Monthly Archives: July 2011

C. Kavin Rowe on Narrative Identity

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

I spent some time rereading C. Kavin Rowe’s marvelous Early Narrative Christology: The Lord in the Gospel of Luke this morning and I thought to quote some of his comments on identity in light of recent debates between Steve Hays … Continue reading →

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Hear O Lord: Praying to Jesus – An Aside on Conversational Prayer

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

This is technically the tenth in a series of posts responding to Michael Bugg on the issue of praying to Jesus. I say “technically” because this thought just popped into my head and isn’t really in response to Bugg per … Continue reading →

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A Massive Summary & Review of Letham’s The Holy Trinity

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

I’ve just come across a massive summary & review of one of my favorite books, Robert Letham’s The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology, and Worship. It’s written by a gentleman named Rob (sorry, I don’t know his last name) … Continue reading →

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Hear O Lord: Praying to Jesus – Stephen’s Dying Prayer

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

This is the ninth in a series of posts responding to Michael Bugg on the issue of praying to Jesus. In this post we’ll take a look at Stephen’s last words and ask whether or not they constitute prayer. Bugg … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

Two thoughts bouncing around my head right now: I’d rather hear/read something unbiblical/antibiblical from someone who doesn’t profess to believe the Bible than someone who does. Somehow that just seems more honest. The prosperity Gospel (i.e., the form of it … Continue reading →

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Hear O Lord: Praying to Jesus – Maranatha!

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

This is the eighth in a series of posts responding to Michael Bugg on the issue of praying to Jesus. In this post we’ll be looking at 1 Corinthians 16:22 and explaining exactly how it constitutes a prayer to Jesus. … Continue reading →

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Hear O Lord: Praying to Jesus – Calling on the Name of the LORD, Part 4

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

This is the seventh in a series of posts responding to Michael Bugg on the issue of praying to Jesus. Having established that calling on (the name of) the LORD constitutes prayer in the OT we can turn our attention … Continue reading →

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In the Mail

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Fortress Press sent along a copy of Craig Koester’s Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel: Meaning, Mystery, Community, 2nd ed. for review. One more to add to the pile of Johannine studies books I’ll be reading in the coming months. B”H

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Hear O Lord: Praying to Jesus – Calling on the Name of the LORD, Part 3

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

This is the sixth in a series of posts responding to Michael Bugg on the issue of praying to Jesus. I had wanted to include the following remarks in the last post but they seemed out of place. Bugg continues: … Continue reading →

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Hear O Lord: Praying to Jesus – Calling on the Name of the LORD, Part 2

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

This is the fifth in a series of posts responding to Michael Bugg on the issue of praying to Jesus. In this post I want to examine Bugg’s argument against calling on the name of the LORD as a form … Continue reading →

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