Month: March 2014
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Zacchaeus: the man who stopped Jesus short (Luke 19:1-10)
Jesus stopped short in Jericho because here he saw the perfect opportunity to show what his mission was all about. A man of contradictions. A humbled, even humiliated man. A lost man, raised up, found, restored.
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Romans: An exercise in Jewish vocation
In my book, I argue that the occasion and purpose of Paul’s letter to the Romans is bound up with the relationship between his apostolic ministry and his Jewish identity. Romans, in other words, is an exercise in Jewish vocation.
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The vocational dimension of Jewish identity in the New Testament
In my book, I contend that Paul did not conceive of the distinct value of Jewishness principally in terms of salvation, but rather in terms of a special vocation arising from their possession of a unique divine revelation (the Law, or the Scriptures more generally).
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Album: Masterplan – Ben Pakula
Ben Pakula’s new album – Masterplan – is available on iTunes and at the CEP Store. I love Ben’s work, and so do our kids. It’s a powerful rock style combined with words that teach profound truths about God, Jesus, humanity and the world. Often, when our kids ask us questions about Jesus or something…
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NEXUS Conference 2014
The NEXUS ministry conference is happening on 26 May 2014 at the Village Church, Annandale. I’ve signed up. If you’re involved in evangelical Christian ministry, especially in Sydney, I encourage you to sign up as well.
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How does Paul’s Jewish identity inform his apostolic ministry?
This is the argument of my book: Paul’s apostolic mission was his way of being Jewish. Paul was convinced that Israel had received a special divine revelation which conferred on Jews a distinct divine vocation. Paul, in other words, was committed to the view that God’s global purposes in Christ included a special place—and correspondingly a special role—for the…
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Review: Roger Mohrlang. Paul and His Life-Transforming Theology: A Concise Introduction.
From the Themelios website: Roger Mohrlang. Paul and His Life-Transforming Theology: A Concise Introduction. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2013. xii + 170 pp. $21.00. According to the author, this book “is designed to be a concise, inviting introduction to the greatest of the early Christian missionaries, the Apostle Paul” (p. ix). The book largely succeeds…
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Book: Paul and the Vocation of Israel
Book – Lionel J. Windsor. Paul and the Vocation of Israel: How Paul’s Jewish Identity Informs his Apostolic Ministry, with Special Reference to Romans. BZNW 205. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2014.
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ITS: Moore College’s highly promising new online distance course
Moore College’s new online theology course combines online delivery with personal, one-to-one coaching. Check it out.