This book, edited by myself and Dr. Michael Bird, contains various essays by many different scholars on a very important phrase in the Greek NT: pisteos Christou. The Greek words can either be translated as “faith of Christ” or, as most translations have it, “faith in Christ.” And the phrase occurs in several passages that discuss matters related to justification and salvation (Rom 3:22; Gal 3:16; Phil 3:9; and others).
On October 7th, 2023, 1200 Israelis were murdered in a Hamas attack. I felt sick to my stomach and angered...
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I’m writing these words with a profound sense of urgency and nervousness. I can easily confess that the evangelical Christian...
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Introduction We turn now to what I think will be my final survey of how kephalē is used in Greek literature outside...
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Introduction My FIRST POST introduced the topic, and my SECOND looked at the non-literal use of kephalē in the Septuagint. We now turn to examine how kephalē (“head”) is...
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The conflict in Israel-Palestine continues to weigh heavy on my heart and mind, and the impassioned narratives about who’s at...
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Introduction As we begin studying what kephalē means in 1 Corinthians 11:3 and Ephesians 5:23, one of the most important sources to...
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Introduction On two occasions, the apostle Paul says that man (or a husband) is the “head” of woman (or his...
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Christian leaders everywhere should be asking: “How are we including, caring for, discipling, learning from, and empowering people with disabilities?”...
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You’ve probably heard the phrase: “the gospel is not partisan, but it is political.” Typically, when we say “keep politics...
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