focus on Wright’s understanding of justification. My aim is … Continue reading →

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In Which Alastair Posts his First Audio…

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

I have just recorded a talk on the subject of N.T. Wright’s understanding of Jesus. Hopefully I will follow it up with some talk on Paul and Wright’s critics. I am not particularly pleased with it, but have decided to … Continue reading →

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N.T. Wright — The Real Story

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

OK, I admit it, I just gave the official story — you know, the one that they want you to believe. If you want to discover the true N.T. Wright, Jon Mackenzie is the man to read.

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Wright and Infant Baptism

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

I have been asked on more than one occasion how Wright can hold to his high view of Baptism. What seems to make his view even less tolerable in many people’s eyes is the fact that he is strongly in … Continue reading →

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N.T. Wright: A Biography

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Nicholas Thomas Wright was born in Morpeth, Northumberland in 1948 and was raised in the context of middle Anglicanism. From before the age of seven or eight he already felt called to go into Christian ministry. Growing up, Wright had … Continue reading →

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Review of Waters

Posted on September 1, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Nicholas Perrin’s reviews of Guy Waters’ book, Justification and the New Perspectives on Paul: A Review and Response are now available on the N.T. Wright page:— A Reformed Perspective on the New Perspective Some Reflections on Hermeneutics and Method

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Richard Hays on Romans 4:23-24

Posted on August 31, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Calvin’s reading of the text, although it contains an element of truth, treats Abraham too much as an exemplary individual and neglects Paul’s strong emphasis on Abraham as an inclusive representative figure. We must recall that several of the “promise” … Continue reading →

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What I have Listened to Today

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Today I listened to a number of audio lectures and programmes. The latest edition of St. Anne’s Pub was superb. The interview with Dr. Chad VanDixhoorn was especially interesting. Jeff Meyers has some good thoughts on it here. One of … Continue reading →

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Archbishop of Canterbury on Homosexuality

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

The archbishop of Canterbury has told homosexuals that they need to change their behaviour if they are to be welcomed into the church, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. Rowan Williams has distanced himself from his one-time liberal support of gay … Continue reading →

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Review of Gaffin

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Mark Traphagen has started reviewing Richard Gaffin’s latest publication, By Faith, Not by Sight: Paul and the Order of Salvation. This is one book that I look forward to getting my hands on. Unfortunately, what has been said concerning his … Continue reading →

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