Review of Songs of the Son by Daniel Stevens
Hebrews holds a crucial position in the biblical canon as it grabs handfuls of previous Scripture and reveals how the story of God is carried forward in Christ.
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Psalm 8: The Majesty of YHWH Manifest in His King
The enthronement of David as king and the covenant that YHWH made with him after his ascension to the throne through suffering typifies the full realization of YHWH’s universal and eternal dominion in David’s future seed.
Persecution and Cosmic Conflict: The Biblical-Theological Reading of Genesis in Galatians
The Galatian believers, therefore, are not in a conflict similar to Isaac. They are in the same conflict as Isaac—the cosmic conflict. In order to receive their inheritance and stand in their freedom, they also must obey Sarah’s protective command and cast out the false teachers.
Johannine Oneness and Pauline Union: A Case for Conceptual Similarity
Through these textual and theological similarities in oneness/union grammar, sanctification, and the role of the Holy Spirit, Johannine oneness refers to the same reality as Pauline union.
Unique, Only Son, or Only Begotten? Translating Mονογενής
It is desirable to render the word “only begotten” to ensure that our English versions are in sync with historic Trinitarian orthodoxy.
Review of Reading the Psalms as Scripture by James M. Hamilton Jr. and Matthew Damico
One only needs to look up the lyrics of the latest hits on the Spotify Top Charts to confirm that “bad worldviews produce bad art” (52). Most popular songs are simply another variation of the same song. It is a…
Why Does Moses Call the Promised Savior a “Seed”? Resurrection Typology in Genesis 1–3
Moses intentionally, consciously includes YHWH using the term “seed” in his narrative as a metaphor for the promised Savior (Gen 3:15) because the promised Savior will do what seeds do—go into the ground, which is akin to death, and then reappear out of the ground alive, which is akin to resurrection, and he will do so on “the third day.”
Seek the Things Above: A Sermon on Colossians 3:1–4
The greatest hope of the Christian is this right here: the return of Christ, and our glorification with Him.
He Makes Her Desert Like the Garden of YHWH: A Typological Understanding of the Birth of Isaac as Resurrection From Death
The discipline of biblical theology makes as its object the intended meaning of the biblical authors as revealed in the canon of Scripture. The contents of the Bible were written down by inspired human authors (2 Pet 1:21) in many…
The Structure of 2 Thessalonians for Preaching
I recently finished preaching through Ecclesiastes at Kenwood, and I knew that a sermon series through the Song of Songs was on the immediate horizon (we are in it at the time of this writing). I wanted to take a…
The Definition, Structure, and Center of Biblical Theology
This essay defines biblical theology as the task of understanding the interpretive perspective of the biblical authors. If we are seeking the interpretive perspective of the biblical authors, the best way to pursue that perspective is to move book by book through the canon of Scripture, establishing a central idea on which all the biblical authors agree aids us in discerning their perspective.