Photo Credit: “[Mother and children reading bible]” by Library of Congress is marked with CC0 1.0. A review of the scholarly literature reveals that most scholars believe that one’s earthly conduct, that is, one’s deeds while one is here on earth, to some extent play a role in determining whether or not one is saved for all eternity. For instance, in one of the leading scholarly texts on the subject, Four Views on the Role of...
Photo Credit: “Court Gavel – Judge’s Gavel – Courtroom” by weiss_paarz_photos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. I have received various well-meaning criticisms and objections to the series of articles that I have posted on this blog regarding the correct translation of 2 Cor. 5:10, a passage generally referred to as the Judgment Seat of Christ. To refresh your memories, the text, with special attention to the subordinate clause, reads in Greek as follows (shared text of UBS5...
Photo Credit: “Anxiety” by Micheal Saisi is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. I have recently come across an interesting article in the form of a research paper submitted for course requirements at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2022 entitled simply The Final Judgment. The article was written by Jeffrey Perry and can be found at the following link: https://www.academia.edu/81015839/The_Final_Judgement?email_work_card=view-paper. Mr. Perry states the premise for this short article in the first paragraph, which is quoted here in full:...
In this episode we’re joined by Professor Gary Edward Schnittjer, who is Distinguished Professor of Old Testament in the School of Divinity at Cairn University in Pennsylvania, and Dr. Matthew Harmon, who is Professor of New Testament Studies at Grace Theological Seminary in Indiana. Together they are the authors of How to Study the Bible’s Use of the Bible: Seven Hermeneutical Choices for the Old and New Testaments (published by Zondervan). Over the course of...
Photo credits: “Wait Here: Entrance to the waiting room at the municipal airport, in Washington, D.C. 1941” by polkbritton is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. These four spirits shed their earthly names when they shed their earthly bodies. They are awaiting their new names that Christ will give them “at the end of the age.” They are herein identified by letters. A: He is a layman who through most of his adult life diligently read and studied...
In this episode we talk about the presentations we gave at the 2024 SBL & AAR conferences in San Diego and reflect on some of our highlights. We also took the mic around the book stalls for short interviews with various people, including: Prof. Steve Walton, Dr. Andy Judd, Dr. Holly Beers, Dr. Joshua Mobley, Dr. Jonathan Lett, Hakeem Bradley, Dr. Melissa Tan, Victoria Nay, Michael Thompson, and Dr. Christoph Heilig. Team members on the...
This episode is a Live recording with audience of a discussion about genre with Professor Jeannine Brown and Dr. Andy Judd. The event was sponsored by Bethel Seminary, Ridley College (Melbourne), and The Two Cities podcast. Following up on our episodes on genre with each of them, we answer audience questions and dig deeper into the topic. Professor Jeannine Brown is David Price Professor of Biblical Foundations at Bethel Seminary and the author of Embedded...
In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Sydney Tooth, who is Director of Postgraduate Studies & Lecturer in New Testament and Greek at Oak Hill College in the UK, a beloved co-host of this here Two Cities podcast, and the author of the book that we’re excited to discuss in this episode, Suddenness and Signs: The Eschatologies of 1 and 2 Thessalonians (published by Mohr Siebeck). Over the course of our conversation, Dr. Tooth talks...
Psalm 143:10 (ESV): Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! Has the Gospel message over the years been delivered on smooth and level ground? In other words, has the message been simple, understandable, and direct? I would suggest that it has become overly complicated and jumbled, full of unnecessary twists and turns and rough spots. For example, we have raging debates on the role of works in salvation, speculation about what happens between when...
In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Jesse Nickel, who is a member of the Faculty of Biblical Studies at Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, British Columbia and the author of the new book, A Revolutionary Jesus: Violence and Peacemaking in the Kingdom of God (published by Fortress). Over the course of our conversation, we talk about Jesus’s non-violent kingdom and his call to peacemaking, noting, among other things, how pacifism is not passive-ism. As...
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