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Why I Denounced the Doctrine of “Initial Evidence”
In a previous post that I have written today regarding the Holy Spirit there was a short discussion between Joseph Landlaw and myself where I wrote that I deny the doctrine of initial evidence. In...
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The Fading of John the Baptizer [Part Five]
Saint John the Baptist Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four John the Baptizer in the Acts of the Apostles Thus far in this series we have established that from the composition of the Gospel of Mark...
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(Pseudo) Book Review: Filled with the Spirit by John R. Levison
Filled with the Spirit John R. Levison, Filled with the Spirit, (2009) William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI. This review is totally inadequate for a book of this stature, but I am...
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Meaning = Use: Moving Beyond the Impasse of Lukan/Pauline Pneumatological...
Something made sense to me today in a way that it had not made sense prior. In my philosophy class we were talking about Ludwig Wittgenstein’s emphasis on the “meaning” of a word being determined by...
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Reading Levison’s Filled with the Spirit: Part Two, Chapter One
Levison, Filled with the Spirit Levison, John R. (2009) Filled with the Spirit. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Several months ago I suspended my reading of Jack Levison’s book...
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Reading Levison’s Filled with the Spirit: Part Two, Chapter Two
Levison, John R. (2009) Filled with the Spirit. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. According to Jack Levison it is a Greco-Roman understanding of prophets that depicts them as...
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Reading Levison’s Filled with the Spirit: Part Two, Chapter Three
Levison, John R. (2009) Filled with the Spirit. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. In Part Two, Chapter Three “Spirit and Inspired Knowledge”, Jack Levison shows us that not all works...
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Wednesdays With Wright: A Quick Tour Through Ephesians
The letter to the Ephesians (or to whoever) is my favorite letter in the Pauline corpus to pray. I find it highly applicable to my every day life probably because I tend to think it’s a cyclical homily...
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A breath of fresh air: Jack Levison on the Holy Spirit (Pt. 7)
Brian and I have been reviewing Jack Levison’s recently released book, Fresh Air: The Holy Spirit for an Inspired Life (thanks to Paraclete Press!). Today I continue the review by writing a bit about...
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A breath of fresh air: Jack Levison on the Holy Spirit (Pt. 9)
Brian and I have been reviewing Jack Levison’s recently released book, Fresh Air: The Holy Spirit for an Inspired Life (thanks to Paraclete Press!). Today I continue the review by writing a bit about...
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Bird’s Gospel
Bird, Evangelical Theology This week I will be participating in the Koinonia Blog’s Book Tour for Michael F. Bird’s Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction. My responsibility is to...
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Bird’s Pneumatology: Overview (Pt. 1)
Bird, Evangelical Theology As I mentioned yesterday I will be participating in the Koinonia Blog’s Book Tour for Michael F. Bird’s Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction. My...
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Bird’s Pneumatology: Conclusion (Pt. 3)
Bird, Evangelical Theology This week I’ve bee participating in the Koinonia Blog’s Book Tour for Michael F. Bird’s Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction. If you’ve been following...
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Short Book Review: Dunn’s The Christ and the Spirit, V. 2
Dunn, James D.G. The Christ and the Spirit, V. 2 (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998). Dunn, THE CHRIST AND THE SPIRIT, V. 2 Message of the Book: This is the second volume of two books by James D.G. Dunn on...
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First Things
By Kate Hanch (Source: andwithyourspirit.wordpress.com) When Brian first approached me to be a regular contributor, at first I was hesitant. My specialty is not biblical studies, and my interests...
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Seneca’s Pneumatology
Seneca, LETTERS FROM A STOIC While reading through John R. (Jack) Levison’s The Spirit in First-Century Judaism I came across a quote from Seneca the Younger where in Letter 41 of his so-called “moral...
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Is There a Standard Work on Greco-Roman Pneumatology/ies?
As I continue to read about early Jewish and Christian Pneumatologies my interests have peaked in Greco-Roman Pneumatologies. Does anyone know if there is a standard work on this subject that I can...
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A Summary and Review of Molly T. Marshall’s Joining the Dance (Pt. 1)
“The kingdom of God is…justice and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” —Romans 14:17 It appears to be Spirit Week here at Near Emmaus. I appreciate Brian’s previous posting on the subject, which...
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Molly T. Marshall’s Joining the Dance (Pt. 2)
Chapter 4: Empowering the Christ Far too many historical and contemporary christologies have been neglectful in their treatment of the role of the Spirit in the life of Jesus. In this...
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Molly T. Marshall’s Joining the Dance (Pt. 3—Final)
Chapter 7: Winnowing the Harvest In Chapter 7, Marshall addresses how Christians might understand the Spirit’s role in the process of discernment. Throughout scripture we are provided with...
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