Archive for the ‘Galatians’ Category

  • Is Paul Abusing Genesis? (Or at least Hagar, in Gal 4:22ff.?)

    Nov 4, 13 • Faith, Galatians, GenesisComments Off on Is Paul Abusing Genesis? (Or at least Hagar, in Gal 4:22ff.?)
    Is Paul Abusing Genesis? (Or at least Hagar, in Gal 4:22ff.?)

    The New Testament use of the Old Testament often seems arbitrary or bizarre to modern readers. Here I’ll suggest that Paul’s use of Genesis in Galatians 4 (while not only strange but also unfair to Hagar and over kind to Sarah) fits with thew intent of Genesis. I think this is an interesting example of [&hellip...

  • Not Only a Father: Speaking the unspeakable: mother-language before the reformation

    Not Only a Father: Speaking the unspeakable: mother-language before  the reformation

    Can a currently unspeakable picture of God, which was in use for the first 1400 years of Christianity help us enrich our relationship with God? Many of the best known theologians and writing pastors of the first 1400 years of the Christian church (including Clement, Jerome, Augustine and Anselm) were happy to speak in different [&hellip...

  • E100-82: Galatians 5:16 – 6:10: The Fruit of the Spirit

    Aug 10, 10 • E100, GalatiansComments Off on E100-82: Galatians 5:16 – 6:10: The Fruit of the Spirit
    E100-82: Galatians 5:16 – 6:10: The Fruit of the Spirit

    Unlike the theological treatise in Romans, Galatians seems to be written to particular people known to Paul, and with a particular situation in mind – Jewish Christian preachers who were calling for restoration of Biblical Principles (observance of the Old Testament law). So after the greeting, Paul starts combatitively in Gal 1:6-10. In the light [&hellip...