1880's, Oahu Prison inmates eating lunch out in the courtyard, sharing from communal poi buckets. He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfilment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on… Continue reading Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians – Chapter 20: The New Testament In Its World – Bird and Wright
The following quotes are taken directly from The New Testament in Its WorldAn Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First ChristiansN. T. Wright (Author) , Michael F. Bird (Author) From a hand-painted lantern slide documenting the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition of 1909. INTRODUCTIONPaul’s epistle to the Philippians overflows with effervescent joy, sparkling with… Continue reading Philippians – The New Testament In Its World – Wright and Bird
THE NEW TESTAMENT IN ITS WORLD – WRIGHT AND BIRD, ZONDERVAN/SPCKAll of the following quotes are taken directly from “The New Testament In Its World,” by NT Wright and Michael Bird, Zondervan/SPCK INTRODUCTIONThe Thessalonian letters, among the earliest of Paul’s extant letters, are among the earliest writings of the whole New Testament, probably written within… Continue reading Thessalonians – The New Testament In Its World – Wright and Bird
The Liberty Bell was rung to announce the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776 All the information below is taken directly from The New Testament In Its World, NT Wright and Mike Bird, Zondervan/SPCK, 2020 The dense and dramatic argument of Galatians excites and confuses readers. This letter is… Continue reading Galatians – The New Testament In Its World – Wright and Bird
The Conversion of Saint Paul by Domenico Morelli, 1876. The reason Paul was ‘doing theology’ was not that he happened to have the kind of brain that delighted in playing with and rearranging large, complex abstract ideas. He was doing theology because the life of God’s people depended on it, depended on his doing it… Continue reading A Primer on Pauline Theology
The Carpenter's Nail 