Tag: teaching

  • 1 Timothy 2 and the scholarly debate – The Pastor’s Heart

    1 Timothy 2 and the scholarly debate – The Pastor’s Heart

    I was recently interviewed at The Pastor’s Heart, summarising my recent paper on the scholarly debate on 1 Timothy 2 and women teaching.

  • Video: Key issues in scholarship on 1 Timothy 2:8–15

    Video: Key issues in scholarship on 1 Timothy 2:8–15

    In the last few decades, there’s been an enormous amount of scholarship on the meaning and significance of 1 Timothy 2:8–15. The sheer range of interpretations can be bewildering, leading us to throw our arms in the air and declare that it’s all too hard, so we should all just do what is right in our own eyes. This video is designed to help us to regain some clarity and perspective on the passage by giving a broad overview of the main issues. I ask questions like, “What are some of the factors that have led to such a wide array of views? What are the main questions being asked in the scholarship? What are the most common answers to these questions? What principles can we use to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these answers?” While the video doesn’t answer every possible scholarly question, it aims to encourage us to grow in confidence in God’s word and to read and apply this part of Scripture carefully, in line with the gospel of Christ and in fellowship with others. (includes outline)

  • The named Jew and the name of God: A new reading of Romans 2:17–29

    The named Jew and the name of God: A new reading of Romans 2:17–29

    I’ve just had an article published in the journal Novum Testamentum. In it, I provide a detailed defense of my new reading of Romans 2:17–29. This passage is not primarily about Jewish salvation – rather it’s primarily about Jewish teaching and God’s glory.