Written by Bonhoeffer Scholar: Dr. Brant Himes. Associate Professor, Los Angeles Pacific University. PhD, Theology (Fuller Theological Seminary and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Who Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer? Bonhoeffer was a German pastor and theologian during the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. He was a brilliant thinker and writer and earned his doctorate degree at the young …
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Across the world, every Sunday, in numberless churches, of many different denominations, the Bible is opened and read and a sermon or talk is given. But what is the relationship of the Bible to the preaching? To answer this question it may help to think in terms of analogy with a car. Perhaps you are …
This article examines the pronunciation that Benjamin Kantor, author of A Short Guide to the Pronunciation of New Testament Greek, recommends for New Testament Greek. His recommendation is a pronunciation system based on the way Greek was supposedly pronounced in the Judeo-Palestinian region during New Testament times. Kantor calls this pronunciation, “Historical Koine Greek Pronunciation”.
This post is a review of L. Michael Morales’ excellent book, Exodus: Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption. Tim Bertolet is a Research Fellow with the BibleMesh Institute. In the study of the Bible the words “Biblical Theology” mean more than the sum of their parts. As a discipline Biblical Theology does not merely …
Reading biographies of fellow Christians can greatly shape our lives and encourage our faith. Biographies remind us we are part of a larger story, and that we do not have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to faithfulness. Biographies reveal that Jesus alone will never let us down. And lastly, biographies reinforce the value …
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