Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 2009, 204 pgs. Summary: John N. Oswalt (1940- ) is distinguished professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. He has a written a careful assessment of the uniqueness of the biblical conception of God and how this distinguishes the Bible from similar forms of ancient near-eastern religious texts. The Bible …
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Editor’s note: This post is part of a series featuring outstanding excerpts from student papers at the BibleMesh Institute, which offers affordable online training for local churches, schools, and ministries. The author’s name has been withheld for privacy and security purposes. She is preparing to serve as a missionary overseas. American Christians today live in …
It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out. Proverbs 25:2 (ESV) In 1849, missionary and explorer David Livingstone received the Royal Geographical Society’s gold medal. On the first of his many African expeditions, he had traveled over 600 miles across the Kalahari Desert in search of Lake …
Can Christians receive a Covid vaccine with a clear conscience? Or should we refuse to be vaccinated? This has been a matter of some debate, because all of the currently available vaccines have been developed or tested using cell lines derived originally from aborted babies. Some Christians have therefore stated strong opposition to receiving a …
Strongly held opinions about vaccines and vaccination are the subject of explosive debates in America. We expect these debates to become more intense as COVID-19 vaccines continue to be approved and distributed. Unless we consider the moral shape of the challenges confronting us as a society, we will be overwhelmed by the loud, often extreme …
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On Election Day 1922, Oregon voters passed a referendum requiring all children to attend the state’s public schools. At a stroke, all Christian and private schools were declared illegal. J. Gresham Machen, Greek scholar and professor of New Testament at Princeton Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary, saw the danger in such a statute. Without Christian schools …
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