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church, theology January 23, 2023

John the Baptist: The First Practitioner of Advent

What is Advent anyway? Dale Coulter takes a look at John the Baptist and Advent.

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PNEUMA November 23, 2022

Theological Influences On The Teachings And Practices Of John Alexander Dowie

Pneuma 29 (2007) 226-253 T eological Inﬂuences on the Teachings and Practices of John Alexander Dowie* D. William Faupel Professor of History of Christianity,…

bible, theology October 18, 2022

What is referred to as ‘strong drink’ which John the Baptist was restrained from drinking in Lk 1:15?

We read in Luke 1:13-15 (NRSVCE) of the Angel foretelling the birth of John the Baptist:

“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John. You will have joy …

bible, theology August 22, 2022

How is the word ‘world’ (kosmos) used in John’s Gospel outside of the prologue?

There are some who think ‘world’ (kosmos) used at John 1:10b

"He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the
world did not recognize Him."

means something roughly equal to ‘planet’, and refers to the Genesi…

bible, theology August 15, 2022

Why did Jesus tell the witnesses to his healing of the deaf and mute man not to tell anyone of the miracle if he knew they would?

I am at a loss to be able to reconcile the apostle John’s description of Jesus in John 2:24-25 with Mark’s account of Jesus’s healing of the deaf and mute man in 7:31-37, particularly v. 36.
John 2:

But Jesus would not entrust himself to …

theology August 4, 2022

Henry H. Knight III: John Wesley

Henry H. Knight III, John Wesley: Optimist of Grace (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2018), xv + 152 pages, ISBN 9781625648389. This work offers a window into the shape of the thought of the Anglican priest and eighteenth-century revivalist John Wesley. Knight uncovers the peculiar theology of the Great Awakening pioneer, illuminating his passion for the gospel […]