Archive for February 2020
Eavesdrop on a Theological Conversation: Recent Episodes of the Credo Podcasts
Are you looking to deepen your understanding of theology? In the last several episodes of the Credo Podcast, a range of doctrinal issues have been covered, including cultural engagement, Old Princeton, the covenant of redemption, Roman Catholicism, Calvin and Luther, Trinitarianism, and doctrine of Scripture. In each episode, Matthew Barrett talks with fellow theologians about…
Read MoreLet God Be God
This is part 2 of our interview with Michael McClymond. Read Part 1: The Opiate of the Theologians. Is universalism merely a theological problem, or is it also a metaphysical and philosophical problem? Many contemporary theologians have developed theologies of universalism on the basis of a non-biblical understanding of God. At the risk of becoming…
Read MoreCanon, Covenant, and Christology: A new book by Matthew Barrett
It’s almost March, which means Matthew Barrett’s new book is about to release! Canon, Covenant, and Christology: Rethinking Jesus and the Scriptures of Israel is the latest contribution to D. A. Carson’s New Studies in Biblical Theology Series (IVP). In this short video Matthew Barrett tells us why he wrote the book and why he believes it…
Read MoreCanon, Covenant, and Christology: Rethinking Jesus and the Scriptures of Israel
All Scripture is breathed out by God” (2 Timothy 3:16). From Paul’s epistles the divine inspiration of Scripture may be confidently affirmed. However, on turning to Jesus and the Gospels, it is difficult to find such an explicit approach. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Matthew Barrett argues that Jesus and the apostles…
Read MoreDid the Church Invent the Canon?
Did the church invent the canon? What is the role of the canon? How is the Bible a creative force? Was the canon in place before church councils? What can we say biblically, theologically, and historically about the foundation and formation of the canon? In this video, Michael Kruger discusses the formation of the canon,…
Read MoreNew Credo Video: Did the Church Invent the Canon?
Did the church invent the canon? What is the role of the canon? How is the Bible a creative force? Was the canon in place before church councils? What can we say biblically, theologically, and historically about the foundation and formation of the canon? In this video, Michael Kruger discusses the formation of the canon,…
Read MoreHow to Read Ezekiel Theologically
Reading the book of Ezekiel theologically is not merely one approach to reading among others. If you are going to read the book, it demands theological reflection. Ezekiel is profoundly about God. Commentator Paul Joyce accurately notes: “In the use of the range of formulae and motifs in Ezekiel we find evidence of a distinctive…
Read More10 Questions with Daniel Treier: Evangelical Eclectic
The following is an excerpt from an interview with Daniel J. Treier, who is the Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Theology for Wheaton College. He is a prolific author and has written extensively on evangelical systematic theology, theological interpretation of the Bible, Christology, and cultural engagement. In our conversation with Treier, he gives us insight…
Read MoreUniversalism: False and Unscriptural
The following is the entirety of chapter seven from Archibald Alexander’s seminal work, Universalism: False and Unscriptural (Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1851). Archibald Alexander (April 17, 1772 – October 22, 1851) was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor at Princeton Theological Seminary (Old Princeton). He served for 9 years as the President of Hampden–Sydney College…
Read MoreDid B. B. Warfield believe in Theistic Evolution? Correcting Popular Misconceptions
Fred Zaspel has contributed a chapter to the award-winning Theistic Evolution (Crossway). In his chapter, Zaspel argued that B.B. Warfield did not hold to theistic evolution despite the suggestions of scholars such as David Livingstone and Mark Noll. While Warfield seemed to be open to the idea of a very limited definition of theistic evolution,…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast: Will the Real Luther Please Stand Up?
What kind of hermeneutic did Martin Luther apply to scripture? Why did Luther believe the presence of God was so important for a right interpretation of scripture? What is the relation between the cross and the canon for Luther? What does Luther mean by sola scriptura and what place does reason have in biblical interpretation? Has Neo-Orthodoxy…
Read MoreWill the Real Luther Please Stand Up?
What kind of hermeneutic did Martin Luther apply to scripture? Why did Luther believe the presence of God was so important for a right interpretation of scripture? What is the relation between the cross and the canon for Luther? What does Luther mean by sola scriptura and what place does reason have in biblical interpretation? Has Neo-Orthodoxy…
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