The Stranger at the Well: Inspired by John 4:3-42
From Jacob’s well outside of Sychar there is a beautiful view of Mt. Gerizim—the mountain on which God proclaimed a blessing in Deuteronomy 11, and
October 6, 2014
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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Jesus wants us to Live
Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live.’ –John 11:25 Jesus can
October 6, 2014
From a Translator’s Point of View: Bury Me With My Fathers
A Sexist or an Inclusive View of Death? As a translator of the Old Testament and member of several NIV teams, I’ve had many opportunities
October 2, 2014
Who was Abigail?
Abigail, whom we read about in 1 Samuel 25, is one of my favorite women honored in the Old Testament. Often, the church peddles a
October 1, 2014
How Does Paul Interpret Eve in 1 Timothy 2?
Evangelical interpreters, egalitarians and complementarians alike, have slain many trees over Paul’s precise point in citing Eve in 1 Timothy 2:13-15. Is Eve a transcultural
September 30, 2014
Equality of Sexes in Marriage: Exposition of the Song of Songs
The Hebrew view of marital sex, in contrast with Neoplatonism and early church, was not celibate. The Jews were never prudish about sex. The best
September 23, 2014
Defining Desire: How should we understand Eve’s desire in Genesis 3:16?
In many Christian circles, women are taught that their supreme calling in life is to be a good wife, complying with a God-ordained order where
September 11, 2014
Chain of Inference: “Seeing” Male Authority as God’s Design in Genesis
Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The
September 11, 2014
On Paul’s Use of Creation Narratives
Excerpted and adapted from John Jefferson Davis, “First Timothy 2:12, the Ordination of Women, and Paul’s Use of Creation Narratives,” published in Priscilla Papers 23.2
September 11, 2014
The Scythians—Who Were They? And Why Did Paul Include Them in Colossians 3:11?
Scythians in the Bible Colossians 3:11 Many readers of this journal will have memorized Galatians 3:28, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free,
September 5, 2014