Earlier on the blog, I talked about my first sermon at Pasadena Mennonite Church on 12/31/06 (see the previous posts here and here). Now you can listen to it online. First is the Scripture reading by David Gist of Luke 4:41-52. Then my sermon, which is about 20 minutes. The text is on the boy [...]
Entries from February 2007
February 27, 2007
Greek Exam: Passed!
It’s that time of the quarter: the last two weeks before finals. On top of that, my wife was away for ten days and so that has made my scheduling all whacked out. That’s why I have been away from my blog for nearly two weeks.
I have good news, though. Yesterday, I received word on [...]
February 15, 2007
Dr. Bruce Manning Metzger 1914-2007
For those who don’t already know, it is the end of an era. The man who pretty much wrote the Bible (as my pastor says) has passed away. Bruce Metzger worked with the nitty gritty study of the New Testament manuscripts. He worked with the editorial board for the United Bible Society’s Greek New Testament [...]
February 14, 2007
Finding balance in the New Perspective debate
Michael Bird has announced that he has a new book out: The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective (Carlisle, UK: Paternoster, 2007). From what I gather, Bird approaches the issue from a balanced perspective, trying to summarize both sides and highlight the benefits of both. This balancing act [...]
February 13, 2007
My Blog’s Name is Wrong
I am a dolt. It has taken me a good seven months of blogging here to notice that my blog’s title (”kata ton biblon” 
is grammatically incorrect. My intention was for its translation to be “according to the book,” as in “those who live their lives according to the book.” It could also be a [...]
February 9, 2007
Writing papers like farts and babies
In a conversation about writing papers, I was once reminiscing on a particular paper I wrote in college that was especially easy to write. I said, “That paper just came right out of me.” And the person I was talking to (feeling a little silly) said, “Like a fart? … [laughter] … Well, you said [...]
February 7, 2007
Moses’ Press Secretary a la Non Sequitur
Credits: Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 2/7/07(click image to enlarge)
February 6, 2007
Relationship between flesh and law?
What does “works of the flesh” have to do with being “under the law”? That’s the question with which I’m presently wrestling. I don’t have my answer worked out yet (and I’m not sure I ever will), but here are some quotes that are helping me think about it. Dunn is, of course, from the [...]
February 3, 2007
Ultimate Bible Quiz?
You know the Bible 100%!
Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses - you know it all! You are fantastic!
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I’ll join the crowd. Apparently I’m a biblical genius! [...]
February 3, 2007
Where do we go when we die? a la Calvin & Hobbes
Sorry Pittsburgh.
Credits: Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes, 12/20/1985
(By the way, you can search through all the Calvin & Hobbes strips here.)
