Category Archives: What I’m Reading

I returned from university yesterday and am enjoying life back home once again. The last week or so was a bit hectic and it is quite pleasant to return to some semblance of normality. I travelled back by bus for … Continue reading →

The Problematic Character of Genesis 38 In approaching Genesis 38 we are immediately confronted with an apparent discontinuity between it and the surrounding chapters. Brevard Childs observes that, in the light of such discontinuities, the chapter has been ‘summarily dismissed … Continue reading →

OK, the subject of masculinity and femininity has been a subject of discussion following one of yesterday’s posts. I thought that I would post this as somewhat relevant to the questions at issue. It is certainly not the best thing … Continue reading →

Peter Leithart writes about the development of a split in worship styles on the First Things blog:— Elias’s account not only provides what he calls a “sociogenesis” of mannered, civilized behavior, but also describes a social form of what T. … Continue reading →

Does anyone know anything more about this Evangelical Alliance report?

Over the last couple of days I wrote an essay for one of my modules. It was very much a rushed job and I am far from satisfied with it, for a number of reasons. It would have benefited from … Continue reading →

Chris Tilling defends NTW’s reading of 2 Corinthians 5:21. I, like Chris, have arrived at the conviction that Wright’s reading is the most natural one for a variety of reasons. Wright’s reading of the passage can be found here. I … Continue reading →