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Last time we imagined that we were in the synagogue where Jesus opened the Book of Isaiah and said that the Scripture was fulfilled in him ...

My son’s school has provided him with a weekly Bible reading on Luke’s Gospel. Since I really like this Gospel, I have decided to (...

Tim Gombis has been writing some great posts on Romans. Highly recommended. Here they are. What sort of text is Romans? Paul's '...

I am reading a great essay written by Rev Dr Christopher Wright. I really like Wright's missional reading of Scripture. The following...

Tim Gombis' comment on Galatians is perceptive. "He wonderfully captures Paul’s apocalyptic vision, framing the issues in terms ...

Tim Gombis wrote a challenging blog post entitled " Evangelical Resistance to the Gospels: How & Why ". (26th April 2012) ...

In my last post on theological training (click here for the post), I talked about the importance of engaging in the real world. What we l...

In my last post I tried to describe what poverty looks like in practice. Here I want to rephrase the same statements and pose the followin...

I have been thinking about what poverty looks like. Here are some thoughts. (See the comments at the end about what type of poverty ...

In his book God Behaving Badly Professor David T. Lamb says the following about Jesus and the Old Testament. People who overdicho...

In his book God Behaving Badly Professor David T. Lamb has done a good job in explaining that the God of the Old Testament is not racist. ...

Matthew Montonini did an interview with Tim Gombis about his book The Drama of Ephesians . Read the interview and you will know why the book...

 My 10-year-old said to me the other day that the last word in the Old Testament is "curse" (NRSV). He said, "Daddy, this is...

For those who enjoy the more technical and academic engagement with the Scripture, there is a new article in Interpretation written by Prof...

Here is a link a good description of Chinese religious traditions.  Click here . Excerpts: Teachings of Confucius Concern for others (...

Recently I read three little books on Paul, the resurrection, Genesis and Revelation. They are really good. I recommend them to pastors, the...

I have read the Bible from cover to cover many times, and I have to admit that I cannot easy detect the notion of imputed righteousness in t...

ETHOS has just published my latest article, entitled "Reflections on Power and Powerlessness". This is the description the edit...

I have been thinking how important it is to read the Bible. Here is my reflection. "If we don’t read the Bible ourselves (indi...

Here is a beautiful prayer written by Tim Gombis on the weekend. "Father, grant us grace to take up our crosses and follow Jesus in t...

The warfare in the Book of Joshua is thought of by some Christians as unacceptable because of its brutality. In his book The God I Don...

Tom Wright has the following to say about "sin" (in Romans 5:12-2) in The New Interpreter's Bible Volume X . "Part of t...

Deborah Storie wrote a thought-provoking article just before Christmas about "giving well". This article is relevant to giving in ...