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Four Reasons I Embrace Online Instruction as a Theological Educator
I wrote a post back in March that garnered some attention: “Seven Reasons Theological Faculty Might Not Embrace Online Instruction”. While I offered reasons that I have encountered in my work across various institutions and educational organizations for the last … Continue reading
Posted in Mission of God, Online Education
Tagged Amos Yong, Apostolicity, education, Holy Spirit, Missions, online education, scripture, Theology
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A Theology of the Spirit in the Former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective (Audio Summary Presentation and Q&A)
Have you ever wondered what the Church is supposed to do about those crazy texts of the Spirit of the LORD coming upon folks in the OT and then they go out and kill people? Or what about the Spirit of the LORD that deceives? Or what about that “evil spirit from he LORD” that comes on Saul? Well…wonder no longer (not really, but at least I offer one way of hearing these texts). Continue reading
Posted in Books, Former Prophets, Holy Spirit, Pneumatology, Spirit, Theology
Tagged baptism in the Holy Spirit, Book, books, Christology, David, Elijah, Elisha, evil spirit, Former Prophets, Gideon, Holy Spirit, Jephthah, Judges, Kings, Micaiah, music, Othniel, Pentecostal, Pentecostal theology, pneumatology, Samson, Samuel, Saul, Spirit, Theology, Worship
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Women Must Learn in Quietness: A Short Instruction on 1 Tim. 2:11-15
Today in my AGTS Hermeneutics class we were discussing the genre of “epistle” or “letter” and the ways in which elements of “occasionality” and “rhetoric” fit into good readings of the New Testament letters. I always expect students will have … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Timothy, women, women in ministry
Tagged 1 Timothy, occasionality, Preaching, rhetoric, Teaching, women, women in ministry
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Seven Reasons Theological Faculty Might Not Embrace Online Instruction
A friend wrote to me today asking why I thought faculty tend to be opposed to or simply not sufficiently embracing the move to online modalities of learning in higher education, particularly with regard to seminaries and theological education. Administrators … Continue reading
Posted in Online Education
Tagged faculty, online, online education, pedagogy, professors, Seminary
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A Question of Canon: Star Wars and the Old Testament
The following is an answer I provided one of my graduate students regarding a “canonical approach” which was asked with reference also to Star Wars “canon” in a reading assignment for a course in Old Testament Theology. I felt a … Continue reading
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Concerning Contexts for Interpretation of Scripture
The following is a short reply I gave on one of my graduate student’s Hermeneutics assignment wrestling with the following two readings: Punt, J. “Current Debates on Biblical Hermeneutics in South Africa and the Postcolonial Matrix.” Religion & Theology 1.1-2 … Continue reading
Hearing the Prophets on Justice: A Response
One of the assignments I have given some of my students as we discuss the writing prophets of the Old Testament is to reflect on the following: “What might be some ways that the prophetic words about justice for the … Continue reading
Posted in Prophets, social justice
Tagged Justice, Old Testament, oppression, politics, prophet, response, righteousness, social justice
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Proverbs 31 and the Virtuous Woman
Here is a question I was asked about Proverbs 31 and the Virtuous Woman. I have found this passage to have a fairly wide misuse in the Church against women. Question: Is there a commentary you’d recommend for Proverbs 31. … Continue reading
Posted in Proverbs, Questions
Tagged Lemuel, Literary, Proverbs, Proverbs 31, Questions, Wisdom, women
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